What solid-state amps are people fans of?

[KillDivision]

Valvestate 8100 = Prong - Cleansing

 

[Ola Englund]

I'm not a big fan of Solid State amps but this sure sounds cool:

 

[greyskull]

yeah.. sunn beta lead and jc120.
had an ace solid state fender combo once that had great clean

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

I've got a Laney TF700. Technically it's a hybrid, but the clean is all solid state and it nails the sound I like - dark, thick and crystal clear. Even with the volume cranked through a Dimebucker is doesn't break up at all.

Steve

 

[kaomao]

yeah the black tooth amp nails the dime tone.
Good solid state is randall old shit
I mean dime had that tight tone, yeah it was a bit fizzy but I always liked it
My randall T2 sounds more tube-ish even though, its poweramp is solid state while it is driven by tubes

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Ampeg VH-140C...cool amp.

-Joe

 

[Metaltastic]

True that, Thomas Youngblood from Kamelot uses it as his main amp both on their albums and live; not the greatest recorded tone I've ever heard, but I can't imagine any better coming from something without t00bz! (suck it Jeff )

 

[Wolfeman]

VH-140C, Valvestate 8100, JC120, and the XXL are my favorites.

Oh and the Vetta and HD147 kick a lot of ass too.

 

[NickL]

Yep, another JC120 fan. I like solid state cleans, I don't care what anyone says. You dont have to worry about the harmonic structure so much with a clean tone. If you're looking for a clean amp that can go grittier just get a fender twin, the JC120 isn't any use for that.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Gallien Kruger MLE
Rockman XP100

 

[53Crëw]

+1 for the Peavey XXL. It sounds pretty good.

 

[Metaltastic]

Yup, Laney does - dunno if they're any good though!

 

[katatonic.]

God dammit, I wish I still had my Peavey Supreme 160 head. Almost blew out my back lifting it a couple times, but that fucker was a tone monster.

 

[slashvanyoung]

Traded my last old Valvestate combo (had 4 Valvestates at one point) a few months ago for some Priest/Megadeth/Testament tickets... Aye.

 

[BrettT]

I had a Tech 21 Trademark 300 head that was pretty badass. No idea why I sold it, honestly. Built like a tank and was also rackmountable.

 

[metal_freakin_mike]

Ampeg VH-140C...seems to be the choice of all the death-metal guys i know..built like a tank and are quite consistant.

 

[Keessi]

Peavey bandit 112 FTW! boss hm-2 -> Bandit -> 4x12 marshall/mesa/orange/etc cab = Instant sunlight sound. That thing can get AS LOUD as my 6505. it's rediculous.

 

[thefretwanker]

Fender frontman 15 mkI

I used to split my signal to it and an JCM900 SL-X head. The frontman even ran a marshall cab! Blended together it put awesome chainsaw overtones mixed in with the marshally goodness.

 

[TRA]

I'm not a big fan of Solid State amps but this sure sounds cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRXiAktiZh8

I can't find any more info on this beside this video. Anyone know of a projected release date?

 

[-J-]

I don't own one, but everytime I play an Orange Crush in a store I have a good time and end up GAS-ing for one.