Here’s a typical email i get about amps. What would you tell him?
Hi Brad,
You run a business and you probably get a lot of stuff related to your YouTube channels, so I certainly understand if you don't have time for this.
After the tone experienced from a Ryan Adams show a couple of weeks ago, I've decided to go back to a tube amp. He was running a killer rig with two Benson Chimera heads with a Benson Tall Bird reverb unit for each head. Needless to say - that's way out of my price range,
I wanted to get some recommendations for a tube amp head. I've heard so many opinions. I'm on a tight budget because I really want to also pick up a Two Notes Captor X when playing live. I need to stay around $500 - $700 and I need an effects loop because I want to use my Helix for effects. I've looked at stuff like Marshall Origins, Hughes and Kettner Grandmeister 40 Deluxe, and even a Bassman (I was told by an amp repair guy in the shop that he could install an effects loop easily. He highly recommended a hand-wired amp (no shit).
The main reason I'm contacting you is to see if you have recommendations or, even more importantly, amps that I should stay away from because of negative experiences you've had on the bench. The Marshall Origins seem to be decent, but the web has mixed comments. Any help would be appreciated. I also have a quad cortex that can capture amps that are pretty much dead on accurate (Somebody uploaded a real Dumble recently), but I like old school knobs, etc and you end up endlessly fiddling with the options with a QC. So any help with suggestions would be appreciated if you have the time. I need a 30 w but could go 50w if necessary..
I posted this as a live stream earlier today, but as with most of my more controversial live streams on YouTube, I usually either take them down or put them behind a paywall within a day so as not to give my enemies an easy way to attack me. If they want to attack me, I would rather make it slightly harder for them. As I say in the video, whether someone is Jewish is not material to me. That fact alone does mean I cannot be someone's friend. I have Jewish members of my extended family, in fact, who I love and would also fight for. But when Israel (which happens to be a Jewish state) starts behaving like a mafia and using their collective power to attack people I care about to deprive my family of power or access to resources, I start to get angry. Now you're acting like a mafia. Now you're fucking with my world. At some point we have to fuck back. More to come on this as my thoughts evolve, but at this point, I'm seeing no good way forward other than punishing the GOP who take their ...
Not sure if this is something I'll ever publish on the channel, so I thought I'd include it here as an exclusive. Enjoy!
In this video, I put on the cloak of a preacher and talk about why the modern state of Israel spoken about in Genesis 12 is NOT the same as the modern state of Israel we see today and why this idea that we should never oppose Israel is a false teaching. I will back my argument up with Christian scripture. This is something I've never attempted to do before - offer up a Biblical teaching. I do not feel qualified at all. In fact, I am probably one of the least qualified preachers on earth. But maybe that's why you should listen anyway. If you have more to add, or if you have a rebuttal, feel free to comment. I'm all ears and willing to learn more.
BTW, I can’t wait to hear you excoriate Fender going the way of Gibson.
Gibson: “We screw over independent guitar manufacturers.”
Fender: “Hold my beer.” 🍺
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