Go to practice amp

guitarnate2000

guitarnate2000

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What do you guys use? sometimes, I don't feel like firing up my gig rig and whatnot and like a simple amp, like a modeling amp for noodling and whatnot.

I have had the Line 6, Boss Katana's, Blackstars, etc.

For the last few years, I have been using the Spark 40 and loving it and the features it has with the app.

I just picked up a Spark 2 this weekend. LOVE IT. the AI features on the app are really cool. room for improvement, but nonetheless, heading in the right direction. If I ask it to create the rhythm sound from "rock you like a hurricane", it presents me with a few options, and I'll be damned. there it is!

Also has a built in looper and drum machine. Separate volume for steaming songs and guitar. I can upload my guitar karaoke tracks into Apple Music and import those into Spark and put on a one man show.

I can't say enough about how feature rich this little amp is.

Also have a USB C powered Spark Go. It is tiny and fits in the palm of my hands with most of the same features without the looper that rocks.
 
311splawndude said:
Vypyr tube 60 but the Spark does spark my interest :dunno:
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ha! awesome!

I am loving it so far. I simply love the ability to stream music and guitar to the amp. oh, and did I mention it has a rechargeable battery so you can take it on the go? Like where is that cat with his Mr. Microphone now? I got something for his ass! lol
 
Porta-jam rig for my truck. I don't practice, I just play.
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I've got a Deluxe Reverb that sits in the living room, half the time I play it straight in, half the time I'll use whatever dirt pedal I left sitting on top of it last.

When that's too much (or I need gobs of gain) I go to the Neural DSP Petrucci plug-in on my laptop.
 
Generally a kemper, rocktron velocity power amp, and either one of my teles or the green goblin depending on whether i need humbuckers, and my 2x12 1965 conversion with scumbacks (it's really light)

I also will have whatever pedalboard isn't at a practice space out, and make it work, but most of the time this is where I experiment with pedals

This is my version of "grab n go"


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I don't like the sound of tiny speakers in general, but if this is too loud i just turn off the rocktron and use headphones (generally sennheiser hd600s) with the kemper or something
 
Usually computer plugins, Helix, or for amps: DSL40CR, Origin 50C, Catalyst 100, or Fender Super Twin
 
I use a pedalboard with a Joyo JF-14 Amp Simulator on it. Tube Screamer, Vibe and Wah before it and a Delay after it. I run that into a mixer and then into a QSC K10 mounted on the wall. I can get the volume really low and it's an amazing sound. Also have a vocal mic and a Harmonizer on a separate channel on the mixer. I also run a Beatbuddy ( backing tracks ) into the mixer.

It's pretty much my live rig for solo gigs as well but I usually use a Fender Acoustasonic. I do bring Electric Guitars to gigs as well.

I have a 74 Deluxe Reverb and a 69 Princeton Reverb that sound great but impossible to get a real quiet killer tone in my little 6x12 studio. If I ever decide to join a band again and make shit money at gigs I'm ready ...lol
 
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