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racingsnail84 wrote:

Samurai wrote:

racingsnail84 wrote:

Samurai wrote:

I never had a chance to own top surfer amps like Showman, Bandmaster, Super Reverb, Twin Reverb or whatever but I just love this little beast. Surely head over of Blues Junior that I head before at least for me.
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Damn fine set up!

What model is the Harley Benton cabinet and how is it holding up?

I’m seriously considering this exact set up for my new amplifier

is this rig good for live performances? If not what set up do you like for gigs?

sorry for all the questions….

thanks!

That’s a Harley Benton G112 Celestion V30 and I like it. However I am not a big Speaker Snob and mostly cannot hear much difference in them)
This Quilter is really nice, unfortunately I have no band and gigs since I left Ukraine so couldn’t yet test it live. But I am 100% sure it will be ok for gigs, a lot of people use it this way. I use it a lot for home recording together with Palmer Eins tube head and really happy with them. My new EP is completely recorded with Quilter Superblock.
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thanks for the replies … Smile

sorry for yet another noob question, but what does the Palmer Eins do? I’m brand new to recording and I’m still becoming familiar with all the basic gear… I have the Focusrite Solo , some Sony Studio Monitors , an SM57 mic and a MacBook Pro… I hope to start recording this summer!

My main amp has been the Rumble 100 which actually works great for guitar because it’s super clean , but I’m intrigued by the QuilterUS power block because of its Fender amps emulator

I’ve got pretty similar setup, Focusrite bundle and Macbook.
Palmer Eins is just a small 1 watt tube head, pretty neutral in sound, more to a clean Fender side, perfect as a pedal platform for home. It also has nice speaker sim inside (Palmer is a well known German maker of high quality speaker sims and di boxes for years) so really easy to record (I am not good in micing yet so mostly use speaker sim in Quilter or Palmer)
Fender amps emulators are great, but honestly Blossom Point makes Palmer a Brownface on the edge of break up in a second. I like 60s emulators in Quilter very much, but saturated tubes are surely more juicy).

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

synchro wrote:

Great sound. That reverb drip is world class.

Thanks again. I don’t remember what and where, but I used both Classic and Compact for different tunes and even different parts, trying to make guitars sound like a different players with different setup and sound.

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

I currently have have a silverface Twin Reverb with a RI tank. It will get the job done. But ever since I sold my '66 Showman, everything else sounds like a transistor radio to me.

I can't play this thing! It's got no whammy bar!

I use a Fender 1968 Bandmaster silverface drip edge Head plus customized speaker cabinet with 2x12 Jensen CN12 speakers. I also use a Quilter superbox US and soon there will be a Magnatone double V panoramic stereo amp.

Albums:
"Introducing..." (8 September 2021), "Impala '59" (17 July 2022), "De Favorieten Expres!" (22 November 2022 - charity album)
EP's:
Mr. Magnatech is not afraid of you! (2020), Surfin' the Tolka! (2021), An Evening With Magnatech (2023)
7":
Lana Del Rey/Do You Believe In Surf? (2020), Bundoran/Sweet Surfin' Sabine (2021), Cymopoleia/ Surfin' Demon Twist (2021), Dr Mabuse/Zombie Love Theme (2022)
Compilers:
Surfin' Kitty Xmas Vol. 2 (2021), Surfin' Kitty Xmas Vol. 3 (2022)
Sea Sea Rider (2022)
Surfin' Britannica vol 3 (2022)
Triple Agent IV compilation (2023)
Continental Magazine compiler (2023)
_An Evening With Magnatech (June 2023)
"Herr Magnatech Bittet Zum Tanz" (October2023)
7" "Do the Swine"/"Suvla Bay" (December 2023)
_Surfin' Kitty vol 4 (compiler)

https://magnatech.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/magnatechmusic
https://www.magnatech-music.com
https://sharawaji.bandcamp.com
https://sharawaji.com

Does this count a Louis Electric Gattone with
2x10 with Reverb and Tremolo.
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Lou D

I have a 1968 drip edge Bandmaster head with a 2x12 cabinet with 2 Jensen C12N speakers and that works pretty good for me. Later on this year I will buy a Magnatone panoramic stereo.

Albums:
"Introducing..." (8 September 2021), "Impala '59" (17 July 2022), "De Favorieten Expres!" (22 November 2022 - charity album)
EP's:
Mr. Magnatech is not afraid of you! (2020), Surfin' the Tolka! (2021), An Evening With Magnatech (2023)
7":
Lana Del Rey/Do You Believe In Surf? (2020), Bundoran/Sweet Surfin' Sabine (2021), Cymopoleia/ Surfin' Demon Twist (2021), Dr Mabuse/Zombie Love Theme (2022)
Compilers:
Surfin' Kitty Xmas Vol. 2 (2021), Surfin' Kitty Xmas Vol. 3 (2022)
Sea Sea Rider (2022)
Surfin' Britannica vol 3 (2022)
Triple Agent IV compilation (2023)
Continental Magazine compiler (2023)
_An Evening With Magnatech (June 2023)
"Herr Magnatech Bittet Zum Tanz" (October2023)
7" "Do the Swine"/"Suvla Bay" (December 2023)
_Surfin' Kitty vol 4 (compiler)

https://magnatech.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/magnatechmusic
https://www.magnatech-music.com
https://sharawaji.bandcamp.com
https://sharawaji.com

My live rig for the last 7 years or so.
'63 Bassman
70's echolpex
RI reverb unit
Whatever fuzz I'm in the mood for (changes alot)

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https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger
http://coffindaggers.com/
http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com

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psychonaut wrote:

My live rig for the last 7 years or so.
'63 Bassman
70's echolpex
RI reverb unit
Whatever fuzz I'm in the mood for (changes alot)

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Killer rig, man. Does the Bassman give you enough headroom for most gigs? Would love to hear it "live" if you can link me to a video.
EDIT I think I found a video of you playing it at Coney Island Brewery, nice!

MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale.

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SixStringSurfer wrote:

Killer rig, man. Does the Bassman give you enough headroom for most gigs? Would love to hear it "live" if you can link me to a video.
EDIT I think I found a video of you playing it at Coney Island Brewery, nice!

Thanks! It's very loud and has loads of headroom.sweet spot is at around 7, where it really blossoms. I'm always being asked to turn down by sound guys.

https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger
http://coffindaggers.com/
http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com

The hell with the sound guys! Laughing

MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale.

Here’s my Fender ’63 Reverb reissue with ’69 Gibbs pan, ’63 Fender AA763 Bandmaster, and ’65 Ampeg Gemini I.

If you’ve never played a ‘60s Ampeg with on-board reverb, you really owe it to yourself to check one out. It’s quite different from Fender reverb, but just as beautiful.

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Thee Original Beachniks...surf music from the caves of old Cape Cod!

Last edited: Dec 09, 2023 09:42:08

65 Twin... Nuff said.

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