Peavey TNT50Ampeg Soundcube (had a broken circuit board, I got it for free and jumpered all the cracked traces)Acoustic 160 and Acoustic 260 acquired in the same dealTraynor TS25 and TS50B, acquired simultaneouslyTapco Intersound IVP and Ampzilla power ampFender Bassman, bought busted and restored beautifully by Mr Bill at Guitar WorksThat was it for personal amps, after that I started buying them by the yard for the studio.

GoneFender / Squier 15 dealieVox Pathfinder 15Fender Princeton SilverfaceCurrentFender Harvard Reverb IIHiwatt Lead 20Altec 1594A with various pedals as preampFender Bassman TenElectro Harmonix Dirt Road Special

Out with the old:Peavey Mace headFender Ultra Chorus 2x12 comboFender Twin (ultralinear SF)Ampeg Reverberocket GS12R (blue check)Fender 75 or 130 4x12 cabIn with the also-old-but-I-kept-it:Crate GX15 1x8 comboPeavey Envoy 110 1x10 combo (blue stripe)Ampeg SS70 2x10 comboSunn Sentura II headAmpeg V4-B headKustom Lead III headSunn Concert head (silver)Mesa Mark II-B 1x12 combo (Eminence MS12)Yamaha 4x122x Ampeg V4 4x12 (Eminence EM12's in one)There are also bass amps.Should probably thin the hoard this year, even if I do manage to make my bands be active again.

This is gonna get dumb but i'll give it a go. Splitting mine into stuff that i bought and stuff that i made, with extra notes on ridiculousness or build or whatever.*=no longer havebought:1. Gorilla GG-20 (red tolex!)*2. Some shitty 80s Crate combo*3. Fender M-80 bass combo*4. Ampeg B-2 bass head*5. Sunn Model T (1969, $150!)6. Ampeg SVT-400T (i think)*7. Ampeg SVT (1970)*8. Alamo Jet9. Kasino 200 (8x10 COMBO)10. Sunn Beta Bass head*11. Acoustic 37012. Sunn Beta Bass headbuilt:1. Marshall 1987 head (Weber 6M45P kit)2. Double tweed deluxe 2x12 combo (Weber 5E3x2 kit)*3. 5C1 Champ head (scratch)4. Marshall 1974/Trainwreck Liverpool head (Weber 6M36 kit mod)6. ~25W KT66 head thing (scratch)*7. 5F1 Champ head (scratch)*8. 5F1 Champ head (scratch)*9. BF Bassman-ish head (scratch)*10. BF Bassman-ish head (scratch)*11. Sing ended KT88 1x12 combo (Weber Lauren kit mod)*12. Orange OR80 2x12 combo (Weber Natalie kit mod)13. Hiwatt DR504 head (scratch)*14. Marshall 1986 head (scratch in Sovtek Mig 50 chassis and cab)15. Marshall 1986 head (scratch)*16. 5C1 Champ head (scratch)*17. 5E3 Deluxe 1x12 combo (Weber 5E3 kit)*18. TB-80 head (Orange OR80 clone) (scratch in Ampeg V50h chassis and cab)*19. TB-80 head (Orange OR80 clone) (scratch)*20. BF-40 head (bassman-ish) (scratch)*21. TF-40 head (tweed super-ish) (scratch)*22. BF-40 head (bassman-ish) (scratch)*23. Piglet head (Marshall 200) (scratch)24. P-50 head (Marshall 1986) (scratch)*25. Armesrace 1x12 combo (2xEL84 custom "art" amp) (scratch head in custom cab)*26. H-100 head (Hiwatt DR-103) (scratch)*27. Balls Twenty head (2x6V6 with "my" preamp) (scratch)*28. V-30 head (Vox AC30-ish) (scratch)*29. G-50 head (improved Marshall 2203) (scratch)*30. V-30P head (Vox AC30-ish) (scratch)*31. Balls Hundo head (2xKT88 with "my" preamp) (scratch)32. V-15 head (Vox AC30-ish) (scratch)*33. BF-100R head (Twin Reverb-ish) (scratch)

