AFX through Fender tube amps....

Radley

Radley

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Finally tried my AFX thru some of my Fender tube amps (power amp sections only). Simply bypassed the Cab block and did some minor AFX tonal tweaks & there it was, just as I expected.... VERY convincing tube tones from low gain to super-high gain without any aliasing or unnatural artifacts. This proves to me that the AFX interfaces very well with tubes, and fits right in like 'part of the family'! :p :shock: :p

~Rad~
 
Funny, I was thinking along these lines too and just ordered a bugera 1960 to power my axe through a 4x12. It seems logical that this would be a great solution especially running into the effects return that a high headroom 150 watt clean tube amp should be a perfect fit. And it was such a smokin deal that I couldn't resist giving it a shot.
 
Ringleader said:
Funny, I was thinking along these lines too and just ordered a bugera 1960 to power my axe through a 4x12. It seems logical that this would be a great solution especially running into the effects return that a high headroom 150 watt clean tube amp should be a perfect fit. And it was such a smokin deal that I couldn't resist giving it a shot.
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Hey Ringleader, I can't find a link to that amp. Is it a rack unit or a head? Let us know how it works out for you. (I'm testing the Atomic FR right now but I don't think this FR thing is for me, and it appears I'm stuck with running my Axe through the FX Return of a large expensive head.)
 
Stringtheorist said:
Hey Ringleader, I can't find a link to that amp. Is it a rack unit or a head? Let us know how it works out for you. (I'm testing the Atomic FR right now but I don't think this FR thing is for me, and it appears I'm stuck with running my Axe through the FX Return of a large expensive head.)
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The Bugera 1960 Classic is essentially a plexi clone head but at 150 watts! :shock: With no master volume and that kind of headroom it should be the perfect tube power solution since I don't need any special built in preamp. It's weird, after all the gear chasing I do, this thing fell into my lap for a great price and just makes sense. I've decided that I prefer a colored tube amp power section and so far I've had the best luck with the Axe into heads fx returns to a 4x12 cab so hopefully it should do well. We'll see next week when it arrives.

http://www.bugera-amps.com/EN/Products/1960.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJUuRgSt_PI

The guy in the youtube vid even says that it is perfect for modelers/pedalboards because it is so clean and loud, VERY quiet (noise), and then he plays this 150 watt jumped plexi on 10 at NAMM! He must be insane!
 
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