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anstratdubh1979

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01I prefer marshall tones myself.

Marshall's are good for some things. Hi-Watts for others... but the Vox AC30TB is pretty versatile.

Although, obviously... I would love to have one of each and a Fender Deluxe and a Fender Bassman and a...

RattleandHum1988

17 years

I have owned a Marshall and now I have a VOX AC30CC2X. I have to say overall, for U2 tones, I like the Vox a lot better. It's bright, and warm, and it sounds really nice. I do love the distortion on Marshall amps though, really crisp overdrive that truly screams. But now that I just got my MIJ Boss OD-2, I can make my Vox scream as well!

P.S Man looking at those pics of Adam, he's a god damn pimp, with all of those open shirts and jackets. What a cool guy

Alex

17 years

I play a H&K Tubeman through an 18 watt class A power head and a Celestion Vintage 30. Couldn't be more versatile. Additionally I use a Danelectro mini floorboard with autowah, vibrato, tremolo, reverb and delay. During a worship set I always have my slide and my E-bow handy, just in case the spirit comes crashing in and we happen to start jamming on stage.

My main guitar is a strat that I assembled from a MIM deluxe ash body, a Highway1 rosewood neck, a Wilkinson 2- point tremolo, two texas special single coils and a Little 59. Sounds beautiful.

Alex

RattleandHum1988

17 years

Originally posted by AlexI play a H&K Tubeman through an 18 watt class A power head and a Celestion Vintage 30. Couldn't be more versatile. Additionally I use a Danelectro mini floorboard with autowah, vibrato, tremolo, reverb and delay. During a worship set I always have my slide and my E-bow handy, just in case the spirit comes crashing in and we happen to start jamming on stage.

My main guitar is a strat that I assembled from a MIM deluxe ash body, a Highway1 rosewood neck, a Wilkinson 2- point tremolo, two texas special single coils and a Little 59. Sounds beautiful.

Alex

Wow. Man, that's totally cool you built your own strat. Awesome man. I love the highway1 necks, they have a great feel to them. Post some pics man!

By the way Alex, my name is also Alex. Haha.

AAV711

17 years

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Marshall's are good for some things. Hi-Watts for others... but the Vox AC30TB is pretty versatile.

Although, obviously... I would love to have one of each and a Fender Deluxe and a Fender Bassman and a...

I tried a Bassman the other day at Guitar center...incredible! Yeah my ultimate rig would be my new AC50, a Bassman and a nice Marshall, maybe a Crate too.

AAV711

17 years

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..]

By the way Alex, my name is also Alex. Haha.

Mine as well, I must say

RattleandHum1988

17 years

Wow thats pretty damn cool. 3 Alex's talking on one thread. Haha.

Alex

17 years

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..]

Wow. Man, that's totally cool you built your own strat. Awesome man. I love the highway1 necks, they have a great feel to them. Post some pics man!

By the way Alex, my name is also Alex. Haha.

Here's one of a conference service I've been playing in.

Assembling a strat from parts isn't much more difficult than assembling LEGO bricks. Try it once with cheapo parts, then you can do it yourself forever. Building your own body, neck, fretboard is much more difficult. So I don't do that.

Alex

bcgd

17 years

Originally posted by AAV711IT'S HERE!!!!!![/U][/I]

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WojBhoy

17 years

Originally posted by Alex[..]

Here's one of a conference service I've been playing in.
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Assembling a strat from parts isn't much more difficult than assembling LEGO bricks. Try it once with cheapo parts, then you can do it yourself forever. Building your own body, neck, fretboard is much more difficult. So I don't do that.

Alex

Cool stuff Alex

A friend from my old high school built his own guitar for a DT project from scratch, said it's the heaviest thing he's ever played lol! But it's perfectly functional which is the main thing, just slightly impractical