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Hi Alan,
I suspect that most tube amps with a clean channel and good speakers
from a U.S. brand will be o.k. for surf.
Hell, I even used to play surf on a Sovtek MiG 100 and it sounded not
that bad.
If you want to go with onboard reverb, then a clean sounding combo would
be o.k., I guess.
So most Fenders will cut it too a certain point, so does the tweed
Peavey Classic IMHO.
You will need clean punch, which most of these amps have. Perhaps you
can find a nice silverface Fender combo or piggyback?
Bandmaster, Bassman (no reverb here) or Showman....Twin or simelar?
I saw the Hypnotic IV playing here on two early 70's SF Twins with the
Orange (JBL?) speakers in them and man....what a sound, even with the
onboard reverb and tremolo. Next will be the Nebulas on probably the
same gear.....
I'm not familiar with the South African music market, but I guess
Fenders can be found there (or simelar clean sounding amps)with good
speakers?
Anyway, show us the link to South African Surf Music.....
Kind regards,
Jerry S.
-----Original Message-----
From: alansmillar [mailto:]
Sent: maandag 29 september 2003 19:34
To:
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] best cheap, common, amp
This is a first post, so i hope it isn't too lame. I've been playing
in South Africa's only surf band (would you believe?), Krakatoa, for
a couple of years and we've had a lot of trouble juggling borrowed
amps or using amps that are really a last resort for surf guitar. So
here's the deal: Our second hand market is cheap, but limited. I'm
not going to be able to find a '57 Austin rebolux sizzler with the
optional bakelite reverb octagon. what common amp combos in the 80- 100
watt range do you guys think really kick ass? Especially i'm
looking for a dripping reverb and rich tone. I tried one of those
fender deluxe 80 watts this morning and the reverb was certainly a
hell of a lot better than the average amps designed for hard
rock/metal. But it don't sound like no vintage external reverb
tank. any thoughts?
Gimme some time and i'll give you guys a link if you want to hear
what surf guitar sounds like where the indian meets the atlantic.
Alan
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