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Are there many famous musicians who use solid state amps??

  • 18-08-2008 1:23am
    #1
    Tom-eg
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    Anyone know of any famous people to not use valve amps?


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  • #2
    Voodu Child
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    No, not 'many'. Theres a few alright, but only a small percentage.


  • #3
    Dord
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    You're more likely to hear of famous musicians using solid state amps clean than dirty. Thats where SS shines through. I think a good few Jazz guitarists use SS amps.

    A lot of bassists would use SS amps also, usually for a more modern cleaner tone with greater headroom.


  • #4
    Demeyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Demeyes


    A good few people do use solid state and digital stuff. I've heard of a good few metal people who have used Line 6 gear for their live sound. A few others prefer the solid state distortion. Chuck Schuldiner from Death and Dimebag Darrell being 2 of many.


  • #5
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Dord wrote: »
    A lot of bassists would use SS amps also, usually for a more modern cleaner tone with greater headroom.
    That's true, I notice the OP didn't even say 'guitarist', but thats the perspective I answered the question from :pac: My mistake.


  • #6
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    voodoo_child wrote: »
    That's true, I notice the OP didn't even say 'guitarist', but thats the perspective I answered the question from :pac: My mistake.

    Damn guitarists only thinking about themselves! :rolleyes: ;)


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  • #7
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Dord wrote: »
    Damn guitarists only thinking about themselves! :rolleyes: ;)
    Well, when someone cares enough about tone to post a thread about it, I figure he's not a bassist :pac: ;)


  • #8
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    James Hetfield uses a solid state amp all the time (JC-120 for his clean tone). Like Dord said, clean tones come from SS amps most of the time. For distortion, Dimebag was probably the biggest user of solid state amps. That said, I've heard a solid state amp give fantastic distorted tones that most people would say was from a tube amp.


  • #9
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    voodoo_child wrote: »
    Well, when someone cares enough about tone to post a thread about it, I figure he's not a bassist :pac: ;)

    :eek: You're gonna start a war with those words!


  • #10
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    feylya wrote: »
    Like Dord said, clean tones come from SS amps most of the time. .
    I would say that's true of Jazz players maybe.

    But in the grand scheme of things, looking at blues players, rock, metal, indie etc, I wouldn't say SS amps account for most clean tones. The Fender twin reverb has got to be one of the most recorded clean amps.


  • #11
    Tom-eg
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    Fender twin reverb is a valve amp


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  • #12
    Voodu Child
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    That's what I said.


  • #13
    Tom-eg
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    Ok my bad. I thought you said you would say SS amps would account for most . . . I read it wrong. Was confused there for awhile


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