I played through one for 3 hours last night. It was plugged into a Peavey 4 x 12 slant cab loaded with Sheffields.
Here is what I used:
Ibanez USRG20TP with a Steves Special and an Air Norton
Ibanez DE7 delay in the effects loop
Morley Bad Horsie 2 Countour wah in front of the amp.
So... how does it sound?
At low bedroom volumes it sounded great. At really WAY TO FUKKIN LOUD volumes it also sounded really nice.
At typical 2 guitar loud and live band volume it sounded like mush.
This amp has tons of gain. It absolutely sounds like a Marshall amp with a preamp or a SD-1 in front of it. It runs 5881's and you can tell in an instant. The clean channel is excellent.
The lead channel cleans up REALLY nice when you roll of the volume on the guitar. I actually didn't even need to use the clean channel because of it. I think the cabinet had a little to do with the mush sound that the amp had at moderate loud volume.
I am tossed on this amp but I guess I gotta give it the ok. It really cut through the mix, the clean channel is excellent, it sounds like a Marshall and it has tons of gain. With the proper EQ'ing and the proper speaker cabinet I would think that most of you guys would be pretty happy with it. It reminds me a little of my 2210. If you like the sound of a Mesa then STAY AWAY. This amp is 100% Marshall JCM sounding. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
Here is what I used:
Ibanez USRG20TP with a Steves Special and an Air Norton
Ibanez DE7 delay in the effects loop
Morley Bad Horsie 2 Countour wah in front of the amp.
So... how does it sound?
At low bedroom volumes it sounded great. At really WAY TO FUKKIN LOUD volumes it also sounded really nice.
At typical 2 guitar loud and live band volume it sounded like mush.
This amp has tons of gain. It absolutely sounds like a Marshall amp with a preamp or a SD-1 in front of it. It runs 5881's and you can tell in an instant. The clean channel is excellent.
The lead channel cleans up REALLY nice when you roll of the volume on the guitar. I actually didn't even need to use the clean channel because of it. I think the cabinet had a little to do with the mush sound that the amp had at moderate loud volume.
I am tossed on this amp but I guess I gotta give it the ok. It really cut through the mix, the clean channel is excellent, it sounds like a Marshall and it has tons of gain. With the proper EQ'ing and the proper speaker cabinet I would think that most of you guys would be pretty happy with it. It reminds me a little of my 2210. If you like the sound of a Mesa then STAY AWAY. This amp is 100% Marshall JCM sounding. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
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