As discussed in the archtop section I finally bought an X500T. It is currently crossing the Atlantic from its origin in Reno.
Now I thinking of buying an amplifier to complement it. Currently I have Mesa Nomad 45, a nice amp, but a bit generic and also a bit too loud for home studio use. I don't gig anymore, haven't for 20 years...
So I am thinking of something along the lines of a Princeton Reverb Reissue, or maybe one of the Victoria amps. I usually buy my amps locally, to make sure I get the correct voltage and local service options, so that might limit the selection a bit. But any suggestion for a suitable amp is welcome. It needs to break at neighbour-friendly levels (I do live in a house, not an appartment), and have a bit of raunchy soul and rock in it. The Mesa does nice reverb clean and wild metal overdrive, so that is taken care of, this is for the stuff in between, if you know what I mean. I will probably used it with my Gretsch and my Teles too...
Also, is there any "must have" effects for this guitar? (Depending in part on whatever amp I end up with, of course.) I have the usual overdrives: Tube Screamer, Blues Driver and Super Overdrive, and a DD-7 delay, an old Korg Chorus, a TC phaser, a CryBaby and assorted other pedals. Edit: I realise that the kind of music I intend to play is a factor here as well, so lets just assume anything that an X500T is good for, probably roots oriented though.
Also, I recently upgraded my home studio Mac to Logic Studio 9, which comes with amp and stomp box modelling, but haven't really tried that out yet. I am an analog kind of guy.
Geir
Now I thinking of buying an amplifier to complement it. Currently I have Mesa Nomad 45, a nice amp, but a bit generic and also a bit too loud for home studio use. I don't gig anymore, haven't for 20 years...
So I am thinking of something along the lines of a Princeton Reverb Reissue, or maybe one of the Victoria amps. I usually buy my amps locally, to make sure I get the correct voltage and local service options, so that might limit the selection a bit. But any suggestion for a suitable amp is welcome. It needs to break at neighbour-friendly levels (I do live in a house, not an appartment), and have a bit of raunchy soul and rock in it. The Mesa does nice reverb clean and wild metal overdrive, so that is taken care of, this is for the stuff in between, if you know what I mean. I will probably used it with my Gretsch and my Teles too...
Also, is there any "must have" effects for this guitar? (Depending in part on whatever amp I end up with, of course.) I have the usual overdrives: Tube Screamer, Blues Driver and Super Overdrive, and a DD-7 delay, an old Korg Chorus, a TC phaser, a CryBaby and assorted other pedals. Edit: I realise that the kind of music I intend to play is a factor here as well, so lets just assume anything that an X500T is good for, probably roots oriented though.
Also, I recently upgraded my home studio Mac to Logic Studio 9, which comes with amp and stomp box modelling, but haven't really tried that out yet. I am an analog kind of guy.
Geir