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James... « One sound does it all »
Published on 08/05/11 at 19:52Very simple layout for this amp. 2 KT88 tubes. Front panel is no surprises. 2 gain knobs. Bass, middle, treble, depth, presence...etc. It has the two gain stages obviously. This amp is really the antithesis of the Sig: X. It's a tribute in function to classic amps of the 60's and 70's. A no frills tone monster. It's meant to let you forget about the amp and focus on your playing really. Stripped down tone.
UTILIZATION
I got the deliverance because I was in a hard rock band for a while and I didn't need any cleans from my amp. I just wanted a good gainy head I could clean up with the guitar knob if I have to. The deliverance fit the bill. It's a really simple amp to use. Pick either less/more mode and go to it. You can use pedals with it but that's not really what the amp is about.
SOUNDS
In my setup I used a Les Paul Standard and a Bogner 4x12. The only effects I used with it was a delay and a boost pedal. The deliverance may be a one channel amp but in reality it's more like a two. The less side is something very unexpected. It has a low gain cleanish tone to it that's somewhere between a voxy chime and a plexi grunt. It's not a "clean" clean in other words. By using the volume knob you can get from various states of really clean to semi clean to fairly dirty. The more mode is a whole other animal. Basically take a hotrodded JCM800 and a dual rectifier and smash them together. You get the D60 more mode. It's got the thickness of a mesa with the mids and presence of a marshall. Better yet, it cleans up great. The thing to do with this amp is use your guitar volume and that's all.
OVERALL OPINION
The simplicity is the draw with the D60. It's not for tweakers or players looking for a ton of tones. If you need one good core sound that you can clean up with the volume and maybe tack a couple of pedals on, this is the amp for you. I play in a lot of different projects and this head could not hang in all of them. If you're in a band that uses mostly high gain sounds and little clean, this might work for you. Although you can get semi-cleans with the volume knob. The value is good. I would buy one again if I needed it for the application it fits.
UTILIZATION
I got the deliverance because I was in a hard rock band for a while and I didn't need any cleans from my amp. I just wanted a good gainy head I could clean up with the guitar knob if I have to. The deliverance fit the bill. It's a really simple amp to use. Pick either less/more mode and go to it. You can use pedals with it but that's not really what the amp is about.
SOUNDS
In my setup I used a Les Paul Standard and a Bogner 4x12. The only effects I used with it was a delay and a boost pedal. The deliverance may be a one channel amp but in reality it's more like a two. The less side is something very unexpected. It has a low gain cleanish tone to it that's somewhere between a voxy chime and a plexi grunt. It's not a "clean" clean in other words. By using the volume knob you can get from various states of really clean to semi clean to fairly dirty. The more mode is a whole other animal. Basically take a hotrodded JCM800 and a dual rectifier and smash them together. You get the D60 more mode. It's got the thickness of a mesa with the mids and presence of a marshall. Better yet, it cleans up great. The thing to do with this amp is use your guitar volume and that's all.
OVERALL OPINION
The simplicity is the draw with the D60. It's not for tweakers or players looking for a ton of tones. If you need one good core sound that you can clean up with the volume and maybe tack a couple of pedals on, this is the amp for you. I play in a lot of different projects and this head could not hang in all of them. If you're in a band that uses mostly high gain sounds and little clean, this might work for you. Although you can get semi-cleans with the volume knob. The value is good. I would buy one again if I needed it for the application it fits.