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Donnie B.

Donnie B.

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1972-73 Needed more volume because we started playing local parties.
These were pretty cheap used and yet still an all tube design.
Crank em and it'd easily do Sabbath and Zep. Tube reverb too.

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Found another picture. The head would tuck into the bottom of the cab
and the two little nylon clamps held it in place. Neat design but probably
sounded like crap - didn't have any point of reference back then.


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Man…. Where do I begin gaha.

5150 with Marshall 1960B
Engl savage 120/1960B
Engl powerball/Diezel 4x12
5150/splawn quick rod dual amp rig: 2 Marshall cabs

5150/mark IV dual amp rig, same cabs
VHT ultralead/deliverance cab
VHT UL/Diezel Herbert dual amp rig: 2 VHT cabs
5150/Herbert dual amp rig: 2 VHT cabs

5153/ avatar 2x12 ( country)

that was years ago, but when I played professionally in Nashville, I had over 500 shows on…. The Kemper :) it was a no brainer in that situation and type of gig, where consistency is key, and every single movement on stage and the songs itself are mapped out, along with backing tracks etc, and no stage bleed.
 
hmm all the amps I have gigged with
well first was a Marshall jcm800 combo white 50 watt , should have never sold
Marshall JMP1 in peavy classic 120 power amps
Rocktron Prophesy
Rivera Knucklehead
VHT pittbull CL 50
Yamaha Tc100
Elmwood M90
Baron M60 and B60s
Engl Blackmore

I sure there are more but those would be the ones that stayed for a bit
 
Donnie B. said:
1974 Friend's dad did sales for the local music store and was able to get me a killer deal on a JMP50 half stack.
This would have been right after they switched to PCB construction.
Finally felt like Page for real!
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Are you in your 60s Donnie? I thought you were younger for some reason
 
First amp: 72 Bassman + giant standup 412 + pedals. 18-19 years old.
Then a Marshall SS combo from 1984..forget the model.
After: ADA MP1 + Digitech GSP 21 + Mosvalve power amp, Hughes n Kettner 412.
Used that rig for the next 15 years..until I discovered Ebay and lurked on some forums. Then came the avalanche....
SLO, D60, JCM 800 2203/4/2205/Jubilees/Modded JMPs and JCMs/2C+s/2B Coliseum/HR100/EVH 5153 and more I'm probably forgetting....
 
Oh god... from the beginning... That I can remember...

Peavey Bandit 75
ADA MP-1/ H&H power amp
Crate VC50
Rivera M100
Rivera Knucklehead 55
Mesa Studio Pre/ Peavey 60/60
Mesa Quad Pre / Peavey 60/60
ADA MP-1 Classic / Peavey Classic 60
Peavey 5150
Carvin Legacy
Peavey 5150
65 Fender Bassman 50 with pedals
Peavey 5150
Rivera S120
Rivera M60
Marshall JCM 900
Modded Marshall JMP 2203
Mesa Boogie Single Recto
Trem-O-Verb
Marshall DSL
Mesa Mark IV
Mesa Triaxis/ 2:90
Hughes & Kettner Triamp MK I
EVH 5150 III
Rivera M100
EVH 5150 III
Splawn QuickRod
 
In order (as close as I can remember) starting in 1991 and ending in 2013:

Metaltronix M-1000
PV VTM 60
Marshall VS 100
PV 6505
PV XXX
 
Dick Butter Nuts said:
In order (as close as I can remember) starting in 1991 and ending in 2013:

Metaltronix M-1000
PV VTM 60
Marshall VS 100
PV 6505
PV XXX
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I also gigged with the VS 100. Late 90’s-early 2000’s. I figured if a Valvestate was good enough for Chuck Schuldiner it was good enough for me. Listening back to some recordings of the ear rape tones I had back then I don’t think I was correct.
 
I started with my Egnater Mod50 with VX and SL2 modules and a pedalboard. That quickly transitioned to a Digitech GSP1101 straight into the board in a 4 space rack bag. 1 trip load in :)
 
Peavey Ultra 120
ADA MP-1->Rocktron Intellifex-> Rocktron Velocity 300
Metaltronix M1000
Marshall DSL
Hughes & Kettner Switchblade
Marshall JCM 900 SLX
Splawn Quickrod
Carvin X100B

I'm sure I'm missing a few things. And none of those are on the roster for next time
 
1978-81 Lab Series L5. Needed more versatility and this thing had it in spades.
Replaced the stock 12s with some high efficiency EVs. This thing was amazing.
Parametric mid EQ on the lead channel along with a filter control which acted
almost like the travel on a wah but not as extreme. Built in compressor too.
Again, extremely versatile.

Funny, many years later found out that one of these was Ty Tabor's secret weapon
on early King's X records and that BB King toured with one for many years.
That gives you an idea of the wide range of tones it could do really well.
 

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