MVI's tube amp

Five Sharp

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Jan 2, 2010, 6:13:08 AM1/2/10

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Though have seen him live many times, I never bothered to check out his amp.
I found this pic I took a few years ago and finally realized he's playing
his Gibson 125 a Fender Hotrod Deville.

At that concert Joe Cohn was playing his L5 through a Fender Deluxe.

Since Martijn is has such a great sound the Hotrods seem interesting. Here's
the pic:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000594960590#/photo.php?pid=39273&id=100000594960590

And here the sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL6T2R9jS5s

Have a great year!

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Mark Guest

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Jan 2, 2010, 12:34:14 PM1/2/10

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On Jan 2, 6:13 am, "Five Sharp" <hjg.onst...@onsbrabantnet.nl> wrote:
> Though have seen him live many times, I never bothered to check out his amp.
> I found this pic I took a few years ago and finally realized he's playing
> his Gibson 125 a Fender Hotrod Deville.
>
> At that concert Joe Cohn was playing his L5 through a Fender Deluxe.
>
> Since Martijn is has such a great sound the Hotrods seem interesting. Here's
> the pic:
>

> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000594960590#/phot...

>
> And here the sound:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL6T2R9jS5s
>
> Have a great year!
>
> #####

I had a Hot Rod Deluxe for a while. It was OK, but I found it a bit
tricky to dial the sound in. I'm told that EL-84s are the wrong tubes
for me. I traded the HR for a 68 Pro Reverb (also gone, now). Great
amp, but slightly flabby on the low end. Good luck on your quest...

All the best,

Mark Guest
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without."
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Dave

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Jan 2, 2010, 2:17:23 PM1/2/10

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I have a HR Deluxe. Nice amp, but too bassy for my taste, with a few strong
low-end resonances that bug me. There are mods to reduce the bass, but
before I tried any of them I bought a Cube 60.

Michael Tueller

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Jan 2, 2010, 4:25:53 PM1/2/10

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What about Marble amps? They're made in the Nederlands. Probably pricey
though...

pmfan57

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Jan 2, 2010, 5:16:24 PM1/2/10

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On Jan 2, 6:13 am, "Five Sharp" <hjg.onst...@onsbrabantnet.nl> wrote:

> Though have seen him live many times, I never bothered to check out his amp.
> I found this pic I took a few years ago and finally realized he's playing
> his Gibson 125 a Fender Hotrod Deville.
>
> At that concert Joe Cohn was playing his L5 through a Fender Deluxe.
>
> Since Martijn is has such a great sound the Hotrods seem interesting. Here's
> the pic:
>

> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000594960590#/phot...

>
> And here the sound:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL6T2R9jS5s
>
> Have a great year!
>
> #####

Looks like he's playing the same amp in this fantastic video, so it's
apparently really his personal amp, not just a rental. I imagine Joe
Cohn did not lug his amp from the States and borrowed/rented one.
(The airplane could not have taken off in any event with a tube amp on
board.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVqOwaRsCfA

Five Sharp

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Jan 2, 2010, 5:38:18 PM1/2/10

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Thanks Joe! I have seen MVI with this amp for a few years now but I had no
idea it was a Hotrod Deville, just that it was a Fender.

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pmfan57

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Jan 2, 2010, 7:20:20 PM1/2/10

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Well he certainly gets a great sound out of it. He is really amazing
on Stolen Moments from that big band concert.