Your top ten tube amp picks.

[KT66]

1. 5E3
2. Super Lead Plexi
3. BFDR
4. HiWatt SAP
5. Echosonic
6. Ampeg V4
7. Trainwreck Express
8. Dumble ODS
9. Orange graphic MKII
10. Copper panel AC30

[JamesHealey]

1. Trainwreck liverpool
2.Marshall super lead '68
3. Marshall 18w lead
4. Marshall jmp 2204
5. Fender twin black face
6. Carlsbro 50top
7. Mesa mark 4
8. Cornford hurricane
9. Peavey 5150 mk1
10. Splawn quickrod

[sliberty]

Not in any particular order:

1. Trainwreck Rocket (mine is a clone)
2. Trainwreck Express (mine is a clone)
3.-10. Early 70's HiWatt Custom 100 (mine is a 73)

[orrong65]

We have 30+ amps in the studio, and over the years the popularity/best comments go as follows:

1. 5E3 deluxe (P12R)
2. Brown Vibroverb 6G16 (2 x C10Q)
3. BF Princeton Reverb AA1164 (C10R)
4. 1964 JMI AC30 TB (2 x Vox silver bulldog)
5. Matchless Lightning (2 x 12)
6. Marshall 1962 JTM45 Bluesbreaker (2 x Celestion G12-20)
7. BF Bassman AA864 (2 x C12N Enclosed)
8. 5F11 Vibrolux (P10R)
9. The Valve 2/50 combo (Celestion Vintage 30) Italy
10. BF Deluxe Reverb AB763 (C12Q)

[marcoloco961]

Thank you all so much for offering these great lists. Someone asked "why are we doing this" in an earlier post. I originally posed the question to get an idea about which circuits are the most respected and used in the live field, and the recording field. My thought behind it was to find the best of the best and study the schematics for those particular circuits to see what traits they shared (if any). Hoping to gain knowledge of "proven" techniques and gain stage arrangements. The more I read and experiment, I am finding that although all the circuits are somewhat different, most are carbon copies of a prior amp of some sort. From what I can see, you can only vary from the design values very slightly before things start sounding bad. I have Merlin's book on the way for Christmas. So much more to learn. I do appreciate the great replies.

[flood]

based only on amps i've played:

Vox AC30TB
Mad Professor (their first amp, dunno what it's called)
Bogner XTC 101b
Diezel VH4
Marshall JCM 800 2203
Marshall JTM45
Fender Tweed Bassman 5F6-A
Mesa 5:25

[Structo]

I have Merlin's book on the way for Christmas. So much more to learn.

Me too!

Both of his books are on the way to me for my birthday.

[Bob S]

Just got his books. A brief scan opened my eyes to the depth of my ignorance A lot to digest.

[mumford]

Agreed. I read the first one and the jack darr book this last month. I learned tons and feel like I didn't scratch the surface. great stuff, need to get the other one.

[CaseyJones]

5F1

5E3

5F4

Early Marshall not quite JTM45... I like split cathodes.

JCM800 2204

Mutant Trainwreck Liverpool "Two-Holer".

Traynor YBA-1 BassMaster

All octal Reverberocket

Ampeg SVT

Norlin Lab Series L5. Ha, ha! It's solid state!

[selloutrr]

We have 30+ amps in the studio, and over the years the popularity/best comments go as follows:

1. 5E3 deluxe (P12R)
2. Brown Vibroverb 6G16 (2 x C10Q)
3. BF Princeton Reverb AA1164 (C10R)
4. 1964 JMI AC30 TB (2 x Vox silver bulldog)
5. Matchless Lightning (2 x 12)
6. Marshall 1962 JTM45 Bluesbreaker (2 x Celestion G12-20)
7. BF Bassman AA864 (2 x C12N Enclosed)
8. 5F11 Vibrolux (P10R)
9. The Valve 2/50 combo (Celestion Vintage 30) Italy
10. BF Deluxe Reverb AB763 (C12Q)

Which studio do you own? did you end up with my old Calrec console?

[dave g]

I think I really only need 2, an AC30 top boost channel only (i.e., a TW Rocket) and a 5E3!

[Muziekschuur]

For bass: A Dynacord BA300

For guitar: Carlsbro TR100

And a Mesa Boogie Vtwin.... some fuzzes...... Some delay and other goodies....



SET!!

[ampfab]

SLO-100 (best gigging amp)
SLO-100 (best bedroom amp!)
JCM800

[LPC78wino]

If you had to choose your top ten favorite tube amps over the last 50 - 60 years, which ten would be a must have for your collection? .../
/... Which circuit designs are the most used and desired?

There were only two that stood out with this criteria.
A late '60's AC30 and a first run TwoRock E50.
Both these amp heads had magical overtones that no other amp had possessed (class A or A/B). Holy Grails on to their own. I always have held these two in high regard, and always listen for ones that have these blooming harmonics. Everything was just right; component's, voltages, circuit, values, tubes... the sum of all it's parts.
Do any of you own, built, or have had an amp; that has, or has heard this fairy dust ? You would know it if you heard it within your hands.

All you guys with such great great amps.
A $100 guitar would sound like a million bucks through these majestic amps, and not the other way around.

Cheers guys,
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