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Post subject: Looking For New Amp
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:13 pm
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Been gone for a spell and have a couple of questions. Thinking about a new amp. I have a Fender Twin and the older 2 channel Accoustisonic amp, both are in pristine condition. Which one or both should I trade in and what should I be looking for? Thinking about the Super Champ 2X, Blues Jr, or Pro Junior, but will consider any other suggestions. I'm not a player, just noodle around at home on an '83 Tele. I'm really a rank beginner so any help will be greatly appreciated.


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Post subject: Re: Looking For New Amp
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:04 am
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Buy a Deluxe Reverb, if you have no acoustic guitar, trade the Accoustisonic.

Between Super Champ 2X, Blues Jr, or Pro Junior, I won't buy the SC , I don't like digital effects.


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Post subject: Re: Looking For New Amp
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:12 am
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I've had lots of all-tube amps, several hybrid amps, and a couple of modeling amps.

I recently picked up the SCX2's little brother -- VibroChamp XD -- and for home use it's one of the best amps I've owned. Lots of very good tones, super easy intuitive controls. Tweed, Blackface, Hot Rod Fender voices, plus pretty good Vox and Marshall voices. (Plus some "modern high gain" voices that seem pretty good but more gain than I'm into.)

Somewhat more limited and less flexible than more modern modeling amps. But with those I find myself spending more time turning knobs and scrolling through menus than actually playing.

All the amps you're considering are very worthy options in my opinion.
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But let's explore how you use your existing amps. A Twin has to be turned up extremely loud to get any distortion. So you're probably using it just for clean tones.

Do you already have FX pedals? If not, do you want to explore distortion?

The Deluxe Reverb is probably the best sounding of the amps you're considering. But it doesn't really give you anything the Twin doesn't. It also has to be very loud to distort. It's a little easier to move around your house, but if you generally play in one room that's moot.

How do you use the Acoustisonic? Generally not much point in an acoustic amp at home. Unless you like to add reverb, FX, or have some sort of thinline acoustic-electric guitar that doesn't sound great unplugged.
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One of the SCX2's voicings is "acoustic" based on the Acoustisonic. With no tweeter it doesn't quite match the Acoustisonic, but it might satisfy you and you can use any of the SCX2'S FX's with your acoustic.
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Too long as is my norm --

Do you already have pedals? Do you need/want anything other than the perfect clean tones you get from the Twin?


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Post subject: Re: Looking For New Amp
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:12 pm
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I have several all tube amps and a Fender Mustang 3 all solid state. If you are looking for an amp with a lot of tone options I really like my Super Champ X2. It sounded a little "rough" until the speaker is broken in. Now it is a MONSTER great for home use and small rooms. You get the all-tube Fender Chime in the regular channel, and a lot of other modeling sounds which you can keep or modify with Fender Fuse. Also, you can find a preset and adjust the gain to change that preset tone. I would recommend you play through one to see what you think.
Keep in mind the regular and model presets all are amplified by two 6V6 power tubes, not solid state like mustangs.


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Post subject: Re: Looking For New Amp
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:43 am
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mangorockfish wrote:
I'm really a rank beginner so any help will be greatly appreciated.

Based on THAT statement alone; I would suggest the Super Champ X2. That way you could have every option in one amp to find YOUR sound, and YOUR "sweet spot".
That being said...I would find a way to come up with the cash for the amp, and not sell/trade either of your existing amps. Even "pristine" the used Acoustasonic (for whatever reason) does not hold a decent resale value, and it's a cool amp to have. AND, once you started messing around with the SCx2, you just might find that you really dig the Twin.
That's just my opinion; nothing wrong with having a few amps.

P.S.- I have all three amps you're looking at...and my Pro Junior (right now) is by far my most used and played amp. But that could be because I've been playing for 36 years, and the Pro Jr. (with or without pedals) has the exact sound that I have grown to love and enjoy most.


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Post subject: Re: Looking For New Amp
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:39 am
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I’m a bedroom player like you and for me it came down to either the SCX2 FSR (wine red cover and wheat grill) or the blues Jr. the reverb and tone of fhr blue jr was superb but I opted for the SCX2 as it’s sooo versatile and sounds AWESOME. Fender did a great job pairing the modeling with the tube driven tones. I added a blues driver pedal and cry baby so with those and the options on the SC I have all of the different tones I need to play the various genres I like


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