Why I NEED a 100 Watt Amp! | Friday Fretworks
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- 2019 BUCK & EVANS UK TOUR DATES:
May 4th • The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
May 5th • Audio, Glasgow
May 11th • The Globe, Cardiff
May 18th • The Louisiana, Bristol
May 26th • Jimmy's, Manchester
May 27th • The 100 Club, London
June 29th • The Prince Albert, Brighton
July 13th • The Cluny 2, Newcastle
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UPDATE question. What changed for you to go from this to the lower wattage fenders? I and others would Love a video on that
Man, your touch is something else. Sublime.
Gorgeous sounding amp and playing. Elements of that high-headroom Steel String Singer vibe from Texas Flood.
I think that the 100 Watt Amp need you more than anything to sound like this! Superb!
I used to do the big clean amp and pedals thing for years.. Now I gig a 22 watt fender with 2 channels and push it with clean boosts/klones.. The amp is doing most of the work now and Im happier than before.
Nice! It's a funny thing; I've no doubt my tastes will change with age but at the moment, I'm really digging the high-headroom thing although it is undoubtedly harder work than a smaller amp that's compressing naturally and, as you say, doing most of the work. The V140 and the Fuchs Clean Machine are so unforgiving! It definitely makes you think about twice about pedal choice and what you're playing.
You using a supersonic 22?
@@cathaldalymusic I am indeed.. One with a g12m greenback
Ewan Mcgowan I use one myself, still all stock fantastic amps for a gig
H Kay I’ve actually just traded my 22 for a v40 deluxe 😂 different in a good way
A 100w amp isn’t about volume, it’s a tone thing. I use a Mesa JP2C and I don’t care one iota if I’m asked to turn down hahaha
I’m 3 years late but absolutely. About to get me second 100 watt two-rock. There something else. At any volume too…
Wow- what a beautiful, gorgeous, luscious thing...and that's just Chris.
Haha. Thank you mate!
Ever since the painful death of Rock and Roll, all stages are getting quieter. I use either a Fender Bassbreaker 15 or a Fender Blues Junior, both only 15 watts, and not a gig goes by when I'm asked, usually impolitely, to turn it down.
The struggle is real!
I wasted a few decades of my life trying to live with the god-awful result of good advice from real professional musicians who prudently advised me that fifteen Watts was absolutely everything that I would ever want.
I scarcely know where to start with such wisdom, people. Choices. You get a choice, a chance, a moment, and then you are gone.
Life is short, think about that many times, every day that you are still here.
That said, today I ordered a four EL-34, fifty Watt amplifier from PRS, Which I hope doesn't perform so poorly that it hurts to switch it on. The different Hundred Watt units here already are hitting close to the mark, but still left more room for improvement.
You do know that when you kicked in your drive pedals the volume dropped, or seemed to on UA-cam to me. Great tone and playing!
Stan Esposito Cheers! UA-cam compression more than likely. According to Logic, there’s a 10db jump between the Centura and Cali76 being on, and then turning on the Straight Flush 🤷🏻♂️
Fantastic tone and playing!! That range master is great, is it a custom build??
Cheers! It's made by Hello Sailor Effects but apart from that, I don't know a great deal about it I'm afraid. Aside from the fact that it sounds brilliant! :)
Awesome as always!!
Thank you :)
That rangemaster is awesome! I had Joe at Hell Sailor build me one as well and I can’t turn it off. Great taste as always Chris.
whoaaaaa! last pedals chain... everything on! wow!
I shall be very interested to see how you get on with the wet/dry rig. Like many other folk, I’ve followed Mick & Dan down that particular rabbit hole but - good news - there is gold at the bottom! I’m using a Victory V40 (running into a Zilla 1x12 cab loaded with a G12H-75 Creamback) as my wet amp and an Orange Rocker 15 for the dry channel. There’s not enough headroom in the Rocker for gigging, but since I’m playing and recording at home and since it does play nicely with pedals at relatively low volumes, this way round works just fine for me! The combined sound is much bigger and richer than either amp on its own. And peaking at 104-106 dB, it’s plenty visceral enough for home use! Hope you’re going to be taking at least one of your Victory amps on tour this summer - we’ve got tickets for the closer in Newcastle and are really looking forward to seeing you and the band play live!
Cheers Steve! Newcastle's always a great craic, so can't wait for that one. And yeah, definitely - can't wait to try the Wet/Dry thing. Coming soon! 😆
Steve: This is probably my favourite solo on UA-cam, from one of B&E's previous visits to the Cluny in Newcastle.... Chris is an extraordinary player - simply extraordinary...... ua-cam.com/video/-ent3BkZ4a4/v-deo.html
I know this is an older video, but I'm looking into Victory amps at the moment. Interesting seeing you play it at home (seemingly with no attenuation). If you were only playing at home and club type gigs, do you think the V40 sounds as rich as the V140? I would use the amp for lush cleans and add pedals like you are but would likely never be able to really push an amp that big. Also, how does the reduced power setting of the V140 compare to the V40 if wanting to dial things back a bit? Thanks!!
