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Published on 01/12/10 at 14:42
Value For Money :
Excellent
100 W tube amp handcrafted to your specification and sound. Mine has 3 channels (clean, crunch and lead), the crunch and lead sharing and equalization presence. Changing channels is via a footswitch to plug the back of the head with a stereo jack (very useful if you have a MIDI device that can switch). The equalization is conventional, except that medium which can adjust the frequency through knob SWEEP. It finally makes low-medium FRONT way for rhythm, or the midrange / high-mids to get out of the mix. The effects loop is very simple but very efficient and transparent. All might seem simplistic, but it is a false impression, since all are being exploitable, even extreme settings.
Finally, the build quality is above reproach. The wood casing is very thick (25mm at least), either on the cabinet or head. Installation and fit. Tolex grille and very well finished. Packaging for shipment impeccable.
UTILIZATION
What I love about this amp is that its simplicity does not make an amp specialist. I am a former possessors of Mesa Road King. It was a great amp, but it has default I do not see on the NOS, ie:
- Much has only obtained its large volume, not the foot to work at home.
- A kind of unpleasant resonance in the high frequencies, which fades when you push the volume.
- One side gas plant, which has the qualities of its defects, it gives a lot of possibilities but it is difficult to resolve.
With NOS, not the needs of manual settings are very intuitive
SOUNDS
It is very easy to find your sound and all sounds are good or excellent. The clean can be very bright or more velvety, more fleshy depending on settings. A slight crunch appears when you push the gain with a humbucker. Listed saturation is happiness. Everything is here: precision, definition, full body, beautiful bass that do not "eat" no distortion when you push them. I was looking for sounds kind Petrucci for prog metal, I've used. The gain crunch on channel 6 can vary the distortion with volume knob on the guitar. Lead channel with gain to 7.5 provide the sounds coming out of the mix, always very well defined, without fatiguing the ear. The sound "liquid of choice. For now, I have not found better.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 days. I played ten hours with a musicman Petruicci a PRS CE24, a guitar with EMG metalheads. There is nothing to throw. The timbre of instruments is respected. The cab used was a 2x12 horizontal OUR who must also be for something. I owned a Marshall, Vox and Mesa Boogie (DC5, Triax + 20-20, Road King). I also tried many other amps more or less extensively (5150, ENGL, VHT, Carvin, etc). For my part, I find excellent value for money, considering what you get from competitors. OUR home, you can really control your amp. Ask Gerard what you sound and look like your amp will produce according to your wishes, whether in terms of his or finishing. I was a little afraid before ordering, since I had not tried, but I have no regrets. If you have the budget to buy a tube amp American thinking about NOS. I think you will not be disappointed.
PS: I'll post an edict once the HP running smoothly.
Finally, the build quality is above reproach. The wood casing is very thick (25mm at least), either on the cabinet or head. Installation and fit. Tolex grille and very well finished. Packaging for shipment impeccable.
UTILIZATION
What I love about this amp is that its simplicity does not make an amp specialist. I am a former possessors of Mesa Road King. It was a great amp, but it has default I do not see on the NOS, ie:
- Much has only obtained its large volume, not the foot to work at home.
- A kind of unpleasant resonance in the high frequencies, which fades when you push the volume.
- One side gas plant, which has the qualities of its defects, it gives a lot of possibilities but it is difficult to resolve.
With NOS, not the needs of manual settings are very intuitive
SOUNDS
It is very easy to find your sound and all sounds are good or excellent. The clean can be very bright or more velvety, more fleshy depending on settings. A slight crunch appears when you push the gain with a humbucker. Listed saturation is happiness. Everything is here: precision, definition, full body, beautiful bass that do not "eat" no distortion when you push them. I was looking for sounds kind Petrucci for prog metal, I've used. The gain crunch on channel 6 can vary the distortion with volume knob on the guitar. Lead channel with gain to 7.5 provide the sounds coming out of the mix, always very well defined, without fatiguing the ear. The sound "liquid of choice. For now, I have not found better.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 days. I played ten hours with a musicman Petruicci a PRS CE24, a guitar with EMG metalheads. There is nothing to throw. The timbre of instruments is respected. The cab used was a 2x12 horizontal OUR who must also be for something. I owned a Marshall, Vox and Mesa Boogie (DC5, Triax + 20-20, Road King). I also tried many other amps more or less extensively (5150, ENGL, VHT, Carvin, etc). For my part, I find excellent value for money, considering what you get from competitors. OUR home, you can really control your amp. Ask Gerard what you sound and look like your amp will produce according to your wishes, whether in terms of his or finishing. I was a little afraid before ordering, since I had not tried, but I have no regrets. If you have the budget to buy a tube amp American thinking about NOS. I think you will not be disappointed.
PS: I'll post an edict once the HP running smoothly.