In your own opinion whats the best all around amp out there, please give amp company and amp model name!

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Guitars:
- Gibson Les Paul BFG (Black Sperzels).
- Ibanez RGA121TKF (Black Sperzels, Dimarzio Super Distortion and Dimarzio BREED).
- Ibanez RGA121NTF (Black Sperzels, SD Custom & Dimarzio PAF Pro).
- Beard Gold Tone Mahogany Resonator w/ Cutaway.
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Amps:
- Mesa/Boogie Mark IV Head into Mesa/Boogie 4X12 Recto Cabinet (Loaded with Celestion G12T-75's).
- Fender 59' Bassman LTD.

best amp for what?

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clnh5,

IMO, the best all around amps are the ones with the most flexibility. These amps may not give you 100% of what you want in some cases, but do most everything well.

1) Mesa Mark IV: Can do high gain better than many "high gain" amps. All around, perhaps the best, most versitile amp still being made.

2) VHT CL50 w/ graphic EQ. Doesn't do cleans as well as some, but is quite flexible, and does killer gain sounds, with a great low end.

3) Rivera Fandango. Has very good cleans (as all Rivera's tend to), but does a very good gain sound with tight low end and lots of switches and such to shape your sound. Other than some cork-sniffing boutique amps, Rivera's are maybe the best made, highest quality, most durable amps out there.

4)Carvin X-100 (or60). A used amp that's one of the best kept secrets in ampdom. It's as flexible as a Mesa Mark, but lower gain. (6L6 versions are better for headroom/cleans, and the EL34 version has a bit more gain.) If you can find one that's in good shape, quite reliable and sound great.

That's my short list FWIW, your milage may vary.
Rick.

I agree with Guruyan...

1.Vox AC30
2.Orange AD30

But that's really just my preference as these amps wouldn't work well at all for certain styles of music like metal or something...

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1. Fender Twin Reverb
2. Marshall JCM800

For my style of music I prefer a dynamic, responive tube amp that does nice cleans and will get dirty when pushed. So, usually something along the lines of a Fender or Vox

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line 6's new vettas get my vote as most versatile.

I think I would rather have a bogner ecstacy however!!!

Versatility: Marshall JTM60

Clean: Vox AC30\Twin Reverb

High gain: Soldano halfstack

Rocknroll gain: ORANGE halfstack

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The best all-around rock amp is by far the VOX AC30TBX. If you can't afford a Vox, OR the Orange AD30 (cause that is as good or better), get a Fender tube amp and an Ibanez Tubescreamer.

For hard rock, I'd say a Mesa Dual Rectifier (only the older models though), or a Peavey 5150.

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The amp that I've had the most fun playing, probably ever and really enjoyed was:

20 Watt Marshall JMP head (1917 Model) built point to point, year date 1971.

The damn thing fit under a chair, had two tone knobs and two volume knobs, speaker connection, two inputs, and THAT'S IT!!!

The thing cooked though and I don't think I've ever had so much fun on an amp.

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Marshalls aren't given respect in regards to their versatility - most people associate them with rock/metal, and that's it.

Vintage Marshalls are very versatile amps....great articulation. Great gain. Awesome amps.

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best amp huh? well....

1. Engl - Savage
2. Metaltronix - m-1000
3. Lee Jackson - Perfect connection preamp with a VHT poweramp....easily, the best sounding metal amp around

vox ac-30
fender twin
marshall jcm800
bogner ecstacy (anything bogner, really)
mesa tremoverb
rivera
VHT
traynor
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Marshall Jcm 800
Vox Ac30
Peavey 5150

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