Which amp was your most disappointing purchase?

[GuitarGoat]

Peavey 5150. Probably a nice amp and all but I just didn't like the tones as much as I wanted to and quality-wise it just didn't hold a candle to the Triple Recto that replaced it.

 

[Les Zombie]

Vh4

 

[PeteLaramee]

Bogner 101B and Soldano Decatone were my two biggest disappointments.

 

[peterc52]

Mesa IV and Mesa Dual Rectifier

 

[bigangryguitar]

I have been really lucky in that I have liked every amp I have ever owned except my old fender dual shownman half stack. But in it's defense it was my first real amp and not that great. I have played a bunch though that sound amazing with someone else playing them but with me not so much.

 

[romanianreaper]

The LINE 6 Flextone II was a nightmare for me and anyone who has known me since the Harmony Central days around 2001-2002 probably remembers my rants about that amp. They were legendary!! I had two break on me and had nothing but problems.

The LANEY Iommi amp was a letdown for me because unfortunately I didn't own a football stadium or abandoned mine to play it in. I still have ringing in my ears from when I accidentily turned the volume dial to 0.00002.

5150-III didn't do it for me as well. I might have gotten a lemon also.

 

[killertone]

My personal let down was the ENGL Invader 100. Total bag of dicks there.

Twin Jet sucked massive balls to me as well, but it was not my purchase just a friend's.

 

[Shiny_Surface]

Great thread, wonder if anyone will post any of Rig Talk's "darlings" as disappointments.

 

[mctallica1]

Deizel VH4

Diezel Herbert


Liked the Herbert better than the VH4 though...

 

[van hellion]

shocked to see a list of biggest disappointments being basically a list of some of my favorite amps. i has bad taste.

A Wood

 

[chumbucket]

I guess the one that didn't quite pan out is that Vox issue of Brian May's Deacy amp.

Did you ever try running it into a 4x12? It sounds like a modded Marshall.

 

[goldwing68nv]

suhr od100

 

[suhrimmetal]

A Wood... your terrible taste is made up for with your amazing playing

No 1's mentioned the Colossus yet so part of your rig is still safe

.... and I could never put my Herbert in a 'disappointing' category.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Diezel Einstein. For the price tag and what you get I felt it was a letdown.

I think at one point I bought a JCM900. WOW, what a piece of shit. Actually, calling that thing a piece of shit is an insult to the word shit.

 

[ripleyripley]

I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite threads ever!

 

[Greazygeo]

Biggest disappointment to me was Bogner Ubershall. Looked perfect for me on paper. Local shop got one in so I went and tried it out. Didnt really like it, but bought it and figured i could get it dialed in better. It was just not my thing no matter what I tried. This led me to an XTC, which seemed like a better fit. The Blue channel was pretty close. The other channels I could not do anything with. So off it went.

 

[headlessdeadguy]

Easy. Engl Fireball 60. True POS.

 

[Anonymous]

Anything Splawn!!! Biggest,costliest mistake I ever made..It also made me to never ,ever buy an amp based on video clips which is why I bought two half stacks a Promod 1/2 and a Quickrod 1/2. Sounded great on youtube!!

 

[LP Freak]

Anything Splawn!!! Biggest,costliest mistake I ever made..It also made me to never ,ever buy an amp based on video clips which is why I bought two half stacks a Promod 1/2 and a Quickrod 1/2. Sounded great on youtube!!

Don't feel bad....I had the same problem.

 

[Revson]

Rivera Knucklehead, though I think it might have been a dud. Also, Mesa's Single Recto. It's dirty channel is just thin and weak.