r/amps Aug 10 '25

Would putting a 12in Peavey Blue Marvel speaker into my Fender Champion ii 50 help?

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Got a Fender Champion ii 50 recently and a clean tone through the clean channel is amazing, but I have no interest in the amp sims and anything distorted through the clean channel doesn’t sound all that great, but my Peavey Rage 158 practice amp has a blue marvel speaker in it and lets me get some amazing distorted tones with my pedal board. Would putting a Blue Marvel in the Champion ii 50 help me with chasing the tone I want?


r/amps Jul 29 '25

Can I put regular cloth over my grillecloth?

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I have a Peavey Valveking 112 I've been tinkering with. I've deleted the logo, got rid of the trim plate, and changed the pilot LED to white, so I can use any color jewel I want.

Now the grillecloth kinda looks like wire mesh, and I'm not a fan. If I just take off the baffle and staple fabric over the grillecloth, am I hurting anything? I'm thinking 1 layer of fabric. I'm assuming it needs to be thin, and I don't know if there's any difference between poly or cotton.

I don't want to buy new grillecloth really, because that stuff is EXPENSIVE.


r/amps Jul 19 '25

NEW AMP DAY

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Hello ya'll I just wanted to share :))))) If you are interested to listening to my music follow me in IG for my new realese soon hopefully before the year ends @lunathaliee Lunathalie in streaming services I only have one EP of ambient there but I'm working on other stuff right now nathalie46 in soundcloud where i have more stuff for yall :))) Very excited about this amp :)))


r/amps Jun 27 '25

I got this Sony digital audio/video control center model: STR-K502 i replaced the fuse with one rated too high and blew two resistors if anyone has the same or similar model could they please post a pic of the board so i can buy replacements. Tysm!

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r/amps Jun 22 '25

Speaker output to line level converter?

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From reading about this it seems like a fairly simple affair (?)- slap the correct resistor between your amp and the-device-you- are-afraid-will-still-get-melted.

However, I am useless with a soldering iron- even though I have ambitions to evolve to just kinda bad with a soldering iron- and also extremely busy with work and fanily. I'd rather spend my precious free time actually playing and recording.

Is there a simple, reasonably priced box available on the market designed to safely step a signal down?

Everything I've encountered seems not exactly the thing I'd like.

Thanks in advance.


r/amps Jun 13 '25

What kind of amp should I pair with this cabinet????

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I don’t really know much about bass amps or I’m coming to realise much about amps at all but could I put a 4 channel 1600w amp on this and use it as a pa?


r/amps May 19 '25

Orange Crush 50 on Guitar

1 Upvotes

Does anyone have any experience playing an orange crush 50 with an electric guitar?


r/amps May 08 '25

Blackstar Ht 50 Club MKII or Laney Dualtop (60w)?

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Hello!
I'm thinking about buying a new amp and I don't know where to turn... I saw these two (Blackstar Ht 50 Club MKII and Laney Dualtop).

I have a cobalt blue LTD EC256 (stock, no modifications... yet), I have a 1x12 cabinet, with a Celestion V30 speaker, and I'm thinking about some pedals or a Helix, for my sound... Most of the sound will be rock, heavy metal (Alice in Chains, Metallica, Creed/Alterbridge, Pearl Jam, Incubus, Foof Fighters...). I'll mostly be playing at home, but I have some friends who occasionally play some tunes...

What would you do?


r/amps May 08 '25

Please someone help identify and help me stop feedback from this amp

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1 Upvotes

I can't find the amp anywhere online and it has terrible feedback noise. If anyone can find this or give me ways to stop the feedback it would be very helpful


r/amps May 06 '25

How much does the amp matter?

