Tweez said: I'm not meaning to play devils advocate here, but I have a Fender Eighty-Five and it's great. I don't like ValveStates at all, but the Eighty Five is a really really good amp, it sounds great with other pedals, and the spring reverb is really cool, and decent. I don't tend to use the onboard distortion but otherwise it's a fantastic amp.
ok ok you got me there - Fender Eighty five is decent. Very nice clean sound and quite loud too, and great reverb. I was my first ever amp, and i played it for about 8 years!
In the end i changed to the valvestate cos i just couldnt get that marshall distortion sound i always dreamed of, no matter how many pedals i added to the fender (awful overdrive channel)- plus i found the speaker a bit boxy.
say what you like about the valvestate VS100R, but the 12" speaker is REALLY nice..so much bass, just sounds so open.
I'm now , after 10 years of playing, looking into getting a cheap all valve amp - probably the Pignose G40v or the Crate V58. i just wanna try the valve thing..see what ive been missing out on 😀
see, now you've got me thinking - might have to fire up the old Eighty Five tonight! havent played it for over a year, should be interesting!
