What was you first "Real" amp?

[Jumpbackgeno]

Peavey bandit, thought I was a rock star playing that in 1981

 

[alund]

Fender stage lead. Sucked. But it’s what I could get in 85. And a fucking ratt and a chorus DOD. Ehhh. It worked. I sucked.

 

[SpiderWars]

‘72 Marshall 50W, it was probably around ‘81-‘82. After all the years I’ve come full circle. 4-holers are my jam.

 

[paulyc]

1979 Marshall 2203 that blew fuses until the local old crotchety TV repair man replaced a bad filter cap. I paid $400 for it around 1985/86 and I got a fuzzy carpet PA style 2x12 cab with Celestion V30s ( the first series) with it. My bass player had a Boss SD1 that he traded my DOD Distortion box for and that was my whole rig, along with a red G&L Rampage. That setup kicked ass.

 

[napalmdeath]

Marshall VS100 head. Bought it brand new. Got a nice Randall 4x12, carpet covered and all at a Pawn Shop for $200 to go with it. Sounded crushing!

 

[DISTORT6]

1990 Marshall JCM 900 MkIII 2100
Purchased new.
Still have it.

 

[Al Chapo]

I was gigging with a Behringer modeler half stack saving up for this. It was like entering another dimension lol

 

[saxxamafone]

Marshall TSL100

 

[Skinwalker]

Technically I guess it was a Peavey classic 50 2x12 combo. I didn’t keep it long though. I ended up getting rid of it and getting a Marshall JCM 900 6 months later and I used that for years.

 

[GOHOINC]

Jcm 900 model 4500 w/ marshall 4x12 loaded with Peavey Sheffield's.

 

[rushcentrale]

1990 Marshall JCM 900 MkIII 2100
Purchased new.
Still have it.

1990 Marshall JCM 900 MkIII 2100
Purchased new.
Don't have it

 

[Avi8r2005]

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I was gigging with a Behringer modeler half stack saving up for this. It was like entering another dimension lol

I had a stage II Deuce, didn't keep it long as I could not seem to dial out the high end and get a sound I liked from it. Knowing what i do about them now, definitely would like to give one another shot with some different cabs/speaker options.

 

[dooredge]

Peavey Renown 212, followed by a Crate G**** something or the other, followed by 2 Laney GH100L's. Thus began my tube amp journey.

 

[drs448]

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Peavey Bandit teal that I recently snagged from my Parents house
Peavey Ultra 120 + GK 2x12 in about '94.
Hell of a setup

 

[headlessdeadguy]

Peavey Encore 65. Didn’t know anything about tubes so when it quit working I quit messing with it. Got a VH140c. Left the Peavey at my parents house and my dad threw it in the trash lol.

 

[thegame]

Peavey Rockmaster preamp/Classic 60 power amp. Had to borrow/rent 4x12 cabinets for the first year until I could afford one. That's what we did in my day. This is the equivalent of the previous generation's "walking 16 miles to school everyday" spiel.