The Steel Guitar Forum

Hey has anyone tried this amp for steel guitar and if so what is your take on it.
Denny

dennis this is my primary amp now for small places I like it for its size and weight and pretty straight forward settings distortion with just a button pushed and plenty load to I use a lbanez delay only. I realy like it the speaker is not voiced for steel but I think it sounds good a couple of steelers have them around here now

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I talked my brother in to 2 of them for his Strat so he could split up his Effects and have enough volume to play in his band, the jury is still out cause i have'nt talked to him sinse he got his second one. For steel guitar, i've only heard it on the vidio on Bobbe's site and from that i would stick to my 112s.

I've got a 112 Valveking at home here now on approval, trying to dial in a steel tone with my '76 Pro 1. I don't think it's going to happen without an outboard EQ. I tried it with a Boss GE7, and it's decent. But alone, no dice for pedal steel....IMHO.

Telecaster? Deadly. Sho~Bud full-out at a gig? Not a chance, without some EQ.

I just bought one of the Valve King 100 heads, and I'm liking it a lot. I use it when I need more clean headroom than I can get with my THD Bivalve. It sounds pretty sweet running through my 2x12 THD cabinet, and I find that it takes pedals very nicely. I found the high gain channel to be pretty much useless for all those but perhaps the dual rectifier crowd, so I run the head strictly on the clean side. I hadn't tried the 2x12 combo, but I did check out the 112, and found that to be a bit thin for my tastes. IMHO, the ValveKing head and a nice 2x12 cabinet is a real winner for gigs needing lots of clean headroom. The one problem I've noted, and a number of other owners as well, is a terrible buzz if the reverb is turned up too high. Non issue for me, as I use a Holy Grail.

-LarryW<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Larry Weaver on 24 December 2006 at 07:43 AM.]</p></FONT>

The reverb in the 112 Valveking, to my ear, is generally unsuitable for any applications. I'd go without reverb before I'd engage it. I don't want to knock this product, I'm just being honest for the sake of others who are curious about this amp for steel. I really want this 112 combo to work for steel, because of the tube warmth. But I'm afraid I'll have to keep looking. At home, I can dial in something usable, but it takes a bit of time - which is of the essence on a stage. I may go with a Twin Reverb Custom 15" and put this search to rest once and for all. I still have my trusty Session 400, but the speaker needs a reconing and I'm looking for something to use in the meantime (the perfect excuse to get a second amp. )

Just got my VK112 and still trying to dial it in for steel. Yes, an outboard EQ will be needed (Boss RV3) in my case, but I am havig difficulty keeping a clean tone even tho I follow the manual. Especially playing above the 12 fret. I bought this amp because due med. problems, I cant lift my 1000 to load or unload the car etc... . Guess I'll have experiment with it longer or maybe get some settings from guys using this amp.