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Published on 03/29/10 at 05:49
The amp Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. I bought 700 euros (end of series). The power is phenomenal little prs 0 double my Fender Internship 180 (180 watts transistor). You voil prvenu sound is standard as the size of the amp: the amp is off as two Peavey Classic 50 (lamps)
The distribution of this good power is provided by two 12 HP Crate ', has sent svre!
- 2 cannaux Clean and overdrive.
- Presence and boost button.
- Optional footswitch very useful.
- Possibility to branch over a speaker.
- The distribution is ensured by 7 Sovtek lamps: 3 and 4 pramplification amplification.
- The rglages are very simple treble, middle, bass + boost.
- Rverbe spring very 60s'

I hsiter between V1512 845 euros with 1 Hp Celestion more compact but the extent of 212 V33 convinced me.
Only BMOL size XXL amp that does not fit in the trunk of a Twingo without lowering the seat ...
I put 10 because the receiver does not weaken even pushed background, wake up what a city! Moreover it is guaranteed for 5 years ...

USE

Manual in English, but we do not need, it is not on a Line vetta, big sound is immediately obtained.
It's pretty typ Vox AC 30, and more powerful. We understand why the ZZ Top used!

SONORITS

The clean sound is truly sublime, worthy of a Fender rglage 210. The margin is not huge, but the sound is so beautiful that we did not look much the rglages. Connect with a telecaster, it is the top. Very roots! With a half body Ibanez, we get a sound the great George Benson ...

The overdrive channel is a total Russianness, Power chords are warm and round, it tranperce space. The sound is very alive, trsracitf.
The receiver sends a warm sound Hard / Blues with Dean Flying V, it sounds very rock style 60 with the Who Telecaster ...
For some solos Heavy, use a Boss DS1 pedal Genre.
Small BMOL: it's an amp for clubs, the scene, the Repeat 'or studio. Apartment, it is frankly inutilsable. Unless you only play clean 0.5 ...

NOTICE GLOBAL

Sold for 700 euros is frankly a bargain. The maniac Mtal will be a little due because the grain is vintage. For any other style of music and the musician who seeks power without breaking the bank this is the rv amp. Once one has tried hard to go a transistor ... I sold my internship fender 185 whose saturations were really rotten. There's nothing wrong lamps is another universe. As in the notice prcdent I point out that only the head V33 598 euros is still available.
I think that era is no longer to large all-tube amp. I tried a Peavey Valveking 100 watt Advent purchase the Crate peavey but clearly sounds worse, offers less power and especially sound too modern for me ... a vintage tube amp should sound which is the case of the Crate V33 212.