Got myself a Vypyr Tube 60. I'm using my old amp as an amp stand to get the best sound out of it.
Yes it's a modeler, but its the best one out there, period. I did my comparisons and this is the amp that will last me for a while.Once I get the foot switch, I'll have a gigging setup and a recording setup. It has an auxiliary in so I can play to my iPod, a headphone out, and a USB out. It has stomp-box modelers and rack modelers, and 12 amp models, 2 channels each. The layout is very self explanatory; the instructions are literally written on the front of the amp, without cluttering it up. My favorite amp models so far are the Plexi, the Recto, The Diezel, and the Twin.
The amp has an analog preamp with some epic digital FX modeler. The whole preamp runs into a 12AX7 as a kind of buffer, then that into a pair of 6L6's.
I did get to crank it... It was nice being able to boost the treble a bit and not hurt my ears. The 6L6's have more headroom, so there wasn't a lot of breakup, but it still sounded good. Anything really was an upgrade from a Bandit 112.
However, review or whatever aside, I have questions (this is my first tube/hybrid amp)
What preamp tube is good for warmth? (this isn't a gain stage tube, merely a buffer tube)
I did my research and the stock power tubes for this amp and they glow, but a tube swap 90 of the time fixes it. Are glowing tubes bad?
Yes it's a modeler, but its the best one out there, period. I did my comparisons and this is the amp that will last me for a while.Once I get the foot switch, I'll have a gigging setup and a recording setup. It has an auxiliary in so I can play to my iPod, a headphone out, and a USB out. It has stomp-box modelers and rack modelers, and 12 amp models, 2 channels each. The layout is very self explanatory; the instructions are literally written on the front of the amp, without cluttering it up. My favorite amp models so far are the Plexi, the Recto, The Diezel, and the Twin.
The amp has an analog preamp with some epic digital FX modeler. The whole preamp runs into a 12AX7 as a kind of buffer, then that into a pair of 6L6's.
I did get to crank it... It was nice being able to boost the treble a bit and not hurt my ears. The 6L6's have more headroom, so there wasn't a lot of breakup, but it still sounded good. Anything really was an upgrade from a Bandit 112.
However, review or whatever aside, I have questions (this is my first tube/hybrid amp)
What preamp tube is good for warmth? (this isn't a gain stage tube, merely a buffer tube)
I did my research and the stock power tubes for this amp and they glow, but a tube swap 90 of the time fixes it. Are glowing tubes bad?
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