Evans Custom Amps

[silverfoxx]

+ 1 to that , having tried all of the usual suspects I must agree , my Henriksen JazzER12
arrived 2years ago & I'm still very happy with it ,as I am with the AE100 & AH200
which I acquired via a friend on this Forum. I disposed of my Fender amps ,as they
are too heavy , and do not have that elusive tone that most jazz players seek. I was
persuaded to buy a Mambo early last year. Now there's a dilemma !
Congrats to gitman on his great vid,excellent playing, beautiful tone with the Super 400
thru' the Evans SE200, which I wish were available here in the UK.

[destinytot]

... which I wish were available here in the UK.

I had my Evans RE200 sent to the UK. First time I'd done that, and Scot Buffington helped organise it.

[destinytot]

Now that's how it's supposed to sound!

Beautiful sounds, in many shades of tone - great video! Thank you!

[silverfoxx]

Hi Destinytot
thanks for info will send you a PM

[destinytot]

Great amp, but unused for a year now. Going up for sale/exchange (towards... a Tele! ) .

[destinytot]

Great amp, but unused for a year now. Going up for sale/exchange (towards... a Tele! ) .

Nah... I'll save it to use at home with that Tele when I get one!

[agentsmith]

i disagree that you can get anything even remotely close to a fender sound out of one of these. The treble control is in the wrong place and the tone controls interact in a somewhat unpredictable way if you are dialing one in from the perspective of a fender amp. Buff and expand are non-intuitive. I've owned a couple of these and know several people with them and there's no doubt that you can get some loud and clean tones out of them but it just doesn't sound like the fender or polytone tones which are my two gold standards...

[SierraTango]

i disagree that you can get anything even remotely close to a fender sound out of one of these. The treble control is in the wrong place and the tone controls interact in a somewhat unpredictable way if you are dialing one in from the perspective of a fender amp. Buff and expand are non-intuitive. I've owned a couple of these and know several people with them and there's no doubt that you can get some loud and clean tones out of them but it just doesn't sound like the fender or polytone tones which are my two gold standards...

I don't think there is anyone on the forum that would disagree that you get outstanding tone out of whatever you are plugged into, Jack. Remotely close to Fender tones? That's a pretty wide spread of product. I've been a Evans JE200 player for many years and while I wouldn't compare it to a Twin, it gets pretty close and I don't have to lug 80 lbs. of amp around or worry about tubes.

I kind of compare the Evans controls to Mesa Boogie. You really have to mess around with them a lot to find the sweet spot for your application. Also, Scott Buffington has to be one of the most helpful and caring business owners of any type that I have ever encountered.

If the Evans product is good enough for Ron Eschete' and Jimmy Bruno (at one time) I'm in. My Benedetto and Evans are a perfect match...for my application.

[Jonathan0996]

I did the travel amp trial and ended up buying the amp. Scot at Evans spent a lot of time with me on the phone helping me dial in the sound I wanted. The EQ controls aren't simple, but they're pretty versatile once you get the hang of them.

I find that the amp "cuts" through the mix with a loud combo or big band really well. There's plenty of clean headroom and the amp always sounds good in any environment. I disagree somewhat with those who say it sounds "Fendery." I think it has its own sound. I've also come to the conclusion over the years that there's no perfect amp. All good amps have their unique characteristics and no one amp does it all. For clean jazz, though, I think the Evans is a good bet.

But nobody can really tell you if you'll like the amp. Try the travel amp and see what you think. Let Scot talk you through the controls. Evans has a lot of fans and I think you'll like it.

[melloyello]

For those who may be interested, I have an Evans RE-300 for sale, purchased back in 11/2016. It's in like new condition and will come with original cover bag. It's a beautiful sounding amp. Selling because I no longer have the time to practice Jazz guitar. Please PM if interested- otherwise it will likely go on eBay/Reverb.

[Jonathan0996]

For those who may be interested, I have an Evans RE-300 for sale, purchased back in 11/2016. It's in like new condition and will come with original cover bag. It's a beautiful sounding amp. Selling because I no longer have the time to practice Jazz guitar. Please PM if interested- otherwise it will likely go on eBay/Reverb.

You might try posting your Evans in the For Sale section of this forum. More people will see it there.

[joman50]

The other day, I tried a couple of guitars through a used Evans RE200 on consignment. I was told that amp is great for archtops.
I was trying out an Eastman El Rey ER4. The notes sounded nice, warm, and round and chimed like a bell up and down the fretboard.
I sat there and thought damn! lol. GC had one on sale for under $700 and much cheaper than the store’s price of $1500. If GC didnt
have that deal, I would have gladly paid more for itl. I didn’t have time to adjust and dial in settings but it nonetheless sounded great!

I would be remised if I did not mention the inimitable El Rey ER4. I have very nice flagship model guitars including the Eastman AR805CES.
Likewise, that guitar was on consignment. Although a very nice looking and sounding guitar, I thought it had too much wear and tear for the $1500
asking price. To quote another poster, “I think the El Rey is an outstanding guitar. To me, it sounds more like a full size jazz box than any other
semi-hollowbody I've played. If I were given a guitar for free and weren't able to ever sell it, I'd take the El Rey [4] over many guitars over twice the price.
One of the benefits of the classic 335 style semi hollowbody design is that once you've played one, you have a baseline as to what to expect from variants.
On the other hand, the El Rey is so unique that there is nothing to compare it to.”

I got one off Reverb at a slightly lower price.u. What.a way to end the year!!!