Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... - Page 2

bodhi2600 · 11-02-2011, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jvm210guy

I don't know man, last I looked my JVM has more than six knobs, lol

Heh, so does my 900 4100 (yay look at me, I can count!)

no worries JV, i'm just a fossil...

Goosey · 11-02-2011, 05:17 AM

Peavey Penta, That ugly offset control hole thing, what where they thinking?
I hate the Orange Terror series looks.
Fender Mustangs
Heads with the controls at the top (although I like it on combos)
Anything with lots of lights and screens on the control panel... Cough..Line 6...Cough

Lespaulnmarshall · 11-02-2011, 09:41 AM

Peavey!

Crunchifyable · 11-02-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GIBSON67

Peavy's, I hope I don't get flamed!

Here in Memphis, there were/are always old Peavy's in the pawn shops. I have tried quite a few and didn't like any of them. I am sure there are good models that sound great but I can't even think about getting one anymore!

I agree with this. I know peavy can make some decent tube stuff (e.g. the classic line), but I can't seem to wipe from my mind the idea that peavy = ugly looking, potentionally bad sounding transistor amp.

Maybe I just hate their logo. Too over the top.

It's too bad, they seem to be a decent American company.

RiverRatt · 11-02-2011, 01:37 PM

I worked in a music store back in the 1980's and I would cringe when someone walked in with a Peavey Bandit or something similar. They were some of the most harsh, un-musical amps that I have ever heard. I think in more recent times they started giving a shit what their amps sounded like again, but there were some dark years where everything was solid-state and sounded awful.

SmokeyDopey · 11-02-2011, 01:39 PM

Agree Peaveys aren't really nice looking.

But I've had a 25W Peavey (I think its called Audition 110, or something like that).

I beat the crap out of that amp, and it never had a problem, I never had to take it to a tech. I still own that amp.
Well... its american made. Nowadays things are different, everything outsourced, but when it said made in the US, its reliable.

jvm210guy · 11-02-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Crunchifyable

I agree with this. I know peavy can make some decent tube stuff (e.g. the classic line), but I can't seem to wipe from my mind the idea that peavy = ugly looking, potentionally bad sounding transistor amp.

Maybe I just hate their logo. Too over the top.

It's too bad, they seem to be a decent American company.

Ya, the logo is ugly. But, I'm telling you guys the 6505+ is really decent sounding for Metal, but I haven't played metal in years so ya....

carnada · 11-02-2011, 05:52 PM

I hate it when heads dont actually fit the cab. Like running liltle 20 watt heads through a half stack, that shit looks retarded. But then again I use rack gear on top of a cab and that really looks messed up lol.

I also hate it when people have a mesa head connected to a marshall cab. A marshall head running with a mesa cab. EWWW

chuckmehh · 11-02-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jvm210guy

Ya, the logo is ugly. But, I'm telling you guys the 6505+ is really decent sounding for Metal, but I haven't played metal in years so ya....

Decent?? Those things are fooking EPIC for metal!

Bloodrock · 11-02-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckmehh

Decent?? Those things are fooking EPIC for metal!

5150's and 6505's are both amazing amps....no matter how they look!

sccloser · 11-02-2011, 07:42 PM

You guys remember the KMD full stacks in the 80's? They were touted as a "British" amp that was a working man's Marshall. Ugly plastic piece of crap. Came brand new with scratchy pots! And the cabs were ugly too!

sccloser · 11-02-2011, 07:46 PM

How about the Fender M80. I had one once. Mine was the rack head, which was not as ugly. But that gray carpet is just hideous.

Here's one like I had...

Kinda looks like the robot from Lost In Space. "Warning, Warning!" lol!

Alt Freak · 11-03-2011, 08:45 AM

No comment

bloosman1 · 11-05-2011, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Phildog

STRICTLY on looks alone...

This style of Peavey amps, to me, are some of the fugliest amps around!

I got one of those in 1981, while I was in the Navy, and kept it till 1992, when I gave it to my li'l bro. that thing had no highs, and a terrible phase shifter, but it was a workhorse!
---J---

Audible · 11-05-2011, 12:23 PM

Though one should never judge a book by its cover, I would have to agree with the general consensus that Peavey are the most hideous looking amps in history. However, the original poster is correct about Orange amps: they look totally stupid as do Matamp/Green/Electric amps(sorry stoner rockers

. I would also like to add Carr, Divided by 13 and most of the new boutique amps to the register. Any amp with multi-color tolex looks really stupid to my aesthetic concerns. Deizel amps look pretty ugly as well.

