Amt Electronics TC-3 Tube Cake

Given that there are very few reviews for this product, here's mine, which will probably shed some light on some people.

Amp compact pedal format, transistors, emulating a sound lamps.
1 instrument input (or paper, or preamp), 1 power supply input, 1 output to HP 8 Ohms minimum.
REAL power of 3 watts.
1 volume, 1 DEPTH knob, 1 knob PRESENCE ..... actually it's more or less bass and treble ....

Weakness in my opinion: no on / off switch, or on the amp or the power supply (though an AMT) ...... so I added 1 inter bedside lamp style on the cord alim.

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration.
Manuel almost useless.

For sound, see below.

SOUNDS

I would say that it can suit all styles of music, provided you do not use it alone.
In fact, only the sound is very neutral, very flat, without personality, but it has the merit of being transparent at least .....

The clean sounds with the amp alone seem a bit "muffled" ..... there there's too much bass, the rest are still a bit deaf.
I have no preamp itself, so I can not dwell on clean sounds.
I then coupled with a Behringer VT999, and the result is very convincing! very nice overdrive, although guts.

With my Proco Rat 2, very good also for the Grunge, punk rock heavy metal .....

Coupled with a "Modtone Extreme Metal" is less satisfactory, however this pedal excels on almost all the amps.

With a Boss DS-2, much better ..... the result is not zero, but means no more ..... I did not push my tests for hours but no longer .... in general, if it should sound, it sounds live!

Used with an Epiphone Les Paul Standard equipped with microphones Wilkinson (very good mics for the price), connected to a semi-open cab with Celestion Vintage 30 12 ".

In short, I would say that this little amp "likes" lights, seen as it sounds with the VT 999 ..... with a REAL tube preamp (s), I think it can really sound of thunder .. ..but a good preamp at a cost .....

Note that the settings are inefficient to me ..... there are not useless, but we must go a little in the extreme to hear a real difference in sound.

So, this amp does not seem to me to be alone ..... it CAN be done, but to get the best performance.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a short time, so I'd be adding to that first impression hot.

I tried a lot of amps of all kinds, in all price ranges, but this is my first compact size ..... at the base, I wanted the Electro Harmonix "22 caliber", but it seems it is no longer manufactured.

Ultimately, I'd say it's a good little amp "emergency" or for someone who wants a minimal configuration.
on the other hand, power level, I'd say it's enough to play at home (these are REAL 3 watts), but rehearsing or even a small room (bistro or whatever), it just seems too .....

The pros:
Small, innovative concept.
-Simple settings
Correct sounds good on the whole, it does not even ring when "amp transistors low end"


The -:
Lack an inter / off
Without much effect on the sound settings
Limiting power to use "home" (but that's enough in this case)

In summary, Q / P is not bad, but it depends where you buy it ..... I found on Ebay (the United States) to 128 euros, alim. and shipping included, but I've seen much more expensive elsewhere ..... beyond the Q / P ratio in quickly takes a shot .....

There is an Orange Micro Terror nine to 120 euros ..... but it's almost too powerful to be used properly in a house .....

I think if I could find the "22 caliber" from EH, he surely would have been more versatile with its 22 watts .....

So in summary, I do not have that choice if I had to make do ONLY this amp ..... but as for me it serves as a backup amp, no regrets .....

The manual claims that this little amp pocket simulates a tube amp. There are three buttons, but I have not really tried to play on the presence and resonance settings.

The power output is 3 watts. It should not be relied upon, it is incredibly powerful in a situation, even with my group.

It is better to buy the power supply that goes with it. It's 18 watts.

UTILIZATION

Three buttons, it's very simple. Manuel useless. For her, it is very transparent, but if you really grows, it begins to crunch.

SOUNDS

I play with a cover band and rock shifted a little couillues

I plug my telecaster mex in a pedal AMT M2 that simulates a marshall preamp position, all in a cab palmer 60w containing a Celestion V30.

I sound crazy! Its excellent and crystal clear, the marshall ample and well saturated fat. In addition, the AMT M2 is very sensitive to the volume knob on the guitar. You can have an almost clear sound at low volume.

I also plug a pedal Vox ToneLab in this little amp. It was exactly the sound of the pedal.

Why continue to invest in a heavy amp, while ultra portable solutions exist?

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two months. I tried lots of guitar amps, which never sounded well with pedals or multi effects. Here, we really took advantage of his other preamp and amp simulation.
I really recommend it to anyone looking for something light that can highlight their pod, ToneLab, mustang floor and another amp simulator.