701dennis Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 I'm looking to buy an amp combo that is a minumum of 40 watts, all tube,and weighs no more than 50 lbs. I would like one that is a little on the bright side of things (although not as bright and shrill as a fender twin), but something "cleaner than dirty" is that makes any sense. Any suggestions on this would be greatly appriciated, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 That sounds EXACTLY like what I am selling... my Carvin X60A. It is the predecessor to the MTS series. It is a medium+ gain 3-channel amp with OUTSTANDING clean tone. It does roll off the highs a bit on hard overdrive, but it has active bass, mid, and treble tone controls plus a presence control. Reverb is spring type (and really sweet sounding), is 60w tube, 1x12 with British Series speaker and is switchable between 4, 8, and 16 ohm impedences. I built a rack setup which rests on top of it for effects and such and the two together don't weigh 50lbs. It has a triple footswitch for remote selection of either of its 3 channels and reverb. It really is a kick-ass amp... and it is on casters. I am selling it because I use a lot of piezos, and I have to play up to 4 instruments at a gig, so I am going the powered mixer route. This way I can have them all plugged in and EQed individually. SS is better for piezos and acoustic guitars than tubes. I will get a good OD stompbox or tube emulator to handle distortion. Boggs Check out my Rock Beach Guitars page showing guitars I have built and repaired... http://www.rockbeachguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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