![]() I haven't recorded this amp many times but I love the vib-trem circuit which is amazing and quite different in character to a classic Fender. Of course, I join Brian May, The Edge, Hank Marvin, George Harrison, John Lennon, Tom Petty, John Scofield, Daniel Lanois, Peter Buck and many other great players in the love for these amplifiers. Even when set up identically to the older AC30, it does seem to have more gain than the 1962 model. On the TB I tend to roll off some bass and add treble but then turn down the 'tone' control, which takes a little edge off. 'Mids' are the key to getting your sound to sit perfectly in a band or mix you don't need to give the audience a haircut :)Ĭomparing the two is interesting. This model features the Celestion 'Silver' Alnico speakers, which sound different to the 'blues' in the 1962 model but work really well for this amp.Įveryone bangs on about the 'top boost' model but I don't like or use too much treble. Naturally, it came back in fine condition yes, it's all beaten up but it sounds fantastic. The first time I plugged it in, the fuse popped so I immediately sent it over to England for Roland to fix it up. Now Anthony, the giver of this great gift, was not a man to service stuff and it arrived fitted with an unearthed two-pin European plug!! I am amazed he actually lived long enough to give it to us :) Amazing.īefore acquiring this amp, I had already picked up a 1962 AC30 from master valve amp technician Roland Lumby of the Amp Clinic in Manchester, England. We now have two of these legendary amplifiers. When I married my wonderful wife Suzy Starlite in May 2014, a great friend of mine gave us (yes - gave us) his 1969 AC30TB as a wedding present. The featured track 'Lay It Out On Me' from the second Starlite Campbell Band album 'The Language of Curiosity' uses the Fender custom shop relic Nocaster and Supertone | Matamp valve reverb.ĪC30's have been a part of my guitar playing heritage ever since I picked up a copy of Rory Gallagher's 1972 'Live in Europe'. Of course, I join Brian May, The Edge, Hank Marvin, George Harrison, John Lennon, Tom Petty, John Scofield, Daniel Lanois and Peter Buck and many other great players in the love for these amplifiers. There is no doubt that the 'blue' speaker is one of the finest ever produced for an open back cabinet as in the AC30. Linking the normal and brilliant channels with a cable enables you to blend, which sounds ace: rich lows and shimmering highs, but very direct and present. 'Mids' are the key to getting your sound to sit perfectly in a band or mix, you don't need to give the audience a haircut :) ![]() Yes, it's battered and the vents are missing, but it sounds fantastic.Įveryone bangs on about the 'top boost' model but I don't like or use too much treble. I have been looking out for another one ever since but prices have gone totally daft.įortunately, I bumped into master valve amp technician Roland Lumby from the Amp Clinic in Manchester, England who had a 1962 AC30/6 for sale - this is the model with three channels vib-trem, normal and brilliant. So I found one, almost mint from 1962 with the brass vents on the top and of course, Celestion Alnico 'blue bulldog speakers'. ![]() 'Messin' with the Kid' sounded incredible. I picked up a copy of Rory Gallagher's 1972 'Live in Europe' when I started playing the guitar in 1974. ![]()
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