Take a few minutes to answer something for me for college

[msi]

I'm taking a cultural anthropology class. The assignment was to come up with a question about modern culture or practice and see how the culture of the people affect their choices. My group choose to see how advertising, marketing and endorsements effect how people go about making their purchases. I was wondering of some of you wouldn't mind taking a few moments to answer this for me. Thanks.

Age:

Years playing guitar:

Primary influences:

Level of experience: (Amateur) (Semi-Professional) (Professional)

Music stores most visited:

Current Amplifier:

Planned amplifier purchases in the future:

Amplifier you would like to purchase:

Where do you learn about amplifiers (i.e. Advertisements, Endorsements, Product Reviews)

What artists influence your choice:

How do advertising affect your choices and options:

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner 1 2 3 4 5
Bugera Amps 1 2 3 4 5
Carvin 1 2 3 4 5
Crate 1 2 3 4 5
Diezel 1 2 3 4 5
Dr. Z 1 2 3 4 5
Dumble 1 2 3 4 5
Fender 1 2 3 4 5
Framus 1 2 3 4 5
Fuchs 1 2 3 4 5
Hiwatt 1 2 3 4 5
Hughes & Kettner 1 2 3 4 5
Krank Amplification 1 2 3 4 5
Line 6 1 2 3 4 5
Marshall 1 2 3 4 5
Matchless 1 2 3 4 5
Mesa/Boogie 1 2 3 4 5
Peavey 1 2 3 4 5
Savage 1 2 3 4 5
Soldano 1 2 3 4 5
Tech 21 1 2 3 4 5
VHT 1 2 3 4 5
VOX 1 2 3 4 5

 

[RR]

I'm taking a cultural anthropology class. The assignment was to come up with a question about modern culture or practice and see how the culture of the people affect their choices. My group choose to see how advertising, marketing and endorsements effect how people go about making their purchases. I was wondering of some of you wouldn't mind taking a few moments to answer this for me. Thanks...

After I saw this picture, I bought a Road King and a Midnigth blue finish"Birds-in-Flight" PRS. I just don't know why.

 

[DeFrag]

Perhaps due to that BEAUtiful Mesa! Girl, what girl?

 

[DeFrag]

I'm taking a cultural anthropology class. The assignment was to come up with a question about modern culture or practice and see how the culture of the people affect their choices. My group choose to see how advertising, marketing and endorsements effect how people go about making their purchases. I was wondering of some of you wouldn't mind taking a few moments to answer this for me. Thanks.

Age:
42

Years playing guitar:
6

Primary influences:
AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alanis Morissette, Alice in Chains, Bad Company, Beatles, Black Sabbath, CCR, Dire Straits, Elton John, Enya, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Hendrix, Madonna, Mazzy Star, Molly Hatchet, Pink Floyd, Rush, Sheryl Crow, ZZ Top

Level of experience: (Amateur) (Semi-Professional) (Professional)
Amateur

Music stores most visited:
Online only: Sweetwater, ZZounds, Humbucker
Guitar Center, Music 6000

Current Amplifier:
2007 Mesa/Boogie Roadster 2/212
2007 Orange Tiny Terror/112 cab
2007 Blackheart Little Giant 112
1983 Peavey Studio Pro 40
Crate TXB50
Fender Hot Rod Deville
Marshal DFX30
Peavey Studio Pro 40

Planned amplifier purchases in the future:
Blackheart 15W Handsome Devil

Amplifier you would like to purchase:
Fender Blues Deluxe

Where do you learn about amplifiers (i.e. Advertisements, Endorsements, Product Reviews)
Online research

What artists influence your choice:
None

How do advertising affect your choices and options:
Full specification disclosure on vendor's website is a definate plus.

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner 5
Bugera Amps 2
Carvin 2
Crate 2
Diezel 4
Dr. Z 4
Dumble 2
Fender 5
Framus 3
Fuchs 3
Hiwatt 4
Hughes & Kettner 3
Krank Amplification 3
Line 6 3
Marshall 3
Matchless 5
Mesa/Boogie 5
Peavey 4
Savage 2
Soldano 4
Tech 21 3
VHT 3
VOX 4

 

[RR]

Age: 49

Years playing guitar: 49 - 11 = 38 years

Primary influences: Too many to name

Level of experience: (Amateur) (Semi-Professional) (Professional)
I assume Professional are those making a living playing music; Semi-Professional: those that get gig here and there, that's me.

Music stores most visited: More Music, Sylvan Music (both in Santa Cruz); Guitar Showcase (San Jose), Gelb Music (Redwood City)

Current Amplifier: Fender Princeton SF; MESA Mark IIB 300 Colosseum; Trem-o-Verb; Studio .22+; Maverick; Allen 5F1+, Allen 5FCA; Allen Brown Sugar;

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: Allen Old Flame; other amp kits (Brown Note, Metro, and others)

Amplifier you would like to purchase: Dumble, but not so sure; Even if I won the lotto, I still would not purchase an overprice amp.

Where do you learn about amplifiers (i.e. Advertisements, Endorsements, Product Reviews): Product Review (Magazines)

What artists influence your choice: Too many to state:

How do advertising affect your choices and options: A bit, but if its sounds like an over hype guitar amp then I'm turn offed.