Chris, I don’t understand (because I am not a gigging/professional guitarist) how the sound person at a venue became the boss? I always kind of thought that the band members should tell sound person how it’s gonna be! It’s interesting that in a lot of cases where fans like me look at the amps on stage, the bigger ones, and say “damn that’s awesome, I love the way that sounds!”. So we love that stuff, and it was the sound and feeling of rock n roll, but the sound guy is saying don’t use the equipment or the settings that everyone in the audience wants to hear! You should just tell them, this is how I make my music, so freakin deal with it dude! You’re outnumbered, lol! Best of luck on your upcoming tour dates! Be sure to post a couple of live tracks on UA-cam for those of us thousands of miles away!
Jason Guion Been gigging for a few years and still wonders about the same... A band can get away without a sound guy but a sound guy cannot get away without someone on stage making noise... so how they rose to power is beyond me. Also, being a small time musician we use sound guys can n our own league, still they get better pay but do the least work.
That said, it may be smart to listen to what the sound guy tell you because he/she is the one getting to hear what the audience hear. If he/she has half an idea of what they are doing at least. Not a good idea to pay someone that knows sound and then tell that person how to do his/her job. What you on stage hear is quite a different matter and basically to your own taste to perform as best you can (more this, more that, more me in monitors).
Jk I am not sure I understand what you mean by sound guy n our own league, but I understand the rest. I got asked on “stage” 2 times. One in a makeshift bar in my Air Force dorm in CA but I don’t think there was no sound guy, and once for a song in a blues club in Indianapolis. I know the second time there was a sound person of some kind, but I don’t remember what happened up there. The people who asked me up told me I did fine, just playing little bits during the song, but I was very drunk, having had so much Guinness. I don’t know what I played, more important here is that I don’t remember what it sounded like on the stage. I mostly remember that he hugged me at the end of the song, and people were nice after. I think maybe I played so little that I couldn’t make any really bad errors. In the dorm bar, I think maybe no one could hear me. I would love to be a sound guy for awhile and learn how that’s done. But I still don’t see why the band members don’t walk out into the venue before and listen to the stage sound, and then tell the guy what they want him/her to do! It bugs me because I have been to shows and can’t imagine the band liked the way I was hearing out in the crowd. But hey, I guess that’s a big reason I am not a big touring pro lol!
Jason Guion “Sound guys in our own league” means sound guys that get their gigs at the same venues we do really. We never used the sound guys that was a working professional, but the local guys with a keen ear for sound and a semi-pro PA system and basically do it as a hobby.
Been there done that btw. Was to drunk to understand how to play the guitar so I turned down the volume and just pretended 🤫
To walk out in the venue require a wireless system so you can play while listening... and I assure you, we did. However, we tend to stay mostly on stage during the gig and if we walk among the crowd it’s to rock with the audience, not to tell the sound guy what to do. Also, even if you set the sound right in an empty venue, the sound will be different when it’s packed with people.
Jk ah I see about the sound guys league. I meant to go out before, during a sound check maybe, I thought they did that. I could swear I saw artists playing big places say they were asked to turn down, but it is just the way it goes, right? I just want to be sure that if I ever get to see chris I can hear it just fine! Of course I will have to fly across the pond. Not happening soon. Take care good luck with your music!
Awesome playing awesome Sounding Amp great Demo ❤🎸👌👍👍
Hi Chris, a new subscriber here and fairly new guitar player. Your music is inspirational and your style is truly unique. On the subject of amps, what "home" amp and more budget friendly than the Victory amps would you use/recommend?
How big difference is between v
V40 and V140
sublime !!
Would love to see you try a ZT Lunchbox Amp, Great headroom for it’s tiny size and makes Wet/dry portable.
@chrisbuckguitar I am very interested in this Super Duchess amp - wanting to have both the luscious pure clean tones demonstrated here, plus I want to be able to switch to "edge of breakup" tones that are great for layering on an overdrive, as described here:
ua-cam.com/video/7Ny7fRzVFMQ/v-deo.html
...but is there a way to toggle between those two? For example, could a volume boost pedal between the OD and the guitar input... would that get some of those edge of breakup tones, (for the OD to use)? (And then I can scale back the volume as needed via the effects loop, as needed). Is this achievable? Or is a volume boost ahead of the guitar input (after an OD pedal) NOT a good substitute for turning up the volume knob? (For this goal I mentioned.)
How did that wet/dry (stereo) setup workout for you? (With the 40 and 140)
Kickass, mate. Keep it up.
