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Published on 09/06/12 at 00:41Single-channel all-tube amp 15 watts with effects loop to connect 16ohnms.
Other impedance possible if it connects an external cab (4ohms and 8ohms).
Cathode bias (relamping requires no adjustment).
At first glance, the tweaker has the air of a conventional amplifier with traditional buttons gain, bass, middle, trebble and volume. Yet when we look closer, we realize that there are 5 switches that make the originality of the amp, note that these switches can be activated manually:
1) switch clean / hot: great, in reality it is not so single channel it since it offers both clean sounds and distorted sounds.
2) switch U.S. / AC / BRIT: more interesting to you available three different amp types: U.S. = fender / Vox AC = / = BRIT Marshall.
Summarized thus: 3 amps in one that can be played either clean or in full, it is therefore six basic sounds!
The other 3 voicings can also refine more precisely the desired sound:
- Switch vintage / modern, the modern mode switch enhances bass and treble
- Switch Deep / tight: the deep to sound a bit "muddy" the tight for a more accurate sound.
- Switch normal / bright to add brilliance to the sound.
Hello versatility!
UTILIZATION
Despite its many settings that might frighten some, note that the tweaker is completely intuitive, easy to use and has nothing of a gas plant. It is even a real tour de force managed by the brand, dock tweaker is plug and play, it is immediately and easily a good sound to such an extent that does not spend his time turning knobs.
SOUNDS
So there is total ecstasy both in saturated clean.
You can switch between a clean sound to knopfler / gilmour saturax the way to Metallica and others in no time with stunning realism!
Jazz, blues, country, classic rock (the clean channel with the gain pushed produces fabulous Crunches to keith richards / black crowes), hard rock and heavy metal.
Nothing can resist him! It's hard to believe that a single amp can be as good as whatever the style played hard to find fault.
Two other issues that to me are important:
1) the tweaker is "pedal friendly", a true platform pedal.
The distortion and overdrive pedals that you make are transfigured in front (I gave my old Ibanez TS 9, I did not recognize!) And still allow to increase the versatility of the combo. I tested with a high gain pedal quality (Suhr Riot) slap! I had the impression of being in another amp, the sound boogiie / soldano if you know what I mean ... A killing.
2) It sounds great at low volume! you still keep the dynamics of the tube. For my part, my late hours, I balance on clean mode with the volume and gain set low and I do saturate with a pedal (fulltone plimsoul) which I regulates the sound volume, and it does it very well !
OVERALL OPINION
It is simple in this category, I do not see any amp even compete in the sounds produced.
For me this is a plebiscite.
Other impedance possible if it connects an external cab (4ohms and 8ohms).
Cathode bias (relamping requires no adjustment).
At first glance, the tweaker has the air of a conventional amplifier with traditional buttons gain, bass, middle, trebble and volume. Yet when we look closer, we realize that there are 5 switches that make the originality of the amp, note that these switches can be activated manually:
1) switch clean / hot: great, in reality it is not so single channel it since it offers both clean sounds and distorted sounds.
2) switch U.S. / AC / BRIT: more interesting to you available three different amp types: U.S. = fender / Vox AC = / = BRIT Marshall.
Summarized thus: 3 amps in one that can be played either clean or in full, it is therefore six basic sounds!
The other 3 voicings can also refine more precisely the desired sound:
- Switch vintage / modern, the modern mode switch enhances bass and treble
- Switch Deep / tight: the deep to sound a bit "muddy" the tight for a more accurate sound.
- Switch normal / bright to add brilliance to the sound.
Hello versatility!
UTILIZATION
Despite its many settings that might frighten some, note that the tweaker is completely intuitive, easy to use and has nothing of a gas plant. It is even a real tour de force managed by the brand, dock tweaker is plug and play, it is immediately and easily a good sound to such an extent that does not spend his time turning knobs.
SOUNDS
So there is total ecstasy both in saturated clean.
You can switch between a clean sound to knopfler / gilmour saturax the way to Metallica and others in no time with stunning realism!
Jazz, blues, country, classic rock (the clean channel with the gain pushed produces fabulous Crunches to keith richards / black crowes), hard rock and heavy metal.
Nothing can resist him! It's hard to believe that a single amp can be as good as whatever the style played hard to find fault.
Two other issues that to me are important:
1) the tweaker is "pedal friendly", a true platform pedal.
The distortion and overdrive pedals that you make are transfigured in front (I gave my old Ibanez TS 9, I did not recognize!) And still allow to increase the versatility of the combo. I tested with a high gain pedal quality (Suhr Riot) slap! I had the impression of being in another amp, the sound boogiie / soldano if you know what I mean ... A killing.
2) It sounds great at low volume! you still keep the dynamics of the tube. For my part, my late hours, I balance on clean mode with the volume and gain set low and I do saturate with a pedal (fulltone plimsoul) which I regulates the sound volume, and it does it very well !
OVERALL OPINION
It is simple in this category, I do not see any amp even compete in the sounds produced.
For me this is a plebiscite.