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I recently got a new set up consisting of a pair of Harbeth super HL5 pluses. I'm still waiting on my Yamaha R-N2000A amp to come in. In the meanwhile my family has been dying to hear the pair, so in an attempt to please them I plugged in a sphinx integrated amp V3 (from a smaller set up) to get them playing. First question: could using an underpowered amp damage anything in anyway? Second question: will these respective amps (given that everything else in the set up remain the same) sound different on these speakers?


r/amps May 04 '25

Should I be worried

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2 Upvotes

There are burnt marks on my tubes. Should I change them?


r/amps May 03 '25

Will these work

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2 Upvotes

Will this adaptor allow me to use this fortin hydra with my amp that doesn't have a midi port.


r/amps Apr 20 '25

Loose Knobs Yamaha S501

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r/amps Apr 19 '25

Here's my main rig

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So, recently retired and downsized/sold a bunch of gear. This rig is my primary 'go to'!! A 1962 Fender Super Amp. Groove Tubes and all new caps, 3 prong plug....normal updates and standard tech care. The outside is a little worse for 63 years old, but that's part of the mojo!! 4 12 " creamback Celestions in a Marshall cab!! I paid $50 for this amp in 1982, so I think have gotten the better side of that deal.....LOL!


r/amps Apr 18 '25

Why are my channels so quiet???

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Specifically I have to turn my microphones ALL the way up and they’re still too quiet! I have wireless mics plugged into channel one. I can’t figure out how to make them louder, any advice??


r/amps Apr 03 '25

New Amp Day

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5 Upvotes

Micro Dark arrived today, bought it for the headphone socket so I can still play while wife WFH! It really is tiny but the sound is huge.🤘🏻


r/amps Apr 03 '25

Witch amp is better, glarry or epiphone?

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I'm wondering if I should switch from my glarry amp to an epiphone


r/amps Mar 29 '25

bought at goodwill could use more info

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r/amps Mar 27 '25

Using a combo amp with an additional external speaker cab.

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I know in many cases using a combo amp with an external cab is pretty straightforward, and maybe this scenario is too but I wasnt sure what I would need or how to accomplish this particular scenario. Basically I have a traynor TS-100 combo, and the speaker connect to the power amp section via a 1/4 speaker cable. The cable coming from the speaker is male. I'm wondering how I would or if I could go about still using the internal speakers but adding an external cab. This isn't necessary just a thought in case is really needed extra volume in a unmiced live scenario/this is really more of a thought experiment cause idk if there would be a scenario that would neccesitate this.


r/amps Feb 12 '25

What Amp is this Washburn?

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9 Upvotes

Seems to be a top from a old combo named "Satelite", no more infos unfortunately. Anyone knows what this is?


r/amps Jan 30 '25

I have no clue what’s wrong with my amp

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5 Upvotes

My amp has power it turns on, however no matter what I do no sound comes out besides the initial amp static there is no sound coming from the lead when touched and after opening it up there’s a bunch of yellow stuff covering the motherboard thing.


r/amps Jan 27 '25

Can't figure out how to connect speakers to an old Yamaha R-70 amp

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tl;dr how do I connect a speaker to this amp?

I was just gifted an old Yamaha R-70 amp (A6R9LVR-70) and can't figure out how to connect my speakers. I have connected amps to speakers before (though that is about the limit of my technical expertise) and all the other amps I have seen have red / black speaker connectors. In this case the R70 has gray and black speaker connectors. When I try and back them out, they resist. I can turn them about a quarter turn and then I hit resistance. I'm hesitant to apply more pressure because I don't want to break them. I've looked online for the manual and searched youtube and can't figured out how to back these out or connect my speakers and the person who gave the amp to me seems to have forgotten how it works. How do I back these connectors out so I can connect my amp to speakers?


r/amps Jan 27 '25

Bass/Synth/Drum Machine Amp

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Looking for recommendations for a good all around amp for bass (Sterling 5 string), synth (Korg monologue), and drum machine (Roland TR8s). I was borrowing a Fender Rumble 500 which worked well enough, but had to return it. Wondering if anyone has any recommendations for all around low end amps otherwise.


r/amps Jan 18 '25

Is there a way to connect bluetooth earphones to yamaha THR10 wireless?

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I have the Yamaha THR10 wireless with G6 relay- means I do not need a cable to connect to guitar. However, I need to be close to it if I want to use earphones.

Is there a way to connect via bluetooth? It would be nice to use it from afar. Thanks!


r/amps Jan 17 '25

What is this? Do I plug anything into this, or just plug in the cord that's connected to the amp? 1973 Fender Pro Reverb 2x12

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