Amp Quotes

42 quotes by 36 authors

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get… — Ritchie Blackmore
If you guys throw one more shoe or one more coin, I'm just going to leave my guitar next to my amp and there's going… — Kurt Cobain
It's really funny, I think to myself... I've got my same guitar and amp, it's just a bigger room now! Some things don't change. — Brian Setzer
It's not about how loud you turn the amp up. That's not what makes it sound big. What makes it sound big is fooling around… — Brian Setzer
In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio. — Billy Gibbons
There was mass hysteria in the Chess Recording Studio when I did the "Shapes of Things" solo ... they weren't expecting it, and it was… — Jeff Beck
If I'm going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good 'hot' room, like a tiled bathroom, and listen to the wood.… — Richard Betts
.. the whole idea is that if you turn your amp up to 10, you should still be able to play at a whisper -… — Mike Bloomfield
... when Ray Flacke came out, it was like 'What in the heck is this?' ... there's a guy who had that Tele players attitude,… — Brad Paisley
The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects. — Steve Vai
Yeah. I started using them [SDD-3000s] shortly after first working with Edge on The Unforgettable Fire. Basically, I stole his sound. It wasn't a complicated… — Daniel Lanois
I ended up gettin a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to… — Jason Newsted
I have tried every amp, distortion box, gadget etc. that has ever been made since 1967 to present and nothing has sounded like the Tonebone.… — Steve Lukather
Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar. — James Hetfield
The older I get, the more I just like plugging directly into my amp. I'm tired of trying to impress myself with weird sounds. It's… — Steve Vai
The hedonistic lifestyle is difficult to achieve when you're still carrying your own gear. Trust me that you don't feel glamorous with a 60-pound amp… — Carrie Brownstein
The GH50L is a monster of an amp. It's refreshing to play an amplifier that is loaded with tone but without unnecessary bells and whistles.… — Ben Weinman
If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the… — Eddie Van Halen
I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be into acoustic stuff… — Kevin McKidd
Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp… — Johnny Ramone

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