Time for another "biggest amp disappointments" thread !

[thiswaythatway]

I was pretty disappionted with what i ended up with when puberty was over.

 

[guitar_god123456]

I was pretty disappionted with what i ended up with when puberty was over.

 

[meanstreet]

Engl Powerball.

 

[thiswaythatway]

I was pretty disappionted with what i ended up with when puberty was over.

Not me, I wish I could give some away. A lot of women cant handle it.

What, i was talking about my voice. I wish it was deeper.

 

[Bob Savage]

I was pretty disappionted with what i ended up with when puberty was over.

Not me, I wish I could give some away. A lot of women cant handle it.

What, i was talking about my voice. I wish it was deeper.

Excellent setup.

 

[Tnjpekar]

mesa nomad
fender vibrolux
marshall jcm 800 master lead

have always run a wet dry rig, up till a few years ago one amp being a bit cleaner than the other. The mesa just didnt hold up to my super, the fender was tooooooooooooooo clean, the 800 marshalls have never been a favorite of mine for anything

 

[hunter]

Disappointments:
Hughes & Kettner ATS 100 (1989)
Boogie Caliber 50+ (1990)
Rivera Knucklehead 55 (1995) - cold and an ear-piercer
THD Univalve
Epiphone Valve Junior => C'mon guys, sounds crap
VHT 50ST

Love Affairs:
5150 first series
Soldano Atomic 16
Bogner Shiva
Diezel Einstein

 

[troublehead]

I play modern metal and classic hard rock/metal.

ENGL Invader 100
Mako Dorado PTP

Same musical tastes here...........I'm assuming you are all Marshall/Splawn now ???

Reason I ask is because I've always been intrigued by the Invader.

 

[dylannelson]

Mesa F series

 

[guitarslinger]

Mesa F series

Oh yeah. I HATED the F30 I tried.

It was a nasty, raw distortion.

 

[killertone]

I play modern metal and classic hard rock/metal.

ENGL Invader 100
Mako Dorado PTP

Same musical tastes here...........I'm assuming you are all Marshall/Splawn now ???

Reason I ask is because I've always been intrigued by the Invader.

JVM/Blackmore these days. The Invader was a total bummer. It had everything I wanted in an amp...except for the right tone! Overall, the amp is pretty dark sounding and mushy IMO. Ch 3 was really close but not all the way there. IMO, the JVM destroys that amp.

I had 2 Splawn modded Marshall plexi RI's a few years ago when he first started out. They got totally buried in my band. They sounded great by themselves though. I am really looking forward to hearing the QR and especially the Nitro at the amp fest.

 

[Greazygeo]

I play rock/ hard rock and some fusion.

Biggest dissapointments:

Bogner Ubershall: Not what I expected at all.

Bogner 101A: Was almost there, hated the feel and the tone was too smooth.

Other than that, I've been pretty happy with the amps I've owned. Though the Marshalls took abunch of modding to be happy with them.

 

[Bob Savage]

I play rock/ hard rock and some fusion.

Biggest dissapointments:

Bogner Ubershall: Not what I expected at all.

Bogner 101A: Was almost there, hated the feel and the tone was too smooth.

Other than that, I've been pretty happy with the amps I've owned. Though the Marshalls took abunch of modding to be happy with them.

I thought you hated the Shiva, Metropolis, Fish, 101B, Duende and all prototypes too?

 

[vultures]

Mesa Mark IV..




























Yeah Right, I'd give a left nut to have that amp back

 

[Greazygeo]

I play rock/ hard rock and some fusion.

Biggest dissapointments:

Bogner Ubershall: Not what I expected at all.

Bogner 101A: Was almost there, hated the feel and the tone was too smooth.

Other than that, I've been pretty happy with the amps I've owned. Though the Marshalls took abunch of modding to be happy with them.

I thought you hated the Shiva, Metropolis, Fish, 101B, Duende and all prototypes too?

No I stopped at two models. After that they were not dissapointments...I already knew they sucked.

 

[Digital Jams]

I play rock/ hard rock and some fusion.

Biggest dissapointments:

Bogner Ubershall: Not what I expected at all.

Bogner 101A: Was almost there, hated the feel and the tone was too smooth.

Other than that, I've been pretty happy with the amps I've owned. Though the Marshalls took abunch of modding to be happy with them.

I thought you hated the Shiva, Metropolis, Fish, 101B, Duende and all prototypes too?

No I stopped at two models. After that they were not dissapointments...I already knew they sucked.

YOu also forgot Mesa MK series, Fuchs, etc.............

 

[Jakem]

Mesa Mark IV..


Yeah Right, I'd give a left nut to have that amp back

Damn, I already started thinking about commenting the first line in your post before seeing the last comment!
Nobody mocks the MK series amps... Just kidding, man.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Marshall Silver Jubilee - distortion/gain channel sucked (gotta love that diode clipping!!)

 

[Bob Savage]

No I stopped at two models. After that they were not dissapointments...I already knew they sucked.

That makes sense.

 

[Greazygeo]

I play rock/ hard rock and some fusion.

Biggest dissapointments:

Bogner Ubershall: Not what I expected at all.

Bogner 101A: Was almost there, hated the feel and the tone was too smooth.

Other than that, I've been pretty happy with the amps I've owned. Though the Marshalls took abunch of modding to be happy with them.

I thought you hated the Shiva, Metropolis, Fish, 101B, Duende and all prototypes too? [/quote]No I stopped at two models. After that they were not dissapointments...I already knew they sucked. [/quote]

YOu also forgot Mesa MK series, Fuchs, etc............. [/quote]
I guess I forgot about the IIC+. It wasnt really a dissappointment though, only had $450.00 in it, it was more of an experiment. Santana I am not!

The Fuchs was a trade in that made someone else happy