This!Jr through a marshall 412 is a good time if anyone is able.
Cranking an AC30 is not for the faint of heart. Mine can make literal waves in the grill cloth on about 7. Sounds great, but I can’t gig with anything that loud these days. The Ox Box makes the AC30 usable, but the Axe Fx III is just easier at a gig. I actually use the Morgan AC20 Deluxe model for Vox tones... check it out if you haven’t!My AC30 sits unused and unloved in storage, a completely impractically loud amp.
Thank God for the Axe.
This was my rig before getting the Axe-FX III. An 88W tube head through a full stack can make the ears bleed.
I used to gig with a Mesa Mk IV combo. I was never able to get the MV above 2 in any rooms we played. And, with MV on 2, it was absolute molten lava death ray for anyone sitting in front of the speaker. I started turning the amp around facing the opposite direction. I don't miss the schlep or the ringing in my ears all night after the gig.
Smart, don't need to deal with sound engineers if your amp is louder than the PA.Darn - sold - couldv used me a 400W tube head
https://davesguitar.com/products/fender/400-ps-head-early-70s/
Ha! Great reply!
im sure you had to put a fresh coat of paint in this room every few x you played...!View attachment 79320
This was my rig before getting the Axe-FX III. An 88W tube head through a full stack can make the ears bleed.
This is why I bought an Axe-Fx, get all those juicy good tones at any volumeI almost exclusively use tube amps into a load box or a speaker in an isolation box or room. I finished updating the Blues Jr. today. Probably one of the quieter tube amps made. For yucks I decided to compare it with it's built-in speaker to the Axe-Fx through monitors. All knobs on noon except MV at 3ish.
Holy carp!!! I'd forgotten just how loud even a lowly Blues Jr. can get. And that's with the MV pretty low.
They're actually pretty decent little amps and sound great when cranked.