The Top 5 Solid State Guitar Amplifiers That You Can Gig With!

[@panhandlegeardemos6837]

You are killing it with all these videos recently! Keep it up!

[@intheblues]

Thanks a lot Panhandle! :-)

[@ernestovelasquez9147]

I have a 80s Roland JC 120 a Fender Twin reverb and a Fender Blues Junior they could do anything I always Mike don't no fxxxing sound stick my amps like they always want to do he'll no use my Shure sm 57

[@kuyakoi3469]

intheblues Can you help me find a whole piece of circuit for fender deluxe 112 plus? I have one, but theres a lot of issues from input to knobs..

[@BenDewhirstMusic]

Man, I wish people would just get over the solid state vs tube business. If it sounds good and feels good to play, then what does it matter? Just my two cents.

[@intheblues]

I am pretty sure you've heard the Bandit in a live situation too hey. Turn it up and the thing sings. :-) hehe

[@BenDewhirstMusic]

intheblues Yeah I have. Played through one at one of the jams and was getting some stellar tones!

[@intheblues]

It's an analog solid state amp. No preamp tubes or anything Marc. :-)

[@brbadge]

I'm over it for sure.I've made my decision.No way in hell do solid state amps sound good.

[@danielhartman6529]

bentertainment115 I agree. I have a peavey bandit and i just love it and the sound i get from it.

[@shaneirwin9461]

Whatever you can afford, you MAKE that sound great by trying harder....

[@pawelhabrajski9866]

Yeah but they have to be loud enough to gig tho

[@zandig666]

Yes sir I'm thinkn bput ditching my dsl20h seems it's different day to day I'm playing my marshall mg more it sounds the same every day

[@intheblues]

I've owned, reviewed, and used the majority of these amps enough to know they are good for live use. Let me know if you think I missed anything! :-)

[@jamalabdul2009]

intheblues is that a horror movie poster behind Your Strat?

[@childrenonacid]

intheblues what about the katana? Falls under modelling to you?

[@intheblues]

It's a modelling amp in my opinion based on all the built in effects pedals etc. Great amp though.

[@intheblues]

It's the Spanish Dawn of the Dead poster from 1978. It was the poster for the first pedal giveaway. :-)

[@childrenonacid]

intheblues fair enough. Makes sense to me.

[@howardworf6760]

I stopped using valve amps decades ago. Too heavy, too unreliable.

[@artvandelay2111]

The main problem is Shane, that most guitarists listen with their Eyes, and not their Ears !!

[@doctorskull8197]

Art Vandelay right on!

[@TheGhostGuitars]

A wise man considers what he sees and hears before he says. A fool only hearsays what others says.

[@javiceres]

Let them do that and is keep the good stuff B)

[@mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160]

Exactly, most quality solid state amps vs tube amps cannot be picked out in a blind test. There are tons of videos online where people get blindfolded and swear they can pick out tube sound vs solid state and they get it wrong most of the time. Solid state has come a long way in the last 20 years. You just can’t tell the difference when you aren’t looking at them and I’m keen on saving money so I’ll buy a 400 solid state over a 1600 tube anyway. At the end of the day my mediocre playing makes either amp sound mediocre lol

[@georgefromgreece4119]

@@mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160 all you say is spot on, except for the pricings over periods of time- today you find good and cheap tube amps as well, on the contrary, high quality solid state might cost even more. Cheers!

[@drlzanej]

Ypu should try the Fender Champion 100 watt. 2 x 12, alotta voices 2 channel, $349 . I love mine

[@sacasticus]

I know a guy who has one and the effects loop doesn’t seem to work with some pedals?

[@omarsharif927]

Best bang for the buck. I want one.

[@seanwesley9556]

I managed to get one from gumtree for £100, I run a massive pedalboard into it and it sounds lush, beautiful clean

[@aliengtr]

I have 2, they are ok, but man, I just cant get into the ss power amp section, a tube power amp section is just warmer in sound and spongier. I am going to sell both champion 100's..I tried ss and mosvalve and hybrid amps all with ss power amp sections and always had to use fx to cover up how crappy they were for clean sounds. they are ok/very good for distortion stuff

[@ssolo8]

I became a "tube snob" for years. Then recently rediscovered the Marshall MG series again. I laughed aloud, as I was playing, because my tone was sooo awesome! Scored Two heads immediately, at half the price of a DSL.. Life is awesome when you learn to work the EQ!

