There can be only 1.

[TimOwens316]

Someone asked Ola Englund if he could only have one physical amp (no modelers) for the rest of his life, what would it be.

Got me thinking what mine would be, and that got me wondering what everyone else would say.

For me, I have "dream amps" I've never owned that I'd love to say would be on my list (Mesa Badlander, SLO100 among others), but since I've never actually lived with them, I'll stick with what I have many hours on and say my Jet City JCA100HDM. It gets me the Soldano flavor I love, offers both resonance and presence, solid FX Loop and a 50/100 watt switch for versatility. Every single time I play thru it I smile like a kid at Christmas.

What's yours?

I always wanted to try one of those. I have a 22H, it sounds fantastic but it's a bit shy on power for serious rock-n-roll jams and gigs.

 

[Bruce]

Someone asked Ola Englund if he could only have one physical amp (no modelers) for the rest of his life, what would it be.

Got me thinking what mine would be, and that got me wondering what everyone else would say.

For me, I have "dream amps" I've never owned that I'd love to say would be on my list (Mesa Badlander, SLO100 among others), but since I've never actually lived with them, I'll stick with what I have many hours on and say my Jet City JCA100HDM. It gets me the Soldano flavor I love, offers both resonance and presence, solid FX Loop and a 50/100 watt switch for versatility. Every single time I play thru it I smile like a kid at Christmas.

What's yours?

The Jet City stuff was definitely the Soldano’s Camaro Z28 to the SLO100 vette. good amps, and had the SLO flavor and bloodline.

 

[Stone]

5150 III
nuff said

 

[Iron1]

I am guessing Ola said his Randall Satan? For me it would be a Mark 2c+ head.

Actually, I think he said his Dual Recto. But he did mention the Randall.

 

[Iron1]

I always wanted to try one of those. I have a 22H, it sounds fantastic but it's a bit shy on power for serious rock-n-roll jams and gigs.

I started with a 22h, then went to a 50, then this 100. Dug em all, but 100 FTW.

 

[Bob Zaod]

I started with a 22h, then went to a 50, then this 100. Dug em all, but 100 FTW.

It's my favorite amp in Amplitube 4. I'd love to run into a real one some day.

 

[Stone]

But in reality asking only for one is not fair, so many many good amps out there, hence why i chose the Modelling route

 

[Iron1]

But in reality asking only for one is not fair, so many many good amps out there, hence why i chose the Modelling route

I hear ya - within 5 feet of me right now are my Helix Rack, Boss Katana, Marshall DSL1, JCA100HDM, Bogner Mini and ZoMBie... and I still feel like I don't have all the ones I want.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I am guessing Ola said his Randall Satan? For me it would be a Mark 2c+ head.

 

[Bob Zaod]

Oh fiddlesticks..Baphomet needs me to kill Christopher Robin.

 

[hemmelight]

Today it would be the BE100 Deluxe. Everytime I hear it I think "yep, that's the sound".
The crazy tweakability is overkill, but the amount of options is handy for an "amp for life".

I've not played one in real life, but I could probably live with just channel 1 and 2 (clean and BE channel).
The Smallbox is probably the sweet spot.

 

[Jarick]

BE100 Deluxe is also my dream/lottery amp. I'd use it with the matching 4x12 with the Greenback/V30 combo.

And if I win the lottery, I'm also going to need a UAD OX Box for attenuation and load purposes, and probably run it into an Axe FX 3 for stereo effects, or do a W/D/W with a pair of Friedman ASM-12 monitors.

 

[HotRats]

Only one? I'd probably get a Silver Jubilee again.

 

[Steinmetzify]

Diezel Herbert MKII. This thing can do anything.

I have other amps but play that one the most, and don’t even use the 3rd channel.

 

[Elric]

Friedmans are just Marshalls with Bad Boob Jobs, too much Botox, and Duck Lips.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

 

[FAKA!]

This is a shitty question to ask... lol

Ideally I've boiled it down to two amps out of all the amps I own. One thats super tight, Fryette Ultalead and one that is thick and chewy, Friedman Butterslax. If I had to narrow to just one... I can't do it lol.

 

[Whizzinby]

Of what I’ve actually owned, the SLO.

Of what I haven’t owned (yet) but have high hopes for, the Friedman SS or BE.

 

[la szum]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

 

[Whizzinby]

All day

 

[FAKA!]