Best amp for a clean tone

[deakle]

Hello everyone, does anyone have any suggestions on the best amp to use for a bright, clean tone with a Strat? Something that would sound good in all 5 positions. Would a Fender Deluxe or maybe a Vox AC-30 be best? I can get a good overdrive tone but I need something for those lush chorus type passages. Any suggestions?

 

[grandinq]

Band Commander! That is basically a perfect amp. I use it for Strat, Tele, as well as humbucker cleans.

 

[deakle]

Band Commander! That is basically a perfect amp. I use it for Strat, Tele, as well as humbucker cleans.

Do you tend to use more treble in your eq than mid-range for clean passages?

 

[Anton Karelin]

USA Pre Clean

 

[paranoid]

Jc120 is what I use most for clean.

 

[rossipedia]

Band Commander is usually the go to, but the recent Train Wreck model when you back off the volume knob is just so damn tasty

 

[deakle]

How should I eq it?

 

[grandinq]

Do you tend to use more treble in your eq than mid-range for clean passages?

I like some sparkle, but unless I’m looking for a “diamonds” clean, I still like having a full bodied clean sound with a good bit of mid and bass.

 

[Infinite Radius]

USA Pre Clean

That's my go to for crystal clean. I like the 6G4 Super for cleans with some hair.

 

[deakle]

Thanks guys, I very much appreciate alll the amp suggestions. How about some advice on eq’ing a clean sound? I usually boost the mids and cut back on the bass and treble somewhat on a driven tone but that does not translate well to a clean tone. Should I add some more bass and treble instead of cutting those and maybe pull the mids back a bit? Any suggestions on equalization?

 

[jlynnb1]

DC30 or Chieftain

 

[toneseeker911]

Band commander or ODS-100

 

[kmachman]

Deluxe Verb

 

[4406cuda]

Deluxe verb vibe

Drive 3, Bass 2, mid 5, treble 5

 

[vector]

USA Pre Clean

This

 

[bread]

I'm really into the ODS-100 Clean with the Legacy 103 (4x12 Basket weave TV Mix) cab.

 

[Budda]

Try a jtm-45 with the volume down. Fender will also get the job done.

Try the jcm800 2203 with input trim at 0.5 and preamp at 2, master up around 7 as well.

 

[Paulzx]

I've done the 80's clean chorus a few times in presets, I can't for the life of me think what amp models I used without looking, but I have done one with the Hiwatt recently, just with gain backed off, which did produce a nice full bodied sound. The excact nature of the 'ping' in the chorus tone did come down to the IR in some cases, otherwise it's too spanky

 

[metallaholic]

Archean clean I can never leave

 

[unscarred]

CA3+ Clean