[@TVguy9999]

Completely agree. I picked up a used great quality EQ pedal and use a Marshall MG series amp to get that 60s rock sound. 🎸🤯🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@chrisw5742]

@@TVguy9999 The old Marshall Mosfets were awesome.

[@mrtcfuzzy4furer121]

I've been eyeing the MG50GFX, seen some good reviews on them.

[@lestelie4410]

Hi Shane. I am an amp repairer in Sydney. I have a Tech 21 on the bench at the moment. They have an inherent cost-saving design flaw. The heat sink is minimal and inside the amp chassis with little air flow. You can probably guess the rest. At gigs it overheats and the thermal protection shuts it down. Run cool air over it and its a nice amp. ALL amps are built to a price. Its just where did they shave their savings.

[@scm1716]

I come to this channel a lot for solid advice. You've about got me convinced to track down a Bandit 112.

[@psychojackjack2139]

For price and tone, it's really hard to beat the Peavey Bandit. They can do anything, especially if you add a few pedals.

[@ltournell]

Without a pedal the Peavey Bandit sounds flat to me especially when clean sounds are concerned. Just add power scaling to a simple DIY 5F1 valve amp ( only 3 tubes) and it beats a Bandit 112 hands down whether clean or dirty provided the output is on a good 12" cab.

[@southfloridaarcheryguy114]

Back in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, solid state amps weren’t very good at all. They were okay for strictly clean sound, but no one seemed to want that. Today’s solid state amps sound extremely good! No comparison to the junk we used in the 80’s. Plus they’re loaded with features and are extremely lightweight. Great grab and go amp to small gigs. I own a couple.

[@MrMedtech1437]

For my taste, I’m gonna go with the Orange CR 60 Pro. For a solid state amp it is gig worthy and then some. Had mine for over a year and love it.

[@KurtFuller]

Peavey Transtube (Silver or Red Stripe). You can't go wrong with it.

[@Jrj777-v5p]

Love my peavey bandit, wouldnt trade it for anything. Peavey gets no nod from most guys but they make quality gear and guitars

[@WTNall]

I've got a Solo Series, second version (the one between the Gunsmoke and the 65) that I got during an inventory reduction sale at a local Music-go-round for $45 in 2006. It's my main practice amp at home and rocks my T-40 bass. I love this thing!

[@cormacbobertson4732]

Bought my 112 bandit a year ago brand new and it's a bulldozer for neighbours 😁😁😁

[@caseylee12]

I just got a used Peavey Wolfgang Special (USA) and it's PURPLE! Great guitar! I absolutely hate that they no longer make anything in the states. But there are still some good used ones out there. Now I just need that amp... .. 6505?

[@jimsteger5844]

I’ve got the silver stripe bandit love it

[@TheRosswise]

The reason why Peavey Transtube amps weigh so much is because they have a lot of the same components as tube amps. Like the transformers. And Peavey speakers also weigh a lot because Hartley used quality magnets for his speakers.

[@ampcruz2540]

Sir roland small combo amps weigh as much as tanks also ,,,, they sound great to me too

[@motorrebell]

For British clean - crunch - dirty metal tones with some fuzz i would recommend the Orange cr60 and Orange Crush pro 120 !

[@garryrathmann7367]

I have the Roland Blues Cube Artist 212 . It's a great amp . The best amp I've ever owned . The tone is great and it sound is very valve like . Wouldn't want anything else . Should have been nunber 1

[@sam_klotz]

Every time someone plugs into my $30 blue stripe bandit, they always have that look of regret for spending several hundred on their tube amp.

[@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84]

Nah that’s the disappointed look of hearing your $30 amp lol

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

the jazz chorus has the nicest chorus on EARTH

[@FastRedPonyCar]

The problem with excluding amps like the mustang/katana/marshall code amps is that having those effects built in is a HUGE reason to pick them for gigging as you can downsize your pedal board, cabling, etc for a faster setup/teardown. It's the main reason I've switch to a Katana artist. It's an easy grab and go package with a simple pedalboard, covers the whole gamut of sounds and (in my opinion) sounds significantly better than the Code and Mustang, vox, etc. I've gigged quite a bit with my kemper and floor controller as well and while the tone from it is amazing, it makes me nervous having over 3 grand worth of gear (not including guitars) on stage at dirty bars and you still need a FRFR/floor monitor on stage to get some stage fill volume.

