Samamp VAC 23 Guitar Amp Demo
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Uploaded by gr8bluesgtr on Oct 16, 2009
http://www.steviesnacks.com - I spent years wishing that I had the flexibility of a low-powered combo amp with the big sound of a 15" speaker like a Vibroverb. I think I've found it.
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@ Myself
I should expand on this comment a bit more. This amp does sound really good with that strat, and quite honestly it's tough to base liking one amp over the other on a youtube vid. Anyway props on your tone all around. I really want to try one of these SamAmps but haven't been able to find a local place that carries them yet.
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Honestly dude, this amp really sounds great... but personally I think your tone is better through the Blues Jr with Bill M mods... chimier and more "present". I stumbled on this vid looking for info on the Samamp.. I already have an (killer Winfield Thomas) EL84 based amp... but now I'm thinking about picking up a Blues Jr with Bill M's mods (especially that presence mod... WOW)
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Sam makes these wonderful amps right here in Birmingham. Such a great guy!
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@gr8bluesgtr SRV is the best! y stop playing the best?!
BTW samamps are amazing! sam (the amp creator) lives not to far from me. i go to his personal shop that he repairs amps at hiself (highland music) here in birmingham
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I have the HRDx3 and its to loud for bedroom use, so thinking about getting PR or DR, although the DR is still loud, not as loud as the HRDx, that thing is to loud, great sounding amp though, and I think for the money its the best tube amp U can get in that price range, pr or dr silverface for me I think
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hi! I need some help here. Im looking for my first tube amp. Im a strat man and would love to get Hendrix's with that smooth and bassy sound. Do you think I can get that using an amp loaded with 6v6 valves?? Im between the Egnater Tweaker and the Vox Night train
Nice videos!
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I have this same amp - awesome. I spent at least 3 hrs in the store playing with all of the functionality of this amp, different guitars and compared the samamp 12", blues jr III, princeton, reverb deluxe. One of the things this video didn't have time to focus on is the clean head room. You can use the crank the master and ease the volume while using the vac settings. You can really get some warm, clean low volume bedroom settings not just by using the 3w.
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is that your single coils hissin or is that the amp?
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how much does this bad boy weigh?
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*UPDATE* I replaced the Jensen Alnico speaker with a Weber NeoMag 15, paper dome, doped cone. Much more pleasant midrange than the Jensen, cleaner low end and brilliant high end.
gr8bluesgtr 5 months ago
gr8bluesgtr,
great demo! How well does the Samamp do with fx pedals in front? Was thinking about using something like a Line 6 M9 in front for delay etc.
BluesyPea 1 year ago
@BluesyPea This amp responds very well to pedals. On the lower power settings it's a little spongier than on the higher power settings. I cannot say for sure how good a modeling pedal will sound with it though.
gr8bluesgtr 1 year ago
did you sell your blues jr & vibroverb now that you have this?
which guitar do you like best for texas blues, stauffer legend, rocketfire, grosh, your yellow fender, or the kws one?
romeorosetv 2 years ago
No, I have both. The Blues Junior gets used when the baby is asleep, the Samamp gets used when I'm shooting lessons, and the Verb gets used never because it's too freakin loud. It's like the corvette in the garage that you keep a cover on and never drive. Maybe when I gig again :-)
gr8bluesgtr 2 years ago
I read one of your comments where you say the vibroverb is the real deal, but at much louder volumes, but the samamp gets you there at lower volumes, but you said it's lacking in the midrange compared to the vibroverb.
so if all it's missing is midrange, then can't you add midrange with your boss eq pedals or nobels odr-s?
have you tried it?
romeorosetv 2 years ago
Sure thing. I think it's a common thing for people to use an EQ at all times, just to smooth out any frequency balance issues with their rig. There's also a mid boost on this amp. I think part of the midrange thing might be that the speaker is a really vintage sounding speaker, and they weren't very midrangey.
gr8bluesgtr 2 years ago