Hummmmmmmm, I need a cleaner amp sooo what's your recommend?

Help!I'maRock! said:
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You have to get that model block used now as it is out of production. I love mine!
 
If you can find a Music Man combo that's in really nice shape, that would be a great option. Solid state pre, so that doesn't break up unless you want it to (you don't). Tube power, so you still get some warmth and sponginess from that. They're all 50w or more, so plenty of headroom. I had an HD130 that sounded a bunch like a Twin, and probably had even more headroom. Great pedal platform. They're heavy, but not any heavier than any other high-powered amp.

Other than that? Mesa. DC5 combo, or a Dual Rec combo. You can find them used for reasonable money. Built like tanks, and you can get the Fender chime from them with enough knob twiddling.
 
How about a SS steel guitar amp?

The current Peavey Session series; older Peavey Nashville series; the discontinued Fender Steel-King; and the Quilter Steelaire's are all within budget. They range from 200- to 500-watts; are lighter than Twin because they don't require the massive transformers; and I think the Quilters are available as heads or with Neo speakers.

Fender did offer a 1x15 TRRI for a while, you could drop a NEO 15" speaker in one. I like
@speakerjones HD130 recommendation as well.
 
I was gonna say, @Mark Wein posted some pics from a music store near him that has a bunch of Music Man HD amps...you should look into one of those...

I had a HD130 4x10 combo years ago that did clean for days...they made head versions that would be perfect for you...
 
I have a 72ish 50w Silverface Bassman and a Weber Cali 15".
Not as loud as a Twin of course but almost. It dosnt breakup till past 5, and that's darn loud.

Seems like that tech owes you an amp.
How do you totally screw up something as basic as a Twin Reverb?
 
Pine Apple Slim said:
I have a 72ish 50w Silverface Bassman and a Weber Cali 15".
Not as loud as a Twin of course but almost. It dosnt breakup till past 5, and that's darn loud.

Seems like that tech owes you an amp.
How do you totally screw up something as basic as a Twin Reverb?
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If you go with a Bassman, depending on the year, you'll want to decrease the size of the negative feedback resistor so you get a cleaner sound. Some of them come with 47K or bigger and those amps get dirty quick. 820 should be good to keep it cleaner.
 
speakerjones said:
If you can find a Music Man combo that's in really nice shape, that would be a great option. Solid state pre, so that doesn't break up unless you want it to (you don't). Tube power, so you still get some warmth and sponginess from that. They're all 50w or more, so plenty of headroom. I had an HD130 that sounded a bunch like a Twin, and probably had even more headroom. Great pedal platform. They're heavy, but not any heavier than any other high-powered amp.

Other than that? Mesa. DC5 combo, or a Dual Rec combo. You can find them used for reasonable money. Built like tanks, and you can get the Fender chime from them with enough knob twiddling.
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Music Man started making them again. You can get a brand-new one :)
 
GilmourD said:
If you go with a Bassman, depending on the year, you'll want to decrease the size of the negative feedback resistor so you get a cleaner sound. Some of them come with 47K or bigger and those amps get dirty quick. 820 should be good to keep it cleaner.
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Yea ideally for cleans you want one of the later 50w Silverfaces, or even the 100w. The first Silverfaces were almost the same as a Blackface circuit. They got cleaner and cleaner as the years progressed.
 
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