If you want a sample of one, I can email my brother and ask what his band,
Tamarak, uses:
http://www.tamarak.iwarp.com/
but I don't know how long he'll take to reply.
Not long at all:
I wrote him: (here's his pic:
http://www.tamarak.iwarp.com/dan.html )
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There's a discussion going on in one of my newsgroups
(about the virtues of tube vs. solid-
state (i.e., transistor) amps, and some guy was wondering what's in
typical use today.
So, what kind of equipment are you guys using, and what have you
historically used? (I want to contribute something other than fluff
to the discussion, and, I guess, brag on you (Hey! My brother's
FAMOUS!!!!) ;-)
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And he responded
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Solid state is used for almost everything with the exception of a lot of
guitar amplifiers. I use a 40 watt amp that has 2 tubes. I guess I'm
"old school" feeling that the basic design they used in the forties and
fifties was the pinnacle. Tube amps give you a nice warm sustain without
the harsh edges. They work well for blues for example. Those big stacks
of Marshall amps in hard rock concerts are all tube amps.
When I was playing a lot of country music, I used a solid state amp.
Nice and bright for that "twang".
The most up to date stuff in concerts now is having no amps on stage,
but a wireless feed to processors that digitally "model" any number of
amp sounds, then sending it back to stage in the monitor mix. They are
getting awfully close to the classic sound. It's a matter of taste, I
guess.
After all, some people think that vinyl records sound the best.
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Hope This Helps!
Rich