Though, it was the heavy sound that really got (and JOYCE) - I am really sold (maybe unreasonably so) on getting a tube amp. This band definitely goes from super clean and soft to hard and heavy. I saw a concert recently (Opeth, for those who care) and one of them played a blackstar amp with a singlecut PRS.
I like these suggestions so far, thanks LookingForLarri - Blackstar has also crossed my radar recently. Post by: LookingForLarri on January 05, 2012, 09:45:10 PM I have had the Peavey Classic 30, Vox AC15C1, and now Fender Princeton reverb suggested to me by a handful of people so I may start my journey by checking those out. Nonetheless, the difference between that and my current Laney solid state is remarkable.
#Goodsell unibox amp series
I have been playing an old Bedrock 600 series that belongs to my father and it was a great amp, though not exactly what I am looking for. Without a doubt I will go with a tube amp. From bright, spanky and clean to fairly dark and heavy. The thing about the two specific bands I listed is that they have a pretty vast range of musical styles. If I had to nail down a couple of bands whose tonal spectrum I may wish to emulate it would be something like Radiohead, Porcupine Tree, any of your classic rock and blues staples, that kind of stuff. I certainly don't need anything more than just enough to annoy my girlfriend and dog.Īs far as styles, I could name some bands, though generally I write my own music and it really goes all over the place. I do like Studio Slips clamshell covers, so I'll contact them soon.I am definitely a bedroom player. I do like smaller amps these days, as do my creaky back and knee.Īs this will be an amp I will gig with, I'll need to get a cover for it. The Rambler is a little bigger than my Goodsell Valpreaux and Unibox amps, but is still on the smaller size.
It's nice to get quick responses, and it seems he ranks up there with Richard Goodsell, who is the nicest gear builder I've ever dealt with and met. Steve Carr sent a note back saying it was built in June, 2005. I sent a note to Carr Amps last evening asking for a date for when the amp was built. I'm pretty much ignorant as to the subtle differences among different power tubes. Before I started playing, but after the amp was turn on and warmed up, it was so quiet that I though I had inadvertently turned it off or hit the standby switch.Īs I said at the beginning, the previous owner had added NOS GE power tubes. The amp can get pretty loud, but I haven't opened it up fully yet.Īt the same time, the amp is the quietest amp I own. The amp also has a nice spring reverb but I barely use reverb, sometimes just a touch to add some dimension. The Rambler has a great tremolo, and reminds me of the tremolo in my Goodsell amps, which to me have the finest tremolos I've ever heard. But, I found that when pushed in either triode (14W) or pentode (28W) mode, it does have a pleasing driven sound. This amp has a well deserved clean reputation. But, YouTube has a slew of recordings of this and the other Carr models. Nick, sorry, I have no way to create a recording of how it sounds. I do like to change out speakers, so who knows what I'll end up with. I've also seen some Ramblers with Eminence Wizards. I understand new ones now come with Eminence Elsinore speakers. In 2005-6, Carr stopped using the Kingpin when the speaker's basket maker went out of business. I know it is a ceramic speaker, but that's about all I do know. Oddjobb, the stock speaker is an Eminence Kingpin 60.
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