Oo, Yamaha SS amp ata ginamit nya for a long time (if i remember correctly).
Holdsworth earlier on (round about the early 80's) used Hartley Thompson Amps, which were solid state. He then gravitated to the Gibson/Norlin Lab Series L5 (which B.B. King and Ty Tabor swear/swore by)
Eto, knock yourself out on AH's space invaders era rack
http://www.therealallanholdsworth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5727Pat Metheny earlier on was totally devoted to his "Acoustic" amps to the point of paranoia, that he wouldn't sound the same without them... until he had to perform somewhere in Europe without then did he realize that it was all in his fingers
Acoustic amps were pretty nuts in the 70's, huge ass stuff, but they rocked! the sweet used them, and i've seen an old creedence clearwater revival vid with them in use, CRANKED and bloodthirsty.
Pat Martino uses Acoustic Image amps. little cigar box things that pump out a couple of hundred watts of "power without corruption" (i quote the ad! hahaha!)
John Scofield used a Yamaha J-50 in his first instructional video, and used SS yamahas on tour with miles.
Mike Stern, on top of his yamaha, has a pearce SS head which he has his rack effect through.
Scores of jazz monsters still stand by their Polytone (Mini)Brute! Such s John Abercrombie, Jim Hall, (boy) George Benson, Joe Pass (r.i.p)
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Richie Kotzen, for a while (uhm, mr. big era?), was using the yamaha DG head, while Holdsworth used two DG combos with extension cabs when dg's were all the buzz. Mike Stern got into them, didn't stick with him though. i just love how hes had the same stuff for, like, forever!!!! We should all follow for the sake of positive economics
Andy Summers used the Roland JC-120 alot in the police (among lotsa new wave chorus guys!)
Thank Mark for this thread! It kinda convinced me that I dont have to go GAS crazy on a tube amp (I was on the verge! Contemplative prayer stage
) i'm sticking to my evans amp, and hoping to chance upon another old yamaha or jc-120