Your top ten tube amp picks.

[marcoloco961]

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?

Maybe you already have them.

Which circuit designs are the most used and desired?

And which versions do you personally prefer (If we are talking Bassman, Deluxe, etc.)

I am curious to how much the opinions will vary.

[Structo]

Only ten?

J/K

I would have to have a few Fender tweeds, Bassman, Twin, Deluxe.

A few blackface Fenders such as a Deluxe Reverb, Super Reverb, Twin Reverb.

A few Dumbles, a first generation ODS, third gen ODS and the last generation of which I built a clone.

A Soldano SLO.

A few odd amps like the Supro model 24.
Valco's

A mid to late 60's Marshall Super Lead.

And of course the vintage Fenders and Gibsons to go along with the amps.

[ToneMerc]

My 10 favs

1. Tweed Deluxe
2. Deluxe Reverb BF
3. Super Reverb BF
4. Demeter TGA-3
5. Boogie Mark I w/ thiele cab
6. JTM45 early 65' w/ RS tranny
7. JTM50
8. JTM 66/100
9. Magnatone 280
10. Some type of ODS

TM

[gearhead]

69 Super Lead Plexi
73 Super Lead Metal Panel
JCM800
Trainwreck Expres-ish / Liverpool-ian
Dumbley OD (HRM)
MATAMP GT1
Harry Joyce Custom 30 or 50
Ampeg Gemini
Matchless Clubman
VHT Pitbull or CL

[marcoloco961]

Thanks all, keep them coming. I thought I would get quite a few of the Fender designs mentioned, along with the Marshall plexi's, etc.

+1 on the VHT, those are sweet sounding amps. +1 on the SLO100 also.

[Reeltarded]

1. Super Lead
2. Randall RG
3. Major
4. Red Knob Twin
5. Super Lead
6. Super Lead
7. AC30
8. Magnatones
9. Mesa SOB
10. Why are we doing this?

[David Root]

Dumbles #8, 700V Music Man Bluesmaster, #183

Dumble Steel String Singer w/4xKT88.

Martin 112

Brown Vibrolux

Marshall 1959 560V

Marshall 1987

Tweed Twin 5F8A

Dual Showman w/15" Cab

[mumford]

10 Bad Cat Hot Cat 30s.

10 because I had one and it sounded god like but was the most unreliable piece of shit ever.

[marcoloco961]

10 Bad Cat Hot Cat 30s.

10 because I had one and it sounded god like but was the most unreliable piece of shit ever.

LMAO..............sounds like my hillclimb buddy and his 10 Bultaco's

[marcoloco961]

Only ten?

J/K

I would imagine most of the members wives long for the day that there is less than 10 amps in the house.

Although I think mine is getting used to the bassman cabinet/coffee table. LOL

[selloutrr]

Personal Favorites (not in order)

2001 Fender Sun Model T reissue
1987 Ampeg Skunkworks SVT
1973 Orange OD120
1966 Fender Bandmaster BF head
1960's Ampeg B-15N
1969 Ampeg VT-40 w/ Altec's (V4, VT-22)
1960's Marshall Bluesbreaker - or '89 Jubilee 2550
1989 Trainwreck Liverpool
1957 Fender Tweed Champ 5F1
1987 Sundown SD1000h(c) w/ EV12L

Optional swap out -
1999 Modern Vintage Tone Monster frank hannan signature proto #3
1973 Hiwatt Custom 100
1966 Vox AC15

BASED ON MOST USED IN STUDIO tube amps

Fender tweed bassman 4x10
1964 Fender BF '64/65 Twin Reverb
Fender Deluxe
1967 Fender Princeton
1960's Marshall Bluesbreaker / JTM45
1972 Marshall Superlead
late 70's Mesa Boogie Mark I / III
89 /98 Mesa Boogie Dual / Triple Rectifier
1973 Orange OD120
1970's Hiwatt custom 100
1964 Vox AC30 top boost

Bass -tube - amps

60'/70's Ampeg B-15n
'65 Fender Twin reverb
1969/76 Ampeg SVT
88/89 Mesa 400+
70's Hiwatt 200

[M Fowler]

Pignose 7-100

[selloutrr]

Pignose 7-100

7-100 legacy tube

The pignose 40 and 60 are awesome - dennis kager tube designs.

[tubeswell]

5G9, 6G15, 6G3, 5E3, BFPR, BFDR, 5F2A, 5F6A, 5E8A, 6G16, BFTR (ooops that's 11).

(And anything made and perfected by me)

[marcoloco961]

5G9, 6G15, 6G3, 5E3, BFPR, BFDR, 5F2A, 5F6A, 5E8A, 6G16, BFTR (ooops that's 11).

Is that you Leo??