[@90sGuitarCovers]

For classic marshall tones check out the 5010 and the 5210 from the 80s. I like my 5010 better than my dsl40c. I got it for $100!

[@georgeallison6228]

90s Guitar Covers got 2 Master Lead Combos. Yep...100 bucks a pop. One has the Jensen Mod12 speaker . Quite nice . Good amps with balls. Single channel one trick ponies

[@Betoronado]

They aré cool amps, i own lead 12, Lead 20 and 5210, those 80s solid states were the best as yours (5010)

[@leonthompson8988]

90s Guitar Covers who makes those

[@coachcleats13]

I agree with every amp on that list, I just would have put the Jazz Chorus as 1 and the Bandit 2. good vid!

[@BoyAditya]

Tech 21 is a Legend! Early 2000s kids know how useful those cali and brit sound on the amp! .. i mean.. you don't need to bring your metalzone if you have tech 21 amp 😋 ... The drive is so good considering it's a solid-state amp.

[@landonbailey]

If you don't mind me adding an amp recommendation. I still have my Red Knob Fender Deluxe 85. I gigged with it for years. It's super lightweight and has one volume (loud). So it's awesome for gigs. and you can grab them for really cheap on ebay. Im going to guess its very very similar to the deluxe 112.

[@intheblues]

Those are really good amps too. I haven't used one for yonks! I should see if I can get my hands on one again at some point.

[@AlexRamosDrTaz]

I still have a Deluxe 85. The clean channel is very pedal friendly... I can run my metal pedals on that, and they sound great. The amp distortion is cool though, sounds awesome boosted with an overdrive. Also love the dual channel input, what a great idea, running both the clean and distortion at once. Try that with a tube amp!

[@billhenry9610]

I have the Deluxe 85 from the 1980's. Its a great gig worthy amp!!

[@doctorskull8197]

I tried a Fender red knob amp many years ago. Excellent! Unfortunately, I let it go and now can’t find them anywhere. Bummer.

[@baronvonchickenpants6564]

lando27music it's a great little amp with some great features

[@reno145]

Roland Jazz Chorus is one of the best clean amps. And one of the worst dirty sounding amps. But it takes pedals great!

[@RaoulVanDePetrucci]

Yamaha G100-112 mk2...

[@MrAMF50]

Orange and ZT amps should at the least mentioned as they also are great analog amps.

[@hammyjammies]

No love for the CR120 or any Randall amps? Dave Simpson and Dimebag own them respectively

[@intheblues]

I haven't tried/owned those ones but I am always open to trying out new gear. I'll keep an eye out! :-) Cheers.

[@DMSProduktions]

Those Randalls are GOOD! Alm bought 1 about 10 years back, ended up with a Bugera V55HD instead!

[@52TeleGuy]

Vince McMahon likes big Texan bullies is the cr 120 the orange amp? I own the cr60c, its a great amp. Buying the cr 120 head and cab soon.

[@michaellilley6725]

intheblues I've got the Orange CR120 head and it's a rock a verb without the valves, watch Dave Simpson's series " How many tones can you get from one amp" it's got the lot, quality, versatility, and striking looks and it's "Orange" breaks up like a tube amp as you wind the volume up!!🎸🔈🔉🔊🎶 clean and dirty/gain channels, excellent three way reverb, spring/hall/plate, effects loop send return and because it has no valves the output is always consistent. To answer the commonly asked question " Does it Djent" ? A: I don't!! but I suspect it probably does!! Add a Zoom G5n and it's simply organic or should that be Orangasmic!!

[@dreamliner1977]

Ty Tabor has been rockin' the Orange CR120 for a while now and sounds great

[@adamwatts4937]

Peavy Stereo Chorus 212 best sound ever for solid state.

[@craiglarbes1546]

I can’t believe the Fender frontman 10G didn’t make the list! Geez! 😜

[@jaguar15ful]

Honestly the best amplifier its Fender Deluxe 112 Plus, versatile, loud, punch, powerful. My favorite

[@db10632]

How does pedals sound on it? Also, how good it is for gigging?

