Re: Setup of the day

[hulakatt]

GF has gone to Primavera. Little amp & electric sneak downstairs for the weekend

Thos little DSL amps are monsters and way underrated! I had a DSL201 for way too short a time.

I’m kinda ambivalent about it- I wish it were a bit more like my old jcm2000. At the same time I got it for £120 or so- I really can’t complain & it kicks the ass out of any other practice amp for that kinda price.

I guess I haven't played any since they were all JCM2000's. The DSL201 and 401 were the smallest and were pure tube dirt machines.

[garyfanclub]

Perhaps one of the least “cool” rigs possible. 66 coronado ii straight into a Roland Cube 20.

Been playing a lot of jazz stuff recently, this just about nails the sound at a low volume. These cube amps are great! A bit middy but that’s manageable with some knob twisting. The reverb also isn’t half bad. I bet this would be absolutely gig worthy with a decent boost infront of it to add some squishiness.

Still loving the Coronado, though again, it’s definitely temperamental and not necessarily everyone’s cup of tea sound wise. The maple body makes it very resonant, and you can hear a ton of air on the notes, especially at the bridge. Like I’ve said before, it captures a lot of what people like about old gretsches, with more of a JM neck feel.

[Ursa Minor]

Love the set up! Is that a natural or gold Coronado?

Great Lane coffee table btw. I have the matching end tables in my living room. Love the dovetails.

[garyfanclub]

Love the set up! Is that a natural or gold Coronado?

Great Lane coffee table btw. I have the matching end tables in my living room. Love the dovetails.

Thanks! The Coronado is an ancient “hippy refinish” in natural that’s pretty sloppily done, looks pretty good from a far, but up close its messy and runny. I’ve contemplated a refin in shoreline gold, but it’s probably more expensive than I can justify.

And yes, the coffee table is sweet!

[mcbrandt]

This is my setup of the day, every day. The amp is cheap and ugly, but has a decent actual spring reverb unit. The JM is a Squier VMJM body with a classic lacquer 60's MIM neck, which basically gets it to what my '08 CIJ was. It has Novak JM-HCs in it. Sounds good for jazz and surf. Trying to meld the two together.

[hulakatt]

Finally got my P Bass back from getting a nut and set up properly! My first bass with flats too, been waiting to finish this project for awhile and broke it in taking a spin with the Bassman!

[sholkham]

Put some new strings on my Mustang, and decided to go Double Dan with the big amp

Also on a whim I bought one of those Boss long handle string winders. Good stuff, kicking myself for not getting one years ago.

[Jonesie]

I went to Wilco's festival, Solid Sound, a couple of weekends ago, and I was lucky enough to see Nels do a solo set from up close. I owned a Manecolooper Sweet 16 (16 Second Delay Clone) for about a year and then I sold it back in November. After seeing Nels I immediately had to buy another one.

Well, it came in today and I decided to go full Nels. Put the Sweet 16 on a little table, and I have to say, it's way more useful that way. Far less bending down, more interactive. It was a good decision.

So, today's rig:

Marrguar -> JHS Pulp 'n Peel v3 -> ZVex Double Rock -> Big Cheese Clone -> JHS Muffaletta -> EB MVP Volume (out to TU-3S) -> Walrus Juila -> Way Huge Supa-Puss -> Hall of Fame II -> Maneco Sweet 16 (with Moog expression pedal to change delay time) -> '63 Ampeg Jet.

[hulakatt]

Looking through my Flickr searching for something, I found a pic of my old gigging rig. I would swap around the BJFe with a few others but the HBOD was pretty constant. The amp also traded up duties with a tweed Deluxe I built from a Marsh kit.

[Russell1982]

I went to Wilco's festival, Solid Sound, a couple of weekends ago, and I was lucky enough to see Nels do a solo set from up close. I owned a Manecolooper Sweet 16 (16 Second Delay Clone) for about a year and then I sold it back in November. After seeing Nels I immediately had to buy another one.

Well, it came in today and I decided to go full Nels. Put the Sweet 16 on a little table, and I have to say, it's way more useful that way. Far less bending down, more interactive. It was a good decision.

So, today's rig:

Marrguar -> JHS Pulp 'n Peel v3 -> ZVex Double Rock -> Big Cheese Clone -> JHS Muffaletta -> EB MVP Volume (out to TU-3S) -> Walrus Juila -> Way Huge Supa-Puss -> Hall of Fame II -> Maneco Sweet 16 (with Moog expression pedal to change delay time) -> '63 Ampeg Jet.

I love this set up of the little amp and pedal set up. I feel like you can get a lot done with this.

[Russell1982]

Looking through my Flickr searching for something, I found a pic of my old gigging rig. I would swap around the BJFe with a few others but the HBOD was pretty constant. The amp also traded up duties with a tweed Deluxe I built from a Marsh kit.

I love the look of that amp, looks so 60’s. What is it? I also really love the finish of your tele, I’m not generally a huge fan of tele’s but that looks really nice.

[hulakatt]

Looking through my Flickr searching for something, I found a pic of my old gigging rig. I would swap around the BJFe with a few others but the HBOD was pretty constant. The amp also traded up duties with a tweed Deluxe I built from a Marsh kit.

I love the look of that amp, looks so 60’s. What is it? I also really love the finish of your tele, I’m not generally a huge fan of tele’s but that looks really nice.

