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Does anyone have any experience with these amps?
I played one yesterday and was surpringly impressed. Very Impressed.
I wasn't even in the "looking for an amp" mindset - however....
Cleans were very nice - full, clear - the clean (rhythm channel) channel can even get a bit aggresive - seemed more Bassman-like than Deluxe-like.
Reverb was nice - 2 knobs for lots of tonal options and control.
Lead Channel - was pretty slick.
Great note definition, big tone, loads of bass, lots of gain, lots of sustain - probably very good for Classic Rock, New Country Leads, some 80's hair rock, etc.
Both channels share the 3 band eq - which to me is usually a big no-no, but in this case it worked very well - both with humbuckers and single coils. Each channel has its own pull bright switch for a bit more variation.
Tube driven Fx loop - also very cool - although I did not try this feature out.
Boost feature available on each channel with controllable volume up to 10db - was the kicker for me.
I didn't try the whole scooped mids thing as that's not something I do - so I can't comment on that - it may not be the best choice for that style of playing - but I really don't know.
It was very 3-D sounding and sounded much bigger than most 1x12 combos that I heard or played through.
It seems like a very portable, versatile, gig-able tone monster - I will be taking one out on a gig this weekend to see how it holds up out in the "field."
Price point seems reasonable too. To me - much more usable than any of the Hot Rod amps or the Peavey Classic stuff - although they may be cheaper - I haven't checked in years....
Any comments or experiences - good, bad and ugly would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I played one yesterday and was surpringly impressed. Very Impressed.
I wasn't even in the "looking for an amp" mindset - however....
Cleans were very nice - full, clear - the clean (rhythm channel) channel can even get a bit aggresive - seemed more Bassman-like than Deluxe-like.
Reverb was nice - 2 knobs for lots of tonal options and control.
Lead Channel - was pretty slick.
Great note definition, big tone, loads of bass, lots of gain, lots of sustain - probably very good for Classic Rock, New Country Leads, some 80's hair rock, etc.
Both channels share the 3 band eq - which to me is usually a big no-no, but in this case it worked very well - both with humbuckers and single coils. Each channel has its own pull bright switch for a bit more variation.
Tube driven Fx loop - also very cool - although I did not try this feature out.
Boost feature available on each channel with controllable volume up to 10db - was the kicker for me.
I didn't try the whole scooped mids thing as that's not something I do - so I can't comment on that - it may not be the best choice for that style of playing - but I really don't know.
It was very 3-D sounding and sounded much bigger than most 1x12 combos that I heard or played through.
It seems like a very portable, versatile, gig-able tone monster - I will be taking one out on a gig this weekend to see how it holds up out in the "field."
Price point seems reasonable too. To me - much more usable than any of the Hot Rod amps or the Peavey Classic stuff - although they may be cheaper - I haven't checked in years....
Any comments or experiences - good, bad and ugly would be appreciated.
Thanks.