Who here rocks a single channel amp?

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I treat my archon as a single channel amp, as I have yet to find an amp that responds better to volume pot roll. It's quite fun discovering new things about non Mesa amps!
 
For all practical purposes my Quick Rod is a single channel amp. I just ride the volume knob on my guitar for cleans.
 
My late 70's JMP 50 watt gave me the best no frills rock n roll sound ever...just wasn't versatile. Sounded great though...straight in with a SD-1 for solos...Bad Horsie Wah and a Phase 90...FTW!!!! :rock: Can you tell the drummers girlfriend was filming?? lol

 
-maybe its just me but I think the simpler they are, the better they sound-
 
I've never used a channel switcher or split channel amp that really sounded or worked right for me.

I've always relied on single channel amps and just manipulated my tones at the guitar or with the occasional stompbox.
 
2203X with the Kruse Kontrol V5 mod. It has five different voicings and a solo MV boost, but it's still one channel!
 
Splawn Competition love it also the Friedman DS mini!! Both are Fantastic!!
 
Had a JTM45 for a bit but I think it was before I was ready for a single channel. Had a PT20 and really enjoyed simplicity. Love working the guitars volume for cleaning up tones. I took it back because some of the Smallbox vids posted here really floored me so I took it back. I think a DS mini may be in the short future though
 
Plexi modded '71 YBA-1

Technically it's a 2 channel but I jumper them and run it as a single channel like most 4-holer owners do.

 
My only single ch amp in my stable is a JCM800 2203 w/6550's. There is something to say about simplicity of the circuit. Yes, pretty much a one trick pony but its 100% effective 100% of the time and takes pedals out front fine. I used to gig with multiple 2203's/2204's and you'll be surprised in how versatile that can fake em especially having one set for lo input and low gain for clean/delay stuff and jazzy chord melody stuff. From my POV a lot of multi channel amps not all of the chs really usable channel anyway. So they may do 2-3 channels "pretty good" but not do everything great.

I'd rather use multi amps that a singe multi channel amp. Having said that if I had to gig tonight I'd probably bring a Bogner 101B and VHT 50 CL
 
My Yeti, Chupacabra, and Hydra are all single channel. And they're awesome. Even when I had a 4-channel Diezel VH4, I really only used Channel 3 and just used my guitar's volume control. Cleans? Please.
 
I dig the simplicity, had a Carol Ann Revo T built with no diode clipping. I don't play clean stuff much so one channel suits me.
 
I did for about 25 years but I like heavier tones these days and a single channel Marshall won't cut it.
I'm so tired of vintage tones.
 
Mini Dirty Shirley. I was gigging a Smallbox the last 2 years and found myself using the plexi channel 80-90% of the time. I played Diezel, Bogner and Mesa before switching to Friedman. Love the simplicity. Single ch. with boost and the real tone is in the hands. If your a stickler about prestine cleans try running a compression pedal in the loop, pop it on my you roll your volume back.
 
does not count but i could use the friedman smallbox if it only had the be ch.
 
I have a bunch of them...probably my favorite "style" of amp.
Depending on the gig, I have an old Deluxe Reverb (small room), a Matchless Chieftain (larger stage), or a Trainwreck Express (higher gain situations) that I use in rotation.
 
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