BOTR 2023: Best Head and Cab Rig.

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Best Head and Cab

Poll ended at Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:57 am

Marc G
6
29%
duncan
1
5%
VTM
1
5%
boris the blade
2
10%
LukeBurke1
5
24%
spawnofthesith
1
5%
Jsutter
0
No votes
greatmutah
1
5%
2tallmusic
0
No votes
fretless
0
No votes
maggotspawn
1
5%
ibenhad
0
No votes
Tortuga
3
14%
ajaxlepinski
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 21
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greatmutah
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BOTR 2023: Best Head and Cab Rig.

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Post your single head and cabs here once the contest starts.
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GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.


NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world.
+ is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.


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Marc G
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it only took me... I dunno.... 3 years to realize that my Plexi clone is just the amp for me....so here she is, 50 Watt Plexi clone with matching Bluesbreaker style OS 2x12.... and... can you REALLY call it a GGF rig without a Les Paul in the line up??

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Yamaha SF1000/Burny Les Paul Custom
Matchless Independence 35 Reverb
Matchless ES412 (UK Greenback Reissues/‘78 Blackbacks)
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Stop me if I'm wrong, but this is the first time in 13 months that I fired up an electric. Feelsgoodman.jpg. Crate Stealth, Marshall TV cab, Bauer DBN Custom.

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Excuse the mess :o

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Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro II
Gibson SG-3
Gibson Les Paul Special
Vox AC30HWH
Janice Cabs 2x12 (Creamback 65s)


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PRS Vela
American Pro II strat
Engl Thunder
Madison 2x12 (T75s)
Pedalboard details in large pedalboard entry

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Live Photo of exact rig in action in a bowling alley
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Ibanez SZ520QM w/ SD 59 & JB
Epiphone Les Paul Standard w/ SD 59 & JB
Korg DT10
Digitech RP360XP
Akai Intelliphase
Truetone Jekyll & Hyde
Biyang Metal End
Ibanez FL99 classic flange
Movall Phoenix Wings tremolo
Digitech iStomp delay & reverb
PRS MT15
Mesa Boogie Stiletto 412

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Orange Rockerverb 50 Mk III
Marshall 1960A with G12M25 Greenbacks
Big board
PRS S2 Custom 24
Gibson SG Standard P90

Doesn’t get much more rock and roll than this.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."


GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.


NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world.
+ is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.


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Egnater Seminar Boutikit 50 Watt Head
Orange Rockerverb 50 MK III
Fender '76 Vibrolux Reverb
Metropoulos Slant 2x12 w/ Creamback H75s
Marshall 1960A w/ Greenbacks
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DV Mark Little 40 L6
Barefaced Reformer 112
Haar Traditional T
ESP Throbber
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50 watt Plexi clone with a 1960A.
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Sorry for 2 heads but there are a bunch stacked on top I didn't want to lift and move around. I made sure not to get the others in the pic.

Les Paul Classic (Marty Bell custom paint) with Motor City Afwayu set IIRC.
Bogner Ecstasy Classic with all options (also did the Cameron mod to it)
Diezel 2 x 12
Digitech Drop
Deep Space Devices Dust
PedalPCB Muffin Factory
Stabnapkin Acapulco Gold clone

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Nothing fancy, but no time...

New hommie-built 2204 head (thread: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54405), 1960AX cab, CEOwLP, SD1, MXR 8-band EQ, Carbon Copy Deluxe.

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Coupla clips of my son playing around with the amp when he was out this week



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1972 Gibson SG with built-in PLX Bion Boost > Fun Pedal Board > VHT D-50 Dumble Overdrive Clone > Eventide FX in Loop > Rivera RockCrusher > Mortatone 112/115 Cab with EV SRO Ceramic 15" & Alnico 12" Speakers
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Choose the form of the traveler!
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."


GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.


NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world.
+ is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.


Metropoulos Metro-Plex
Egnater Seminar Boutikit 50 Watt Head
Orange Rockerverb 50 MK III
Fender '76 Vibrolux Reverb
Metropoulos Slant 2x12 w/ Creamback H75s
Marshall 1960A w/ Greenbacks
https://www.reverbnation.com/zerobelowphoenix
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