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Published on 04/23/08 at 19:53
Value For Money : Excellent
Objective analysis:
This is a 20W all-tube amplifier, it is dual channel, the equalizer came down to a volume knob for the "Kleen" and setting a sweep, volume, a classic 3-band eq for channel and a volume of this channel and a boost switch! It is covered with a black Tolex arbord a chrome front. At the rear there are two speaker outputs with impedance setting and connectors, which, it seems, used to connect an effect section.

Analysis:
Amp well built, very stable, it supports me to be standing above what is already a good thing! Potentiometers and other components of quality! No footswitch which is bad!

(7) nothing special, except that it is a low power amp for practice and studio, suddenly, it becomes special, as the amps surprimitifs abound in this category. Indeed, few amps offer a section as complete equa effects loop or worthy of the name!

UTILIZATION

Yes, configuration is simple, but can not imagine a good sound out immediately. It was soon surprised by the possibilities of the small head and setting options allow to obtain sounds very / too extreme if it is to side.

I regret the absence of any equalization for Kleen, which makes us dependent on the guitar and used his power to be good at low volume!

The lack of a footswitch also makes things difficult if you want to use it for the stage (which he could theoretically do so, it has enough volume for this), we will have to make constant trips if wants to change specific sound (but the owners of vintage marshalls are already familiar).

(5) Pretty basic at the start, quickly head appears more complicated than it seems and inflexible for some applications

SOUNDS

The Kleen first. Although hot enough, it has a small side crunchouillard that, if he wants to be fought, requests to set the guitar input properly. It can quickly become nasal when the instrument is bad, owners of cheap guitars, think to buy!

Krank channel gives me this sounds to me fairly excited. We find the spirit of the revolution but with a sound a little different. We must set out the course and I think some will enjoy more leg than I sound, but, for example, the settings with a sweep rate is too high chemical, the boost "Pok" each time it activates or that the off, he adds, moreover, a lot of acrimony with fuzzy, which, if you want a more natural, then asked to rework the equalizer.

Saturation seemed unnatural, too push-beyond a certain level of gain, one must be careful if you want to have a result yet qualifiable beautiful. By-cons, it never falls into the stamps that sound aluminum and are the prerogative of amps lamps, entry-level, we are here in front of an already serious.

If we meet this head and it is studied, is obtained, however, a plethora of good sounds. The momentum is there, it does not sound cheap (except in kleen), it offers a gain and a particular grain, with tight, according to the settings, a character quite fuzzy in the lower midrange. Add to this a very good performance in the description of a sound and solid bass. But mistrust, the grain "in casting special" must be analyzed before the amp before deciding, you might be disappointed!

The sound is powerful for the Sufis live to see a repeat interior 2 suffice to already be strong and begin to exploit the nature of the lamps. Note that the character gets better at high volume!

(7) not obvious, it is superior to many heads in its price range but requires a power user!

OVERALL OPINION

The note refers to the category of mini amps rehearsal! In this context, it is pleasant and a nice instrument for experimentation. The sounds are original and really out of ordinary people which will make it interesting for experimental sound. The rain overtones abound, but the price is, in Switzerland, very high (1650 CHF) and discourage the amateur, which, in general, is the first fond of this stuff! Note that for 200 .- more than the Swiss price, I can build a signature in a head amp custom factor, see, for the same price, I find a correct MesaBoogie two channels in good condition as a result, Fortunately, my note is limited to mini-amps or it would suffer even more in the rankings.

(6) Not really conclusive for me, it remains a worthwhile investment!