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MGR/Dennis « Tech 21 Trademark 60 »
Published on 01/29/02 at 15:00I bought this thing new for $399.00 on sale from a local small dealer. He apparently was blowing them out, I know not why. What a great deal! I was looking for a small amp for rehearsals and small clubs, I have a bigger Carvin Legacy 212 combo that sounds great but it's hard to control in small clubs, plus it's real heavy. This thing has turned into my main gig amp.
This amp gets great sounds, period. I have long abandoned the "tube vs. solid state" argument and have since kept an open mind and open ears when trying out new equipment. This thing has two great channels and the direct out is fantastic. Live I run it direct into the P.A. and run the P.A. e.q flat so I get the same sound out of the P.A. as I hear from my amp. Very useful. With my setup (Strat with a hotter bridge pickup) I can set the amp to get a bright, slightly edgy rythym tone and a dark, smooth overdrive. I go for Ford/Carlton type sounds and I set the Drive channel on half, and boost it with a tubescreamer or modified Boss Super Overdrive. I am very happy with this amp.
One thing, I wish the footswitch buttons weren't quite so close together, but I only switch channels anyway. I leave the reverb and boost functions on, it helps give the amp more punch on live gigs. The reverb is slightly noisy too, but I keep it at 11:00 and use a boss delay set low for added ambience.
This thing seems very well made and durable for such a small amp. It feels very solid, and now it is actually fun to load out after gigs! I may actually get another one, or a Power engine for bigger rooms and outdoor festivals and leave my huge Carvin in the basement.
The bottom line is that this is a great, little inexpensive amp that will cover many genres of music. It may be a little subdued for metal tones, but I cannot comment on that since I play mainly jazz/blues/funk stuff. Try with an open mind, you may be surprised!!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This amp gets great sounds, period. I have long abandoned the "tube vs. solid state" argument and have since kept an open mind and open ears when trying out new equipment. This thing has two great channels and the direct out is fantastic. Live I run it direct into the P.A. and run the P.A. e.q flat so I get the same sound out of the P.A. as I hear from my amp. Very useful. With my setup (Strat with a hotter bridge pickup) I can set the amp to get a bright, slightly edgy rythym tone and a dark, smooth overdrive. I go for Ford/Carlton type sounds and I set the Drive channel on half, and boost it with a tubescreamer or modified Boss Super Overdrive. I am very happy with this amp.
One thing, I wish the footswitch buttons weren't quite so close together, but I only switch channels anyway. I leave the reverb and boost functions on, it helps give the amp more punch on live gigs. The reverb is slightly noisy too, but I keep it at 11:00 and use a boss delay set low for added ambience.
This thing seems very well made and durable for such a small amp. It feels very solid, and now it is actually fun to load out after gigs! I may actually get another one, or a Power engine for bigger rooms and outdoor festivals and leave my huge Carvin in the basement.
The bottom line is that this is a great, little inexpensive amp that will cover many genres of music. It may be a little subdued for metal tones, but I cannot comment on that since I play mainly jazz/blues/funk stuff. Try with an open mind, you may be surprised!!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com