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I'm not sure if I've seen this before. We always hear about amps for metal, or jazz, or blues, or rock. What about country? Lets say you have a nice Tele dialed-in.

What amp would you use, with what cab, for traditional country twang?


Originally Posted by ArtieTooI'm not sure if I've seen this before. We always hear about amps for metal, or jazz, or blues, or rock. What about country? Lets say you have a nice Tele dialed-in.

What amp would you use, with what cab, for traditional country twang?Blackface Twin Reverb is hard to beat for maximum twang!


Originally Posted by the guy who invented fireBlackface Twin Reverb is hard to beat for maximum twang!

Funny you should say that. One of the oddball quirks that I've discovered on my J-Station is - I tend not to use it to have a plethora of tones at my fingertips - but to find that one tone that suits me best.

Its on the Black Face (65 Fender Twin reverb) setting 99.9% of the time.

I guess I got it right the first time.


Originally Posted by ArtieTooFunny you should say that. One of the oddball quirks that I've discovered on my J-Station is - I tend not to use it to have a plethora of tones at my fingertips - but to find that one tone that suits me best.

Its on the Black Face (65 Fender Twin reverb) setting 99.9% of the time.

I guess I got it right the first time. It's funny beacuse I use a 1969 Twin Reverb, and I play a Tele and a Strat quite a bit of the time, but I do not play country at all...I love my Twin...it is beat to hell, and I dropped it down a flight of stairs last month making it look even worse...but this amp sounds amazing!

It seems like alot of the modern country players are using bad cats these days


Originally Posted by JimiHWannaBeIt seems like alot of the modern country players are using bad cats these daysI actually put that in my original reply, but deleated it!

I'm not really a country player myself, but my wife loves country, and she's been such a good sport about my guitar GAS, that I'd like to learn few songs for her.

Also, and interesting, is the fact that my Genny does such a great smooth Tele-twang, with the C5 in the bridge, that it actually inspires one to play some country licks.


Originally Posted by the guy who invented fireBlackface Twin Reverb is hard to beat for maximum twang!

Yep! That's the one all right.

How about Dr. Z. Brad Paisley uses them and he has some great country tone.

A Twin is definitely the quintessential amp for clean country. For a smaller amp, I think you could use a Deluxe Reverb set up correctly, but that's a fairly versatile amp anyway.

Thanks for all the replies. I probably should have been a little more clear about my question though. I was asking more about which preset on my quot;Jquot; would be traditional quot;countryquot;, than which amp to buy. Thats still a ways off in the future.

The J has Fender Black Face, '57 Tweed Deluxe, '72 Bandmaster, '65 Bassman, and '83 Concert Head, as far as Fender models go.

The Tweed Deluxe gets a pretty nice country twang also, if I roll the gain back a bit.


Originally Posted by matt99cameroHow about Dr. Z. Brad Paisley uses them and he has some great country tone.

I love that Carmen Ghia, and the Mini. I just wish they weren't so darn expensive.

artie, get a used z. it is the way to go. but i do like the tones out of fender amps for a lot of things and a I find a tweed twin hard to beat. i like a little more dirt in some of my tones than a blackface has.

i heard keith urban with a wall of matchless amps that sounded perfect with a tele ... the dr z amps are really spectacular too ...

cant help you on the J .. think youve got great advice there for that

cheers
t4d

Well . . . I think got the quot;Jquot; sorted out. Now its just a matter of dealing with Dr. Z GAS.

fender 65 super reverb

OT, but I think the reason people ask more about metal and whatnot is because, IMHO, there is a greater variety of heavier sounds.

Also, I know what you mean about only using one sound on the modelers. my 5 channels are set up for clean, distortion, distortion with reverb, distortion with phaser, and distortion with delay. Same amp model for everything but the cleans, and even then I sometimes just use the 'preamp bypass.'

Vince Gill got some killer tones for years with Riviera Amps. My choice is a Twin, though.

There is no best amp for Country. You just need something clean and tight-sounding. I have been playing Country for a lot of years and you really don't need a particular amp. I have seen players with little solid state Peaveys and their tone was great. In Country guitar, whether you're playing Albert Lee, Jerry Reed, Bakersfield style, Shania Twain, Brad Paisley, or Keith Urban stuff, it's mostly in your fingers and particularly you right-hand technique...


Originally Posted by ArtieTooI'm not sure if I've seen this before. We always hear about amps for metal, or jazz, or blues, or rock. What about country? Lets say you have a nice Tele dialed-in.

What amp would you use, with what cab, for traditional country twang?

A Vibrolux and a Telecaster. Thats all you will ever need!