BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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Poll ended at Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:46 am

Duncan's Bandmaster
4
16%
Marc's Krogh
2
8%
TurboPablo's JCM800
11
44%
Mort's Silvertone
3
12%
Yarb's Peavey
5
20%
 
Total votes: 25

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greatmutah
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BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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I forgot to post this guy up. Better late than never.
"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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Re: BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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Amp:
1969 Fender Bandmaster Reverb ($150)

Cab:
Mesa Rectiifier 2x12 - loaded with a V30 and a G12-65 ($400 and $60 for the 65)

Guitar:
Fender Jazzmaster HH - modified to fit P90's ($300)

Pedal:
Rothwell Hellbender ($75)

Total: $985
I used to play guitar.
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Re: BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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1966 Fender Mustang $70

Custom Built Fender 20 watt Bassman clone - $500

Egnater 1x12 Tweaker cab with Eminence GB128 - $300

Total - $870
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Re: BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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1982 JCM800 2204-Free! It was gifted to me in 2005.

JCM900 1960A cabinet-Free! Pulled it out of the garbage in 2016 loaded with T75s' and fully functional.

1992 Levinson Blade R2-$400 off of Ebay in 2012. MSRP on these guitars was somewhere between $2K and $2500.

Boss SD-1-$25 off of reverb.
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Straight up rock tools.

MIM HH Jaguar - $150 trade
Silvertone 1484 head - Free ($50 to repair)
Music Man 1x15 Cab loaded with Jensen P15N - $150
Full-Drive 2 - $85

Total $435
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Re: BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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Yamaha partsocaster $250
Peavey Ultra $200
Panama 212 $250
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Re: BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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Choose!
"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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Re: BOTR 2021: Best Budget Rig (Under $1K collectively)

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Congrats to TurboPablo! Please PM Mort for your strings.
"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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