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What make of power amp is good for steel to use along with a separate pre amp?
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I had a Stewart World 1.2, which I thought was great. But it was 15.5" deep and would not fit into a standard rack case. I had a deep 6 space case, but it was way too big to carry around. I sold the Stuart and am now using my Stereo Steel RCA inputs to plug in my Evans pre-amp. The Stereo Steel has two 300 watt power amps. I can go from Stereo Steel to Evans by just moving the guitar cable from one to the other. This is a sweet set-up, so I am suggesting you think about a Stereo Steel for the power amp because you will then have two different amps at your fingertips.
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Kenny - I'm sure you will get several good suggestions. George's is certainly worth considering. For size, light weight, power, and simplicity look into a Straight Ahead power amp sold by forum member Jay Ganz. 500 Watts @ 4 Ohms, 5" X 7", 1 1/2 pounds. Check out Jay's Facebook page for more information.
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Re: power amp
Ah want to go big dog? I used this for a while with a Rev preamp. Very good, very heavy. Tubes... all the way..KENNY KRUPNICK wrote:What make of power amp is good for steel to use along with a separate pre amp?
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I used a Crown XLS 1002 with my Revelation Tube Pre-amp... Recommended to me by Brad Sarno... A Spectacular amp with a boat load of power.
Dale Rottacker, Steelinatune™
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*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
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Dale Rottacker wrote:I used a Crown XLS 1002 with my Revelation Tube Pre-amp... Recommended to me by Brad Sarno... A Spectacular amp with a boat load of power.
Hah hah Sarno recommended the Fryette to me.. are you using it now??
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Dale Rottacker wrote:I used a Crown XLS 1002 with my Revelation Tube Pre-amp... Recommended to me by Brad Sarno... A Spectacular amp with a boat load of power.
Hah hah Sarno recommended the Fryette to me.. are you using it now??
Old Emmons D-10's & Wrap Resound 65, Standel amps!
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Hey George, no I’m not using it any more, but for no other reason than I ended up going to a Telonic’s 500C Super Twin 212 amp... just under 40 pounds... My rack was getting a little rediculous... I have a 10x10 Roll away rack, but full of gear it's well over 100 pounds... takes two men and a boy to carry LOLGeorge Seymour wrote:Dale Rottacker wrote:I used a Crown XLS 1002 with my Revelation Tube Pre-amp... Recommended to me by Brad Sarno... A Spectacular amp with a boat load of power.
Hah hah Sarno recommended the Fryette to me.. are you using it now??
Dale Rottacker, Steelinatune™
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com
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No kidding George... I also have a Quilter Steelaire Rackmount which is a really nice amp with maybe the best built in Reverb I’ve heard... I love the amp but need to sell it... I like the DI in the Telonics better. I don’t want MORE gear, but I am planning on a new D10George Seymour wrote:Nice Dale.. but you gotta stay away from that new stuff hee hee
Dale Rottacker, Steelinatune™
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com
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Since Peavey no longer makes the single rack space digital power amps, I thought either a Crown, or QSC.
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Jay Ganz's straight ahead power amp is hard to beat for its size, power and sound quality. I use it a lot around town and it is an integral part of my travel rig.
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Crown with my Rev
1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Boss 59 Fender pedal for preamp, NDR-5 Atlantic Delay & Reverb, two Quilter 201 amps, 2- 12" Eminence EPS-12C speakers, ShoBud Pedal, 1949 Epiphone D-8. Revelation preamp into a Crown XLS 1002 power amp.
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Power amp to use for steel guitar
Hey Kenny, I would have to also recommend Jay Ganz's Straight Ahead power amp. 500 watts @ 4 ohms; it's mono of course but even if you need stereo, buy 2! It is a great price that won't break the bank! I bought one, used it for a little while but mine was the newer version with it's own cooling fan. The fan seemed noisy to me so I contacted Jay...he said "no problem send it back to me and I'll check it out". He got it back, told me yes it was "crazy loud" and he would take care of it. He did...got it back in about a week. That's including USPS shipping time! It's totally quiet now. He's a good guy who will take care of you! It's so small, I have mine tucked away inside at the back of a 3-space rack. You will love it's compactness! JMHO, Roger
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I have two cabs with Jay Gantz Straight Ahead Power amps and two Tommy Huff cabs with the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 power amps. The Straight Ahead weighs about 1 1/2 lbs, and the Seymour Duncan weighs 2 lbs. They are both very small.... like pedals, but the Seymour Duncan has 3 band eq for Bass, Mid, and Treble. Very clean and light weight class D amps with a LOT of power.
I've had great success with the PEAVEY MINIMAX Bass head power amp. Sounds great live. A bunch of power and light weight.
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