[@KaneMuir]

Have you tried a “Vox Pathfinder 15R” I use one all the time for gigs, it is super lightweight & has a pretty convincing breakup.

[@emmanuelangelakis2569]

I've got one. Awesome amp!

[@markbornais2589]

Would like to see you take an amp like the BluesCube and show us how to dial in the tones for different styles of music. Cheers

[@ElectricLabel]

There's loads of great solid state amps, you can get them really cheap and they last forever. More importantly, they are consistent at any volume, which is hugely important. Valve amps are next to useless without attenuators to bring them under control, also they weigh too much and break too easily. If you are touring and playing most nights on small to medium sized stages with limited space and limited soundcheck time and no tech time then you'd be INSANE to choose a valve amp over a decent solid state. Whenever I hear people bleating on about valve amps I just dismiss them as unprofessional. I use both, run together (a Fender Twin and a Carlsbro Stingray Super), but if I had to downsize for one show, which happens occasionally, I'd always use the solid state over the valve. Experience has brought me to that conclusion. Also, most guitarists will never experience the joy of playing through a Vermona Regent or a HH or a Fal Super100 just because they are stuck up about valves. You're missing out.

[@juanvaldez4043]

With the new wave of equipment that has come out lately, would you re-do this list?

[@leftyyobbo]

my favourtte things about these reviews..... 1---An AUSTRALIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2--------HE IS A LEFTY!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3-----Honesty...theres a strong feeling of honesty in these videos without fininacial "impressions" from the bigger companies Great work bloke!

[@intheblues]

Thanks, Chris!

[@detectivemedia3957]

I am not sure if you are familiar with or not but Moog built a solid state guitar amp back in the late 70’s early 80’s called Lab Series. These were all SS technology and if you can still find either the 2 x 12 (L5 model) or the 1 x 15 (L9 model) you would be hard pressed to find a better tone out of a solid state amp. You can still get them for a good price. BB King, Ty Tabor of King’s x, Alan Holdsworth, Ray Flacke all swore by them.

[@smcook8]

Michael Stakelum agreed. My L5 sometimes beats out my hot rod deluxe on cleans. With my experience it gets the Klon Centaur sound, without the Klon Centaur!

[@tazsnuts99]

Moog made the lab series amp

[@jameslaversa528]

Used to use a L5 back in the day.But,with age, reliability may become a problem .

[@devinsinderwitcz9134]

The way Peavy as a company is falling apart I'd hardly consider them in the top 5 or 10. Your warranty is very limited.

[@artjackson6872]

I'll take the Tech 21 Trademark 60 over all the other amps. Simply because you can use the direct line output to another amp or direct to a sound board and get the same tone. Besides I've yet to find a bass player with the same power on a single 15 or a drummer who plays loud to keep up with this single 12 celestion.

[@GuitarMan22]

Peavey 112 is good if only to use higher end pedals in the front end. Very thin sounding distortion. There are better solids out there like Quilter. Micropro mach 2 is better than any of these amps here. Light and tube sounding. Don't waste ur time loading up on peavey.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

People dis SS amps because of the resurgence in tube amps over the last 25 years and it's cool to knock SS amps. Then there are 1000s of cheap SS amps and some are nasty. There is a difference between tube and SS as I have a few of both and that is that the tube amp usually has a smooth warmth that melts with touch sensitivity. Saying that, I gig with a Fender Super 210 but one night I took my 25 year old Roland Jazz Chorus just for a change and that sounded superb with my pedals. Go figure! I bought Fender FM 212R this week and that sounds great too with a great clean channel that loves pedals. I must admit I prefer tube amps as I have been using them for over 25 years now but I'm open to experimenting and not an amp snob.

[@BazCBazC]

Sessionette 75 from the 1980s is well worth looking out for. Made by Award-Session it’s a hand built transistor amp, 85 watts with a spring reverb, Celestion G12 speaker. Takes pedals well and has been used by some big name guitarists - Jan Ackerman, Mike Rutherford, Geoff Whitehorn, Dave Stewart. Eric Clapton recorded his August album with it’s baby brother the Rockette 30

[@roybrooks]

I have a Sessionette 75. It is awesome. I will be using it tonight.

[@colinstout7184]

The hh amps , made in Cambridge of the seventies/eighties are very underrated amps .very very loud and with a strat or Tele are the sweetest sound.very heavy in combo mode.

