Amp Quotes

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 your sustain. (Ritchie Blackmore)
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 be Kiss - I liked Gene the best. View quote
Jason Newsted
I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car. View quote
Dee Dee Ramone
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 with different delays and reverb settings. View quote
Brian Setzer
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 but my son Joseph is learning drums, so now I have an electric guitar and we play Metallica. We have an amp and a PA in the garage with his drum kit. View quote
Kevin McKidd
It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did. View quote
Paul Westerberg
For me, anything can be music! I can get huge enjoyment and be moved totally by the purity and perfection of some Renaissance polyphony, but equally I can feel emotion in the expectant hum of a big old guitar amp just before the strings are hit. View quote
Steven Price
I think I could walk into any music shop anywhere and with a guitar off the rack, a couple of basic pedals and an amp I could sound just like me. There's no devices, customized or otherwise, that give me my sound. View quote
David Gilmour
I think it's quite painfully obvious when someone's practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who's really laying down some stuff that just happens to be fast. View quote
Joe Satriani
It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant. View quote
Ashley Judd
I went to my friend's house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said, I'm in love. (Ace Frehley)
I had the humble beginnings. I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing. View quote
Dane Cook
Then I learned to play some lead guitar, I was underage in this funky bar And I stepped outside to smoke myself a j When I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play. View quote
Paul Simon
It takes only one bad amp to turn your ears to oatmeal: That's how old hippies became Yanni fans. View quote
Rob Sheffield
In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio. View quote
Billy Gibbons
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 in your arms; it's a lot less sexy than toting a vodka gimlet and impossible to do in heels. View quote
Carrie Brownstein
I've got a Fender Concert amp from the '60s, the one Joe Osborn used. He played his bass through it. View quote
Johnny Ramistella
The first amp I had back in the '50s was a small Fender. View quote
Johnny Ramistella
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 lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band. View quote
Johnny Ramone
In the crazy world of touring, if something gets stuck at customs, I can do a show with just my amp! View quote
Kerry King
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 about the notes more. (Steve Vai)
The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp. View quote
Stevie Ray Vaughan
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 key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like. View quote
Eddie Van Halen
I remember one of the first gigs I played with that amp was at a local church. They wanted someone to fill in with the guitar and my friend say, 'Ah, he can play.' And so I dragged the amplifier down and started playing and everybody started yelling 'turn it down!' View quote
Angus Young
It's not to much fun to know yourself too well or think you do - everyone needs a little conceit to carry them through &amp past the falls. View quote
Marilyn Monroe