Got my Wildwood Taco several days ago. Such a rich, complex, musical, singing tone. DAYUMMM!!! I was convinced that my BE100 was my holy grail and nothing could touch it. But after spending several hours a night with it this week, I'm just in love with it.
My first Friedman (of five) was a regular Taco a couple of years ago. It was pleasing to the ear, but had zero bottom end grunt or girth. Sounded small to me. So I looked for more wattage, and was much happier with the Small box, Dirty Shirley, and BE100. The BE has been my holy grail of all amps that I've owned. I also demoed a Mini Dirty Shirley for a couple of weeks that was great, and the biggest sounding 20-watter I've ever heard. But Shirleys big and small tend to be spongier than I like. The Smallbox and especially the BE are tighter, but still big sounding.
Well, the Wildwood Taco has girth like the Mini Shirley, but the tight BE sound. It really is a small head, single channel BE. In A/B'ing it with the BE100... It's got nearly the bottom and girth of the BE, as well as similar volume below 10:00 on the master. Dunno yet what happens above that volume because that's ear plug loud. It's a bit spongier, but still dead-on BE-like. And because of its lower wattage rating, I think that it's sweeter sounding. If this thing had the amazing clean channel of the new BE50, I'd sell everything and just rock a pair of Wildwood Tacos. It really is in the top two or three Marshall-flavored amps I've ever owned or played. Right up with the BE100 and BE50.
Sorry about no pics. I haven't uploaded any yet.
My first Friedman (of five) was a regular Taco a couple of years ago. It was pleasing to the ear, but had zero bottom end grunt or girth. Sounded small to me. So I looked for more wattage, and was much happier with the Small box, Dirty Shirley, and BE100. The BE has been my holy grail of all amps that I've owned. I also demoed a Mini Dirty Shirley for a couple of weeks that was great, and the biggest sounding 20-watter I've ever heard. But Shirleys big and small tend to be spongier than I like. The Smallbox and especially the BE are tighter, but still big sounding.
Well, the Wildwood Taco has girth like the Mini Shirley, but the tight BE sound. It really is a small head, single channel BE. In A/B'ing it with the BE100... It's got nearly the bottom and girth of the BE, as well as similar volume below 10:00 on the master. Dunno yet what happens above that volume because that's ear plug loud. It's a bit spongier, but still dead-on BE-like. And because of its lower wattage rating, I think that it's sweeter sounding. If this thing had the amazing clean channel of the new BE50, I'd sell everything and just rock a pair of Wildwood Tacos. It really is in the top two or three Marshall-flavored amps I've ever owned or played. Right up with the BE100 and BE50.
Sorry about no pics. I haven't uploaded any yet.
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