After almost a year since my last post, I decided to post again. I've been very busy with work, so I haven't made time to post here. I haven't even made much time to play my guitars! I'm trying to work on playing more and learning more.
As far as gear goes, I haven't been as active as
in the past, but I did manage to buy an older solid state amp late last year. I had been wanting an old fashioned amp with all the knobs instead of the newer, computer interfaced stuff that is out there now. I had also wanted some sort of external cab for my little Champ 600 tube amp. I found both of those things in one package! I bought an older, USA-made Crate G-120C stereo chorus amp. I found it locally and at a very good price. It is more amp than I need, really, but when I saw that the speaker connections were not hard-wired and that I could disconnect the speakers from the amp and connect them to something else, I had to buy it. It turned out that each speaker was 4 ohms, just like the speaker in my Champ, so it was a perfect fit. So now, I have a very nice (big and loud) solid state amp, plus I can use it as a cab for my Champ! I've only used it with my Champ a few times, and it sounds great. I mostly use it as is. I grew really fond of the way it sounds and the versatility it provides.
As mentioned, it is a stereo chorus amp, but it also has reverb and a bright switch which work with both the clean and distortion channels. The clean channel has a low, mid, and high EQ and the distortion channel has a "shape" control for adjusting the tone. The amp also has an effects loop and a headphone jack. The effects loop makes more noise than I like, so if I want to add an effect, I just add it between the guitar and the amp and it works great. The headphone feature is very nice also.
It's funny, but now that I bought this amp, I feel my gear needs have been satisfied. I have my different guitars, a good overdrive and a good distortion pedal, and some multi-effects units, and now I have one amp of each kind: a tube amp, a modeling amp, and a basic solid state amp (plus I can use it as a cab for my tube amp). So, I'm a happy camper! Let's see if I can make more time to play more often now (and to post more often too). Until next time!