Jesstaa · 11-06-2011, 05:15 AM

MG heads.
And most solid state heads I guess. They're shit amps, so they try and make them look "cool" so kids will buy them, but what looks cool to kids dumb enough to buy solid state stacks just looks like ass.

Jesus christ, look at that thing...
And talk about cheap, doesn't even have metal rivets on the corners anymore

clutch71 · 11-06-2011, 07:04 AM

Peavey - was ugly for three reasons...pastel, thick wood (very heavy too), and that knuckle scraping tolex! It's like they were trying to assault as many senses as they could. Pastel....ouch my eyes, **** my back hurts, SHIT! I just scrapped all the skin off my knuckles! But I love them especially the VTM's (I own two) and the Bravo (still looking)

Good news is modern Peavey headshells will fit older Peavey Chasis....so my VTM 60 lives in a XXX headshell.

tonemonster2000 · 11-06-2011, 07:25 AM

well I will start with this: peavey

tonemonster2000 · 11-06-2011, 07:27 AM

and these things here were a REAL turdmobile. I mean no matter what you did with it, it sounded like sonic crap. terrible.

matt3310 · 11-06-2011, 08:57 AM

I cant stand Peavey amps! There so ugly!
I also don't like the looks of VOX amps, but I do love the sound of them!

TwinACStacks · 11-06-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by matt3310

I cant stand Peavey amps! There so ugly!
I also don't like the looks of VOX amps, but I do love the sound of them!

VOX are the BEST Looking Amps on the Planet and always have been, where have You been Matt?

God do I want a Super Beatle....

TWIN

CAPDUNN · 11-06-2011, 07:54 PM

Line 6......

jvm210guy · 11-06-2011, 09:30 PM

Ya, I have to agree with some of you guys about the MG series. They look ugly, uglier than Vox, lol (j/k). I really like the way Vox amps look actually. I have a cool looking 15 watt Vox Practice amp that is decoration in my house.

Crunchifyable · 11-06-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesstaa

MG heads.
And most solid state heads I guess. They're shit amps, so they try and make them look "cool" so kids will buy them, but what looks cool to kids dumb enough to buy solid state stacks just looks like ass.

Jesus christ, look at that thing...
And talk about cheap, doesn't even have metal rivets on the corners anymore

Actually, I think the new MGs look really nice and classy compared to the old ones. Silver is neat, okay its not gold, but hey Marshall can now save gold for the Haze / MAs / Class 5 tube line ups. Clearly they were trying to differentiate their lines.

What I hated before about the MG look was that "bug splatter on windshield" thing they had going on by the MG label.

I think they have a new rule too now. White piping = made in UK only.

Papus · 11-06-2011, 11:50 PM

Hughes & Kettner makes me puke....

There's something about those amps that makes me think "now there's a pile of shite that looks like it was designed by a committee of electronics engineer uber-geeks with delusions of becoming actual musicians".
Every single person I know who owns one of those things was a piss-weak musician.
Heck, Don Airey uses them on stage - it's clearly NOT intended to be a guitar amp!

eljeffebrown · 11-07-2011, 12:26 AM

I ****ing hate 'em! why, cause everyone drools over 'em and they sound like shit, there I said it!

eljeffebrown · 11-07-2011, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jesstaa

MG heads.
And most solid state heads I guess. They're shit amps, so they try and make them look "cool" so kids will buy them, but what looks cool to kids dumb enough to buy solid state stacks just looks like ass.

Jesus christ, look at that thing...
And talk about cheap, doesn't even have metal rivets on the corners anymore

Hey Jesstaa do you like the band Death?

MonstersOfTheMidway · 11-07-2011, 01:57 AM

*Orange amps: I can't stand the look of all that orange.
*Most Egnator amps: I hate that fawn/cream color.
*Most Peaveys: the older Peaveys for sure, but some of the new examples posted in this thread also look very cheap.
*Most Krank amps: all Krankensteins, all Revs, etc. they all seem like I'm looking at a chain link fence instead of an amp.
*Most Raven amps: looks cheap
*Most B52 amps: cheap

Some of these may sound fantastic, but we're talking about the looks of an amp, and these look awful.

tonemonster2000 · 11-07-2011, 06:06 AM

and the grand daddy of them alll....... the peavey wiggy. this is what happens when hartley peavy and dweezil zappa get their heads together. from this point forward they should live on different continents to prevent further sonic disasters

ToneZone100 · 11-07-2011, 08:22 AM

I can't believe no one has posted up a picture of the Randall Nuno Bettencourt amp yet. I can't bring myself to do it.

