All of us gear sluts have to have a favorite amp - tell us yours, and why it's a favorite. (More than one amp is okay if you just can't decide )

For me, it's the Elmwood Modena 90. It's got a unique tone, very articulate and is massively versatile. Both channels and the boosts on both channels are incredibly useful, and the tone controls have a wide range of adjustment on them - you can dial in all sorts of tones, from clean to smooth to evil . It's even relatively small and light for a channel switching monster (I'm a wimp). I think some people have trouble getting their head wrapped around it because it doesn't sound exactly like any other amp, but I consider it a plus.

(Disclaimer: I'm doing some work for Elmwood, but I was a Modena owner and outspoken fan for years before any business arrangement happened, so it's cool. 8) )

For me it's the Peavey JSX. Three great channels, nothing unnecessary like reverb, it has a built in noise gate which works, good channel switching and it looks great. Criticisms are that it's too heavy and 120w is just too much power really. But it sounds awesome.

Hey Ron,Sheri, Martin,

Alex here joining the wonderful RJM family ... mine id hv to say its my Mesa Mark IV...i was that little kid who sat in stores for hours and dreamed of playing the big boys rigs. My goal was the Dual Rectifier cos i thought that was the amp for the sound i kept hearing. One day walked in the store n saw the only Mark IV (yes, in asia...ive never seen another since). I tried it n i knew that was the sound i wanted (i didnt know nuts bout tube amp back then). Sat there for 4 hours with my wife and called everyone kind enough to let us borrow their money...forget pride, i wanted this amp.
I got it, paid the guy back a week later and for some reason as i grow musically throughout the years, my ears doesnt ask for another amp but rather find more and more beautiful characteristic that makes me love it even more...kinda how i feel towards my wife ;P
I play Jazz, Fusion and Rock. Last 26 Dec we played the biggest Rock event in Malaysia on the main stage, they provided us with Rectifier Head/Cab, Marshall Head/Cab, all 4x12...i brought my lil Mark IV combo and it still wouldnt go past 3. People commented how Big the sound was and engineers were trying to hv me listen only to the monitors they provided cos the amp was so loud...so i said ok, ill turndown to 2,5 n listen abit to ur monitors...i love that little bugger....the only combo that whole night. .... thx for listening guys

Welcome, Alex! Mark IVs are definitely unique - I've never had the chance to play one, but every time I listen to Dream Theater, I want to try one. Not like I need another amp or anything.

I'm only a bedroom player these days and have a Mesa Boogie MKIV that I bought last year...I love it...still not had it up loud in a decent size room yet...I also have a Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary Combo that I bought when they came out which is a really nice amp...sounds great when used in a stereo rig with the boogie.....prior to these I had a Marshall Super Lead 100 watt head with matching grey cloth cab...sold it for a pitance many years ago...worth a fortune now I guess!!

Paul

There's so many amps I like that it's hard to pick a favorite. I played an Industrial amps Rock 120 at NAMM in 2008 that just killed..not sure that company is even around anymore. The Bluetron Blueverb is another hidden tone gem...but I'm gonna definitely give props to the Elmwood. Never played the 90, but the 60 is sick bastard and usable for almost anything. Really want to try a Guytron GT 100FV...the perfect amp is a Platonic ideal that amps in our world are only pale reflections of...

My dream amp is my Mesa Mark V Head, it's extremely versatile and I can get every sound out of it I want!!! The Clean tone is simply amazing And of course also the Lead

I must agree with the author! I have an Elmo M90 and it kills . I'm new to RJM, got a RG-16 and mastermind on the way. I'll be running the Elmo and a Marshall DSL together. With the low mids and high mids Im stoked to hear them together..

You guys are giving me major Elmwood GAS...but first there's a Kingsley Bailey, Effect Gizmo, Mini Amp Gizmo and Y-not on my list! Crap, that's a long list...

I have both in the shop, but ironically I've never run them together. Hmmm.... Y-Not, Elmo, DSL, could be fun!

In only slightly related news, I just finished a quick 'n' dirty video for the Y-Not using a "crunch mod" Plexi - wow, considering what little effort I put into mic position, I dig how it came out. It's the only amp I've tried so far that I like the recorded tone better than the live tone.