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«  excellent! »

Published on 12/04/12 at 07:34
13 watt lamp
hp 15 inch (yum good bass!)
3 inputs (guitar, mic, accordion) USED SIMULTANEOUSLY (and if like me you scour the disreputable taverns with your buddy trimballant harmonica in your amps, all improvements allowing you to embed the least gear possible for more effort is then welcome ...)

lamp tremolo effect (the effect is rather light, but very sweet and musical)

one volume, one tone switch (dark and bright) the postion dark suited to jazz and other manoucheries and to play at lower volume without scaring your neighbors ... the bright with a strat is a formidable edge (what, 280 euros for a twin!)

the look is very stylish, and between a selmer Teppaz, vintage effect warranty

UTILIZATION

config ultra simple, sound: a treat. it remains in the clean up has half the stroke volume knob after distortion is obtained a little fuzzy typed fender. but I did not buy this amp for its ability to produce large distortion, on the other hand, in clean and crunch, that happiness, only the comparison with another amp peavey delta blues would be the least that is beautiful (na !) heavier and more expensive.
the hp 15 inch provides depth in low combo for a remarkable

it is not too heavy so easily transportable

SOUNDS

this amp is built for the blues, but not that (besides I hate to try it with a Selmer type guitar I would do a post about it)
So blues, ie a clear crystalline well robert cray to who goes gently towards a slight crispy crunch, he yes I'm tired.
this is really good surprise of the year, I try a lot of amps and the exelsior I had a revelation, or rather he has to reveal all the hidden treasures of my strat, but c ' Cash is true that the best simple double on the other hand with p90 we obtain easily its roots to the very shadow or duane eddy.
cranked it gets pretty dirty distortion, almost fuzz. I prefer they add a TS9 type pedal with the volume at noon, volume quite adequate for a concert in a "club".
it not bad at fender twang now, with this series pawnshop, even though they apparently decided to stop the production! (Yes you hurry ..)

OVERALL OPINION

after a week of use, I am far from having made the tour of the beast, but already j'ladore! add a good reverb pedal for a slap echo and you're embarked on a journey into the fifties.
if you have a weakness for old rock, hillbiily, swing, jazz and blues then try running this amp.

value for money is amazing

in the end, exelsior: excellent!