Whatâ€™s your favorite steel amp?

Dave Stroud · Post by **Dave Stroud** » 21 Mar 2019 8:27 am

Little Walter '59

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 21 Mar 2019 8:38 am

My kemper profiler and Atomic NEO wedge

Bobby D. Jones · Post by **Bobby D. Jones** » 21 Mar 2019 1:27 pm

I have a few sitting around.
Peavey Nashville 400
Rack Box,Peavey Tube-Fex,Peavey CS200, 15" Black Widow.
Evans DPU200/12" speaker.
Evans AH200/ Budda Samsara Delay/ Eminence EPS-15C in custom cabinet, Amp./ Delay/ Speaker. 30 lb.

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 28 Mar 2019 7:34 pm

I have a few black face Twin Reverbs, an Evans LV500 and a Session 400 that haven't been played much in the last 4 years. Mostly been playing through an AxeFx Mk2 v2 and a QSC K10 or using IEMs.

DALE WHITENER · Post by **DALE WHITENER** » 18 May 2019 4:38 pm

Little Walter 89
Milkman Half & Half
Fender Custom Vibrasonic

Craig Bailey · Post by **Craig Bailey** » 18 May 2019 6:28 pm

I have owned and played through several amps to include Little Walter, Stereo Steel, NV 112, Session 400, Telonics, Vibrasonic, Twin, etc.

To my ears, the best sounding for PSG is a NV 400 with the intense fox mod, second and third place would be Stereo Steel and Telonics. Vibrasonic sounds good too.

Steve Schmidt · Post by **Steve Schmidt** » 19 May 2019 4:48 am

i gave myself a real treat and recently had Mike Skaggs build me his version of a Super Reverb, 50 watts, 2-6L6 tubes. All premium parts. I built a smaller cabinet with a single 12" TT12. I am a Fender guy and this little amp is just great. We all see Mikes fantastic Emmons rebuilds, but he also builds some really nice amps as well. It has taken a few gigs to break in but it's fantastic. www.p2pamps.com.

Josh Yenne · Post by **Josh Yenne** » 28 May 2019 12:39 am

Greg Readling · Post by **Greg Readling** » 3 Jun 2019 8:48 pm

I'm loving my '82 PP into a Goodrich Omni volume pedal, into a vintage fender reverb unit, into a '78 Webb 614-e with a Webb ext cab. (with 15" k and e-130's). C6 sounds particularly amazing through this set up.
I've used twins and vibrosonics (which were really nice too) but the Webb set up is an undeniable match to my guitar.

Greg

Barry Coker · Post by **Barry Coker** » 4 Jun 2019 3:42 am

Webb 614-E
Fender Twin or Pro Reverb (Blackface)
Just picked up Evans BE-200 and am liking it "A LOT"

Barry

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 4 Jun 2019 10:03 am

At this moment the number 1 spot would be shared by my Quilter Steelaire combo and my friends Fender Twin Reverb.
My Evans SE200 sounds fantastic when someone else plays through it, but when I play, it doesn't give me the sound that's in my head. The Peavey sound is acceptable but not my favorite.

Mark Perrodin · Post by **Mark Perrodin** » 23 Jun 2019 1:40 pm

My favorite is the amp Winnie Thomas put together for me. He rebuilt a hurricane
damaged AB763 Fender Bandmaster and put it in a Deluxe Reverb cabinet
pushing a 12" Eminence Neo pedal steel speaker. Rings like a bell with my Fender
400 and just as good with my Tele or Strat. Just the perfect amp for me.

Mark Perrodin · Post by **Mark Perrodin** » 23 Jun 2019 1:47 pm

by the way, that's Winnie in the middle of his shop on the happy day I got to pick
it up. Cool guy who is easy to work with. I'd have him build another if I had another
head but this time with a 15". Gotta cover all the bases.

Rick Abbott · Post by **Rick Abbott** » 23 Jun 2019 3:26 pm

I'm very, very happy with my 1979 Session 400 with an Altec 418-B 8-ohm speaker. Sweet, great string separation.

Working on a SF Twin Reverb to round out the amp-heap.

Robbie Daniels · Post by **Robbie Daniels** » 25 Jun 2019 10:00 am

Any vintage Evans Amps built by Evans or Stevens

Mike Scaggs · Post by **Mike Scaggs** » 25 Jun 2019 11:22 am

Steve Schmidt wrote:i gave myself a real treat and recently had Mike Skaggs build me his version of a Super Reverb, 50 watts, 2-6L6 tubes. All premium parts. I built a smaller cabinet with a single 12" TT12. I am a Fender guy and this little amp is just great. We all see Mikes fantastic Emmons rebuilds, but he also builds some really nice amps as well. It has taken a few gigs to break in but it's fantastic. www.p2pamps.com.

Thank you for the kind words my friend

Joshua Tschetter · Post by **Joshua Tschetter** » 25 Jun 2019 6:48 pm

Got to give a shout out to Mr. Brad Sarno
Sarno Revelation! Thatâ€™s one fine amp boyâ€™s...

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 28 Jun 2019 7:28 am

Fender Vibroverb 1964 w/ JBL D130f

Keith Murrow · Post by **Keith Murrow** » 1 Jul 2019 8:53 pm

Silverface Twin Reverb. Mine is a '73 with KT88 power tubes and Utah 12s. It's got the sound I like best. I don't want to play gigs that 100 watts isn't loud enough for.

Steve Pawlak · Post by **Steve Pawlak** » 2 Jul 2019 6:00 am

Marshall Major

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 8 Jul 2019 8:07 am

Up until recently it's been a modded SF Deluxe Reverb with a D120 but as of two/three weeks ago Ive been enjoying a 15" K130 powered by an old 70 watt Newcomb tube PA head. I use an MXR reverb pedal. It's a very full, balanced, warm and clear sound and the bass stays clean. It takes a pair of 7027A power tubes and has the original RCA backplates. The Deluxe was great but the lows would get buried onstage at times when the band started really thumping!

Robbie Daniels · Post by **Robbie Daniels** » 9 Jul 2019 11:05 am

Evans FET 500

Josh Yenne · Post by **Josh Yenne** » 12 Jul 2019 11:22 pm

Dave Zirbel wrote:Up until recently it's been a modded SF Deluxe Reverb with a D120 but as of two/three weeks ago Ive been enjoying a 15" K130 powered by an old 70 watt Newcomb tube PA head. I use an MXR reverb pedal. It's a very full, balanced, warm and clear sound and the bass stays clean. It takes a pair of 7027A power tubes and has the original RCA backplates. The Deluxe was great but the lows would get buried onstage at times when the band started really thumping!

Zirb. WTF you need lows!?! ðŸ˜

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 13 Jul 2019 6:36 pm

Zirb. WTF you need lows!?! ðŸ˜

Sounds better to my ears.

Buddie Hrabal · Post by **Buddie Hrabal** » 15 Jul 2019 3:05 pm

I bought my first Evans from Jim Evans in 1968. It is all hand wired (No transistors,printed circuit boards,or chips) it has a JBL D-130 in it. It still sounds great today. My second Evans was built by Derrell Stevens FET500HV with a JBL it kicks, My third Evans was also built by Derrell it is FET500LV with the Evans Eclipse speaker (Emminence) it also kicks. I still have all of them and they work beautifully. I used them on the road for years and NEVER had a failure. They're tough and they sound great!

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