The Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy is a Carr amplifier. Close alternatives include the Friedman Dirty Shirley and the Bad Cat Pre-Sale! Hot Cat Head. It pairs well with the Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 and the Greer Tomahawk.
Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy
Carr · amplifier
The Carr Slant 6V is a 22-watt point-to-point hand-wired guitar combo amplifier with two selectable power modes: fixed bias at 22 watts for a punchier, tightly defined sound, and cathode bias at 18 watts for vintage tweed and AC-style warmth and bloom. A boost switch delivers thick, creamy lead tones inspired by British Plexi character without losing string definition. MusicRadar described its lower settings as classic Plexi brown tone and its boosted mode as a sweet British lead sound that stays pure even run flat out. The Mid control takes the tone stack from blackface to tweed voicing, making the Slant 6V one of Carr's most tonally versatile designs.
- boost
- british
- mid
- vintage
- thick
- lead
- bloom
- warmth
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy is commonly used in
- Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy
Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31
Tone City
22% matchTone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 is voiced for Fender-style amps — Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy gives it exactly that
Greer Tomahawk
Greer
22% matchGreer Tomahawk is voiced for Fender-style amps — Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy gives it exactly that
Vemuram Jan Ray
Vemuram
21% matchVemuram Jan Ray is voiced for Fender-style amps — Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy gives it exactly that
Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive
Origin Effects
15% matchInto Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
12% matchOrigin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe's own voicing points at Fender-style amps, and Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy delivers it
Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII
Walrus Audio
8% matchPut Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII in Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy's effects loop, clear of Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
EarthQuaker Devices Towers
EarthQuaker Devices
8% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Towers in Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy's effects loop, clear of Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchCarr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Fender Hammertone Overdrive wants
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy?+
The closest matches in character are the Friedman Dirty Shirley, the Bad Cat Pre-Sale! Hot Cat Head, the Orange Custom Shop 50 Head.
What pairs well with the Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31, Greer Tomahawk, Vemuram Jan Ray — Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 is voiced for Fender-style amps — Carr Slant 6V Combo 1x12 Custom Cowboy gives it exactly that.