How Many Amps do You NEED - The quest to be a ONE AMP Boy

[@MusicWizard85]

For me it's 2 amps (Marshall and Fender) and a modeler pedalboard (Helix). More than enough for my home writing/recording needs.

[@banyarling]

Sell all three and get a better modeler :)

[@alexdenton6586]

All we all need is a boss Katana , then a Helix if we need more Remember that in the modeling world knowing how to dial every little detail is the key

[@ibaneztubescreamer]

The Lonestar is one of the best amps you can find, don't get rid of it. I wouldn't ever ditch that Mark III either unless forced to.

[@jsack4]

Your Two Rock videos are amazing. The Silver Sterling video really sticks out for me - amazing playing (in a style of your own!) and really well captured. That amp paired beautifully with your voice on the guitar.

[@phillphall]

The VHT D-Fifty does it for me. Haven't tried a ceriatone, but the d fifty does everything I want it to do, and extremely well. Your videos on it sold me 😆. I use it with a captor typically into the helix, with an eq pedal in the fx loop. Has been the best amp I've had. Thanks for your videos, they've helped simplify my rig over time.

[@sabrvibes3147]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've watched from you. Thanks so much.

[@Wingman52]

Sometimes you just want to sit down and plug into an amp, and a Fender Deluxe Reverb of any kind sounds pretty good. I typically just plug straight in with maybe an analog delay pedal, and play at room volume clean. That's it! Never played a Lone Star. I did play an old Blackface Pro Reverb once, which oddly sounded exactly like a 60's black face amp.. really good, bordering on incredible! Whatever amp you have it needs to have tubes and it needs to work correctly, no hissing or popping. Good tube reverb is also required... so it probably has to be a Fender I think. Right?

[@martiboucat]

I don't think i will ever buy one, but the REVV stuff speaks to me. I'll stick with the Stomp and a powered speaker because i don't need much more than that.

[@tagsdm]

Well, here the one amp is a Boss Katana MkII 100w 1-12. Seems to do everything, and does it well. I have a Mesa MkV head but never cared for it. It can produce great tones, but seems way too complex and weighs a ton. Till the Katana my fav was a Fender Supersonic 22. The quality of build of my tube amps is superior, but for me, that's where it ends. I don't sell stuff any more because you just never know. Anyway, for home, the church I play at now and then and so on these Katanas have been very tough to top. Your channel, Studio Rats make it a great experience.

[@ianchappell2907]

I gigged for many years with a Mark III (hardwood cab, wicker front) green stripe, yes there a compromises setting up and balancing the 3 channels. Sold it a few years ago because it was just too heavy to cart around gigging and also I needed to go rackmount and midi, so Marshall JMP1, plus the 20/20 power amp and a boss effects processor, I still have the rig. I've also had the Mark 5:25 which sounded great but maybe less flexible than the Mark III with 3 channels? Post covid going back out gigging I've used a Hughes and Kettner Black Spirit 200, ok its solid state but analogue, but totally midi controlled or you can go stomp box. Sat in the band mix I'm more than happy with it and have no urge to take the rack out instead. It's light, portable and I'm set up in a couple of minutes flat, no valve maintenance and it always sounds the same whether switched on for 1 minute or 1 hour.

[@Musecrafter]

I have two amps. One is a Supro Delta King 12. It sounds great, has a master volume, and I can use it in my basement. The other is a BluGuitar Amp1 which has a great clean channel, a JTM45 channel, a Plexi channel, and a higher gain channel that I don't use. Its 100 watts but scalable down to 1/2 watt. It's designed to fit on a pedal board. Most everything else I do is through a Strymon Iridium though I'm about to take possession of a ToneX. We'll see how that turns out.

[@friedrudibega6384]

Honestly, I’m happy to just get one great sound. Any amp I use, I dial in to what I think is great. I’m using a Tiny Terror as a pedal platform and it does the things that I want. Good question with many right answers.

[@maxpeck4154]

Agreed.

[@stratplayr6997]

If I was forced to give up my amps and keep only one, I'd have to keep my 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb. I've always had best results using a Fender amp as a pedal platform. However I am in the crossroads of possibly jumping over to the world of modelers such as Helix or AxeFX vs sticking with a tube amp. I play in rock cover bands, and cover a lot of different genres, so for many reasons I am seriously considering one of the modelers.

