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I was about to post “that Supro I bought earlier this summer. Or maybe it was late spring.”
What Amp Have You Had the Longest?
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Riffraff
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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.
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Sascha Franck
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87-88 model
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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.
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.
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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.
laxu
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That was my first amp. Of course with the mids turned to zero "because that's what Metallica does" according the 1990s unverifiable lore.I've had a Crate GX-15 since like 2008, if that counts
MatrixClaw
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I plugged it in the other day and was honestly shocked at how good it sounds
laxu
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I remember it doing a pretty good midrangy Santana tone if you use the mids knob...I plugged it in the other day and was honestly shocked at how good it sounds
MatrixClaw
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I was actually surprised how heavy it gets and the cleans are fantastic. It's not very versatile at all, but it has a few cool sounds in it.I remember it doing a pretty good midrangy Santana tone if you use the mids knob...
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I had the GX30C. 2 channels. Clean had an actual 3 band EQ, gain channel had the shape/contour control. Plus chorus. It honestly wasn’t bad. I had another a few years back that belonged to one friend that I gave to another. Fired it up and it wasn’t awful. Again not the most versatile thing but a cool amp.
Count_Drugula
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'05 Splawn Pro Mod, had it since about ’07. Total monster of an amp, I don't get to play it much because it's so loud but I don't think I could ever sell it, it changed the game for me.
Top one is the PM, bottom is a '10 QR. The cab came not long after the PM.
Top one is the PM, bottom is a '10 QR. The cab came not long after the PM.
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Not only a cool amp, but that one is freaking beautiful!
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