Modern Mojo Guitars Forum - Amps & Cabs

Freyette Power Station 2

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:30:29 -0600

Freyette Power Station 2 -- attenuator for more powerful amps, a power booster for small wattage amps, and a variable reactive load for DI. This product also allows you to add an effects loop to an amp (post power-amp distortion of course). The power amp is tube --- 2 6L6 tubes, or 50W. Uses would include attenuation of high power amps, line out to mixing/recording, or increasing power to smaller wattage amps where the sound is in a sweet spot and you just want it louder.

Boss Katana Amps

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:16:59 -0700

Solid-state amps just keep getting better and better -- and cheaper too. The Boss Katana series is quite unbelievable for the money. I especially like the Katana-100 -- just a great sound and price point -- $329 USD. Really astounding ...
https://www.boss.info/us/products/katana-100/

Best amp for metal?

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:03:30 -0600

So many amps out there today for hard rock and metal. Here are a few that seem to rise to the top:

Peavey 5150 and newer variants (VH 5150 III)
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa Boogie Mark V
Mesa Mark IIC+ or the JP-2C
Bogner Uberschall
Diezel Herbert

Holy Grail Rock Amp

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 19:18:49 -0600

Bogner 100B

Best Solid-State Amp

Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:51:35 -0600

Lots of examples come up:

Pearce G2r (vintage)
Lab Series Lab 5 (vintage)
Quilter (new)
Pritchard (new)

The Pearce G2r is still one of the best combo buys out there. No longer made since the early 1990s, its about $500 USD used if you can find one. Really awesome amp that used to be used by Andy Summers, Ronnie Montrose, Allan Holdsworth, and David Torn.

Panama Loco

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:11:51 -0600

Check out this little amp! What a sound for <$400? I want one!

PRS Archon

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:22:09 -0600

Here's another beast of an amp -- that could give the 5150 a run for its money -- the PRS Archon!

New Mesa Boogie Amp

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 06:31:53 -0700

I'm normally not into signature amps, but the new Mesa Boogie JP-2C looks and sounds amazing. I love a good clean, chimey channel, and a crunch channel that's close to the lead channel. The JP-2C delivers!

What's your favorite speaker?

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:13:33 -0600

I've always liked the EVM12L for a really great overall speaker. Can handle 200W. The Celestion V30 is also great and very versatile. Quite good for Mesa Boogie tones, but surprisingly good at cleans. Then there's the G12-65 that's associated with Dumble-style amps, and the Celestion Gold for that great VOX sound.

Cab wiring and speaker resistance

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:09:10 -0600

I've always wired my speakers in parallel, each 16 ohms to get an 8 ohm resistance if it's a 2x12. That way, the stereo version sees 8 ohms, but the mono is 8 ohms. Just curious what other people do, and the sound difference between 8 ohm and 16 ohm speakers, or series or parallel connections.