[@timguntz3119]

I’ve got a Lonestar Classic 1x12, Rectoverb 25 1x12, and a modded Victory V30mk1 head with a higher gain EL34 tube set for the Marshall vibe that I plug into a closed back greenback loaded 1x12 and an open back 2x12 with a Vintage 30 and G12H anniversary speaker depending on my mood. They more than cover the bases for me. I’ve also been playing a lot more through my Helix LT lately. I spent a couple hours yesterday building up a Mesa patch bank with the Mark, Lonestar, and Recto amps in the Helix. They sound pretty good. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@alexdenton6586]

On your website, I noticed that you don't have any presets for the Line 6 Catalyst. However, you seem to have quite a few presets for the Helix. I love the sound and the brand in general ever since I bought a Spider Valve 112 a long time ago, but I don't feel ready to buy a Helix plus an active cabinet, etc. I find it quite cumbersome. Do you think the Catalyst isn't worth it and that it's better to have a Boss Katana, etc.?

[@jakollee]

Best clean sound I ever got was from a Bruno Cowtipper, at a rehearsal studio I used to go to. When the studio closed, I almost bought it, but couldn't justify spending the money just to have it sit in my apartment and never get to play it (it was really loud!). Plus, with 2 x 12's, it was very heavy for an oldish-guy like me. But I miss it!

[@ssiowi]

1 modeler, 1 solid state combo amp, 2 ea 50W solid state power amps, 2 each 1x12 celestion FRLR cabinets, 1 variax: that's bliss. thx for the post JC!

[@djb3545]

I can listen to you play all day Jon. Great video as always. If you wouldn’t mind sharing, what type of pickups do you use (60’s sound?)? What neck profiles do you prefer(radius, fret size)? I offloaded my amps and went with the new tone master from fender for versatility (silent stage, direct output, light weight). It’s not perfect but gets 90% there which is hard to beat. And use Amplitude for home studio sound. Your next video should be if you only had 1 guitar. 😊 do you have any albums out? Cheers mate! Thank you!

[@danielstruve]

I’m wondering if you’ve tried the Mesa Boogie Fillmore series amps. I have several amps and struggle with the same questions. I mostly am a bedroom player and no longer gig. I’m usually using a modeler or, because I have little children, playing my electrics unplugged (actually a pretty satisfying thing). I’m contemplating selling all but one. I have an old Deluxe Reverb and a Fillmore among others. There’s something kinda special about the Deluxe but the Fillmore is very Deluxeish and has 2 identical channels and 3 selectable gain stages making it pretty versatile. If I had to take an amp to a gig it would almost definitely be the Fillmore with some pedals. Possibly with the HX Stomp setup with some effects presets. Just wondering your thoughts on the Fillmore or if you’ve played one… Cheers!

[@TheCyberMantis]

You got that Boss Katana Artist head back there. That's all you need!

[@Tanax13]

I think it depends on what you classify as an "amp". Technically, drive pedals are pre amps so if you're into a pedal platform, you technically have multiple amps.

[@zoomzoom3950]

3 amps for me: Marshall JVM410H + 2 x Marshall 4x12 cabs - 12 variations of Marshall tones Engl E651 Artist Edition + 2 Engl PRO 2x12 cabs Marshall Origin 50 (I have the head and the combo) - gets the JTM 45/100 to early Plexi tones. (and a Catalyst 100, that I use with HX-Effects in 4CM with MIDI to control the amp channel and amp boost) IMO. works for me.

[@briumphbimbles]

Yeah one ... thats why I bought the AxeFx. - Sounds fantastic - Reliable - Great for recording (recall with patches, editing the whole guitar signal path from the pc, reamping, can get cranked tones at low volumes etc) - Can play quietly/ through headphones or through a pa and cab - As versatile as it gets

[@briumphbimbles]

That said the mesa mark4 is one of my favourite sounding amps

[@accentontheoff]

Great video, thanks… will head off now into the rabbit hole of researching various Fender Reverb Amps. By the way, what’s your preferred audio interface for directly recording guitar + multifx.

