Your first amp?

[Mark Wein]

I stole this thread from HCEG.


My first two amps were crates:

My first "good" amp was a Marshall 1987 SIlver Jubilee 100 watt half stack.

 

[Knox in Box]

I wish I would have appreciated that thing more and got it fixed when I blew the preamp tube (fiercely, smoke, sparks the whole nine yards).

 

[telecaster911]

Peavey decade I think it was called.

 

[jelloman]

 

[Flamencology]

I think it was a Roland JC40.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I have no idea of the model, but it was a 1960s Vox that came on a chrome stand. I remember it had killer tremolo. Probably about a 50 watt amp, and I believe it was a tube model. I was an acoustic player, mostly, and wasn't to worried about the details.

 

[OGG]

I think it was a Roland JC40.

You didn't get your first Amp until 2015?

Holy shit! How did you get by until then?



The JC-40 is a New kid on the block, you likely had a 50 (mono, single speaker) or a 55 (stereo, 2x8" speakers).

Or it could have been a 77.

Or an 80.

Or a 90.

Or a 120. (Head only w/ 4x12"cab, or combo with 2x12" speakers).

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[bsman]

I got a Kent (solid state) amp along with a crappy Japanese copy of a red SG in 70 or 71.

 

[DFB]

A cheesy little amp,with a sign on the front that said Fender Champ.

I wish I could get that one back.

 

[speakerjones]

My first amp was a Crate something or other practice amp.
When I started playing in a band, I borrowed a Peavey Stereo Chorus (I think) from the bass player. It was old and heavy and loud.
When that finally kicked it, I got a Fender M80, 1x12 combo. I consider that my first proper amp. They're not really well thought of, but they did have a decent clean tone. I ended up running through a nice, vintage 2x12 Fender cab.

 

[Modern Saint]

A used Peavey Pacer that I bought for $100

 

[shoeless]

A used Peavey Pacer that I bought for $100

Same here, although a little bit different Peavey.

Edit: I sold it many years later for $100 too.

 

[Chad]

My first amp was my home stereo. I took my dad's acoustic, put a pair of headphones on the body and plugged them into the mic input. Then would put a blank tape in the tape deck and hit Rec+Play+Pause and it would play through the stereo speakers.

My first real amp was a Crate Bass amp. My first guitar amp was a Peavey Classic 50.

 

[jaxn slim]

A shitty 15-watt Crate.

 

[Jbird]

I had one of these:

but it had the somewhat less cluttered control layout, like this:

According to googling them that would make it a '60s amp. I think mine was a 60w

They are starting to be worth $ now, it seems. Maybe I should've kept mine. But at the time, they were just considered to be a cheap Japanese amp.

 

[Coralkong1]

Peavey Backstage Plus 30w.

 

[Tiltsta]

My first amp was one of these....

 

[shoeless]

My first amp was one of these....

Somebody had to do it!

 

[dodgechargerfan]

My first amp was a cheap solid state thing. I can't even remember the brand, let alone the model.

 

[Coralkong1]

My first amp was one of these....

Actually you're right!
I had one of those, too....THEN got the Peavey.