How come my lunch box never came with 200 watts!

BillyBlastOff

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Posted on May 21 2012 08:33 PM

http://www.hellomusic.com/ec/DealMain.aspx?did=14879

Sweet amp, but where's the reverb? I think my tank is bigger than the amp?

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Las_Barracudas

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:00 PM

Not all wattage is created equal.

Sometimes 15 watts is louder than 100?? I think it's funny when amp makers use this as a marketing tool.

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BillyBlastOff

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:11 PM

Pretty soon we'll be walkin' around with an amp the size of a watch strapped to our wrist. Ha ha!
"Excuse me Sir, do you happen to know the time?" Well, stand back boy and I'll tell ya!

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mom_surfing

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:26 PM

i got my son the fender amp lunch box when he was in 5th grade and it made it all the way through 12th but was looking a bit rough in the end.

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DaveF

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:28 PM

Sounds like crap. Half the wattage was used to make it hum like that.

If you think that's something, wait til you see my latest invention, the amp that fits in your underwear. If you're good, you don't have to stop playing to turn the knobs.

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BillyBlastOff

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:28 PM

I just thought of a brilliant idea!
If women can have silicone bag implants mounted on their chests, why can't us guitarists have two 6" speakers mounted on ours! Just think. Everywhere we went, we would never have to haul a speaker cab.............;D
P.S. That's when you really "feel" the music..........;)

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mom_surfing

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:33 PM

i should have read this closer......i actually thought it was a school lunch box

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BillyBlastOff

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Posted on May 21 2012 09:52 PM

mom_surfing wrote:

i should have read this closer......i actually thought it was a school lunch box

Now that would be cool Carol. A portable amp that actually looked like an old style lunch box. Flintstones? Jetsons? Batman? The Munsters? The Adams Family? Bonanza? Star Trek? Johnny Quest? Now were talkin'.

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mom_surfing

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Posted on May 21 2012 10:36 PM

don't forget a barbie lunchbox amp for the ladies

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Rob_J

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Posted on May 21 2012 11:46 PM

You guys can say what you want, but the ZT Lunchbox is a GREAT little amp. Both guitars in my band run ZTs coupled to 15" neo speaker cabs, and we get as much loud, clean tone as we want. No onbosrd reverb, but that's what reverb pedals and/or a tank was made for. Total weight for amp and cab is under 30 lbs of serious surf worthy "whoopass"! My back thanks me everytime we do a load in -loud out.

If it's good enough for ZZ Top, it's good enough for me.
http://www.guitarvibe.com/2010/09/zt-lunchbox-amp.html

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BillyBlastOff

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Posted on May 22 2012 12:26 AM

True dat! I was trippin' out when I heard it! I love the Crate Powerblock as a backup head, but this little gem might get me out of a jam, (literally), if I ever blew a speaker too. It would probably fit in my gig bag.

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BillyBlastOff

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Posted on May 22 2012 12:38 AM

mom_surfing wrote:

don't forget a barbie lunchbox amp for the ladies

Or maybe Bewitched? We won't even talk about the Brady Bunch or Partridge Family lunch boxes..............;)

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Rob_J

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Posted on May 22 2012 01:43 AM

When I first saw a ZT Lunchbox I was at a friend's house. He had just got his Lunchbox and had it set up in his living room sitting on top of a 15" single speaker cab and along side of a 12" cab. He told me to play through it and then see if I could guess which cab I was playing through. I cranked the volume up on a Jazzmaster and played for about 5 minutes and then guessed that it had to be the 15" cab. I then found out that the ZT was not plugged into EITHER cab - I was playing directly through the little six and a half inch speaker in the amp and it was LOUD!

Up until that point I had laughed at the idea of playing through something that looked like a space heater, but hearing what it could do made a believer out of me. Good things really can come in small packages.