[@davidjoel111]

I used to own a lonestar that I loved, this was my favorite amp, had to sell when I moved out of my hometown. Some time after I bought a mark V 25w, and it was great, I feel the cleans were good, bot not as good as the lonestar, but I could get really heavy and tight distortion out of it, now living in an apartment even 25 watts is too much, sold it and bought a kemper, haven’t owned an amp since, miss it, but it’s not a necessity.

[@wesleyb_92]

I own the v40 deluxe combo and sheriff 25 combo. Love running them wet dry. But a good clean amp and then an amp with some gain does it for me. I think you need two amps that are different enough to keep you interested with different sounds

[@christophersmart8067]

I have v40 deluxe head and love the tones. Mainly using though two notes captor x in my apartment for now but my Bogner 2x12 awaits the moment to get cranked.

[@southpaw335]

John, those were killer tones from the boogie in the intro !! You really need to keep that amp, any decent cabinet maker could repair the damage and (IMO) it is way more versatile than the Nomad (though i get the 1st amp attachment). My MKIII is 35 years old and i’ve never found anything it couldn’t handle for me. Over the last few years i got to play a Lonestar regularly and if i lost it all and had to start again that would be top of the list, unless maybe i found a MK5:25 at a price i couldn’t resist - just from the portability perspective it is appealing… wish they would have made a Lonestar in the MK5:25 ‘form factor’

[@stratless]

I have ' the Greg' an amazing Koch amp. It even has effects. An EL 34 amp that is incredibly diverse. If I only had one. I feel I could do well with it, with a nice delay in it's loop. Perhaps a wah as well.

[@kyran4238]

That amp looks awesome, I have never played one tho 😞

[@RJ_HTx]

I would say 2. One for Gigs and One for Band rehearsal (Backup Amp as well). Higher wattage for Gigs, lower wattage for rehearsals.

[@jeremyhickersonsalem]

If I could have only one amp it would be my 1966 Deluxe Reverb -- which isn't versatile, in the sense that it can only do clean, except at massive volume -- but you can get the other sounds with pedals. And the clean is incredible!

[@kyran4238]

Yeah, this and a Helix is all I need.

[@lhrocker]

I tend to get my sound with any amp so I have a Mesa Mark V 90, Marshall JVM410 Randall/Synergy system. I use my modeling stuff cause the amps are just a pain to transport, but being able to crank them when no one is home is a great guilty pleasure.

[@maxpeck4154]

I have 2 amps but I can get any sound I want from my Morgan MVP23. 23 watts, cathode biased el84 amp with no negative feedback (a la Vox), single channel, no boosts, no built-in effects, no effects loop, with a gain control that drives the preamp, a master volume that drives the power section, an interactive T/M/B EQ, AND power scaling (NOT an attenuator) that takes it from .25 watts up to the full 23. It doesn't sound exactly like one particular amp but I can get a Vox sound, a Fender sound, and a Marshall sound all by manipulating the EQ and the volumes. You can keep the volume low and the gain high for more sizzle, or roll the gain back and crank the volume for more punch. I did NOT want an effects loop. I run a Strymon Flint in front of the amp and that's it. I have nothing else in the signal chain. I plug my tuner in only when I need it. It's capable of really nice clean sound and as much gain/distortion as a cranked plexi at any volume with no pedals. Just a sensitive, responsive, simple amp. My main guitar is a p90 guitar and it's the first amp I've ever used that allows me to ride the volume and retain high end - set the amp dirty, roll the volume back to 5 or 6 and get Tele-like spank and sparkle - from a p90 guitar - without ever touching the amp. It's a keeper.

[@johnmccarthy9445]

Great thought provoking video today. I'm fighting with this: do I even want to be a ONE amp boy? I bought a very versatile amp about a year ago: Bartel Sugarland. It produces Fender cleans, tweeds, Plexis and Vox voicings. Unlike the Mark 7, it has very simple controls. It was developed and built by Mark Bartel, the developer of all the great Tone King amps. It is a great amp. It truly is a master-built piece of equipment. But I find myself using my Quad Cortex +95% of the time and monitoring it with a pair of Focal speakers. For me nothing beats the QC - or the Helix Stomp for that matter - and it's really easy to use. It has all those great sounds and effects, and I love the form and functionality of it. One of the great pleasures for me personally, is hearing it in stereo. That's one of the reasons I hardly ever fire up any of my amps anymore. I pretty much play at home all the time, so I don't have much of a need for more than one amp, if any. I currently have 3 tube amps and a Fender GTX 100. I may bid adieu to the tube amps, but keep the GTX 100 because I can plug the QC or Stomp into the FX loop if I need an amp. Anyway, those are my thoughts. Thank you John. You are an inspiration.

