Gain boosting SS amp?!

[diablomozart]

he's probably thinking of vh140c. A lot of dm bands use it. If you cant find it - Crate GX130c is very similar to it they say.

the vh 140 c was the successor to the ss 140c...i thought it was ok but they really screwed up the reverb on the vh's in my opinion...the heads can usually be found used for around 2-300 bucks...wish the ones i liked were as easy to find...lol...d.m.

[jgcable]

probably the ampeg ss140c...thats the model i use...you can pry mine out of my cold dead fingers too...lol...d.m.

I gigged with an SS140C for a few years. Probably one of the best sounding SS combos I ever owned. Killer gain and a clean channel that was outstanding. If I recall it had great reverb and stereo chorus too.
The lead channel has a ton of gain.

[jgcable]

I want to know your opinion on this subject. For example, if you feel there just isn't enough gain on your solid state amp head or rack preamp, would you use some gain booster? Will it help with more gain, or just add white noise to it and not help at all.

I have something specific in mind (with Boss SD-1), but I'm interested in your opinion in general. Thanx!

Boris... the most important question:
What amp are you using??

[-Boris-]

Boris... the most important question:
What amp are you using??

That's the thing, I think nobody here owns it. My preamp is Rocktron GAP1, I wanna boost it for recording or when I practise with my Marshall combo (until I buy some real power amp).
That's why I wanted to hear general opinion and I was always interested in this subject.

[diablomozart]

I gigged with an SS140C for a few years. Probably one of the best sounding SS combos I ever owned. Killer gain and a clean channel that was outstanding. If I recall it had great reverb and stereo chorus too.
The lead channel has a ton of gain.

yep...i own two of them and will be picking up a third soon...the reverb is a lot more subtle on it than the vh140c......d.m.

[SGplayer]

.....