Is there ONE amp that you could get by with as your single amp?

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napalmdeath said:
The Thrasher is a unique amp, for sure. Too bad Randall lost their minds on the price. $2100 for a Chinese 50 watt? Please...🙄 They were just $999 what, 4 years ago? They're price gouging just to stay in business at this point, which I estimate will backfire, eventually. Dumpster fire.
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Yeah, I have the 120w and I believe that I paid like $1600 or around that for it when it came out and is now $3k? Used are few and still overpriced. There was one with a broken headshell (they're ikea wood) that I bought and returned because it electricuted me when I would touch the shift switch ⚡o_O
 
Someone said on an earlier page they prefer multiple guitars but fewer amps
Someone else said they are the opposite (sorry forgot the names by now 10 pages in)

I used to collect guitars and only had a couple of amps but I've been moving towards the 2nd one. Selling off guitars and keeping multiple amps and cabs.

Anyway, this is a really tough call, I've got a lot of amps lol. I instinctively want to say ENGL Savage, Diezel Herbert, Fryette Sig:X, 2006 Splawn QR or 2005 Splawn PM, Marshall 2205/2210, Mesa Rev G or Mark IV.... those are all the top tier S+ tier amps in their respective categories, to my ear at least. Thing is, they all have some kind of sacrfice or sonic ground they don't cover.

But I think if I could only pick one... Kasha Rockmod. I don't always play super saturated metal and this amp seems to cover the low-mid crunch tones up to heavy the most satisfyingly to me, and the switchable power tubes is a really nice touch to cover more ground. It's not my #1 favorite amp of all time to play or anything, but if I can only have one amp and knowing that I would want an amp that does a bit of everything really well... I think that's the pick. If I only ever played metalcore or something I'd probably have a different pick but I like a lot of very different music. I'll go from Beach Boys to Van Halen to Periphery to Herb Alpert to some movie soundtrack, all on the same playlist.

Idk, ask me a week from now and see if I still feel the same way.
 
Gigged with the Synergy 20IR at the weekend and I was hugely impressed with it. That’s probably cheating so I’d go with the Bogner Goldfinger, I reckon that amp could do most things
 
mbt64 said:
Y'all are gonna crucify me for this but the Katana Artist Gen 3. Given my (lack of) skill level it suits my needs. When I get better, I'll buy better stuff :cool:
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Nothing wrong with a Katana. Been rocking Kats for over 8 years and they still put a smile on my face when I play with them.
 
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