[@DrProgNerd]

I had a QC too and loved it. I asked the QC forum once whether being able to import Neural plugins into the QC would make a big difference. One of the responses that I got was from someone who used Neural plugins and also had a QC. They said that there is nothing in plugins that you couldn't do in the QC. I flipped the script though thinking: "if they do basically the same thing, then why have a QC at all". I bought some plugins and found them to be pretty much on par with QC. I sold the QC and live entirely in Neural plugins now. They're outstanding. FWIW.

[@johnmccarthy9445]

Can you jam with it? Does it keep up with say a 15 to 30 watt tube amp?

[@hollywoodactress]

I am a one amp guy and have been when playing in bands years ago. I used and still have a trace Elliot speed twin 50 head. 2 channels with the 2nd channel having an extra boost. Fx loop and spring reverb. All switchable too with foot switch. Also got midi but I never used that They were expensive in 90s as they were considered a boutique amp. I always lusted after other amps, but when I tried them I figured not much improvement or need over my amp .

[@jean-philippemorin1176]

I have a marshall 50w head. A bit overkill to play at home. I am thinking anout getting something smaller that I could easily carry and crank without having thewalls shaking at home, that sounds decent. Some knd of 1x12 combo. I love a one channel amp, one that I can play heavy stuff, but that I can also dial back for crunch and clean (semi clean, I love dirty clean a bit). I do not need 18 channels and all options. With amp and modellers I usually end using one sound only anyway and play with my volume knob and tone on guitar

[@VideoDetection]

John you did not mention the Katana Mk2 Artist Head amp I see in the background on this video as a possible choice for a "one amp boy". I know you have in the recent past provided a video on this choice as an alternative. I see also The Studio Rats provided 3 examples recently on why the Katana is a hot contender to replace valve amps. We are/have entered the age of modelers and plug ins as alternatives to valve amps. Is discussing a single valve amp as a viable choice even relevant anymore?

[@NFMorley]

I'm happy at just 2.5 amps now - Marshall Silver Jubilee and Fender 65 DRRI (plus a single FRFR, so that's why I'm calling it half as its not really anything tone wise by itself!). I can get most anything I need from that using HX Stomp and pedals.

[@Mr_Woodchuck]

I have a Mesa JP2C, so definitely don't need a Mark VII. I would have considered the Mark VII if it had two graphic EQs like the JP2C. I find the dual EQ allows a ton of tonal variety between a rhythm and lead tone. As for the Mark VII, the ability to load IRs into the amp itself and select IRs for each channel is very cool.

[@robertmoore1583]

I am late to the party but for me ... the Carr Rambler ... best Deluxe tones ever ...

[@kyran4238]

When I gigged and taught full time I was a 1 amp guy 🤷🏻‍♂ If I gigged again I would probably own: Deluxe reverb, Helix LT, Super Strat, 335, acoustic.

[@spchaledonnj68]

John I am a big fan of you and your channel, start watching more often now than ever. I think the best practice is to keep one tube amp- we all have fell down to GAS me included- BTW I think the Mark V (I own the Five head) is much better that the Seven. It has more features-I like the solo feature the five. When I do get back to playing out again (hopefully) I would like to take my Katana with me to see how it works out and save the back a bit.

[@pfmusic1636]

I’ve started making tone colored IR’s and having real amps makes that possible. I’ve found that similar power amps and speaker cabs work with different amps. The helix f type amps work with my Rivera era fender concert IR and some of the lower gain M type amps. I’m gonna keeping making more

[@pogoism1]

I bought an Hot Rod Deville 2x12 in 2007. My journey started and ended there :)) Guys, I bought a Digitech Bad Monkey OD back then and use it to this day… but I startet to get annoyed by the midhump. Any suggestions for a more or less inexpensive update? Some candidates: Boss BD2, Boss OD3, DOD 250, Way huge red llama, ehx hot tube, warm audio warm drive. I use the amp totally clean, no edge of breakup stuff

[@aaronashear3002]

If you already have a vintage pro reverb, and a mark iii, you definitely don't need a Lonestar. Nothing wrong with the lonestar whatsoever, but I would argue that the Fender clean and the Mark III lead outshine what is capable from the lonestar.

