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JesseTheMachine · 10-08-2007, 07:45 PM

I tried one of these out in Long and McQuade in Toronto. It was surprisingly good, I thought it sounded amazing.

All the channels were very malleable using the various controls such as bright, scoop, presence and resonance. The presence and resonance are shared between all the channels however; I found that I liked a certain setting for high gain, and a different one for clean sounds. This could be remedied by using the various other buttons of course, but it was still a slight compromise.

Speaking of high gain, this thing screams. I found it difficult to get a good death metal tone out of it though, but what I did get would send any Marshall packing for sure. This thing is a beast, simply put. The solo boost also gives a nice gain boost to your signal, but I couldn't get a nice smooth lead tone out of the high gain channel while I had it dialed in for a chugging rhythm sound. To get around this, I ended up using the crunch channel with the solo boost on and a different EQ setting, and it worked fine. Ah, the glory of three channels! I could only imagine what a tubescreamer would do for this thing.

I would say, compared to a Recto, that it doesn't have the same tightness in the bass: when I reduced the resonance control the bass didn't tighten up so much as it simply got quieter (or so I thought, and I was running it damn loud in that store). However, I tried it with a Godin Freeway first, and then a Zakk Wylde Les Paul with HZ's and it gave more chunk with the EMG's for sure.

I basically would have bought this amp on the spot except I didn't want to spend a grand on this and then more for effects on top of that, so I'm looking for more of an all-in-one solution. I think this thing is comparable to the Carvin V3, but it has a smoother tone compared to the clips I've heard of the V3, though not as high gain.

10-08-2007, 07:45 PM	#2
JesseTheMachine ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 175 Real Name: Jesse Main Seven: Homemade Custom Rig: PodX3 - Mackie FR800 Thanked: 0	I tried one of these out in Long and McQuade in Toronto. It was surprisingly good, I thought it sounded amazing. All the channels were very malleable using the various controls such as bright, scoop, presence and resonance. The presence and resonance are shared between all the channels however; I found that I liked a certain setting for high gain, and a different one for clean sounds. This could be remedied by using the various other buttons of course, but it was still a slight compromise. Speaking of high gain, this thing screams. I found it difficult to get a good death metal tone out of it though, but what I did get would send any Marshall packing for sure. This thing is a beast, simply put. The solo boost also gives a nice gain boost to your signal, but I couldn't get a nice smooth lead tone out of the high gain channel while I had it dialed in for a chugging rhythm sound. To get around this, I ended up using the crunch channel with the solo boost on and a different EQ setting, and it worked fine. Ah, the glory of three channels! I could only imagine what a tubescreamer would do for this thing. I would say, compared to a Recto, that it doesn't have the same tightness in the bass: when I reduced the resonance control the bass didn't tighten up so much as it simply got quieter (or so I thought, and I was running it damn loud in that store). However, I tried it with a Godin Freeway first, and then a Zakk Wylde Les Paul with HZ's and it gave more chunk with the EMG's for sure. I basically would have bought this amp on the spot except I didn't want to spend a grand on this and then more for effects on top of that, so I'm looking for more of an all-in-one solution. I think this thing is comparable to the Carvin V3, but it has a smoother tone compared to the clips I've heard of the V3, though not as high gain.