Valve Amp - who’s still using them?

[la bam]

8 minutes ago, maidens97 said:

Got this Ashdown ABM810 today. Should be getting the matching CTM300 on Monday from @la bam 

Wow! That'll be epic with the CTM300!

[Lozz196]

Seeing posts like this just makes me wish I were 20 odd years younger and still able to cart gear like this about.

[Woodinblack]

33 minutes ago, la bam said:

Wow! That'll be epic with the CTM300!

Not when you want to put the amp on top of the cab

[maidens97]

5 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Not when you want to put the amp on top of the cab

Wish me luck 😭

[Painy]

2 minutes ago, maidens97 said:

Wish me luck 😭

You don't need luck. You need one of these... 

 

[Quilly]

I had a burgera knock off SVT once , a BBV3000 I think it was . Great amp for peanuts, I only had it for a couple of months . 

[VTypeV4]

A few years back, I had an Ashton BV300 and that was pretty good - I'd probably still have it if I'd not got my Trace back..

Review here:

 

[Quilly]

There’s a guy in Spain selling a George Dennis 120W amp for €599. Looks like a bit of a beast . Anyone know of these amps ?

[andy67]

1 hour ago, Quilly said:

There’s a guy in Spain selling a George Dennis 120W amp for €599. Looks like a bit of a beast . Anyone know of these amps ?

http://www.georgedennis.eu/pages/bassamps.htm

Look amazing 😮

[crabman]

Anything with dials for Heat, Balls and Master Juice gets the thumbs up from me. 

[Quilly]

1 hour ago, andy67 said:

http://www.georgedennis.eu/pages/bassamps.htm

Look amazing 😮

I reached out to the guy (for research purposes only of course 😉) and it was sold - Thank God ! 😅

[Quilly]

Pure tone amps from Greece look amazing, he does a 120w bass head .

it might be my imagination but I think bass tube amps are getting more and more popular, maybe it’s because people are using PA DIs more and don’t need as much power on stage, who knows ? , I can see Harley Benton bringing one out ...

Edited September 27, 2020 by Quilly

[andy67]

27 minutes ago, Quilly said:

I reached out to the guy (for research purposes only of course 😉) and it was sold - Thank God ! 😅

Most of my gear is either full valve or hybrid but I would love another SVT classic or V4 or 120w tube amp or anything tube lol 😂 

[Quilly]

14 minutes ago, andy67 said:

Most of my gear is either full valve or hybrid but I would love another SVT classic or V4 or 120w tube amp or anything tube lol 😂 

I have 2 valve amps and one hybrid, everything I need really but that Stoneham YI200 amp really stoked my interest 😭

[Reggaebass]

4 minutes ago, Quilly said:

I have 2 valve amps and one hybrid, everything I need really but that Stoneham YI200 amp really stoked my interest 😭

I’ve just had a look, They are cool looking valves in the YI200 Quilly 

[Quilly]

7 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I’ve just had a look, They are cool looking valves in the YI200 Quilly 

They’re 280w at 18kg, hand wired and all for £1500 isn’t bad at all 

[Reggaebass]

I watched a review on the Handbox WB100 and It says it’s got an inbuilt fan , I don’t like fan noise, do most valve amps have them or just some 🙂

[taunton-hobbit]

I've got a Marshall 2x100 chassis which had a fan that thought it were a jumbo jet -

a local tech threw it out and replaced it with three slow ones, prob solved -

none of my Matamps has a fan, nor did my earlier Selmer Stereomaster,

so I think it depends on cab size and ventilation?

😎

[cattytown]

From memory all the valve amps I have had have not had a fan.

 

[crabman]

I have a WB-100 and the fan isn't particularly noisy. That is from the perspective of band rehearsal or gigging rather than studio recording with a mic.

There are silent computer fans out there , but I don't know if they'd be suitable replacements.

 

[Reggaebass]

Thanks crabman, I’m glad I watched the video as I was just about to buy one, I believe it was @wateroftyne who did the great review 

[wateroftyne]

18 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks crabman, I’m glad I watched the video as I was just about to buy one, I believe it was @wateroftyne who did the great review 

You're very welcome!

[knicknack]

I thought I might throw my rig from a few nights ago into the ring, if only to remind us all that, despite the doom 'n' gloomers, rock and roll isn't quite dead yet!

 

[maidens97]

Got the CTM300 from @la bam today. Won’t have a chance to try it out until later tonight but can’t wait to!

[Quilly]

4 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I watched a review on the Handbox WB100 and It says it’s got an inbuilt fan , I don’t like fan noise, do most valve amps have them or just some 🙂

Depends on the power rating and how many valves are in the amp. The CTM100 doesn’t have one as it’s valves are spread out , the ctm300 does however