[@andycasile]

I am currently a one-amp boy, and my amp of choice is a Boss Katana. I've used it by itself, used it as a pedal platform for a pedalboard or multi-fx, and used it as a cab for my Pod Go. It's convenient and sounds really good. The fact that I got it for $200 and it's nearly indestructible doesn't hurt one bit either. When you are considering your one amp, are you thinking about what will work best with modelers, or which amp does the most in isolation?

[@johnmccarthy9445]

I would get a Katana if I didn't already own a Fender GTX. The GTX is more expensive and I'm not crazy about using it with my QC. Of course, that might be a result of my ineptitude.

[@MrMattsac232]

I am also on this quest. The problem is there are so many great amps 😂. Speaking of the mark series, they did just release the mark 7.

[@UTprema]

How about the Hughs & Kettner Grand Meister 40, worth having?

[@KozmykJ]

Where: n=number of amps required g=number of guitars owned When g >1 Then n = INT(g/4) + 1

[@Margilio5150]

I need all of them ! specially dumbles and diezels 😎

[@jeremyhickersonsalem]

In practice I totally believe in and use the Fender clean platform (Deluxe Reverb) with pedals, a lot of times just the clean -- and I haven't found a better clean sound. But when I am using a dirtier amp (or a profile of one in the Kemper) there is something unmatched about an overdriven sound just coming from an amp. So maybe you need one of each, say the Deluxe Reverb and then some kind of a Vox.

[@williamnichols6253]

I like to have an amp in every room that I might play a guitar in. If I had more rooms I'd need more amps, and vice versa. I like sprinkling guitars and amps around the house so I always have something within arms reach. ...In my 'garage' next to the couch I have one of those cheap Laney Cub12-R clones (so surprisingly good and my most versatile tube amp). ...In my 'Library' I have an old Tube Works RT-2100 I found in my father-in-law's basement (better overall than the clone, 150 watts: master over .05 shakes the windows and enrages my wife). ...Under the desk in my bedroom is my late Uncle's '65 Gibson Skylark (favorite). ...In my 'garage' at the desk I have whatever modeler plugged into a QSC K.12.2 hanging on the wall (far and away best sounding rig). If I acquired another tube amp, it would go here in addition to the QSC speaker.

[@johnmccarthy9445]

You have a QSC k.12.2? Sweet. I am trying to find something to go with Quad Cortex besides my studio monitors on my desk. But I want stereo, so whatever I get, I need 2. My sweertwater rep recommended that speaker.

[@williamnichols6253]

​@@johnmccarthy9445 I basically wanted the same thing with my stomp, tried a cheap wedge, returned it... tried a HeadRush FRFR thing, returned it... I just wanted to be able to plug in and crank it and get "the feeling". Took my stomp to GC and plugged it into mid-tier PA monitors, wasn't getting the feeling. Plugged into this QSC K12, struck a chord, and thought, "Oh, Yeah." I actually found out once I got it home that I can get something in it (I'm assuming the speaker) to compress just a touch and it sounds sooooo amazing. I can't recommend it enough. When I want clean and true (but loud) preproduction of my modeler tone it does that perfectly. And if I want to tear down the house with my rock, it does that too. Oh, how it does that. Plus a 6 year warrantee, this is 'the' PA speaker so there's going to be people around who can fix them in the long term. You won't regret it.

[@williamnichols6253]

Also just fyi it sounds great quiet, too. I would put it like this: From 'very quiet' to 'very loud' it sounds great, and consistently great from one end to the other. But once you push it to what I'm going to call 'pushing it a little', it sounds A-MA-ZING. It will blow your hair back behind you, the sun will darken a little bit, and giant humanoid locusts will fly up out of the ground and start filming a heavy metal music video.

[@popollo22]

What about your Katana, clean to dirty with the pedals built in.

