Tube vs. Solid State

[Toshiro]

Now :Tube

Before: SS

Probably in the Future: Not sure.

I like both, but for now I'm loving my Laney too much to put anything but Tube down.

 

[Dolflundgren]

This debate has been exhausted, IMO. Personally, I prefer the tube "feel" and sound over almost all SS amps. I prefer SS reliability as I'm starting to have problems with my tube amp. All in all, however, the newest modeling technology not only keeps getting better, but it keeps making me double think my tube loyalty.

 

[7 Dying Trees]

glowing glass tubes of magic be the power of my sound... arrrrrrrr

 

[angryman]

glowing glass tubes of magic be the power of my sound... arrrrrrrr

Amen to that Brother

 

[Shannon]

This debate has been exhausted, IMO.

Well yes, the age old debate of Tubes vs. SS is tiresome, but that's not what we're discussing here. The question was simply "What do you use?" Nothing more.

 

[metalfiend666]

Right now? SS all the way. Both my preamps are ss (Digitech GNX4 and Rocktron Chameleon) and my poweramp is a Rocktron Velocity 120.

I voted for both though, as tomorrow I pick up my first tube amp ever. Marshall 20/20 and EL84 tube power here I come!

 

[Kingcrimson]

Which is your main rig? I know people own both. Which is your primary source of tone?

Tube all the way...

 

[Nick1]

Ok,



If Im playing live or with other people where I am able to get nice and loud, I use my tube rig.
That currently consists of.............

Mesa 50/50
Peavey Rockmaster
Avatar 412 with Celest. Vin 30s.

When Im teaching at home or having people over to play I use my 2 Roland Cube 60 amps. The Cube amps are the absolute best SS amps out there! they are superb! When Im practicing at night I use both of them. 1 is for my looper and the other is for me to solo with. Plus they go direct! You can plug them into a PA or a mixer!!!!!

 

[Desecrated]

I use tub vox, but I like solid state like randall G2 also.

 

[Ken]

I actually go both ways. Just depends if I'm being clean or dirty.

 

[Hobophobic]

Tube. I play at home so I don't really need a massive wall of sonic mayhem, right now I'm just running a Tonebone Plexitube pedal into a hasserl-modded Carvin V16. The modded V16 is a sweet sounding amp but a little more vintage and bluesy than I'm into. I'm seriously considering checking out the Carvin V3 in the fairly-near future.

 

[Elysian]

digital/solid state right now, but i might be getting a 2101 in the near future, i dig those things.

 

[goth_fiend]

solid state for now, Im quite happy with my tone, but I do play on testing out a carvin tube powermap, and possibly one of the poweramps that shannon has (tubeworks like mine, but MUCH more output)

 

[noodles]

The rest of us just percieve it as "Dave screwing up the parts".

Bah. You just don't understand the genius of my creative interpretation.

 

[RAP]

If I don't count my podxt or vamp2, then I'd say tube, once I get my Atomic Amp.

 

[Jesse]

TUBE

 

[Rick]

Digital.

*hides to avoid flaming*

 

[Mykie]

Vetta all the way... If not for Vetta then it would have to be Tubes... 99 Mesa Dual or a Diezel.

 

[jaredowty]

I haven't gone tube yet, but I'm on my way...

 

[Alpo]

Tube for playing with bands and recording. For practicing, Micro Cube.