I hate the look of those Diezels with the stoopid slidey knobs. They sound great but look fuggin' awful.

11-02-2011, 05:17 AM	#32 (permalink)
Goosey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia Posts: 724	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Peavey Penta, That ugly offset control hole thing, what where they thinking? I hate the Orange Terror series looks. Fender Mustangs Heads with the controls at the top (although I like it on combos) Anything with lots of lights and screens on the control panel... Cough..Line 6...Cough __________________ Marshall TSL100 Marshall 1960BX Cab (25W Greenbacks) Strauss SV-CL30 ------------------------ Kramer Pacer Classic 2012 Fender American Standard Strat Epiphone Appetite Les Paul Standard Washburn WR-150 Cort X6 (far from stock) Cort MR710F Acoustic

11-02-2011, 09:41 AM	#33 (permalink)
Lespaulnmarshall Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Burning hell Posts: 5,576	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Peavey! MonstersOfTheMidway likes this. __________________ 1987x .Every guitarist should have experienced it at least once

11-02-2011, 01:39 PM	#36 (permalink)
SmokeyDopey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Argentina Posts: 8,288	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Agree Peaveys aren't really nice looking. But I've had a 25W Peavey (I think its called Audition 110, or something like that). I beat the crap out of that amp, and it never had a problem, I never had to take it to a tech. I still own that amp. Well... its american made. Nowadays things are different, everything outsourced, but when it said made in the US, its reliable. __________________ Broken pencils are pointless.

11-02-2011, 05:52 PM	#38 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 4,374	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... I hate it when heads dont actually fit the cab. Like running liltle 20 watt heads through a half stack, that shit looks retarded. But then again I use rack gear on top of a cab and that really looks messed up lol. I also hate it when people have a mesa head connected to a marshall cab. A marshall head running with a mesa cab. EWWW MonstersOfTheMidway likes this. __________________ Guitars: Black American Fender Stratocaster (Dave Murray REPLICA) Red American Fender Strat Deluxe Edition My own "Balance" handmade by me acoustic signature guitar My own "Balance" handmade by me classical signature guitar Michael Collins Classical Guitar Ibanez RG321 (scalloped neck) The AMP: No more amp

11-02-2011, 07:42 PM	#41 (permalink)
sccloser Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,070	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... You guys remember the KMD full stacks in the 80's? They were touted as a "British" amp that was a working man's Marshall. Ugly plastic piece of crap. Came brand new with scratchy pots! And the cabs were ugly too! __________________ 1986 Marshall JCM 800 2205 1991 Marshall JCM 900 Mkiii 2500 2003 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401 2010 Marshall Class 5 Combo JCM 800 Lead Series 1960b cab JCM 900 Lead Series 1960a cab 1960 ax cab (greenbacks)

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11-02-2011, 07:46 PM	#42 (permalink)
sccloser Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,070	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... How about the Fender M80. I had one once. Mine was the rack head, which was not as ugly. But that gray carpet is just hideous. Here's one like I had... Kinda looks like the robot from Lost In Space. "Warning, Warning!" lol! MonstersOfTheMidway and jvm210guy like this. __________________ 1986 Marshall JCM 800 2205 1991 Marshall JCM 900 Mkiii 2500 2003 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401 2010 Marshall Class 5 Combo JCM 800 Lead Series 1960b cab JCM 900 Lead Series 1960a cab 1960 ax cab (greenbacks)

11-03-2011, 08:45 AM	#43 (permalink)
Alt Freak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,110	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... No comment

11-05-2011, 12:23 PM	#45 (permalink)
Audible Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 5	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Though one should never judge a book by its cover, I would have to agree with the general consensus that Peavey are the most hideous looking amps in history. However, the original poster is correct about Orange amps: they look totally stupid as do Matamp/Green/Electric amps(sorry stoner rockers . I would also like to add Carr, Divided by 13 and most of the new boutique amps to the register. Any amp with multi-color tolex looks really stupid to my aesthetic concerns. Deizel amps look pretty ugly as well.

11-06-2011, 05:15 AM	#46 (permalink)
Jesstaa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,697	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... MG heads. And most solid state heads I guess. They're shit amps, so they try and make them look "cool" so kids will buy them, but what looks cool to kids dumb enough to buy solid state stacks just looks like ass. Jesus christ, look at that thing... And talk about cheap, doesn't even have metal rivets on the corners anymore __________________ GEAR LIST Amps 1983 JCM 800 2203 1960AX Guitars B.C Rich Bich Perfect 10 Jackson Kelly Basses Ibanez SR300 Stagg BC300 I'm not a tech, don't take my advice as fact, I just like to offer my views.

