20W amp shootout - the Supro sounds Fuzzfunky...
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
And I wouldn't be in the market for a combo amp either. It'd be neat as a head if it was the right price maybe. Of the lot though, the Marshall sounded overall the best and they do offer a head version.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
They sure do sound great. I played around with a Pink Taco and I have been thinking about picking one up ever since.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Dunno, that might acrtually be kind of cool. I always assumed he named it after the restaurant on Sunset Blvd.
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Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
I'm sure you're right, but we're talking apples and oranges here... The amps in the video cost less than half of the Friedmans.
All of the amps in the video have something to offer; I like a barking P90 through a fuzzy sounding amp - others hate that (I believe "it sounds like a blown speaker" is the opinion of many...).
67plexi
Ambassador of Amps
I thought the Runt 20 was a deal I spent a day trying out amps And the next night that little Runt held it's own on stage
with two custom amps I built cost $15,000.00 in parts plus labor I played drums that night.
Yes my amps sounded way better but the little Runt 20 got the job done most important my Sister in law likes it.
with two custom amps I built cost $15,000.00 in parts plus labor I played drums that night.
Yes my amps sounded way better but the little Runt 20 got the job done most important my Sister in law likes it.
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Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
I'm sure the runt is lovely, but $1300 is a decent bit of dollar compared with some half-decent sounding 20w amps. The law of diminishing returns just works differently for folks depending on usage, finances, etc - if you're a performing musician making $ then spending more on an amp can be justified over time for sure.
67plexi
Ambassador of Amps
I got that Runt in Auckland NZ it was more like $1800.00 USD. Price is not the issue We took the guitar I gave her and tried out amps and the Runt 20 was the winner.
My close friend Jai from North Korea carves Jade Jai paid $2,000,000.00 for a piece of Jade I don't know anything about Jade he sells to Chinese and they love Jade.
I repair the amps for my local music store and the China made amps they sell 40% dead out of the box new not good.
Playing in the band is my sport
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I totally get what you are saying but I tend to look at these things a bit differently: In my experience and from watching what friends have done over the years I have come to believe, strongly, that in cases like this the Friedman is the much better long-term value. You will buy it once and keep it indefinitely, because it sounds amazing and is built to a World-class level. With the compromise of buying a "half-decent sounding" amp you will still be tone-hunting and it won't be long before "half-decent" turns into "not good enough" and you'll be looking to flip for something better. There's that old adage 'The Cheap Man Pays Twice' and I honestly believe, after hanging around musicians for the past 40 years, that it applies two-fold when talking about music gear.