New Amp Day!

[80's_Metal]

Got this off reverb tonight.... So I am now an official EG-head.

I've Spent 40 minutes with it tonight, right out of the box, and am very pleased so far.

Initial Thoughts:
Footswitch controls many things, from channel, to solo level, reverb, adds or subtracts mids from both channels and effects loop levels for each channel!

There are many voice changes by changing the mid switches.

When you turn it up, it Really Roars.

Dropped tuning sounds really good.

It's way different voicing than a Marshall or a Mesa or a Peavey, it's very much an individual sound.

There is the tiniest fluzzy/buzzy high freq in the speakers if I have it turned pretty low and the brightness too high.

[80's_Metal]

Re: New Amp Day!

Specs:
Vengeance Features and Technical Information

120-Watt All Tube Head
Selectable Full / Half Power
Premium Tubes:
4 x el34
6 x 12AX7
Two Independent Channels each With:
Volume, Gain and 3-band EQ
Tight and Bright Voicing Switches
Mid Cut/Boost Voicing Switch
High/Low Gain Switch
Independent Reverb Controls with “Spillover”
Master Controls:
Presence & Density
Main and Secondary Master Volumes
Six Button Footswitch Connects Via a Standard XLR Cable
Channel Select, Channel 1 Mids, Channel 2 Mids, Effects Loop, Reverb and 2nd Master Volume
Assign the Effects Loop and 2nd Master to Channel 1, Channel 2 or Both
Additional ¼” Jacks for External Control of Switching Functions
Simple Bias Adjust with External Test Points
XLR Cabinet Emulating Line / Record Output
Buffered Effects Loop with Send and Return Levels
117V/230V Voltage Selector
Dimensions: 9.25”(Depth) x 28.25” (Width) x 10.25” (Height)
Weight: 48 lbs.

[PS412]

Re: New Amp Day!

Not bashing the katana, I have one. This is definitely better. Rock on.

[80's_Metal]

Re: New Amp Day!

Not bashing the katana, I have one. This is definitely better. Rock on.

Ya, the Vengeance is not too shabby for my side chick amp!
Backup amp, the"other"amp ha ha

[Demanic]

Re: New Amp Day!

I can't help but wonder how long you'll keep it.

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[80's_Metal]

Re: New Amp Day!

I can't help but wonder how long you'll keep it.

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Ha ha ha you know me well!

[Demanic]

Re: New Amp Day!

Was just playing the RH200 that I got from you a few years ago.
Can't understand why you got rid of that, but, my gain.

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[Demanic]

Re: New Amp Day!

That Vengeance has a great scooped sound.

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[80's_Metal]

Re: New Amp Day!

Worked with it for almost an hour last night.
Got a few tones closer to dialed in.

Here's a taste, please excuse the sloppy playing.

Settings

[Aceman]

Re: New Amp Day!

FYI guys - back in Phoenix week of Nov 11th

[Demanic]

Re: New Amp Day!

FYI guys - back in Phoenix week of Nov 11th

Well, keep us updated. West side or east?

[Van Noord]

Re: New Amp Day!

Awesome stuff. Sounds great.

[80's_Metal]

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So when I emailed the tech guy about valve assignments, he sent me this:

I am assuming that if I want to change the gain in the dirty channel (2) then I need to swap new tubes into V3 and V4.

Am I reading this correctly?

Or do I swap different tubes into V1 and V3 and V4?

[Aceman]

Re: New Amp Day!

North side...

[dystrust]

Re: New Amp Day!

I am assuming that if I want to change the gain in the dirty channel (2) then I need to swap new tubes into V3 and V4.

Am I reading this correctly?

Or do I swap different tubes into V1 and V3 and V4?

What tubes does it have now? If it's running something like Rubys or Tung-Sols, there may not be much of anything available with higher gain. The Egnater OEM tubes in my Tweaker were Sovtek 12AX7As, and those would leave you with several higher-gain options.

Based on that diagram, V1 is going to have the most effect so I would plan on swapping it unless your "clean" channel is already too dirty. Swapping V3 and V4 alone should help, but it won't make much difference if there isn't a strong enough signal from V1A.