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Carvin V3M

Tube Guitar Amp Head from Carvin belonging to the V3M series

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«  Very versatile with a dynamic & tb rich sound! »

Published on 02/26/13 at 02:32
4 12AX7
4 EL84
7/22/50W the 2eres posittions -6 & 3 db output level

3 channels
Channel 3: clean
Channel 1 & 2: crunch saturated with subtle differences

amp EQ settings:
channel 3 bright / normal / soak
channel 1/2 high / normal / thick

EQ tone settings
bass / mid / treble / presence
EQX or normal position (the EQX enhances bass and treble)

UTILIZATION

THE config while logic is subtle

Indeed, depending on the settings of position volume / drive / amp egaliz then can tone and EQX or not we arrive at a multitude of possibilities.

AT first I had tried quite sound bright enough, I lowered the tried and it does bcp better.

THE six-page manual explaining even if it remains for the novice with technical sketches facades smart to have a base setting with super clean / lead cuting / modern heavy / blue breaker / classic rock rhythm / lead smoth and sketches virgin postionnements its pure note.

With hindsight I understood the terminology and subtleties of all these régalges this very smooth with very good dynamics even at very low volume master 1/1.5

The adjustment "drive" with a high value> 7 or 8 induced significant compression

The boost adjustment is also useful, and can be easily crncher amp with a helping pick a little more pronounced, indicating a certain dynamic that I did not have before with H & k statesmann that déméritait not yet !

SOUNDS

It is more oriented modern (blues / rock / hard) for the vintage "pure" is not quite here, but sounds even cleans are still quite in the spirit fenderiens very versatile.


I have a classic player strat 60 & a special epi pauls the
It fully complies with the grain of the guitar, and works well with both a mesa cabinet with black shadows
It is also good in crystal clear sound with that fat strat type with the pauls.

With all the range of possibilities, it never sounds bad, it depends greatly after tastes basically.

OVERALL OPINION

For 6 months

yes, I was rather out of combos such as Hot Rod (very good clean too powerful e sf ncrunch and saturation), h & k TubeMeister & vox (very aggressive acids is not like at all), line dt 25 (rather soft and argneux in normal bogner bass but overall quite dark and quite gasworks))

I would have liked a format head a bit more imposing because of the multitude knob with mini contactors must have smaller mimine through against the small advantage for transport if necessary.

AN head ultra versatile, usable in real home and punch to the scene.

R / Q / p excellent very competitive no complaints and remake that choice without a doubt, occas it is more affordable.