Re: If you were buying a cheap amp...which one?
Hot Rod mod was a factory 20 DB gain boost and turns those into metal monsters. On the X100B's Carvin was and is notorious for making unannounced design changes in their amps. All of them have great cleans and many have great high gain tones and many don't the right one however is pure magic! On the higher gain tones just about any X100B with the block not script letters ( Post 1988) is going to have a decent gain channel.
On the Steath vs X100B I have owned both and the right Hot Rod Mod version of a X100B is a monster and will bury that Lee Jackson designed Stealth in high gain tones!
Owned the HRD also and a good X100B is going to nuke the Fenders both in cleans and high gains + has a MUCH better build quality than the HRD ever though of having!
The old X100B's are one of the most underrated and best bang for the $ amps out there! The later EL 34 versions sound the best and make sure you get the footswitch because they run around $75 if you can find one.
The new Carvin footswitches won't work without some mods.
Another Carvin that is a underrated killer with a great clean and drive is the series II Valvemaster that replaced the X100b in the early 90's. Look for the ones with the 2 controls on the back.
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On the Steath vs X100B I have owned both and the right Hot Rod Mod version of a X100B is a monster and will bury that Lee Jackson designed Stealth in high gain tones!
Owned the HRD also and a good X100B is going to nuke the Fenders both in cleans and high gains + has a MUCH better build quality than the HRD ever though of having!
The old X100B's are one of the most underrated and best bang for the $ amps out there! The later EL 34 versions sound the best and make sure you get the footswitch because they run around $75 if you can find one.
The new Carvin footswitches won't work without some mods.
Another Carvin that is a underrated killer with a great clean and drive is the series II Valvemaster that replaced the X100b in the early 90's. Look for the ones with the 2 controls on the back.
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