[@greghenderson4582]

I totally agree with you on Solid State it is all about tone ....Albert King, Frank Marino and BB King all used Solid State amps ! What is a kemper ?? A more modern Solid State amp !! I use Peavey Studio 40's and I have had a lot of folks mention my tone lately !

[@jessythomvandergeest439]

Hughs & Kettner Silver Edition is the best solid state amp I've ever played!!!

[@zero318]

Your list is pretty spot on, Shane! I've been working my Tech 21 for well over 5 years now and it's been exceptional. A couple of interesting little side notes, if I may...it has a SansAmp built into it with an XLR out so basically a built in DI. I don't ever have to mic it, I just run an XLR to the board! I know, weird concept for a guitar rig, but it works fantastically well. Another really nice feature is the footswitch. It switches channels, yes, but also kicks on your boost and toggles your effects loop. One of the weirdest foot switches I've come across as it uses just an ordinary guitar cable, but it's rock solid. You're right about it when it comes to volume in a hot situation, but most of my gigs are blues or jazz so I've never topped out. Hey, while you're toodling around fooling with solid states, I recently picked up an unlikely backup unit for gigging. Never had an issue with the Tech 21, but they're really hard to find (always sold out) so I'm a little more careful where I haul it. Anyhow, I got a deal on a Hughes and Kettner 'Edition Blue 60'. Weirdest name ever! Hughes was never on my radar, but my buddy swears by them. The little single 12 Hughes has got some serious chops!!! All analog, spring reverb, and certainly no slouch in a blues setting...check it out if you come across one...they're easy to miss. Carry on, good sir!

[@NickintheStates]

Great video and super useful. My buddy Tim was just bugging me about which SS amp I'd recommend. I still haven't played a Tech 21 but need to try one at some point. Love the JC120... grew up listening to that amp. I'd question the drive channel though... on the older ones at least they were comical.

[@intheblues]

Thanks Nick! The trademark 60 2x12 is an amazing sounding amp. It feels great to play there's no doubt about it. The single 12 combo is good too but the 2x12 just has a bit more overall body of sound. :-)

[@jamalabdul2009]

Nick in the States Hey Nick!!! Long time no see buddy!

[@DMSProduktions]

The NEW JC range have a totally revoiced OD channel that is actually VERY good! Heard a few demos from last year's NAMM!

[@JohnLadouceur]

I owned 2 trade mark 60 and sold them. sounded great with good low bass but I found they don't have a long sustain and sound brittle with pedals even a tech 21 pedal , it sounded harsh, and I don't know why. I did love the deep swampy bass and the dirty growl but lacked a long single note sustain, it just died off .

[@wadeolder7193]

Orange Crush 60 is killer but heavy. The Boss 50 Kantana is nice for grab and go and great sound. Usually around $200

[@negativefloof5033]

Personally I like the Orange Crush CR60 and CR120, or any of the other Orange Crush amps for home

[@davidmparkes]

CR60C Highly underrated, superb amp.

[@joecanzano]

I love my CR120.

[@jacak47410]

Couple more suggestions. Orange cr120 Ibanez tbx150h Marshal vs8100 Crate gt3500h Ampeg vh140c Most a geared towards metal for my taste but can do a wide variety

[@MikeCarvin]

I would add the long discontinued Yamaha DG series. Extremely underrated.

[@jimotten1985]

So I've been playing tube amps all my life. And loving them too. But man, i hate the whole tube replacing bit. You have to bring your amp to some dude to replace and bias the thing. And it always needs to break in first and all that... the whole maintenance thing is bumming me out sometimes... I'm really into this transistor thing lately... Is it possible to get really loud and beefy with these things... I think i'll go check that bandit. Thanks for the vid matey ;)

[@nhunter333]

Hey, give those Quilter heads a chance! I think using your own speakers would seal the deal lol. I've been gigging with a Toneblock 200 for a couple of years now, mostly clean with pedals and anything from a 1x12 to a 4x12 cab, and I still don't know why I drug around those heavy tube amps for so long lol.

[@KountryCuz1]

Wow I have A old USA Made Peavey Banit 112 I love It Thanks

[@listillolordoc7604]

After touring for 25 years, I've found that solid state amps were more reliable. This is very helpful. Nothing is worse than having to run across a town you're not familiar with to get a backup set of tubes because they couldn't survive the trip from gig to gig. It only had to happen once before we all went solid state... For touring.

