Heywood Jablomie
May 5th, 2010, 09:51 PM
Ordered it Monday from zZounds and got it today. How's that for service?
I just finished playing with it for a couple of hours, and I'm as impressed as I thought/hoped I would be. The clean channel is very neutral/uncolored and will be very useful for rhythm parts. The range of sounds of the models is simply astounding, each being unique and delivering a sound all its own. I particularly like the Black Panel, Brit Combo and Tweed models, not being a metal guy. Each one seems quite faithful to the amp it's supposed to emulate. The Black Panel is crisp an treble-y like a Fender. The Brit Combo has the familiar Beatles-esque sound. The Tweed sounds like an overdriven Fender, which I think it's supposed to sound like. The Acoustic model is useless. The reverb is quite good; better than most I've heard on SS amps. The other effects sound good and are interesting, especially the chorus - not sure where I'll use them yet. The built-in tuner is convenient. I don't think the Power Squeezer (like an attenuator) will be of much use, though. Lots of bells and whistles to mess with, so it'll be fun finding the sounds I like. And now that I have a decent amp, I can really appreciate the Mean 90s - the Hartke did them no justice.
I won't make any comparisons with tube amps, but I'm finding the tone very satisfying. And I love the size and weight of this little thing. If you ever have a chance to check one out, I think you'd be favorably impressed.
All in all, I'm really happy with it. And for $225, I can't complain.
I just finished playing with it for a couple of hours, and I'm as impressed as I thought/hoped I would be. The clean channel is very neutral/uncolored and will be very useful for rhythm parts. The range of sounds of the models is simply astounding, each being unique and delivering a sound all its own. I particularly like the Black Panel, Brit Combo and Tweed models, not being a metal guy. Each one seems quite faithful to the amp it's supposed to emulate. The Black Panel is crisp an treble-y like a Fender. The Brit Combo has the familiar Beatles-esque sound. The Tweed sounds like an overdriven Fender, which I think it's supposed to sound like. The Acoustic model is useless. The reverb is quite good; better than most I've heard on SS amps. The other effects sound good and are interesting, especially the chorus - not sure where I'll use them yet. The built-in tuner is convenient. I don't think the Power Squeezer (like an attenuator) will be of much use, though. Lots of bells and whistles to mess with, so it'll be fun finding the sounds I like. And now that I have a decent amp, I can really appreciate the Mean 90s - the Hartke did them no justice.
I won't make any comparisons with tube amps, but I'm finding the tone very satisfying. And I love the size and weight of this little thing. If you ever have a chance to check one out, I think you'd be favorably impressed.
All in all, I'm really happy with it. And for $225, I can't complain.