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BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on May 21 2012 08:33 PM http://www.hellomusic.com/ec/DealMain.aspx?did=14879 Sweet amp, but where's the reverb? I think my tank is bigger than the amp? — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Top
Las_Barracudas Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1087 Surf City, NC	Posted on May 21 2012 09:00 PM Not all wattage is created equal. Sometimes 15 watts is louder than 100?? I think it's funny when amp makers use this as a marketing tool. — METEOR IV on reverbnation Last edited: May 21, 2012 21:00:19 Top
BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on May 21 2012 09:11 PM Pretty soon we'll be walkin' around with an amp the size of a watch strapped to our wrist. Ha ha! "Excuse me Sir, do you happen to know the time?" Well, stand back boy and I'll tell ya! — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Last edited: May 21, 2012 21:13:12 Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5309 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on May 21 2012 09:26 PM i got my son the fender amp lunch box when he was in 5th grade and it made it all the way through 12th but was looking a bit rough in the end. — www.surfintheeye.com Top
DaveF Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 1115 Green Valley, AZ	Posted on May 21 2012 09:28 PM Sounds like crap. Half the wattage was used to make it hum like that. If you think that's something, wait til you see my latest invention, the amp that fits in your underwear. If you're good, you don't have to stop playing to turn the knobs. Top
BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on May 21 2012 09:28 PM I just thought of a brilliant idea! If women can have silicone bag implants mounted on their chests, why can't us guitarists have two 6" speakers mounted on ours! Just think. Everywhere we went, we would never have to haul a speaker cab.............;D P.S. That's when you really "feel" the music..........;) — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Last edited: May 22, 2012 01:44:11 Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5309 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on May 21 2012 09:33 PM i should have read this closer......i actually thought it was a school lunch box — www.surfintheeye.com Top
BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on May 21 2012 09:52 PM mom_surfing wrote: i should have read this closer......i actually thought it was a school lunch box Now that would be cool Carol. A portable amp that actually looked like an old style lunch box. Flintstones? Jetsons? Batman? The Munsters? The Adams Family? Bonanza? Star Trek? Johnny Quest? Now were talkin'. — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Last edited: May 21, 2012 22:05:27 Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5309 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on May 21 2012 10:36 PM don't forget a barbie lunchbox amp for the ladies — www.surfintheeye.com Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on May 21 2012 11:46 PM You guys can say what you want, but the ZT Lunchbox is a GREAT little amp. Both guitars in my band run ZTs coupled to 15" neo speaker cabs, and we get as much loud, clean tone as we want. No onbosrd reverb, but that's what reverb pedals and/or a tank was made for. Total weight for amp and cab is under 30 lbs of serious surf worthy "whoopass"! My back thanks me everytime we do a load in -loud out. If it's good enough for ZZ Top, it's good enough for me. http://www.guitarvibe.com/2010/09/zt-lunchbox-amp.html Top
BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on May 22 2012 12:26 AM True dat! I was trippin' out when I heard it! I love the Crate Powerblock as a backup head, but this little gem might get me out of a jam, (literally), if I ever blew a speaker too. It would probably fit in my gig bag. — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Last edited: May 22, 2012 00:34:56 Top
BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on May 22 2012 12:38 AM mom_surfing wrote: don't forget a barbie lunchbox amp for the ladies Or maybe Bewitched? We won't even talk about the Brady Bunch or Partridge Family lunch boxes..............;) — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on May 22 2012 01:43 AM When I first saw a ZT Lunchbox I was at a friend's house. He had just got his Lunchbox and had it set up in his living room sitting on top of a 15" single speaker cab and along side of a 12" cab. He told me to play through it and then see if I could guess which cab I was playing through. I cranked the volume up on a Jazzmaster and played for about 5 minutes and then guessed that it had to be the 15" cab. I then found out that the ZT was not plugged into EITHER cab - I was playing directly through the little six and a half inch speaker in the amp and it was LOUD! Up until that point I had laughed at the idea of playing through something that looked like a space heater, but hearing what it could do made a believer out of me. Good things really can come in small packages. Top

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