[@tisbonus]

Listillo Lordoc so freaking true! How many matched 6L6 or EL84 tubes do you need to replace over the years? For me it was too damn many at $70 a matched set. Bought two solid state amps for the price of retubing my 81 blackface twin II.

[@ToddSauve]

Especially when the amps are turned up way too loud anyway. I can't believe how many deaf or going deaf musicians there are--and who want to take their audience with them.

[@BoltRM]

@@ToddSauve I had to leave one bar cuz of the bass vibrating my guts making me nauseous 🤢

[@sticksnstones23]

Test out the Orange Crush 60 or 120. You will have a new number 1. And that’s coming from someone who would never sell his bandit transtube.

[@Eliellasdad]

Could you review the Roland JC22?

[@alanredversangel]

I've got a peavey stereo chorus and it breaks your back however you try to lift it. It's also the loudest 2x12 ever made though.

[@52TeleGuy]

The Orange crush pro cr 60c 60w and the Orange crush pro cr 120h 120w head are great solid state amps.

[@wokrzysiek]

I'd recommend old ss Marshalls from the 80's. I own Marshall Lead 20 and it's a killer amp. Plenty loud, it'll keep up with a drummer. There are others in this line that people are raving about ie. Master Lead 30 or 100Wat MOSFET.

[@stevebishop3924]

Krzysztof Wójcik I agree...I’ve got the Marshall Lead 100 mosfet, and I’ll NEVER part with it. Will handle any gig, even outdoors.✌️

[@MyName-nx1jj]

Love my two Bandits - teal and red. However, my Blues Cube Artist is in another league all together. Absolutely NO comparison.

[@william-franklinsherwood6645]

The Lab Series L5 is a great solid state amp, there hard to find, but B.B. King used one.....so you know the tone.

[@KountryCuz1]

Wow I love my Roland jazz Chorus -90 Great Amp also its Stereo out put !!!!!!!

[@lancescott6659]

You missed the best one of all..Quilter!!

[@AudaciousAce1989]

I have the mg15dfx. Is sounds HUGE on the distortion channel. EVH type tones for days. Best $70 I ever spent. Takes pedals very well too. Only thing its missing is an FX loop. Perfect for carrying it around to bring to a friends house. Sounds good quiet and loud

[@3cardmonty602]

I have a 1994 Teal Stripe Peavey Bandit 112, with a Zoom G3x multi-effects pedal going into it - it is OUTSTANDING! Total cost=$275

[@ethanwolters5618]

3 Card Monty I have the original bandit only paid $100 and it sound better then my friends $1500 Orange

[@socialdef3]

You use the Zoom G3x into the effects loop/return right?

[@jamesbarros950]

Love this, thank you for tackling this for those of us looking at solid state. I have tube amps, but I'm just too old and broken to lug them everywhere. A review of small amps (to me thats < 1x12 or < 30 lbs) would be appreciated too :) Thanks :)

[@artjackson6872]

A Tech 21 Trademark 60 would fit your criteria. It has tubelike warmth, 2 channels, spring reverb, footswitch, single 12 in. Celestion speaker and takes stompboxes very well. From clean fender tones to dirty mesa boogie. From vox ac tones to Marshall's stack tones. It also has effects loop and direct line out with ground loop isolation. The amp is very loud and will drown out a drummer with a 22" kick drum.

[@mojoefelix]

My Roland Blues Cube has 1x12 and weighs 32 lbs. I bought it for $20 on Craig's List.

[@patrickherb4670]

Vox pathfinder 15R

[@sebastianseveso]

Marshall MOSFET LEAD?

[@kristonterbutt7373]

Exactly, I just bought a 75 Reverb from the JCM 800 series, very cheap here in Europe. Sidewinder celestion speakers are fantastic. They are as close to tube tone as a solid state can be. I will never sell this amp.

[@paulwatson4032]

I think you need to try a Quilter micropro mk2 HD I think you would be impressed. You obviously trued the Aviator not the same thing.

[@davemillar2157]

Exactly, I own one and it’s the best amp I’ve ever owned , SS or tube

[@landon.cunningham]

You need to try the Quilter amps Shane. Ever heard of them? Get your hands on a 101 Reverb to start.

