The Doom Room: ILF Edition

[ryan summit]

you mentioned univox in there
any tips on pickin a good one?
what'd you have that was so good?

[misterstomach]

just for the record, i wasn't saying a 100 watt marshall isn't loud. i play through one and it's loud as fuck and i love it. i also like the way it sounds more than almost anything else, including a model t. i was just saying on the question of pure volume, i think the t would be louder. for my money though, i'd go marshall.

[ShimaTetsuo]

Thanks guys. I'm slightly set on those because I've had every other cheap alternative to a loud 100w: Sovtek, traynor, ampeg, fender, sound city, early sunn, Univox, etc. Even a JMP. And out of all those I kept my Sound City 100, which has been the loudest and best sounding of the bunch. The Univox and V4 were right up there, and looking back I should have kept them. But oh well. Anyways, I've always wanted an early marshall or model T, so I figured I'd try for one of those next. But I'm asking because at this rate it seems I might be able to find an early super bass for cheaper than a model T, and people say those are "loud" but are they as loud as a Model T? That's where I get stuck.

A local guitar shop has a '70 Super Bass, I believe, but I've never plugged into it...

I hear you're kinda set on those but if you ever see a Bassman 135, if you haven't yet, give it a shot. You might be surprised. Also, have you thought about an Orange AD140? They're great sounding heads, loud as hell and I've been seeing a lot of them for a grand or below which I think is a fair price for them.

[chillerthanmost]

Yeah, I played a 100w JMP for a while, a '79, and it was loud but I never felt it had enough balls behind it. It was also previously modded for high gain and a bunch of shit, so who knows, we got rid of it.

[chillerthanmost]

you mentioned univox in there
any tips on pickin a good one?
what'd you have that was so good?

The one I had was the only one in their line built in the US and handwired. It was the UX1501 model and I'm a straight fool for selling it. I was playing bass at the time and wanted a 300w amp (svt) but never realized how perfect the Univox was on guitar. It was 140w with huge trannies and 6550's. I'll never run into another one, so I suck, but oh well. I don't know about any of their other models though.

[chillerthanmost]

Thanks guys. I'm slightly set on those because I've had every other cheap alternative to a loud 100w: Sovtek, traynor, ampeg, fender, sound city, early sunn, Univox, etc. Even a JMP. And out of all those I kept my Sound City 100, which has been the loudest and best sounding of the bunch. The Univox and V4 were right up there, and looking back I should have kept them. But oh well. Anyways, I've always wanted an early marshall or model T, so I figured I'd try for one of those next. But I'm asking because at this rate it seems I might be able to find an early super bass for cheaper than a model T, and people say those are "loud" but are they as loud as a Model T? That's where I get stuck.

A local guitar shop has a '70 Super Bass, I believe, but I've never plugged into it...

I hear you're kinda set on those but if you ever see a Bassman 135, if you haven't yet, give it a shot. You might be surprised. Also, have you thought about an Orange AD140? They're great sounding heads, loud as hell and I've been seeing a lot of them for a grand or below which I think is a fair price for them.

Thanks man, I'll look into them. I've had a handful of fenders and didn't care for them too much. I'll research the 135 when I get a chance. An AD140 could be nice but if I'm gonna go Orange I rather save up to buy either a vintage OR120 or just get a brand new OR100 directly from their rep. They hooked up our bass player with cabs at like 50% off or something, I assume it extends to the guitarist (me) too.

[christianatl]

Quick question, for those with first hand experience, which of the following two amps is louder: 1st gen Model T or early 70's Super Bass? I ask because my Traynor (YBA-3) isn't keeping up with my Sound City 100... So I'm looking for something new in the "100w +" range. Model T and an early Marshall are just about the only two type of amps I've never owned, so they are at the top of my list.

I like everything about this post.

[louderthangod]

...nevermind

[whiskey_face]

my 2203 was ungodly loud, and FUCK they cut so good

the ad140 was close but not 2203 loud

[live-i-evil]

Well shit, looks like I got some catching up to do. Glad to see you dudes are still hanging tough and are appropriately stoked for Electric Wizard. Now I'm off to read the past few hundred pages.

[live-i-evil]

248 pages since I last checked in, time to get to it.

[whiskey_face]

good thing youre up early. put a pot of coffee on my man.

glad to see you around

[CaptainBoxman]

Just to chime in, I had an '84 2204 and it was incredibly fucking loud even at 50 watts, and with a shitty inefficient cab I should say too

[AngryGoldfish]

Yeah, I played a 100w JMP for a while, a '79, and it was loud but I never felt it had enough balls behind it. It was also previously modded for high gain and a bunch of shit, so who knows, we got rid of it.

Maybe consider something else entirely like a Science Mother. More expensive, of course, but probably more reliable.

http://www.scienceamps.com/

[conky]

Ad140 was the only amp I ever owned that was so loud it made my ears hurt.