The amp is a Silvertone 1484 of unknown vintage and a closed back, pine cab from ebay loaded with 2x12 Weber Sig12a speakers with some lovely paisley cloth from JoAnn Fabrics for a grill cloth. The tele is a pine body found on ebay that I coated in layer upon layer of shellac and sanded for hours in between coats. Paired together, they were dark, warm and that tremolo was just addictive. The reverb was terrible and great but only in the trashiest way possible. Amp was the perfect volume, you could open it up just about anywhere and it would stay clean enough and loud enough to play nice with a full band.

Funny thing, I've yet to see any 1484 with the black paint coming down as far as it did on that one. Don't know if it was an early run or a late run or just a production goof.

[Russell1982]

Looking through my Flickr searching for something, I found a pic of my old gigging rig. I would swap around the BJFe with a few others but the HBOD was pretty constant. The amp also traded up duties with a tweed Deluxe I built from a Marsh kit.

I love the look of that amp, looks so 60’s. What is it? I also really love the finish of your tele, I’m not generally a huge fan of tele’s but that looks really nice.

The amp is a Silvertone 1484 of unknown vintage and a closed back, pine cab from ebay loaded with 2x12 Weber Sig12a speakers with some lovely paisley cloth from JoAnn Fabrics for a grill cloth. The tele is a pine body found on ebay that I coated in layer upon layer of shellac and sanded for hours in between coats. Paired together, they were dark, warm and that tremolo was just addictive. The reverb was terrible and great but only in the trashiest way possible. Amp was the perfect volume, you could open it up just about anywhere and it would stay clean enough and loud enough to play nice with a full band.

Funny thing, I've yet to see any 1484 with the black paint coming down as far as it did on that one. Don't know if it was an early run or a late run or just a production goof.

That’s awesome. How would you say the silvertone sounds, other than just clean? I love that really old 60’s look to it, unlike the usual/obvious amps you see. A few years ago I heard of vampower amps, still yet to really hear one but they look super cool.

You’ve done a great job with that tele, it looks gorgeous.

[hulakatt]

I love the look of that amp, looks so 60’s. What is it? I also really love the finish of your tele, I’m not generally a huge fan of tele’s but that looks really nice.

The amp is a Silvertone 1484 of unknown vintage and a closed back, pine cab from ebay loaded with 2x12 Weber Sig12a speakers with some lovely paisley cloth from JoAnn Fabrics for a grill cloth. The tele is a pine body found on ebay that I coated in layer upon layer of shellac and sanded for hours in between coats. Paired together, they were dark, warm and that tremolo was just addictive. The reverb was terrible and great but only in the trashiest way possible. Amp was the perfect volume, you could open it up just about anywhere and it would stay clean enough and loud enough to play nice with a full band.

Funny thing, I've yet to see any 1484 with the black paint coming down as far as it did on that one. Don't know if it was an early run or a late run or just a production goof.

That’s awesome. How would you say the silvertone sounds, other than just clean? I love that really old 60’s look to it, unlike the usual/obvious amps you see. A few years ago I heard of vampower amps, still yet to really hear one but they look super cool.

You’ve done a great job with that tele, it looks gorgeous.

Why, thank you!

Silvertones have kinda their own feel and eq balance to them, they're probably closer to tweed Fenders and early Ampegs than anything BF. Maybe brownface Fenders at the cleanest. They are looser feeling and not sharp and bright with a big, round midrange. They sound like they're struggling a lot as they get driven as they kinda famously have underpowered output transformers and power stages. Because of that, they don't have a really solid and stout low end either.

Silvertones are not well built, they have pressboard cabs and are true point-to-point wired inside in a glorious rats nest. But they used good quality electronics, tubes and speakers in them. Pretty much, they are everything purists and snobs will tell you won't work well but they are glorious and unique! With a nasty fuzz like a fuzzRITE or Bosstone, they're pure 60's garage rock.

[Russell1982]

The amp is a Silvertone 1484 of unknown vintage and a closed back, pine cab from ebay loaded with 2x12 Weber Sig12a speakers with some lovely paisley cloth from JoAnn Fabrics for a grill cloth. The tele is a pine body found on ebay that I coated in layer upon layer of shellac and sanded for hours in between coats. Paired together, they were dark, warm and that tremolo was just addictive. The reverb was terrible and great but only in the trashiest way possible. Amp was the perfect volume, you could open it up just about anywhere and it would stay clean enough and loud enough to play nice with a full band.

Funny thing, I've yet to see any 1484 with the black paint coming down as far as it did on that one. Don't know if it was an early run or a late run or just a production goof.

That’s awesome. How would you say the silvertone sounds, other than just clean? I love that really old 60’s look to it, unlike the usual/obvious amps you see. A few years ago I heard of vampower amps, still yet to really hear one but they look super cool.

You’ve done a great job with that tele, it looks gorgeous.

Why, thank you!

Silvertones have kinda their own feel and eq balance to them, they're probably closer to tweed Fenders and early Ampegs than anything BF. Maybe brownface Fenders at the cleanest. They are looser feeling and not sharp and bright with a big, round midrange. They sound like they're struggling a lot as they get driven as they kinda famously have underpowered output transformers and power stages. Because of that, they don't have a really solid and stout low end either.

Silvertones are not well built, they have pressboard cabs and are true point-to-point wired inside in a glorious rats nest. But they used good quality electronics, tubes and speakers in them. Pretty much, they are everything purists and snobs will tell you won't work well but they are glorious and unique! With a nasty fuzz like a fuzzRITE or Bosstone, they're pure 60's garage rock.

My pleasure