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Rondaren
Published on 03/07/07 at 01:58
Value For Money :
Excellent
All-tube amp, components, classes A, 5 watt
Front, one volume and that's it!
Behind hp 4 ohm output (which can be used to record, I tested)
Quite heavy for size ---> all-tube
Good production, very solid. 8 / 10 because for the price I do not see where we can quibble over it more simple it works!
UTILIZATION
Like all tube amps, it takes a while to heat up, the sound is not there right away: about 30 seconds. But I noticed that after an hour of repeated 'I have to turn down the volume. Because yes! This amp with its tiny 5 watts is able to follow a drummer! It really surprised me, I did not think to use it by repeating 'but it's possible. With bass, drums, another one quitar and I plugged into the Valve Junior volume with 2 hours is more than enough!
Up to three quarters of the race of the volume knob is increased, then in the last quarter we increase the crunch, but we do not win much in volume. At the former I tell you! And so as the good old days it was also a good old blast especially if the pedals are aligned, because as we only have a sound, if you want the disto ... I mostly use my Big Muff pedal combined with various other distortion and therefore a lot of breath, I'll see what happens with a noise reducer.
Before I used a VOX Cambridge 15 watts (12AX7 tube in preamp hybrid) that I love. I tried to play in stereo with 2 and it's very simpa, but at low volume by pushing the volume because I no longer heard the VOX, huhuhu!
SOUNDS
I Start a branch highway (or lapsteel HB) and no sound effects is very good, good bass and treble not screaming, good balance. The amp volume with its unique, complies with the different positions of my micro scratches. Beautiful clear sound. I have this amp for 2 months and I rediscovered my guitar! But that does not mean that this amp has no personality. You can play alone at home, but it's a tube amp and we want to ford up to the sound cruncher, and there the neighbors also benefit. When the volume goes up and if the amp is near the very start SPEED Feedback, especially with effects pedals, if their part to boost the signal, so do not push the settings. Anyway I love the feedback ... and push the settings. My style ... no style! Everything that goes through my head so a simple amp like this one that I use with different pedals suits me perfectly, especially life easier.
OVERALL OPINION
It's been 2 months so I use it, and really for the price, 145 € chez Thomann (it increased I know) nothing to say. Can be a tone knob would be welcome but hey. I also tried the Ibanez Valbee and despite its settings (volume, gain, 3-band EQ + presence and boost switch) it does not really convinced me, too cold, disto "Bzzzz" and especially the power of 5 announced watts is ridiculous compared to the epiphone. Have what's there to use it for group play for the money? I recommend it to everyone. 8 / 10 for value for money, and no more problems for the blast but prices blah blah blah ...
Front, one volume and that's it!
Behind hp 4 ohm output (which can be used to record, I tested)
Quite heavy for size ---> all-tube
Good production, very solid. 8 / 10 because for the price I do not see where we can quibble over it more simple it works!
UTILIZATION
Like all tube amps, it takes a while to heat up, the sound is not there right away: about 30 seconds. But I noticed that after an hour of repeated 'I have to turn down the volume. Because yes! This amp with its tiny 5 watts is able to follow a drummer! It really surprised me, I did not think to use it by repeating 'but it's possible. With bass, drums, another one quitar and I plugged into the Valve Junior volume with 2 hours is more than enough!
Up to three quarters of the race of the volume knob is increased, then in the last quarter we increase the crunch, but we do not win much in volume. At the former I tell you! And so as the good old days it was also a good old blast especially if the pedals are aligned, because as we only have a sound, if you want the disto ... I mostly use my Big Muff pedal combined with various other distortion and therefore a lot of breath, I'll see what happens with a noise reducer.
Before I used a VOX Cambridge 15 watts (12AX7 tube in preamp hybrid) that I love. I tried to play in stereo with 2 and it's very simpa, but at low volume by pushing the volume because I no longer heard the VOX, huhuhu!
SOUNDS
I Start a branch highway (or lapsteel HB) and no sound effects is very good, good bass and treble not screaming, good balance. The amp volume with its unique, complies with the different positions of my micro scratches. Beautiful clear sound. I have this amp for 2 months and I rediscovered my guitar! But that does not mean that this amp has no personality. You can play alone at home, but it's a tube amp and we want to ford up to the sound cruncher, and there the neighbors also benefit. When the volume goes up and if the amp is near the very start SPEED Feedback, especially with effects pedals, if their part to boost the signal, so do not push the settings. Anyway I love the feedback ... and push the settings. My style ... no style! Everything that goes through my head so a simple amp like this one that I use with different pedals suits me perfectly, especially life easier.
OVERALL OPINION
It's been 2 months so I use it, and really for the price, 145 € chez Thomann (it increased I know) nothing to say. Can be a tone knob would be welcome but hey. I also tried the Ibanez Valbee and despite its settings (volume, gain, 3-band EQ + presence and boost switch) it does not really convinced me, too cold, disto "Bzzzz" and especially the power of 5 announced watts is ridiculous compared to the epiphone. Have what's there to use it for group play for the money? I recommend it to everyone. 8 / 10 for value for money, and no more problems for the blast but prices blah blah blah ...