What Amp Have You Had the Longest?

[Boudoir Guitar]

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I was about to post “that Supro I bought earlier this summer. Or maybe it was late spring.”

 

[Riffraff]

I had a Sound City L120 half stack for 32 years. It was the first tube amp I ever owned. I bought it used when I was 15. I put money down on a used 50w Marshall JMP to hold it for a couple of days until I could come back with the rest of the money and the A-holes at the music store let someone else buy it out from under me. Talk about a disappointing day. I went there with the money in hand on top of the world only to discover they F'd me. I ended up with the L120. Such a brutal let down. I used it with pedals and eventually moved to a rack rig and stuck the L120 in a closet for a long time.

 

[Sascha Franck]

1965 Super Reverb. Had it for decades.

That's not a Super Reverb!

 

[Red Solo Cup]

87-88 model

 

[sleewell]

fender blues deluxe. got it when i was 15.

 

[Stratzrus]

That's not a Super Reverb!

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LOL! That's my JVC Kaboom!

A wonderful piece of kit, it has dual subwoofers on each end. If you notice the round knobs on the top, one is for volume and the other is a separate subwoofer volume.

It has a radio with antenna, and both a CD player and cassette recorder/player. An auxiliary input is also provided.

Battery powered in addition to AC it came with a remote control.

I love that thing. You can rock a party anywhere with it from the streets of Philadelphia to the mountains of Vermont or the beaches on Martha's Vineyard. It's well traveled.

Mine is the original version. The new one is much more high tech.

"The JVC Kaboom! has taken a mighty step forward. The new RV-NB70 has a Dock for iPhone® /iPod®
additionally to the CD, USB Host and FM Tuner. The composite out allows you to check your dance or enjoy
movies on iPod® or iPhone® with TV Screen. Plug a guitar or mic into the RV-NB70 and you've got a
massively powerful amp on your hands with this boombox. You can play guitar or sing along with a backing track. It's great for street performance.

Whatever music or instrument you want, you'll love the deep bass generated by the twin Super Woofers. Express yourself everywhere you want."

Edit: Despite the company text I don't think this thing is particularly well suited as a guitar amp, you could easily blow the speakers. It may be okay at bedroom volumes with a proper preamp in front of it but I wouldn't buy one with the idea of using it regularly for that purpose.

 

[MatrixClaw]

I've had a Crate GX-15 since like 2008, if that counts

Otherwise, I think the amp I've had the longest is my Bogner 101b, which I got in January of 2023. I don't generally keep amps long.

 

[Sleezy E]

1996 Princeton Chorus, my first "real" amp. Don't know why I still have it.. it hasn't been turned on in years and the pots are scratchy.

2x10, Solid state, does nice cleans, the stereo chorus is cool but the overdrive channel sounds horrendous, at least for what I was trying to do in 1996. The only thing notable about it is it has a gold 50 yr anniversary seal on the back.

 

[László]

PRS HXDA. I always loved the sound Duane Allman got on "Live at the Fillmore", and the amp is a clone of his actual amp, handed to PRS when the Allmans were still touring and were PRS endorsers.

Turned it on when I got it in 2014, and it sounded like DA. If only I played like him.

It's the amp with the charcoal faceplate in the pic.

 

[Richard_G]

Others have come and gone - before and after - but my Borgner Shiva 20th Anniversary has been with me since I bought it new in 2010.

 

[FuzzyAce]

1996 Princeton Chorus, my first "real" amp. Don't know why I still have it.. it hasn't been turned on in years and the pots are scratchy.

2x10, Solid state, does nice cleans, the stereo chorus is cool but the overdrive channel sounds horrendous, at least for what I was trying to do in 1996. The only thing notable about it is it has a gold 50 yr anniversary seal on the back.

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Around that same time, whenever I'd try a guitar at a music store - more times than not I'd plug into one of those amps. Always liked the clean tones.