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Published on 05/25/13 at 15:09
I have version 410 (4hp Celestion tube10), it weighs 32kgs weight ...
All tubes, but I suspect the ic's for loops and reverb output phones and di nothing detrimental.
Particularity of the thing, the four lamps (5881 ditto 6L6) are adjusted automatically so no need to make the bias or purchase Quartetts. Besides zero noise off.

2 channels each with volume and EQ, plus various filters (scoop, bright). Master volume (YES!) and master reverb.
A parallel loop (Adjustable settings and return) plus a serial (not adjustable, TRS and that's it).
Headphone output! We can also play dumb without risk (speaker defeat button switched course).
Jack for extra hp, as if there are 4 10 inches were not enough fuss ...
The mini impedance of the amp is 2ohms, it's great all the possibilities are open to you and you cramerez not stupid!
Footswitch supplied with LEDs for channel change and boost the saturax.
Pff ...

UTILIZATION

Very smart the beast, but easygoing.
The settings are progressive (that F. .. decidedly never understand) and musically effective it is probably a passive EQ for two channels.
In practice once I set that adjusts the volume of the clean channel changing guitars, and it sounds every time.

The typical construction super reverb / bassman fact that large volume ben bass are too present even at the minimum. Rest serial loop to bail you out with a low-cut crossover eg Traynor thank you!
The maximum score on the use, it is not better in any lamps.

Level building is good wood (not chipboard kind of hot rod deluxe) and the box is stuck on the front panel does not move like fire on my 59ltd bassman (may he rest in peace I could stand it) .

SOUNDS

Well, it's warm and velvety, not too much grain in fact unless you taffer the bowls.
The clean the rest almost all along, the overdrive has more character and the boost is daunting as it grows and is surly. In practice it makes a really rare 3 channels and the volume is hair cell that fixed.

Serious resources are impressive, do not you will recognize your strat (thunderbolt insured).
This is not a Fender clean sound (which is never clean) but mat, even a les paul spring well.

The saturax is rather peavey in fact, with this nice balance of frequencies and the grain a packed hair makes guitars sing without piercing the eardrums.

Parallel loop works great (I put a wet delay), the other not tested.
Finished pedals upstream moreover, the amp is very good as is what good complicate life ...
As I stand at a respectable distance (80w lamps in 4x10pouces Celestion! ...) I have 3 meters of the guitar in a pedal tuner size 6-9 m and from there to the amp without signal loss or treble.

I mounted jensen to see, and grain remained despite the fact that the Celestion are much more typical rock. The clean is even more so, I would choose to leave it as stock.

OVERALL OPINION

A tool for exceptional work, we can do anything, and it is very safe to use.
What could blame him it is a very polished character, but it only applies if you do not get the master ... politeness has its limits!

As it is high enough it is easy to handle despite its weight, surprising.

So full of surprises, a sacred command of technology and implementation is flawless.