Got 1 hour with an AFD yesterday

[JkGriffin]

Darn it...

I got to try the AFD100 yesterday for about an hour...
I'm afraid I have to let the VM go to get this one.

I will get the VM at a later stage, but since I just bought a new house that needs to be furnished... well... I have to choose.

I for one was impressed. It didn't sound brilliant just like that... I needed five minutes with each of the guitars I tried... but it was really good sounding both with a Telecaster and with a Gibson Les Paul.

I tried it with a 4x12 Mesa cabinet. I'm not sure what speakers it contained. Any suggestions on what cabinet/speakers would sound good with the AFD100?

We'll see if I can get hold of one of these heads. The one I tried is initially promised to another bloke... but they couldn't get hold of him yesterday.

[slash-ed]

The speakers would have been Vintage 30s, most modern Mesa quads have those.

[JkGriffin]

I would think so, but V30 are most often easy to identify.
I didn't recognize any Celestion or V30 branding on the speakers...
There was some numbering which didn't tell me much.
I just settled for that it was some Mesa specific speakers in it or something. It sounded pretty good though.

[gtrman]

I tried it with a 4x12 Mesa cabinet. I'm not sure what speakers it contained. Any suggestions on what cabinet/speakers would sound good with the AFD100?

V30 or Greenbacks for sure.
V30 if you want to get close to the slash sound.
I prefer greenbacks ..

Be sure to get another VM as soon as you can afford one.
(Mange på Finn og MP .. finner lett en til rundt 6000)

[JkGriffin]

I tried it with a 4x12 Mesa cabinet. I'm not sure what speakers it contained. Any suggestions on what cabinet/speakers would sound good with the AFD100?

V30 or Greenbacks for sure.
V30 if you want to get close to the slash sound.
I prefer greenbacks ..

Be sure to get another VM as soon as you can afford one.
(Mange på Finn og MP .. finner lett en til rundt 6000)

Thanks...

So a 1936 or a 1936 V30 should do the trick then... or better yet, a 1960AX.
I'm not looking to duplicate Slash' sound other then as a curiosity when my friends are visiting...

And I will definately get another VM at a later stage... even if only for the acoustic. My 600 buck acoustic sounded like a 1500buck guitar through that thing. Will go check Finn once in a while once I get settled in my new house.

Have to find out if I'll get that AFD first... I'm waiting for a phone call.

[kissfanps]

Im glad you enjoyed it!

[Slashwannabe1]

V30 or Greenbacks for sure.
V30 if you want to get close to the slash sound.
I prefer greenbacks ..

Its funny cuz Slash is most often identified with V30s but his recorded tones are done with his trusted 100watt Greenback 4x12...thats why the AFD100 sounds so good with them. I think the reason is because its just been recently in the last few years that information on his recording setups is seeing the light of day. I love how Adam Day used to say Slash just uses a regular mid 80s JCM 800 in the studio, in reality a hot rodded one! lol.

So its basically like this...

For Slash's recorded tones: Greenbacks
Live tone: V30s

Not to say Slash has never done a song on an album with V30s but from AFD to Use Your Illusions,Snake Pit,Velvet Revolver & his solo album its been his same 100watt Greenback 4x12 and SM57 mic to record nearly every one of those songs.

Live its always V30s! :)

-- Thu May 05, 2011 12:45 pm --

So a 1936 or a 1936 V30 should do the trick then... or better yet, a 1960AX.
I'm not looking to duplicate Slash' sound other then as a curiosity when my friends are visiting...

In that case its Greenbacks if you want to acurately produce his recorded tones. He's only used V30s with the AFD/#34 tone live recently.

[Hellhound]

I run mine through a1960AV and it sounds great. I did the same as you are intending and sold my 2266 to buy the AFD. I figured that I could pick up another VM later, which I have I hope that they can get one for you.

That handwired cab that gtrman has is beautiful, I'd get one of those

[JkGriffin]

Well... the sad news is that I have to do without a Marshall the rest of the month...
My Vintage Modern is gone... hope I didn't act on a moment...

The other sad news is that the AFD100 that I tried yesterday is gone... the guy who was first in line for a chance to decline the amp didn't... he took the amp home with him... the bastard..

The good news is that the store have one more AFD100 coming in... due to arrive early next month... That one is mine... already payed for
Will be delivered to my new home...

[Slashwannabe1]

Well... the sad news is that I have to do without a Marshall the rest of the month...
My Vintage Modern is gone... hope I didn't act on a moment...

The other sad news is that the AFD100 that I tried yesterday is gone... the guy who was first in line for a chance to decline the amp didn't... he took the amp home with him... the bastard..

The good news is that the store have one more AFD100 coming in... due to arrive early next month... That one is mine... already payed for
Will be delivered to my new home...

Great news man!

I think its forgivable to sell the VM in the short term to get an AFD100...theres a lot more VM's than AFD's. Get the AFD while its still available for earthly prices, and then pick a 2466 up later down the road.

[JkGriffin]

Well... my initial though was that next VM will be a 2466... the only thing that may stop that is an urge for a combo... or a pretty good deal on a 2266.
Can't promise anything...

[gtrman]

Well... my initial though was that next VM will be a 2466... the only thing that may stop that is an urge for a combo... or a pretty good deal on a 2266.
Can't promise anything...

I seem to remember you writing this:
"And I will definately get another VM at a later stage... "

Sounds like a promise to me ... we all will hold you to it at some point ... and face the consequences

[JkGriffin]

I can't promise a 2466... A VM is either a 2266C, 2266 or 2466... I can't promise which...