[@DrProgNerd]

I've owned some incredible amps: Multiple Bogners, multiple Boogies, Suhr and CAA PT100's, EVH, Fender, Marshall. But I don't gig anymore. For home playing, modelers were great - but - ultimately - plugins are where I landed. So I guess my answer to 'how many amps I need' is 0 amps. Gigging? An FM9 or Stomp would suffice.

[@revbaxter3681]

I'm with you on this struggle. I have two amps because I've always liked playing in stereo. I keep them because I don't think I can sell them for a price that I would be happy with. One of them needs to be repaired, and I'm not sure I want to invest even the small price of maintenance and tubes in order to get it going again. I also hate that it's just sitting there. These amps have really become more of a bother in the last couple of years.

[@Art-zs6sl]

Two amp setups are the bees knees with a splitter and looper.

[@steelisreal]

I've got a 5e3 clone and, honestly, I can do everything I want with that and a few pedals if I really need the versatility. I'm the same with guitars, perfectly happy with my Les Paul and while I have a Gordon Smith LP Jr and Benson Sig hollowbody, I could easily do with just the LP or the Gordon Smith LP Jr. Kid in the house means almost all my playing is through a HX Stomp. I do enjoy playing around with it and making new patches, but if I was gigging it'd be 5e3 and pedals.

[@bruunm1975]

On my Helix I use one amp. The SLO100 clean and one IR. Then just have Fx for everything else with snapshots and patches for songs. My thinking is it’s constant and easier for FOH guys.

[@Keplerf-vn2ld]

I would just pick the tone and sound you use and need the most and pick an amp that does that best. Load it down to an axefx3 and do all other tones in digital

[@ToneDeth.]

Happy Happy OneAmp Boi Happy Happy OneAmp Boi Happy Happy OneAmp Boi

[@LeonTodd]

How many amps do you need? Yes.

[@Austin.Hunt.]

5e7 Bandmaster with 3 10s to make the neighbors happy!!

[@boddumblues]

I have drifted away from trying to get all my tones from one amp because; you need backups and a reliable repair guy to service it. If it goes down can you get something else to works in its place fast/on the gig? It's better to have most of your sounds and gains sorted on a pedalboard then have an amp as the amp, novel idea right? (irony of course). To have a healthy simple amp to do some heavy lifting is ideal. It also takes the stress of worrying away, almost.

[@che2335]

I want the JP2C vs the Mk7 it has the lead boost idk if mk 7 has it

[@zach7j]

Oh man, all you need is a pair of Blackface twins going to a stereo 4x12 and a 1959hw. Done.

[@matt926uk1]

a jcm800 and a vox ac15 is all i need

[@Deep_Jimpact]

You don’t actually NEED any amps. They are a luxury

[@stratman9449]

that is very philosophical indeed.....we also don't need lots of guitars either.....etc....

[@Deep_Jimpact]

@@stratman9449 fully agree. The peak of human musical achievement is the harp. Everything else is noise

[@vav413]

​@@Deep_JimpactI think if you can flick the side of your mouth and make that water drop sound, then all instruments become trivial

[@Deep_Jimpact]

@@vav413 also agree. But that’s suppressed by Big KZbin Musicians

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

All of them!

[@LeMans512]

The Mesa Boogie Mk.VII looks like the one amp for me. The Fender Super Sonic was awesome too.

[@philipmarsh3522]

Hey that's cheating lol! Isn't that like 9 amps in one? ;)

[@picksalot1]

I have one hardware Amp, but never use it. I use different Amps in the HX Stomp to create virtual rigs for different genres. 😎

[@ksharpe10]

Imagine the Nightmare It must have been when Eric Johnson 1st set up that 3 amp. gigging setup he Had and still uses more or less today. The maintenance alone is YIKES. The 80's rig. til about 1993 was 100 wt. Marshall/s-LEAD, Dumble SSS-Dirty Rhythm, And Fender Twins 2 and or 2 showmans for CLEAN, and all the pedals, some wired in to different Cabs. Then after the Tinnitus/mid 90's, Not downsizing but Wattage changes to 50 wt. Marshalls, Deluxe Reverbs, most likely the Dumble was replaced by another Marshall, on his newer tours you can spot a TWO ROCK, usually faces toward his Drummer/Spare amp? Maybe it is Dirty Rythmn amp. I guarantee if he had to lug it all up and set it up himself on Tour, well bet Eric would rather haul around 3 Tonex's for 3 amps. and maybe his pedal board going into each one, he is exactly my age and haulin around that weight, well not me. Your mileage might vary but not given with technology today. Here is a silly scenario, imagine Eric with one Kemper stage, 1Tonex, 1 Quad Cortex and even with that, could be put in a Suit case. Figure you might get a Chuckle out of that.

