Umm...this thing is kind of cool so far.
The clean channel is surprisingly good - particularly if you set it to crunch and back the gain way down.
The overdrive is pretty good - it's too muddy at reasonable volumes though - almost like a mild fuzz box. You have to crank it WAY TOO FUCKING LOUD to get the good stuff.
It sounded good with the Marshall JCM 900 4x12 w/75 watt Celestions and the Port City 2x12 cab with V30s. The Avatar 4x12 with V30s was not good. The Avatar 4x12 is probably seeing it's last days around here - it really is too boxy sounding and just needs to go away.
Guitar-wise I just used my PRS SC245 and my JEM. Surprisingly chords sounded better with the JEM and single note stuff was better with the SC245 - that's much different results than I'm used to with those two guitars. The single in the JEM actually sounded pretty good but I still need to try a Strat and Tele through it.
I also want to try it with an attenuator and maybe swap some tubes around.
I have a sneaking suspicion this SLO will not last long though. I still think there is a Suhr OD100 Standard+ in my future.
I ran across a Diezel Herbert with a Columbus foot controller for a decent price - hopefully that will be here by this weekend.
I'd also like to try a 5150 III.
The clean channel is surprisingly good - particularly if you set it to crunch and back the gain way down.
The overdrive is pretty good - it's too muddy at reasonable volumes though - almost like a mild fuzz box. You have to crank it WAY TOO FUCKING LOUD to get the good stuff.
It sounded good with the Marshall JCM 900 4x12 w/75 watt Celestions and the Port City 2x12 cab with V30s. The Avatar 4x12 with V30s was not good. The Avatar 4x12 is probably seeing it's last days around here - it really is too boxy sounding and just needs to go away.
Guitar-wise I just used my PRS SC245 and my JEM. Surprisingly chords sounded better with the JEM and single note stuff was better with the SC245 - that's much different results than I'm used to with those two guitars. The single in the JEM actually sounded pretty good but I still need to try a Strat and Tele through it.
I also want to try it with an attenuator and maybe swap some tubes around.
I have a sneaking suspicion this SLO will not last long though. I still think there is a Suhr OD100 Standard+ in my future.
I ran across a Diezel Herbert with a Columbus foot controller for a decent price - hopefully that will be here by this weekend.
I'd also like to try a 5150 III.
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