[@dave234545]

You need to look into the Quilter amplifiers.

[@hendrixon1]

Have you ever played on a Pritchard amp? It's a dream. It has a more tube sound than most tube amps and it's like 6-8 distinct amps in one. And yes, I own one and it took the GAS out of me. Check it out; you won't be sorry.

[@SynthesizerSam]

ZT Lunchbox would be my choice. 10lbs, 200 Watts. I love mine.

[@BENDBLUES]

Currently I would say: 1-Katana 2-Marshall Mosfet Lead 3-Mustang V2 4-Bandit 5-Supertramp Trace Elliot

[@bestplans9051]

Sorry but the Mustang V2's are not that impressive.

[@caioantonio0001]

I own a Mustang V2. The amp's problem for me is that this one was made to play with no pedals. Now Ive been building my pedalboard, this amp almost make no much sense to me...

[@utubehound69]

I wish i had an 120 Jazz Chorus , I played one the years ago w/Boss HM petal lol it's an amazing amp, when the drummer would get to sloshed to play i'd play it clean it sounded so good doing blues & other clean tones. It's in a class of it's own imo.

[@motorrebell]

The Roland Jazz chorus may be the Best amp for beautiful cleans , Andy summers of the police and even Metallica used one !

[@stefanoargenys]

@@motorrebell and wes borland

[@Briansgate]

non-modeling amps that you just plug into and start playing? Yes, please!

[@melvynobrien6193]

I had a JC-120; it had a really "dead" sound; my 95 Bandit sounds far better. I had a Deluxe 85, which I traded in for a Deluxe Reverb tube amp. The solid-state 85 was a good amp. I have a Roland Super Cube 60, and it has a transformer mod so that it can be set to operate in the US or Europe. The Bandit can handle any gigs, but I mostly use my US Classic 20 in tandem with my 65 AC-15. The Vox is great; it will cut the ears off you.

[@chriscarreno4930]

Good job Shane!! Love my Bandit. Maybe some day I'll get to turn it up all the way.

[@kootab]

I own a Quilter Aviator combo. Its 100 watts and has a digital reverb. Over all it has very good clean sounds and takes pedals well. I play blues so I don't use distortion or even HEAVY overdrive but I use 2 overdrive pedals at semi clean and crunch levels and Im happy. The master volume on the amp sounds the same from level 2 all the way up to around 7 or 8 then the speaker itself adds breakup in a good way. Try out some Quilter amps!

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

Peavey Vypyr Pro is awesome. NOT the VIP series Peaveys. The Vypyr Pro series. Every possible amp you could want is in that thing. It also uses the "trans tube" technology found in the Bandit series of Peaveys, except this one is also a modeling amp. Get the Sampera Pro footswitch for it too. You'll thank me later.

[@Just-Michael]

I had a Fender Deluxe VM that was all tube and super loud but didn't like the lead channel and it weighed like 40 pounds. I then got a hybrid Vox amp with like a tube in the power section I think. Didn't like the sound of that, so then I grabbed up the modern Bandit on clearance and boy does it roar. I got the sounds I wanted as soon as I plugged in. Definitely the best low cost gigging combo you can get.

[@zachparker3994]

The beautiful posters of history in the background 😍

[@caseylee12]

I've got a crate gt212 amp I love... Yeah, I know, ''Crate '', right? But for the front porch, it's loud as hell, and has a clean channel, drive channel, and boosted solo channel. And I got it for $80 4years ago at a pawn shop. For my basement, I use a Fender Power chorus. 2 very different amps with 2 very different sounds. And my opinion is, play what you have. but just play!

[@jango101]

I have a Crate amp as well, it’s a solid state 212 cxl. I love it’s clean and crunchy tone

[@thomaswalz3515]

I've the Bandit's kid bro, the Envoy... my go-to light travel amp... and I got it super cheap on eBay... which impresses me as an amazing value.

[@garyandpattyworley6832]

Thomas Walz absolutely love mine! Have 5 other tube amps but something magical about the envoy and don’t have to take a pricey amp to rehearsal

[@eaglebauer944]

The Trademark 60 has just one 12" speaker not two.

[@kristinapence4051]

For the money Crate(any model) amps are really hard to beat! I had a gx 40 r, Gx65 ,20w 2×6, and and powerblock mini power amp!

