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Published on 02/16/09 at 02:11
Combo 80 Watts transistor pre-amp tube.
On the facade, there are from left to right:
Channel clean / crunch equation with gain and 3-band channel overdrive (OD1/OD2) with its own volume, 3 band Eq's, its knobs gain and contour, effects loop with a volume, with a reverb its volume, and the overall volume of the amp, followed by a line-out exit.
The amp comes with a footswitch, to move from one channel to another and control the reverb.
It's an old amp, so no other modeling and simulation models (I think it's crap anyway). No other purpose than the reverb, too bad, I would not have been against a chorus like the models above.
UTILIZATION
Discover the different settings of the amp takes 5 minutes to break everything, it's really very simple: we choose the channel, we choose the type of sound (clean and crunch, overdrive 1 or 2), we play with the knobs of 'equation. Especially we realize very quickly the importance of contour and volume of the channel OD1/OD2: one can change the sound quite radical, the second makes the channel independent of overall volume.
Speaking of volume, do not expect to repeat with. The G12T-75 may well be a good hp, performance (97dB) is insufficient to break, especially at high volumes the sound tends to widen. By playing at home against is nickel.
The manual will serve only those discovering what an amp. But no luck for them, it is very wrong.
In short, it is very easy to use, the facade is well-organized.
SOUNDS
The clean channel sounds flat. If you want to play in the clear, it is better to have few side effects to give relief. But suddenly, it disguises its not the pedals.
The overdrive channel sounds a lot, especially with OD2 mode. The outline is for many. Being able to push the gain and channel volume without affecting the overall volume of the amp is a good point. The various overdrive nickels are obtained for all types of blues or rock, to metal, it's a fair bit.
The reverb is pretty feeble. The sound is fairly directional, but with only one dish, it is no miracle, especially in a combo to less than € 250.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought mine in '95, it is still like new. At the time it would be cheap (1600-1800 francs I think). I love the simplicity of the setting, the independence of the channel overdrive. The effects loop is also useful.
I bought it to replace my Fender Champion 110, a good little amp, but less suited to what I was playing at the time. I tested the 8040 (40W) and 8240 (2x40W), my favorite, but I had not expected to have the means to buy; damage, it has a much better dispersion, but apparently it ages much less. My 8080 has never had any crachouillé or weakness. In addition it is a real tank. Level reliability, I have rarely seen better.
In short, it's a great amp for playing at home. It's safe, it is tough, it is easy to operate. Certainly it's a little breath, the overdrive has nothing to do with a tube amp and the sound is picked up a little, but it's not a good amp again.
On the facade, there are from left to right:
Channel clean / crunch equation with gain and 3-band channel overdrive (OD1/OD2) with its own volume, 3 band Eq's, its knobs gain and contour, effects loop with a volume, with a reverb its volume, and the overall volume of the amp, followed by a line-out exit.
The amp comes with a footswitch, to move from one channel to another and control the reverb.
It's an old amp, so no other modeling and simulation models (I think it's crap anyway). No other purpose than the reverb, too bad, I would not have been against a chorus like the models above.
UTILIZATION
Discover the different settings of the amp takes 5 minutes to break everything, it's really very simple: we choose the channel, we choose the type of sound (clean and crunch, overdrive 1 or 2), we play with the knobs of 'equation. Especially we realize very quickly the importance of contour and volume of the channel OD1/OD2: one can change the sound quite radical, the second makes the channel independent of overall volume.
Speaking of volume, do not expect to repeat with. The G12T-75 may well be a good hp, performance (97dB) is insufficient to break, especially at high volumes the sound tends to widen. By playing at home against is nickel.
The manual will serve only those discovering what an amp. But no luck for them, it is very wrong.
In short, it is very easy to use, the facade is well-organized.
SOUNDS
The clean channel sounds flat. If you want to play in the clear, it is better to have few side effects to give relief. But suddenly, it disguises its not the pedals.
The overdrive channel sounds a lot, especially with OD2 mode. The outline is for many. Being able to push the gain and channel volume without affecting the overall volume of the amp is a good point. The various overdrive nickels are obtained for all types of blues or rock, to metal, it's a fair bit.
The reverb is pretty feeble. The sound is fairly directional, but with only one dish, it is no miracle, especially in a combo to less than € 250.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought mine in '95, it is still like new. At the time it would be cheap (1600-1800 francs I think). I love the simplicity of the setting, the independence of the channel overdrive. The effects loop is also useful.
I bought it to replace my Fender Champion 110, a good little amp, but less suited to what I was playing at the time. I tested the 8040 (40W) and 8240 (2x40W), my favorite, but I had not expected to have the means to buy; damage, it has a much better dispersion, but apparently it ages much less. My 8080 has never had any crachouillé or weakness. In addition it is a real tank. Level reliability, I have rarely seen better.
In short, it's a great amp for playing at home. It's safe, it is tough, it is easy to operate. Certainly it's a little breath, the overdrive has nothing to do with a tube amp and the sound is picked up a little, but it's not a good amp again.