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner - don't know, never played one
Bugera Amps - don't know, I kinda don't like Behringer gear.
Carvin - 4, they're excellent for the price, they have mass production down to a science like Peavey
Crate - other than Class A models, not too fond of the others
Diezel - Germany answer to MESA's Dual Rectifier
Dr. Z - 5 excellent, price friendly for a boutique amplifier.
Dumble - 5 for Larry Carlton's, Robbin Ford's tone; You get Santana's tone with today's MESAs (Dual Rectifier, Road King, Mark IV)
Fender - 5 Tweeds, Blackface, and some silver Face; 4 for reissues, the rest of the models don't interest me.
Framus - never played one
Fuchs - i heard they make a good copy of a Dumble. But then I hear in the TGF forum that they put down other competitors. Not sure how validate that is.
Hiwatt - 5 Nothing sounds like Hiwatt's with Fanes that clang bell tone.
Hughes & Kettner - never played one
Krank Amplification 1 2 3 4 5 - never played one
Line 6 - I'm not into modeling amps. They record well though.
Marshall - other than JTM-45, Plexi, and Super Leads, I have no interest in the other models.
Matchless - two founders of the company left the company. Rather have Bad Cat.
Mesa/Boogie - 5, has enough models to provide begineers to professionals
Peavey - Classic 30 is the only Peavey that interest me.
Savage - never played one
Soldano 5, SLO is a classic and has that mystique
Tech 21 - never played one but I heard excellent solid state amp.
VHT - 5 I've always liked VHT amps.
VOX - only an AC15 and AC30 interest me.

 

[Dead Moon Rising]

Age: 30

Years playing guitar: 14

Primary influences: Hetfield, Petrucci, Loomis, Satch

Level of experienceSemi-Professional)

Music stores most visited: jackson music, (GC sucks)

Current Amplifier: 3ch dual rec, Triaxis/2:90

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: Mark IV!!! Uberschall, Powerball. (someday)

Amplifier you would like to purchase: mark IV

Where do you learn about amplifiers: artist interviews in mags, internet forums. good albums

What artists influence your choice: Hetfield, Jimmy P Brown II, Petrucci

How do advertising affect your choices and options: not much

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner: 5
Bugera Amps: 2
Carvin: 4
Crate: 1
Diezel: 4
Dr. Z: never heard one
Dumble:no experiance
Fender: 4
Framus: 4
Fuchs: no experiance
Hiwatt: 2
Hughes & Kettner: 3
Krank Amplification: 2
Line 6: 2
Marshall: 4
Matchless: 2
Mesa/Boogie: 5
Peavey: 4
Savage:never heard one
Soldano:4
Tech 21: 1
VHT: 4
VOX:4 5

 

[theaero]

Age: 18

Years playing guitar: 6

Primary influences: None really

Level of experience: Semi-Professional

Music stores most visited: None. I work in a music store and am able to purchase just about anything through the manufacturers.

Current Amplifier: Mesa Triaxis / 2:90 (live rig) Soldano slo, bogner shiva el34, mesa triple rec, orange tv200, orange rv50 combo, marshall plexi (non reissue) + couple others

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: Mark IVB Rack

Amplifier you would like to purchase: Perhaps something from Custom Audio Amplifiers

Where do you learn about amplifiers: Online, then I test them out

What artists influence your choice: None really

How do advertising affect your choices and options: I dont think ive ever seen amp advertising..

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner 4
Bugera Amps N/a
Carvin 2
Crate 1
Diezel 2
Dr. Z 3
Dumble N/A
Fender 1
Framus 1
Fuchs 2
Hiwatt 3
Hughes & Kettner 3
Krank Amplification 2
Line 6 1
Marshall 3
Matchless 5
Mesa/Boogie 4
Peavey 2
Savage N/a
Soldano 5
Tech 21 N/a
VHT 4
VOX 2

 

[clutch71]

Age: 37

Years playing guitar: 15 years off an on

Primary influences: Hard Rock

Level of experience: Amateur

Music stores most visited: Guitar Center

Current Amplifier: Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 50

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: Single Rectifier or Dual Rec Rec Pre

Amplifier you would like to purchase: Hughes & Kettner MXII Triamp

Where do you learn about amplifiers (i.e. Advertisements, Endorsements, Product Reviews) Forums

What artists influence your choice: Tom Morello, Kim Thayil, Adam Jones, Tim Sult

How do advertising affect your choices and options: They don't. I rely on first hand experience

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
(Note: If I had no experience I will not answer...)
Bogner
Bugera Amps
Carvin
Crate 1
Diezel
Dr. Z
Dumble
Fender 3
Framus
Fuchs
Hiwatt
Hughes & Kettner 5
Krank Amplification 2
Line 6 1
Marshall 5
Matchless
Mesa/Boogie 5
Peavey 3
Savage
Soldano
Tech 21
VHT
VOX 2

 

[Rampage]

Age: 19

Years playing guitar: 5

Primary influences: Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Gary Holt (eXodus)

Level of experience: (Amateur)

Music stores most visited: Guitar Center very rarely.

