Whats Albert Lee using for amps

[lenny]

Hey gang any of you guys that have seen Albert Lee lately can u tell me what he is using for Amps these days?

 

[Spudmurphy]

this was his set up last year

and few months prior to that it was this (not a good shot I'm afraid) edit - oops-t'was the same one!

 

[lenny]

Do you know what the head is Spud?

 

[Spudmurphy]

Sorry lenny - no - but I'm sure someone will recognise it.

 

[candid_x]

Looks like an old (1963-67) Fender black face Bandmaster.

 

[dstockden]

or maybe a Tonemaster?

 

[candid_x]

Yup, I bleeb a 1964 transitional Bandmaster:

1963-1967 "Black Face" Bandmaster

Not positive though. Could be a clone.

 

[robelinda2]

he uses Tonemasters so he told us at the clinic.

 

[candid_x]

Not able to find out much about Tonemasters online. Interesting.

 

[mesadualrec]

he uses Tonemasters so he told us at the clinic.

yep this is true,he uses them and they were custom shop from Fender a few years ago,I dont think you can get them now

 

[Butch Snyder]

Tone Master...

Like Mesadualrec said, Fender was making those a few years back. I also read in an interview he did, that he was using them.

 

[candid_x]

Looks like the Tonemaster was a fairly late boomer, 1993. Like Mesa said, a product of Fender's Custom Shop.

Few links:
1993-Present "Custom Shop" Tonemaster
fender Tonemaster Custom Shop 4x12 Speaker Cabinet Cricklewood Guitars guitar amps for sale London
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/421035482.html

 

[Colin]

I heard him say Tonemaster as well, here's what he used when I saw him

 

[Butch Snyder]

But, with all that different gear, does he really sound different or does like just sound like "Albert"?

I have his "Highlights" DVD and he was using solid state Peaveys. They sounded great to me...

 

[mesadualrec]

But, with all that different gear, does he really sound different or does like just sound like "Albert"?

I have his "Highlights" DVD and he was using solid state Peaveys. They sounded great to me...

Yep its all in the Hands,You are I could buy an EBMM Albert Lee Sig. and a Fender Custom shop Tonemaster or even better use Al's gear and still wont sound like Him,we would sound like You or me playing through Al's gear

Al sounds like Al and we sound like ourselves of coarse if we get all his gear spec'd up we will be coming close to sounding like him but why would we want to sound like another guy????

I look at this way,Brad Pitt is probably alot more handsome than Iam..chick dig him more than me right?
I wouldnt want to change my face to look like him.Work with what you have I say

and I think AL just uses the best amp he can find that will give him that SUPER clean tone,whether its tube or solid state


(Im running into the country now )

 

[lenny]

wowsers thanx for all the help dudes ....you ARE all a Great Bunch!

 

[lenny]

Yep its all in the Hands,You are I could buy an EBMM Albert Lee Sig. and a Fender Custom shop Tonemaster or even better use Al's gear and still wont sound like Him,we would sound like You or me playing through Al's gear

Al sounds like Al and we sound like ourselves of coarse if we get all his gear spec'd up we will be coming close to sounding like him but why would we want to sound like another guy????

I look at this way,Brad Pitt is probably alot more handsome than Iam..chick dig him more than me right?
I wouldnt want to change my face to look like him.Work with what you have I say

and I think AL just uses the best amp he can find that will give him that SUPER clean tone,whether its tube or solid state


(Im running into the country now )

well this is sort of what i am doing i just ordered a 65 deluxe reverb reissue combo but was looking at just a head to go with the Zinky so i was searching to see what my Hero was using Latelt i thought maybe he was using some new stuff

 

[Spudmurphy]

Wow - look forward to hearing your review on that nice set up !!!

 

[lenny]

Yes i will keep you posted My Next AL will have a Piezo for sure and with my Fender acoustisonic Jr it should be a great tone! i was missing that U.S open back tone with my rig i love the Marshall tone i have with the TSL60 and i have a Epiphone 5 watt class A amp that screams but still missing that really really clean clean that only a fender Amp can give me hahahaha i try to tell my ears to listen to the new stuff but when i get it i am still unhappy so i ordered a 65 reissue to try to ease the hpain hahaha

 

[Big Mike]

ZInky designed the the tonemaster. New Supro's can get you close. (better IMO).