11-06-2011, 07:04 AM	#47 (permalink)
clutch71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 322	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Peavey - was ugly for three reasons...pastel, thick wood (very heavy too), and that knuckle scraping tolex! It's like they were trying to assault as many senses as they could. Pastel....ouch my eyes, **** my back hurts, SHIT! I just scrapped all the skin off my knuckles! But I love them especially the VTM's (I own two) and the Bravo (still looking) Good news is modern Peavey headshells will fit older Peavey Chasis....so my VTM 60 lives in a XXX headshell. David Corrales and jvm210guy like this. __________________ Your guitar has a volume knob....use it!

11-06-2011, 07:25 AM	#48 (permalink)
tonemonster2000 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 22	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... well I will start with this: peavey rads and jvm210guy like this.

11-06-2011, 07:27 AM	#49 (permalink)
tonemonster2000 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 22	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... and these things here were a REAL turdmobile. I mean no matter what you did with it, it sounded like sonic crap. terrible. MonstersOfTheMidway and Strateuphoria like this.

11-06-2011, 08:57 AM	#50 (permalink)
matt3310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,514	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... I cant stand Peavey amps! There so ugly! I also don't like the looks of VOX amps, but I do love the sound of them! __________________ If Jim or Leo built it, I probably have it!

11-06-2011, 07:54 PM	#52 (permalink)
CAPDUNN Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,650	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Line 6......

11-06-2011, 09:30 PM	#53 (permalink)
jvm210guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chicago, home of the blues... Posts: 3,533	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Ya, I have to agree with some of you guys about the MG series. They look ugly, uglier than Vox, lol (j/k). I really like the way Vox amps look actually. I have a cool looking 15 watt Vox Practice amp that is decoration in my house. __________________ THE SIG OF DEATH Tiny Terror Marshall Class Five JVM 210h 1960a Lead (v30's/g12-75's) 2008 American Standard Telecaster 2008 Gibson Traditional Les Paul Plus (cherry sunburst flametop)

11-06-2011, 11:50 PM	#55 (permalink)
Papus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,727	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Hughes & Kettner makes me puke.... There's something about those amps that makes me think "now there's a pile of shite that looks like it was designed by a committee of electronics engineer uber-geeks with delusions of becoming actual musicians". Every single person I know who owns one of those things was a piss-weak musician. Heck, Don Airey uses them on stage - it's clearly NOT intended to be a guitar amp! Strateuphoria likes this. __________________ Dime that puppy!!!

11-07-2011, 01:57 AM	#58 (permalink)
MonstersOfTheMidway Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: A chair Posts: 2,352	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... Orange amps: I can't stand the look of all that orange. Most Egnator amps: I hate that fawn/cream color. Most Peaveys: the older Peaveys for sure, but some of the new examples posted in this thread also look very cheap. Most Krank amps: all Krankensteins, all Revs, etc. they all seem like I'm looking at a chain link fence instead of an amp. Most Raven amps: looks cheap Most B52 amps: cheap Some of these may sound fantastic, but we're talking about the looks of an amp, and these look awful. jvm210guy likes this. __________________ You have to expect that not everyone is going to like what you like, believe what you believe, or think what you think, so dissenting opinions are valid whether you like it or not!!!

11-07-2011, 06:06 AM	#59 (permalink)
tonemonster2000 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 22	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... and the grand daddy of them alll....... the peavey wiggy. this is what happens when hartley peavy and dweezil zappa get their heads together. from this point forward they should live on different continents to prevent further sonic disasters

11-07-2011, 08:22 AM	#60 (permalink)
ToneZone100 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South East England. Posts: 655	Re: Amps you don't like or can't stand looking at... I can't believe no one has posted up a picture of the Randall Nuno Bettencourt amp yet. I can't bring myself to do it. I hate the look of those Diezels with the stoopid slidey knobs. They sound great but look fuggin' awful. __________________ Marshall DSL100 & 1960a 4x12 Hughes & Kettner Statesman Dual EL84 combo Gibson SG Special - PRS SE 24 Paul Allender - '87 Charvel model 2 - '88 Charvel model 3 - Vintage V100 Les P**l - Epiphone Toby deluxe v bass

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