I bought one new in 1993, and owned it up until a couple of years ago. Played lots of punk rock shows with it. The 100 watt, and able to hook up a cabinet to it meant I never had it above 4 even for bigger clubs. It’s a LOUD amp. I always liked it, but hard to play at home at sane volumes, because the volume pot had basically ON and OFF.. and the on at lowest volume was loud.
I bought one brand new in like 1994, my 1st "real amp". Still own it today. I also have an army of tube amps, but there's something special about the performer 1000 . Love it!!!
These are great amps. Effectively a three channel switcher. I have mostly tube amps and a couple hand wired but I got my Performer 1000 in the 90s when they first came out. I actually had two at one point. There have been a slew of Fender models and I am heartened to see the Performer 1000 get some love.
That’s awesome to hear! It seems to be the case that a lot of people got this amp in the 90s and have tube amps now but can’t part with the good old performer 1000. It’s a great amp and I think it deserves to be appreciated.
So funny to find a "solid state evengelist"... Like me! I'm a Vintage Solid States lover from France... 3 x HH Electronics VS Musician (killers) from seventies to early eighties One HH lectronic studio fifty Vox Escort end ofseventies Marshall Master Lead Combo (end of seventies) Zenta CD-15 SN Emthree Gunner Gallien Krueger Backline 100 All are made before 1985 and all of them are interesting, and I paid them less than 300 € I like Solid States for reliability, constant sounding undepending of power source, great sounding at low volume if necessary... and as you said, when it's well assembled with quality speakers (HH are equipped with Fane and it's amazing) it sound great... Just using a compressor and a Morning glory + TS and it's sounding quite good. I had a JC 120 and it's a little bit too sharp and cold for me. I bought a Twin Reverb Tone Master and I resell it.... Not bad, great sound but something was missing (authenticity?) Chasing an Ampeg G212, a Fender London Reverb, a Pearl Duo Reverb, a Lab Serie L5 or Yamaha JX serie 65D or a Carlsbro Stingray... The subject is really interesting and surprising. Of course my collection will be complet with a VOX Conqueror (The Beatles used them on White Album...) but this is not same budget (They look so awesome). Thank you for your job
This is a terrible amp. I mean if and when it works, the clean channel is pretty great and it is LOUD. But the problem is (as I have personality experienced) the circuit board and poor solder joints. It's just not a reliable design. Mine had a Crlestion G12, but it's pointless when the amp keeps crapping out on your. They later released the Roc Pro series and I don't know if they addressed these issues with the new (at the time) models, but I was thoroughly disappointed with mine. And to think I traded a Peavey Classic 50 for this thing.
They did not address those issues. I've had way too many problems at shows when I used it. ALWAYS gave me problems. Even after taking it to the shop twice.
I've probably got one maybe a couple: I have over 300 guitar amps and speaker cabinets out there in the pole barn I converted into a studio 18 years ago. I know there's at least 250/275 guitars out there along with several dozen of other musical instruments/ pa systems and related items' mics/speakers/power amps blah blah blah etc and such. Haven't been out there in 8 years. Been thinking about getting rid of some of that junk if not all of it. Just can't find no one willing to help out without aggravating the daylights out of me and grabbing grabbing grabbing wanting to play around asking question where did you get this where'd you get that what's that for blah blah blah crap and you can't trust them these days either. Did all that for and to have other musician to come around and play and record' yeah big deal' haven't seen any of them in years blah blah blah BS excuse everytime blah blah blah. That's how you get when you get old, No time and no patience for BS like that. Yeah it's Sunday and I've been pissed off all day damnit. As a matter of fact I'm gonna walk out there right now and if I can find one of those amps. 🪓🪓🪓🪓 Because that's just the kind of fellow I am.
I bought one new in 1993, and owned it up until a couple of years ago. Played lots of punk rock shows with it. The 100 watt, and able to hook up a cabinet to it meant I never had it above 4 even for bigger clubs. It’s a LOUD amp. I always liked it, but hard to play at home at sane volumes, because the volume pot had basically ON and OFF.. and the on at lowest volume was loud.
You’re 100% right about that. For at home playing the volume is like a fraction.
@@RickyReillyMusic Weird. linked a video of it in action on a reply... but it disappeared.