[@w.rustylane5650]

I love my Crate CPB 150 Power Block amp head. It really sounds great through my stereo Akai speakers and 1 car 250 watt woofer. Don't worry - I have the stereo 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel to give me 4 ohms and the speaker group wired in series to give me 8 ohms 'cause the car speaker is 4 ohms, so 4 + 4 = 8 ohms. My Crate sounds great so it's a Great Crate. Quiet as hell turned all the way up even with the gain near max.

[@tfitzmail1]

Quilter

[@robertclarkguitar]

You ever use the valvtronix series by Vox? I have the vt20x and heard excellent reviews so it's my first amp in decades. Learning to play leads etc. I'm happy with it. But I'll surely want more gear. Lol

[@aaronmajchen982]

I've owned the Bandit, I currently have a Jazz Chorus and a Blues Cube. The Peavey can not in any way stand up to the Roland amps in pure tone quality, particularly for a blues/mid gain rock.

[@tonebolts400]

Am i correct in thinking Albert King used a JC-120?

[@raytorvalds3699]

Yes you are. 👍

[@philipellis7039]

He’s most associated with ( solid state ) Acoustic amps. BB King used ( solid state) LAB Series for a while.

[@auntjenifer7774]

is Albert King the one who plays the tele with bucker in the neck ?

[@MyUrbanExplorationOnline]

Have you ever herd of a Vox Pathfinder 15R? I got mine about 10 years ago. However Vox has stop making them two or three years after I got mine. with the Boss ME50 that has two outputs, some times I have a pared up with mt Vox AC15VR. I have the Pathfinder with a boost on that provide more of an overdrive sound where with the AC15VR I set that up on the clean. With the Boss sometimes I might use delay, pan, or the rotary effect, maybe one or two other's. They last few times I use this set up I played my Squire Bass IV.

[@jammamiscal452]

@intheblues have you tried the marshall valvestate? Just curious on how it compares with the other amps.. Good videos.. Cheers

[@lucaswood7602]

I have the quilter Micropro Mach 2 HD (HD being the 12 neo speaker). I really enjoy it. I have heard a few people say Quilters are a little difficult to dial in, though that hasn't really been the case for me. I don't really play blues primarily or even rock though I do those things. I find that the Micropro is really versatile and I get a ton of different sounds out of the amp and it has a lot of different characteristics. I use a lot of FX and a lot of octave based FX and the speaker seems to keep things sounding very rich no matter what is going on. The EQ section is also very powerful, I used to use a 10 band EQ on my board but since I got the micropro I find that I can easily dial in things for the context of what I'm doing.

[@grantcyster4427]

Solid channel, Shane. Compliments. One other name I'd add to the list is the Orange Crush Pro series - the CR60C combo and the CR120 head.

[@intheblues]

Thanks so much Grant! :-)

[@superdarkshadow]

What always confuses me, is if a an amp like the Fender Champion 40 is a modelling amp or not. There are a couple of voicings and effects, but other than choosing a voicing and an effect, there is not that much to tweak.

[@jasont.9559]

They are modeling amps. They have a digital front end and a chip amp power section. I think Fender just reworked some of the amp models from the Mustang series and threw in a hand full of effects for good measure. What I don't understand is who they are targeting with these amps? They cost about the same as the original Mustang amps but with way less functionality. I guess some people just want a bare bones simple type of amp?

[@GuitarMav]

Jason T. I have owned mustang and champion and the champion to me sound better. They are easier to use and take pedals extremely well.

[@ot4kon]

There is analog modelling and digital. Mustang is digital and the champion is analog.

[@aliengtr]

man I was a solid state guy till I compared a tube amp of the same size and realized how much better tube amps are. However, there are still some solid state amps I like.only 1 solid state amp (an albion) ever gave me the joy I get playing a tube amp to get clean sounds.

[@DoctorMcFarlandStudios]

I have a Peavey Bandit Teale Stripe and it rocks. I also have the Quilter Pro Block and Micropro Mach 2. The Pro Block is the perfect one channel amp and has balls. The Micropro can really get any tone imaginable. Acoustic guitar even sounds good through it.

[@1alb]

Tech 21 - I own two - I ditched my Fender deluxe twenty years ago when I discovered these… Warm and really versatile… for loud gigs, I mike it. 🎶🎸