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patguitar « for a killer blues / rock »
Published on 04/11/12 at 02:50
Best value:
Excellent
Combo 30W, 3 * 12AX7 preamp and in 2 * EL34 power. Two gain settings (gain and boost, it is activated by footswitch or by a switch on the front) making it a dual channel. equa common (B, M, T), master volume. no reverb. effects loop. celestion V30. possibility of adding an extension cabinet (connection of 4, 8, 16 ohms).
UTILIZATION
config very simple, the two gain levels allow for example to set a clean / crunch and slight crunch / big crunch. common equa therefore we must find a setting that suits both gain levels.
In summary, we must spend some time to find its sound, but is it not true for all amps?
SOUNDS
the crunch of this amp is to my mind its enormous strength. it is simply sublime (to my ears of course)
I set the gain knob to get a clean / crunch and slight boost to have a beefy rhythm sound (crunch). for the lead, I go through pedals.
I play Telecaster RK, in neck pickup without boost, the sound is clean, in bridge pickup, it slightly crunch. with the boost, it's a beautiful blues in his neck pickup (very "kotzenien") and very punchy and rock bridge pickup.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a while and someone looking for a great sound blues / rock style Kotzen is a total killer. I find most of the couple tv / Cornford is particularly compelling, more than my strat
my experience, the clean is not his forte. if you want a great clean, slamming, with good headroom, you can approach it by tweaking the settings but it will be detrimental to the crunch.
Moreover, for some, the lack of reverb can be annoying (not for me, I use a reverb pedal format)
value for money / excellent.
UTILIZATION
config very simple, the two gain levels allow for example to set a clean / crunch and slight crunch / big crunch. common equa therefore we must find a setting that suits both gain levels.
In summary, we must spend some time to find its sound, but is it not true for all amps?
SOUNDS
the crunch of this amp is to my mind its enormous strength. it is simply sublime (to my ears of course
) I set the gain knob to get a clean / crunch and slight boost to have a beefy rhythm sound (crunch). for the lead, I go through pedals.
I play Telecaster RK, in neck pickup without boost, the sound is clean, in bridge pickup, it slightly crunch. with the boost, it's a beautiful blues in his neck pickup (very "kotzenien") and very punchy and rock bridge pickup.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a while and someone looking for a great sound blues / rock style Kotzen is a total killer. I find most of the couple tv / Cornford is particularly compelling, more than my strat
my experience, the clean is not his forte. if you want a great clean, slamming, with good headroom, you can approach it by tweaking the settings but it will be detrimental to the crunch.
Moreover, for some, the lack of reverb can be annoying (not for me, I use a reverb pedal format)
value for money / excellent.