Best Cleans

[roodyrocker]

Sorry for going a bit off-topic. I never heard a real Hot Cat 30. Around 2-3 years ago i had some time and build myself a Hot Cat 30 clone. And honestly i was surprised how much gain this amp has. I always considered those amps more like hard rock amps. But i can get a pretty mean metal sound out of my clone so i am wondering if that's also the case with the original ?

Flo

The Hot Cat 30 is a two channel amp. Channel 1 being clean and 2 being high gain. Its a Class A amp and both channels sound very nice! In fact the footswitch can change channels or combine the two simultaneously Reason you don't see them much is because like other boutique amps they are expensive and don't have a large dealer network. But guitar players in the know are well familiar with amps like Bad Cat, Bogner, etc...

[Matt_B]

Other - Axe-FX's Fender Twin, Vox AC30, JC120, Matchless, Dr. Z, Mesa Triaxis,

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Best cleans? That's just like trying to decide which amp has the best tone, or the best distortion. Silly.

Exactly. Everyone knows it's Fender.

Yeah, seriously, this is highly subjective. Actually my JCM800 had a great clean tone... Who'd a thunk that?

[roodyrocker]

Other - Axe-FX's Fender Twin, Vox AC30, JC120, Matchless, Dr. Z, Mesa Triaxis,

Yes, I mentioned the Axe Fx too. Good call on the Tri-Axis, I forgot that one as it does have a nice clean tone indeed!

[Cygnus X1]

I love the JC120 also but always go back to old faithful
Fender Deluxe Reverb.
(67, blackface, original).

I cheat, run it through same year 2x12 closed back bassman cab with Weber Sig ceramics in it.

Don't underestimate the "Normal" channel.
Sounds like a Fender blonde.

[6string40]

Rivera or old Rivera-built Fender

[Cygnus X1]

Rivera or old Rivera-built Fender

Yes, difficult to find though.
I've only played two, seems they just rolled back the uber-high cleans a bit to the very early silverface specs.

Good stuff, and often undervalued.
Look for the red knobs.

[VitaminG]

The Hot Cat 30 is a two channel amp. Channel 1 being clean and 2 being high gain. Its a Class A amp and both channels sound very nice! In fact the footswitch can change channels or combine the two simultaneously Reason you don't see them much is because like other boutique amps they are expensive and don't have a large dealer network. But guitar players in the know are well familiar with amps like Bad Cat, Bogner, etc...

Steven Wilson was using one when I saw Porcupine Tree last month. Sounded incredible!

Best cleans? That's just like trying to decide which amp has the best tone, or the best distortion. Silly.

you're absolutely correct, of course. But which one is best?


I don't know shit from shinola, but I love the clean tone of the Blackface in my RM100

[jacksonaxes]

Roland- JC-120, end of story!

[toxikdeth]

I really like the cleans that the mesa mark series amps put out.

[roodyrocker]

Steven Wilson was using one when I saw Porcupine Tree last month. Sounded incredible!


you're absolutely correct, of course. But which one is best?


I don't know shit from shinola, but I love the clean tone of the Blackface in my RM100

Yes, the RM100's Blackface is quite nice. It sounds even better if you have a piezo equipped guitar and run it into a Radial Engineering Switchbone. You can get the Blackface RM100 electric sound simultaneously with an amplified acoustic from the piezo going into an SWR California Blonde acoustic amp. HUGE sounding clean sound, I've tried it Only reason I don't do it live is the stages we play are small and I'd have to carry around that extra acoustic amp which is heavy btw. Just not enough room

[Jack Napalm]

I have been using a Blackface module in my RM20 head. Very nice. I have the Super V module in my LB head and that gives a great VOX/jangly clean sound.

[rstites]

The classic Fender cleans are, well, classic! Having said that, I used to own one of the original Egnater TOL100's and it had a clean (Channel 1) that was indistinguishable from a couple of vintage Fenders that a friend had, so long as I ran it through the same open back cab and speakers. For a multichannel high gain amp head that thing had the best clean I've ever heard. It makes me wish I still had that amp!

[j2379]

MAGNATONE i had one & sold it like a jackass. someday i will buy another, just a full pretty sounding clean amp. not jangly or bright, real bassy & full almost jazzy.

[Shawn Lutz]

I know which is best but I'm gonna let you guys figure that one out on you own...lol