[@Art-zs6sl]

You need one Mesa Mark, and Electrodyne, one Marshall, at least 2 Fenders blackface/tweed, and a Vox. Bare minimum.

[@christopher.hallissy]

I agree. I don’t know what the angle is anymore with this Mark series. I feel like if you own one, you own the Mark vibe. I don’t think there is any more development they can squeeze out of the platform. Seems like a weird move, and it’s wildly overpriced.

[@banyarling]

Kemper and Fractal Axe. But if I owned a house instead of rented I WOULD collect amp heads.

[@NoName-ql1wk]

Quad Cortex is all you need, or the like. I blame Steve Jobs for destroying my love for actual amplifiers.

[@christiancalderonduarte1905]

Nowadays I don’t think we need any. Just an axefx/fm9/fm3, helix, etc.

[@ksharpe10]

The Whole point to me now is With modelling you get all the Amps you could ever want, and now with Tonex a uber small package. But like one of your earlier videos, For gigging, only using a Couple at most 5 presets, so it does not get Nightmarery. And toying around with at Home with them is fine. Of amplifiers, I like the Amplified Nation line esp. the Steel String Singer, but they are almost as much as 2 rocks. And with Modelling I see no TEMPTATION. You might also know, as I have found out, trying to sell an Amp. even some of Best ever made is alot TOUGHER than Guitars and Mailing one which you found out can be a Nightmare. Myself I own a 93/marshall made AC30, And a 66 Pro Reverb like yours, both bought way before these astronomical prices for amps these days prices. I KNOW 1 GIGGING MUSICIAN WHO USES A LONESTAR, according to him they are quite heavy, he has not gigged since the start of Covid, so not currently active. I think unless someone is really WEALTHY, amp. collecting will most likely DIE off. You now have a greater responsibily of raising a Child, God Bless you in That . I made this comment on a video you made 9months ago, I wanted to make sure you see it. This Video: And comment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4GXaX-tqsplebc "You could put that together for a Song. Great Lesson, Great Teacher. Awesome Player!!!! This could be YOUR Cliffs of Dover. Think about it." I so DO WANT TO THANK YOU, for that video, it has helped me visualize the Fretboard, in a new way somehow. But it is almost a Song like Cliffs, Cliffs might have started as an Exercise Eric was doing, Maybe. He is 1st and formost a Great composer.

[@hugogavert2770]

Can you also explore the question of how many guitars do we need? 😉

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

Get something that does a clean tone well, the rest can be done with pedals.

[@dada1952]

The question is how many videos do you have to post each week to support yourself?

[@CMHobbies]

He posts 2 a day, so 14 plus whatever he adds to Patreon.

[@aksdal11]

I'm a 3 amp boy basically

[@Chris_Nouvelli]

For me, I just need a Katana.

[@timrussellguitar1516]

Mesa Boogie MKV

[@Casadetejas]

the money that the gobernment gave to argentinians wouldn't have allowed one to buy a guitar pedal!

[@bartnettle]

Get rid of the Mesa's before they become repair money pits; stick to simple well made amp like your fender or keep it simple Classic 30 for versatility LOL Get the L'star back

[@BopKitBill]

Just need one that's good. Versatility is not needed or wanted...Versatility usually means mediocrity..."Jack of all trades, master of none" I doubt that Dumbles are considered versatile....only great. I need a great amp...not a versatile amp...I hate versatile amps...they all suck. I don't love a bunch of genres... My approach is that of an artist...I have worked in a studio or two but it's not a career. Nobody would hire me for my versatility...I would hate to have to do a Country or a Metal gig...

[@foolhardymcpain]

+1 comment

[@ToneDeth.]

Rename the channel One Amp Boi please.

[@billrand4138]

three ,,a fender a vox and an early marshall

[@diegoebustamante]

basically a Strymon Iridium