Let's talk about desert island amplification

[Guitar Heel]

Assuming you also had a power source, and some guitars, and fresh water, what's the amp you can't live without?

For me, it's this Nace. I bought it new and likely overpaid. It's only 5 watts (though it can fill a barn and at least a small venue), and the Reverb sounds like total ass and is unusable because of extra noise. I switched the tube to a 6V6. It's a little firebreather, and if I have a sound, this little thing is it.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

[Guitar Heel]

always with you.

 

[Chad]

I love that amp.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I'm loving my Vox Super Beetle Mini amp.

At 25 watts it has all the volume I'll ever need. The reverb and tremolo are great. It also brings back fond memories of the original, full-sized amps.

 

[jp_nyc]

An Orange TH200 stack. That way ships miles off can hear me and come to my rescue.

 

[smurfco]

My Orange AD15 is my go-to amp. So I guess that one.

 

[Chad]

Some kind of Vox AC style amp. My Victory VC35 will do.

 

[telecaster911]

My Holland Li’l Jimi.

 

[sleewell]

fuchs viper

 

[Denverdave]

I don't even have an amp right now....but if I could get that one it would be a Matchless Lightning. Or a Carr Rambler...or a vintage AC15...or.....

 

[Guitar Heel]

I don't even have an amp right now....but if I could get that one it would be a Matchless Lightning. Or a Carr Rambler...or a vintage AC15...or.....

the Carr Rambler is my favorite amp I've ever played. but it's too fucking loud. I don't understand why he hasn't started attenuating these internally. I guess on an island, it won't matter.

 

[Tig]

Dr. Z, maybe a Maz 18 MK.II

 

[Modern Saint]

 

[Jbird]

 

[Flamencology]

One loud enough to attract nearby vessels.

Or one loud enough to kill nearby wildlife, perhaps?

If those aren’t options, then I’d settle for a Princeton Reverb.

 

[Mark Wein]

I'm not really sure. I already own some nice amps I play through my Suhr Badger 30 every day since that's what is set up in my office. the 1971 Deluxe Reverb is also a perfect specimen of it's type (my 1974 Deluxe now needs the "gut job" that the older amp had last year).

Possibly a Divided by 13 FTR 35.

 

[surfsteve]

Fargen Mini-Plex (one of the early models) through a Marshall 1960 V 4x12" straight bottom. I'll get back to the Deluxe Reverb RI soon, if you can't sound good through one of those, you're not trying hard enough.

 

[Bob411]

Fargen Mini-Plex (one of the early models) through a Marshall 1960 V 4x12" straight bottom. I'll get back to the Deluxe Reverb RI soon, if you can't sound good through one of those, you're not trying hard enough.

This adds an interesting wrinkle. Peen Simmons shows up in a rowboat to rescue you. Yes, a rowboat isn't ideal, you could die. Somehow he managed to get there. Suspend reality for a moment like you did to have electricity on the island. What's important is, not enough room on the boat for your new found love, the amp and, the extra weight will sink it. What do you do?

 

[surfsteve]

Ummm......pass.