I bought one brand new in like 1994, my 1st "real amp". Still own it today. I also have an army of tube amps, but there's something special about the performer 1000 .
Love it!!!
Right on! I love to hear it. I sold my first one and had to have it back so this is my second.
These are great amps. Effectively a three channel switcher. I have mostly tube amps and a couple hand wired but I got my Performer 1000 in the 90s when they first came out. I actually had two at one point. There have been a slew of Fender models and I am heartened to see the Performer 1000 get some love.
That’s awesome to hear! It seems to be the case that a lot of people got this amp in the 90s and have tube amps now but can’t part with the good old performer 1000. It’s a great amp and I think it deserves to be appreciated.
So funny to find a "solid state evengelist"... Like me!
I'm a Vintage Solid States lover from France...
3 x HH Electronics VS Musician (killers) from seventies to early eighties
One HH lectronic studio fifty
Vox Escort end ofseventies
Marshall Master Lead Combo (end of seventies)
Zenta CD-15 SN
Emthree Gunner
Gallien Krueger Backline 100
All are made before 1985 and all of them are interesting, and I paid them less than 300 €
I like Solid States for reliability, constant sounding undepending of power source, great sounding at low volume if necessary... and as you said, when it's well assembled with quality speakers (HH are equipped with Fane and it's amazing) it sound great... Just using a compressor and a Morning glory + TS and it's sounding quite good.
I had a JC 120 and it's a little bit too sharp and cold for me.
I bought a Twin Reverb Tone Master and I resell it.... Not bad, great sound but something was missing (authenticity?)
Chasing an Ampeg G212, a Fender London Reverb, a Pearl Duo Reverb, a Lab Serie L5 or Yamaha JX serie 65D or a Carlsbro Stingray... The subject is really interesting and surprising.
Of course my collection will be complet with a VOX Conqueror (The Beatles used them on White Album...) but this is not same budget (They look so awesome).
Thank you for your job
Glad to meet another solid state lover! Your collection sounds amazing.
I love SS too man. Do you have an Orange Crush 60? Sweet amp.
Right on me too! I don’t have any orange amps but I really want to try that amp and the other solid state head as well.
I have a small collection of amps. if your anywhere near NH id let you borrow one or two for videos to do reviews.
Drive sounds rough, though. Probably would sound ok in a mix.
In a mix is really what matters in the end too. You could also chill it out a bit more by bringing the treble down.
I do my best😂
"Perfrormer"? Proofread, proofread, proofread.
Thank you for bringing that to my attention! There’s always something. Got it fixed though.
This is a terrible amp. I mean if and when it works, the clean channel is pretty great and it is LOUD. But the problem is (as I have personality experienced) the circuit board and poor solder joints. It's just not a reliable design. Mine had a Crlestion G12, but it's pointless when the amp keeps crapping out on your. They later released the Roc Pro series and I don't know if they addressed these issues with the new (at the time) models, but I was thoroughly disappointed with mine. And to think I traded a Peavey Classic 50 for this thing.
That’s such a bummer that you had bad experiences with this amp. Mine is still kicking after all these years though so fingers crossed!
They did not address those issues. I've had way too many problems at shows when I used it. ALWAYS gave me problems. Even after taking it to the shop twice.
I've probably got one maybe a couple: I have over 300 guitar amps and speaker cabinets out there in the pole barn I converted into a studio 18 years ago.
I know there's at least 250/275 guitars out there along with several dozen of other musical instruments/ pa systems and related items' mics/speakers/power amps blah blah blah etc and such.
Haven't been out there in 8 years.
Been thinking about getting rid of some of that junk if not all of it. Just can't find no one willing to help out without aggravating the daylights out of me and grabbing grabbing
grabbing wanting to play around asking question where did you get this where'd you get that what's that for blah blah blah crap and you can't trust them these days either.
Did all that for and to have other musician to come around and play and record' yeah big deal' haven't seen any of them in years blah blah blah BS excuse everytime blah blah blah.
That's how you get when you get old,
No time and no patience for BS like that.
Yeah it's Sunday and I've been pissed off all day damnit.
As a matter of fact I'm gonna walk out there right now and if I can find one of those amps. 🪓🪓🪓🪓 Because that's just the kind of fellow I am.