Matchless DC30. My main amp.Marshall JCM 800 that I got from Jeff Fox who got it from Tall Chris. I use this at practice and at shows in bigger rooms or outdoors. Need to figure out that channel jumping trick folks do with these.Traynor YBA-1. Matchless Clubman. Those last two were my wife's up until she quit her band. I use them here and there. Reverend Hellhound. My home practice amp. Sounds good!

bdm wrote:My personal amplification journey:1. dumb2. dumber3. more dumber 4. most dumbest ˜Cause you know, the grass is always greener and the next amp is always better. I ve bought, sold and traded an arguably œdumb amount of amps in a valiant attempt to distract myself from actually making music.ugh.. that hits home. Steve's progression makes it feel even worse.

1. Crate 10W Bass Amp2. Crate 20W Guitar Amp3. Silvertone 14844. Peavey Studio Chorus 2x105. Sunn Beta Lead6. ZT Lunchbox7. Ampeg SS-1508. DIY half-power Twin9. Traynor YBA-110. Fender Twin11. G-K 400RB12. Carr Lincoln13. Carr ImpalaI threw the bass amp off of the bleachers at my old high school (the amp still actually worked, durable little fuckers those Crates are) and blew up the Peavey. Also stupidly sold the Sunn right before they shot up in value. Otherwise I still have hoarded everything.

Bedroom player amp progression:Cheap unknown crappy solid state ampUSB interface and amplitube softwareAmpeg superjet 12tVox AC4c12*Fender champ 600Orange Tiny Terror 12" combo*Marshall Lead 12Traynor TS10 (broken; I have to fix it)*

TylerSavage wrote:bdm wrote:My personal amplification journey:1. dumb2. dumber3. more dumber 4. most dumbest ˜Cause you know, the grass is always greener and the next amp is always better. I ve bought, sold and traded an arguably œdumb amount of amps in a valiant attempt to distract myself from actually making music.ugh.. that hits home. Steve's progression makes it feel even worse.I wasn t lying my friend. It s downright embarrassing:Prior exploits (in no particular order): ¢No name solid state practice amp ¢70s Silverface Fender Pro Reverb ¢70s Silverface Fender Vibro Champ (twice) ¢90s Reissue Ampeg Jet Reverb 1x12 combo ¢90s Reissue Vibrosonic Reverb 1x15 ¢ 72 Marshall JMP 1987 ¢ 72Marshall JMP 1986 ¢ 83 Marshall JCM 800 2204 ¢ 84 Marshall JCM 800 2204 (#1) ¢ 84 Marshall JCM 800 2204 (#2) ¢60s Silvertone 1482 (three different times) ¢Fender Pro Jr (three different times) ¢Mesa Subway Blues ¢Mesa Blue Angel ¢Mesa Maverick ¢Airline 1x12 combo (basically the same thing as the Silvertone) ¢70s Silverface Fender Bronco ¢Carr Mercury (twice) ¢Carr Hammerhead MKII ¢Carr Rambler ¢70s Silverface Fender Deluxe Reverb ¢Orange Ad30 ¢Marshall 1973x 18w 1x12 combo ¢Marshall Anniversary 1w JCM1 head ¢Marshall Anniversary 1w JCM1 combo (twice) ¢Marshall Anniversary 1w JTM1 head ¢3 Monkeys Sock Monkey 1x10 12w ¢3 Monkeys Sock Monkey 1x12 18w ¢/13 btr23Currently: ¢Friedman Dirty Shirley ¢Friedman Smallbox ¢Custom 3 Monkeys Sock Monkey 1x10 12w ¢ 76 Marshall JMP 2203This doesn t include speaker cabs or bass stuff and I m sure I m leaving stuff out.The amazing part is the overwhelming bulk of it was done while I was working retail sales and or delivery jobs. I still don t understand how I managed to move so much gear as a broke 20 something.

Trey wrote:Damn, Ben. How do you even remember all those amps?Not sure. It did involve a bottle of scotch and some deep introspection however.