I've sold off my Gallien-Krueger Backline 100, and one of my Peavy Rock Master preamps. They just weren't getting used anymore.

I find that an old Ampeg brings out the best of any guitar. Even the little G-18 10 Watt transistor 'practice' amp sounds great. I rebuilt the 60 Watt VT-40 tube amp in a new cab with a Weber speaker. This combo sounds so good that I may decide to part with my VT-22. 120 tube Watts is major overkill, but I live for the way it brings out the little differences that made me fall in love with each of my guitars in the first place.

Ampegs don't have a 'signature' sound. There's nothing like a 'Fender Black Face' sound, or a 'Marshall Plexi' sound. Maybe some of the early HiWatts. With old Ampegs, you hear the guitar in a detailed kind of way that makes people sit up and listen closely.

If you play clean, this is the real deal. If you push the power section into saturation, the vibe is heavy enough to cause genetic mutations on anything in the line of fire!