Just tried what i thought would be the ultimate pedal platform amp. "Two-Rock" CRS 100 . Though very impressive, just way too Fender Black face for me. I need a blend of british clean in there too. Maybe this is the amp I am looking for. I play Lots of Country, Classic Rock, Blues and various abstract phycadelic kaka ... with a Gigrig pedal board set up
Did you try any of the different gain structures? They change the way it feels alot.. The CRS is very versatile & i can easily pull Marshall sounding compression out of it on the schofield input.. Honestly if you think the CRS is too fender your going to think the victory is even more blackface.. The CRs is like a dumble super hybrid while the victory is like a fender twin
Id also try a traditional clean if you get the chance. It's a pedal platform amp & with pedals you can get just about anything out of it
@@keithremedy as a TC owner I 100% vouch for this. About to get the Sterling , can’t wait
That's an early Friday Fretworks.
D'oh!
@@ChrisBuckGuitar Got it at 12:02 a.m.
I think I need me a rangemaster
Have you ever been to Canada Chris? If not you should come do a tour! We'd love to have you.
Hey man. No, I haven't but I would absolutely love to! Someday soon hopefully :)
Once again: great video Chris! Is this amp still (properly) usable at home or will it simply be too loud in that scenario?
Cheers! It's currently set up in my house so definitely not too loud in that respect although I will admit that the magic really happens when you start to push the master volume, which isn't always that practical...!
Thanks for the info! I’ll guess I’ll just have to test the V40 and V140 side by side once
@@niellus16 What did you end up going with? I'm asking myself this same question right now.
@@fizihkull I ended up going for the V40 and I’m still very happy with it. Great amp, very nice cleans and more than loud enough for my situation
Huge fan of Victory amps. This sounds like the V40 on steroids!
Absolutely!
Silk Scarf Aficionado Do you play yourself, just out of interest? Just checked out your channel, not quiet sure how I watched a video about scarfs for as long as I did. Must be something quiet captivating about how you come across!
I didnt see any guitar related videos though.
wannaberockgod that is too funny 😂 I do indeed play guitar. But nothing has made it onto UA-cam yet! I leave that to Chris 😂
@@SilkScarfAficionado funny and also possibly weird. I didnt even know there were that many different scarves on the planet!
What sort of stuff do you play?
I should follow your example and leave it to Chris. I've recent started putting some videos up but they're awful 😂
wannaberockgod I’ve just checked out your videos! They’re great. I love GnRs. Zeppelin are my band. I grew up wanting to be Jimmy Page. Although one of my first guitars as a kid was a BC Rich Beast (I noticed your Mockingbird in your video). God knows where that came from though. I don’t think Jimmy was known for playing beasts 😂
Do you still use the fuchs and black star? Or are you just using victory now?
Hey Chris finaly the cali76 is almost at the end of the chain in this New pedalboard ?
How do you set your amp to get the strat to sound so mellow and warm? Did you change amp settings before you played the yamaha? The Strat normally beeing a fairly bright sounding guitar i imagine a humbucker guitar put through the same amp setting would lack treble and be very dull/muffled. I always wonder how people (e.g. John Mayer) get a strat to sound so warm an rich... Great playing and overall vibe by the way!
You have to use some sort of Klon style pedal set too more a boost than a gain, use the neck pickup, roll back on the tone knobs. Slightly on the Strat and run into a really warm creamy tube amp
All is in the volume knob of your strat . Try 8 or 7 depend of your pickups height and power .
It's the same thing for clean fuzz process.
Fitted my Les Paul with a decent set of PAF replicas after struggling with this very issue and have never looked back. There's a lot more clarity and top end in a decent set of humbuckers than we've been lead to believe in recent years!
sites.google.com/a/k-solutions.com/guitargeartips/my-rig is the link to my Wet Dry Wet rig I have been using for six months with now an integrated pedal board. Thought it might be useful when you are setting your own up.
Cheers Robert! I'll take a look :)
Use it when ur playing outdoors! \m/QQ\m/
Are you ever gonna do a US tour Chris?
Would absolutely love to! Unfortunately, it's horrendously (!) expensive to tour the U.S if you're not a resident. When the time's right though, most definitely :) It's on the agenda...
What song is this your playing please
hey cris compliments could you tell me the order of the pedals that you saw in the video? six fantadtico greetings from Italy🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Hey Luca! Thank you. Of course - Gracetone FF01 > Klon Centaur > Origin Cali 76 > ThorpyFX Gunshot > TC Electronic Polytune > VS Audio Straight Flush > Snouse BlackBox 2 > Hello Sailor Rangemaster > Supro Harmonic Tremolo > Dawner Prince Boonar :)
You Will like hook amps: best clean high watt amps ever.... :) Check it! :)
High and lower wattage amps.
AC30 is better
...I like hammers and screwdrivers.
I think I need me a rangemaster
Haha. Definitely man! This Hello Sailor one is my first ever Rangemaster and I've been blown away by it.