daddy ray Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 i may have a chance to buy one of these used...100w head w/ 4x12 cab lookin fer feedback on quality etc thanks dr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Its a great Amp if you don't need ridiculously high Mesa Boogie gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levendis Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Buck Dharma from BOC is using the Blue Voodoo heads now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Depends entirely on the price and what you need. The big thing is to listen to it and play it, if you can use it in your normal playing situation first. I tried an amp I like at home at practice last night and did not like the way it sat with our overall sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 NEVER buy an amp without playing it first. Different people have very different opinion on sound and amps. You can see it even in this thread: Wes calls the Mesa gain ridicolous high. I have a 5150 and it has much more gain, so to me the Mesa does not have so much gain at all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Ive never heard of the Blue Voodoo solid body guitar/bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy ray Posted January 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 the little practice amp i've been using at home for years went t--s up on me this past sunday right in the middle of an afternoon jam with a living room full of people & gear so i put the word out i needed something i'm ready as a player for more sound & i really want a tube unit i only yesterday became aware this one might be for sale i haven't seen or played it yet my style of play is abstract/out of the box jazz stuff on the top end with a lot of heavy 5ths w/an octave power chord stuff below i like a real gritty sound with an edge to it i'm thinkin the blue voodoo might fit that quite well i did some reading on line & the cabs have celestion 30's in them the word is the guy will sell the entire rig for about what the head alone will cost new... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 I say buy it, if you don't like it keep the Cabinet with the Vintage 30's and sell the head on ebay. It's like getting a free 4 x 12 cabinet if you get a good price when selling the head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Sounds like you mainly play through the clean channel and look for a jazzy/bluesy sound....I think the Crate is not for you then....Why use a 4x12 Box and a heavey head if you can wonderful clean sounds out of the much smaller Fender & Mesa Tube combos? You can read alot of reviews on the Blue Vodoo here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy ray Posted January 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Sounds like you mainly play through the clean channel and look for a jazzy/bluesy sound....I think the Crate is not for you then....Why use a 4x12 Box and a heavey head if you can wonderful clean sounds out of the much smaller Fender & Mesa Tube combos? You can read alot of reviews on the Blue Vodoo here. not so i like the jazz note selection but the sound is rock/metal a metal jazz if you will the buttery sound gets real old with me real quick distortion pedals...wah...etc are always on when i'm jaming imagine robben ford playing his miles davis stuff with zack wilde or someone similar doing the rythum stuff i'm thinkin the crate might be just what i'm looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 might be...try it out.i tried one and it really does have a nice sound,but i bought the mode 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo328 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I've tried the blue voodoo in the past and liked it very much. To me it sounded more like Marshall than Mesa but the gain was a bit more more metal than r-n-r. Beware-the original blue voodoos had clestions in them but then when they became a little more popular they broke the cabs and heads into two seperate groups. The upper ones which kept the celestions and birch cab. Then the budget minded ones with crate speakers and cheaper ply or MDF cabs. The more expensive cabs had the big crate letters in gold centered on the grille. The cheaper one had the crate logo with the rectangle around it similar to the Red Voodoo which is pretty much a different colored blue voodoo. The original heads were 120 watts I belive and then they later made a 60 watt version I think. But like everyone else said try it out and decide for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy ray Posted January 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I've tried the blue voodoo in the past and liked it very much. To me it sounded more like Marshall than Mesa but the gain was a bit more more metal than r-n-r. Beware-the original blue voodoos had clestions in them but then when they became a little more popular they broke the cabs and heads into two seperate groups. The upper ones which kept the celestions and birch cab. Then the budget minded ones with crate speakers and cheaper ply or MDF cabs. The more expensive cabs had the big crate letters in gold centered on the grille. The cheaper one had the crate logo with the rectangle around it similar to the Red Voodoo which is pretty much a different colored blue voodoo. The original heads were 120 watts I belive and then they later made a 60 watt version I think. But like everyone else said try it out and decide for yourself. thanks for the feedback over the weekend i read a bunch of user reviews on harmony central on this amp a couple of very negative reviews however most of the comments (about 30) were very positive one guy said he'd been gigging with one for about 5/6 yrs & no problems other than a tube or two which is normal says he plays everything from jazz to death metal on it & would buy another if he lost the one he has the one i'm considering is the 120w with celestion v30s (in my original post i said it was 100w...sorry my mistake) i haven't seen it yet not sure what year it was mfg. i'm doing a neck reset for the roommate of the guy who owns it he says it's like new...been used very little i'm really anxious to take a couple of axes and check it out dr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belial Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 My suggestion is don't buy it. I had one in a 60 watt studio and my friend had one that was 100 watt 4X10. The transformers in mine melted down after about 6 months(rarely had it above 4). My friends melted down in about the same time. I've also heard that they go through tubes like crazy. Crate does make good solid state amps though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy ray Posted January 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 My suggestion is don't buy it. I had one in a 60 watt studio and my friend had one that was 100 watt 4X10. The transformers in mine melted down after about 6 months(rarely had it above 4). My friends melted down in about the same time. I've also heard that they go through tubes like crazy. Crate does make good solid state amps though. i didn't get it another guy got there first you could be right...i heard that the guy who got it took it to a gig & it went down on him during the show thanks for the reply dr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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