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Published on 08/03/06 at 15:00Playing for many, many years. Gigged. Recorded. And evolved musically. Currently living 12 miles from NYC and working on original music. I love tone.
I bought the amp new in 1993. It was a prototype complete with the type written owners manual. Since buying it I have taken it with me to auditions, sessions, you name it. PAID: $1100 USD
The amp is incredibly versatile and built like a tank. It has shimmering clean channel capability as profound and unadulterated as anything out there and on par with some vintage Fender Amps. It grinds with superb overtones on the overdriven channel to provide the type of crunch usually associated with hard rock or metal music. I can play everything from country to rock with this fairly compact little combo and then plug in a cabinet and keep up with anyone or anything out there !
I have never had any problem with the amp -- but I have gone though a few speakers. Being a tone junkie I have tried several different speakers including a greenback that I keep around for low volume stuff and a heavier capacity Celestion that I can slap in there for louder gigs....I was never wild about the Mesa speaker that came in the amp.
I love the way they built this amplifier..the knobs are tight and after 12 years or so they work as well as the day it was purhased. This unit has the unique black push button switches and not the silver toggles on the control panel. I like that feature. It is a very solid feeling piece of equipment.
I wrote this review to contrast the first review of this amp which I found uninformative and somewhat slanted. I run a custom shop Stratocaster with staggered pole pickups through this amp and it chimes, I crank up my Les Paul with it's hand wound Lindy Fralins and it crunches and breaks up with a majesty and beauty that blows aways seasoned professionals who hear it. I also find it capable of handling a very customized Telecaster and provide that all important twang. These are bargains if they have been taken care of and are available used. It is really the one amp that you can use to record and gig with. One amp that will provide any sound you need without employing any effects.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought the amp new in 1993. It was a prototype complete with the type written owners manual. Since buying it I have taken it with me to auditions, sessions, you name it. PAID: $1100 USD
The amp is incredibly versatile and built like a tank. It has shimmering clean channel capability as profound and unadulterated as anything out there and on par with some vintage Fender Amps. It grinds with superb overtones on the overdriven channel to provide the type of crunch usually associated with hard rock or metal music. I can play everything from country to rock with this fairly compact little combo and then plug in a cabinet and keep up with anyone or anything out there !
I have never had any problem with the amp -- but I have gone though a few speakers. Being a tone junkie I have tried several different speakers including a greenback that I keep around for low volume stuff and a heavier capacity Celestion that I can slap in there for louder gigs....I was never wild about the Mesa speaker that came in the amp.
I love the way they built this amplifier..the knobs are tight and after 12 years or so they work as well as the day it was purhased. This unit has the unique black push button switches and not the silver toggles on the control panel. I like that feature. It is a very solid feeling piece of equipment.
I wrote this review to contrast the first review of this amp which I found uninformative and somewhat slanted. I run a custom shop Stratocaster with staggered pole pickups through this amp and it chimes, I crank up my Les Paul with it's hand wound Lindy Fralins and it crunches and breaks up with a majesty and beauty that blows aways seasoned professionals who hear it. I also find it capable of handling a very customized Telecaster and provide that all important twang. These are bargains if they have been taken care of and are available used. It is really the one amp that you can use to record and gig with. One amp that will provide any sound you need without employing any effects.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com