olnutjob Messages: 4 Registered: April 2016 Location: West of Philly
Junior Member
(It's not Tuck & Roll.... It's the "Skin your Knuckles" tolex version.)
In 1977 or 78, I wanted an amp that would keep up with a drummer for outdoor gigs. I played Fender Twins, Supers and they just sounded sort of drab & muffled.
The shop had Kustom T&R's, however the sales guy suggested a "Big K" Lead III head & 4-12 cabinet. I suppose, looking back..... it was a 70's version, solid state modeling amp.
It's the heaviest , "Boat Anchor" rig anyone could imagine, & it still functions as new & sounds wonderful. Multiple times in the past I tried giving it away & nobody would even take it.
I just put it back together & gave it a stretch.......
stevem Messages: 4728 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
Senior Member
All too many of today's players are wimps, even the young guys! They love there silly little Fender Blues jr or whatever with a single 10" speaker that they could carry around in there wife's pocket book if they wanted to, and then Complane that they can't even be heard over the drummer at a jam! Yea pal that's due to even just the drummers smallest tom tom being a bigger diameter then the 10" driver in your barely 15 watt amp! How the heck do you expect to keep up with even Small 22" Bass drum if the the drummer is not a hard hitter?
Many of them ask me what can be done and I tell them minimum 30 watts RMS and 2-12" drivers, or one EV hard to move around big ass magnet driver, then I turn and walk away!
I would rather have the Tinnitus in my right ear like I do then be seen playing thru a blues jr or the like at a gig or jam, lol!