Is one amp enough?

[Clayton Custom Cabs]

I have one amp, a Studio Vintage head.
Its my favorite amp and I dont care about buying a different model.
A friend is willing to sell me his SV for a great price.
Do I really need it? It would just be a backup if mine went down.

Never pass on a good deal on a good amp especially one that you know you like! Imagine how cool it would sound to have two identical amps hooked up to a stereo chorus pedal...buy it!

 

[MacDiarmada]

Ain’t much but it’s more than my wife and neighbors can handle, so…

 

[SlyStrat]

 

[God of Thunder]

Never!

 

[bgreed2]

Nice rig!! I am curious about that speaker cabinet. Custom-made?

 

[SlyStrat]

Nice rig!! I am curious about that speaker cabinet. Custom-made?

Marshall SV 1X12 cab.

 

[StrummerJoe]

Buying another amp is the cheapest way to get tubes these days.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

Definitely agree. I'm wrestling with whether i *really* need an Origin 20 and Deluxe Reverb...

deluxe reverb of course.

 

[MilosP]

I have one amp, a Studio Vintage head.
Its my favorite amp and I dont care about buying a different model.
A friend is willing to sell me his SV for a great price.
Do I really need it? It would just be a backup if mine went down.

One amp is never enough. That's like saying one guitar is enough - and we all know that ain't right!!!

I have one amp, a Studio Vintage head.
Its my favorite amp and I dont care about buying a different model.
A friend is willing to sell me his SV for a great price.
Do I really need it? It would just be a backup if mine went down.

 

[Joves]

One of anything is never enough!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

yes, yes, yes
1 good Marshall amp is more than enough. I sold all my "backup" heads, never needed them. 2 or more amps is not gonna make you play better
LESS IS MORE

if you're a TOURING professional : that is another story
You will probably need more toys and noize, because you're bored or a boring individual without your toys?

More than enough? How can one amp be more than enough? A half an amp works fine?
I don't tour but I do gig out and absolutely need 2. The ONE time I did not bring a spare I blew a power tube and had to use buddy's old Peavey Bandit....
Never again...
Glad he brought his.
Spare guitars, spare amp... for sure.
At home, do whatever floats yer boat.

 

[Markedman]

mus-Einstein by John Bazzano, on Flickr

 

[marshallforumuser]

I keep my DSL as a back-up incase my JVM is ever in the shop or god-forbid anything worse were to happen

with the current tube hardships it also seems like a good idea incase they become even harder to come across

 

[Ken Ops]

I would only bother with two amps if doing the stereo thing.

As it is, the JVM covers everything I want from an amp.

I like the idea of getting a DSL as backup though ^ .. hm.

 

[TassieViking]

Nice, so you bought it ?
Did it hurt, do you love looking at them, they look so niicceeeee.......
They look a bit lonely with only one cab, just one more cab would be nice....
Just one more stack and you would be so happy...........

this rabbit hole is deeper the second time around.

 

[Joves]

Haha… so true, Tassie.

 

[Joves]

I thought I was done with tube amps. Got myself a Helix and a Powercab which, for the most part, are actually pretty great. Then went out and bought 4 more tube amps and 3 more cabs!

 

[tallcoolone]

The majority of artists use ONE brand of amplifier

Where on earth are you getting this??

 

[gkelm]

One of anything is never enough!

You need another foosball table, bro.

 

[Joves]

You know it!!

You need another foosball table, bro.