Current Amplifier: Engl Powerball.

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: '78 Marshall JMP 2203 (very shortly)

Amplifier you would like to purchase: Perhaps a Peter's Dual Channel

Where do you learn about amplifiers: Product reviews. Friends, clips, and first person experience tend to be my favorite though.

What artists influence your choice: Artists, no. Genres, yes. Thrash metal.

How do advertising affect your choices and options: I like simple down to earth clips and technical specifications. If I want to see titties, race cars, and hairy guys with tattoos I'll go to google image search.

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner 4
Bugera Amps 1
Carvin 3
Crate 1 (3 for V series)
Diezel 2
Dr. Z 4
Dumble 1
Fender 1
Framus 3
Fuchs 1
Hiwatt 3
Hughes & Kettner 3
Krank Amplification 2
Line 6 2
Marshall 5
Matchless 4
Mesa/Boogie 5
Peavey 4
Savage 3
Soldano 5
Tech 21 3
VHT 4
VOX 3

 

[AustinK]

Age: 17

Years playing guitar: 7

Primary influences: Vai, Van Halen , 80s Shredders

Level of experience: (Semi-Professional)

Music stores most visited: GC

Current Amplifier: Mark III

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: None at the moment

Amplifier you would like to purchase: Soldano slo

Where do you learn about amplifiers (i.e. Advertisements, Endorsements, Product Reviews) online forums

What artists influence your choice: not really the artist but their tone.

How do advertising affect your choices and options: It doesn't really affect me but my friends are easily swayed by star power

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bogner 5
Bugera Amps 1
Carvin 2
Crate 1
Diezel 4 (never played but heard good things)
Dr. Z 5 (good enough for brad paisley?)
Dumble 5
Fender 3
Framus 4
Fuchs 3
Hiwatt 2
Hughes & Kettner 3
Krank Amplification 1 ( Didn't like the amps i played)
Line 6 4
Marshall 2 (buy the name not the tone)
Matchless 4
Mesa/Boogie 5 ( it works for me)
Peavey 3( my studio 112 sounds pretty good for what it is)
Savage 1 2 3 4 5 ( never heard of them?)
Soldano 5 ( slo ftw!)
Tech 21 2
VHT 4
VOX 3

 

[msi]

I gave my presentation this week and I feel I did well. I haven't gotten my grade yet, but I'd like to thank those of you who took the time to fill out the survey. Intersetingly, I got about 30 replies and Hiwatt was the highest rated with soldano, marshall, and fender filling out the top. Surprises were Dumble rated real low, which I had not expected. Mesa was in the upper middle area above deizel and framus.

Thanks again.

 

[RR]

Cool, all this time I thought you were fooling us just polling which amp will be your next purchase. :lol: Just kidding.

I like Boogies playing live because of channel switching and they're really versatile without or less compromise compared to say modeling amps.

When it comes to British sound, Hiwatts are my favorite. I just saw video live performance of The Who's and Peter Townsend was playing his SG playing through a stack of Hiwatt. He has this thick bell like tone but not much preamp overdrive more like fat power tube distortion and I think this was coming from his Hiwatts and Fanes speakers.

No surprise with Soldano, mystique tone, expensive but lifetime warranty, and transferable between owners. Hi satisfied customers. Talking to studio engineer and he said the Automic 15 was one of his favorite studio amps.

Marshall and Fender has so many different amp full-filling every corner of the market for customers.

Well founder Howard Dumble is a strange person. Probably deserve the low rating. With Two Rock, Brown Note and other making comparable alternative amps, only the "privilege" ones own them.
Some lawyer / attornery or doctor will probably flame me about Dumble amps but their occupation tells you they're the only ones and those with that type of salary that could afford a Dumble.

End of Rant or partying shot. :wink:

 

[jdurso]

Age: 25

Years playing guitar: 7

Primary influences: James Hetfield, Mike Akerfeldt, Steve Wilson, Dave Gilmore, Adam Jones

Level of experience: (Amateur)

Music stores most visited: Guitar Center, Musicians Workshop

Current Amplifier: Mesa Roadster

Planned amplifier purchases in the future: N/A

Amplifier you would like to purchase: VHT Sig X, Mesa express 5:50, Roland JC120

Where do you learn about amplifiers Online Reviews, Magazine Reviews, forums, websites

What artists influence your choice: some of my influences (see above) have steered me towards certain gear but its more about trying everything and playing what you like

How do advertising affect your choices and options: maybe gives me some reason to try the gear or start researching it but if it doesnt sound good i dont buy it

Please rate the following amplifiers and companies in order of preference:
Bad Cat 5
Bogner 4
Bugera Amps 1
Carvin 1
Crate 1
Diezel 4
Dr. Z 3
Dumble 3
Fender 4
Framus 2
Fuchs 3
Hiwatt 3
Hughes & Kettner 2
Krank Amplification 2
Laney 4
Line 6 2
Marshall 3
Matchless 2
Mesa/Boogie 5
Peavey 3
Savage 1
Soldano 4
Tech 21 2
VHT 5
VOX 2