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Published on 04/04/07 at 01:06
All-tube amp (6 12AX7 and EL84 4)
30W admnage but not bad ...

Indpendants 2 channels with each:
Gain, Bass, Medium, Treble, Presence, Reverb, Master

1 volume Gnral (perfect for increasing both channels while keeping the balance of the volumes dtermins with the master of each channel).

1 graphic EQ (5 FREQU.)

1 footswitch to change channels or select or not the graphic EQ.

1 effects loop with level of insertion
Selections to determine if the graphic EQ can be used only on channel 1 or 2.

1 Slave insertion (<= ????)

8ohm between 1 and 2 among 4 ohm speakers for others.

1HP 12 Celestion

Wholesale super full of rglages.

USE

For this rglage bebette, be taken after the noon. If you just buy it and you show your friends, you will make you spit. If no ass the first sound can be really grotty. But when it's rgl this is one of the most monstrous beasts in the world of amps.
Basically it's not as intuitive as the Marshall or Fender or other ...
Each rglage affects others and not just on filters but also gain level and tonality claret sound. It is rare to get the max in general because a dirty sound.
So its good looks for and it is a which is fun because arserve surprises unlike amps o was his sound in 2 sec. When we know that we must hack and hack and bin it falls on phnomnaux sounds that make you pull out your old CDs to play for hours.

English manual but it is not violent understand. Read also useful for pr rglages for a good departure.

SONORITS

This amp is smack bang my alley. I play a little tt which is pchu rock to Mtal. The DC3 perfectly filled the whole range of styles. I play it with an ESP M-II.

For crystal clear is the RDV. The clean sound is amazing, for ultimate precision. The more or less soft attack is perfectly retranscrise. You have to play between the gain and volume for a penny or sharp feutr Crunch until well marked. It happens to have a very brilliant sound on the high strings with a low avalanche on the lower strings. It helps to have a good presence on the reggae rhythms eg. Nothing wrong on the light, the potential is so large.

On the saturated channel as you can touch almost everything. The little overdrive to high gain of a tapper ears. Without the EQ graph, there are a lot of medium and it's hard to dig but gives a body sacred sound. Some say it is a bit too dark. I think it's a particulirement intressante color. It is clear that the sound is a poor coat acute. So for those who seeks his Van Halen gorg o acute harmonics come out souflant above, it is not the right track. We are more well rounded sound on the Santana, Gary Moore ...
Hard rock of the 80 'tt one spell. Grunge and punk US (Foo Fighters, NOFX, Blink, Green Day ...) too. VERSATILITY WHAT !!
For his warriors, use the "V curve" on the graphic EQ. We cut the med max. We then feel the tight grain well as a string of EL84. It lacks a bit of bass and treble ass but passes. It gets so not sustain enfoir of the best is to add a small distortion pedal (type tube screamer, boss OD pedal zack wylde ...) and adcoiffe m mr.

The amp blows a bit so a lil noise gate in the loop settles the matter.

The qualisation graphic adds a potential standard amp. In config concert is like having two DIFFERENT sounds for each channel. For example, two clear sound (eg ballad Lighter solo) and two saturs sounds (rhythm + lead).

NOTICE GLOBAL

I for one week.
Pros: versatile and well-rounded saturation, clear dynamic wish.
The -: not enough gain to sustain a gringo!

I tried the classic in Marshall, Vox, Fender, Peavey, Mesa, Line 6, H & K.

A bit expensive because it's mesa.
This is exactly what I was looking for ...