Dusty Chalk
alberngruppenführer
We still want to know if that's a 'before' or 'after' shot.
Of course, if you never, ever play out with a band, I totally get going with the smaller one.
Do I have to talk you into this Good Big Amp thing, or can I count on you to Just Do It?
Orange's higher line amps do sound very good, and the Dr. Z amps are also wonderful. You can get hand-wired versions of both (all Dr. Zs are hand-wired), and as you can see via the Z you have, it does matter.
However...if "more is more" I think the PRS amps are more.
I was afraid someone would bring PRS Amps up...thanks, Les :tongue:
Exactly This brother Les
LOL no I am a psychotherapist actually
this reminds me of cartoon from Australia's Leunig from 50 years ago.
Boy is lying on couch and says: "I want to be a psycho the rapist"
doctor says "that's psychotherapist"
boy says: "I don't want to be a psychotherapist"
The amp is more important. You can have an OK amp and a great guitar and get an OK sound. But if you have a great amp and an ok guitar, the sound you get will more than likely be great still.
Huge +1! It took me years to get that thru my thick skull. Now, one of my favs is my FrankenStrat run clean thru the Klon and Flint into SuperD. I'm getting star struck thinking about it.Yes, definitely.
Then add in a great guitar to a great amp, and boom! Even better. Good taste in amps, BTW!
Just remember, if you have a great PA with great monitors, it doesn't matter the size of the amp.
I'd venture a guess that any amp, big or small, is going to sound different because of the variables out of your control...room acoustics, engineer (their 'ear', ability to properly tune an SM57, how much they had to drink the night before, etc.), et al. But if you like how you sound thru a Fender Champ cranked, that's what you like. If you prefer a Boogie MkIII Colosseum, that's what you like. The audience can't stand exactly where you are playing, so what they hear will always be different from what you hear. In a perfect world with perfect PA and monitors, it would be a better representation of your sound to someone in the back of the room than if you self amplify, right? That was my only point.It matters. Granted with a good PA you'll hear the amp either way, but the tone of the amp itself will usually be different..
I'd venture a guess that any amp, big or small, is going to sound different because of the variables out of your control...room acoustics, engineer (their 'ear', ability to properly tune an SM57, how much they had to drink the night before, etc.), et al.