Amps i played at GC today

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After work i took the les paul to GC to see if i like any amps better than my C50.

I played:

-Tiny terror - it made glorious noises, but not versatile enough to have by itself.

-Tweaker - too harsh and fuzzy. Didnt play it long at all.

-JTM reissue (plexi?) - no intro needed. The holy grail of amps.

-vibrolux - classic fender tone. Drives nicely.

-HT-20 - very versatile. Covers a lot of bases

-AC30 - awesome as usual

Of all the amps i tried, my favorite was a little vox lunchbox amp. 15w or 7.5w. It was VERY smooth, yet still had the classic voxy edge. I'm even considering selling my C50 to get one.



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Video sounds pretty cool. I wish you the best of luck on your reality show as well.
 
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I almost picked one of those Vox lunchboxes up on a whim a few months ago cuz I saw it was on sale.

But I needed recording gear more, so I managed to pull myself away from it :(
 
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That video was amazing...


There wasn't a single noob whacking off in the background.
 
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Sweetness! Some of that tone was in the lunchbox but I think quite a bit was in those fingers as well.
 
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I'm starting not to care about versatility. If an amp does one thing REALLY well, then I'll just stick with that tone. I don't care if it doesn't do everything. I need some dynamics, but if I buy an amp for its hotrodded Marshall tones, and it doesn't do Fender cleans, I don't care.
 
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No. I saw a demo on youtube i actually liked though.

Tomorrow I'm going back with a different guitar and trying out metal amps. I may end up with an HT-20 for versatility.
 
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I LOVE my blackstar HT-20. I can get any tone I ever want really. I can be playing Lamb Of God then turn the gain down a bit and get killer AC/DC tones. Playing slayer then rolling the volume knob down a bit gives me perfect Santana tones. Spend some time with one and you might find yourself in love.

PS: I totally agree on the fizziness of the tweaker. All the tones I dailed in with a tweaker at GC kinda felt half-assed.
 
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I went to GC today and tried out one of those new SG's with the mini humbuckers into a Mesa TA-30 combo. I was super impressed with the Top Boost channel, and it makes me want a nice Vox style amp.
 
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I really love the NT.
Once retubed, this is a killing tone machine.
Stock tubes are one of the worst new production ones: Sovtek 12AX7-WA. Good to tame feedback and microphonic issues but, sterile tone-wise.

The NT is a godsend when you want high portability. I was able to carry on all my gear at a time (guitar, pedalboard, amp head, amp cab) and, it always cuts through, due to the custom greenback on its little, light and portable NT112 cab.
With the right tubes, this little speaker cuts with authority and, sometimes I'm surprised that is deliverying quite well same dimensionality than my 2x12" cab (not same kick, for sure).

Takes pedals with ease. Great dynamics. Sounds good with any guitar I've tested it (including strato, tele, LP, PRS, Charvel...).

Maybe, it would be better with a channel switcher (thick / bright modes) and, some way to compensate the loudness of both channels (some kind of master volume by channel) but, in that way, we would be talking about other amp, right?.

I find it really usable set up clean (in the tube break boundary) and, do dirty tones with stomp boxes. I am not missing any reverb but, for sure, some delay is always welcome, to add some dimension.

Compared to other amps, it can be a bit harsh on high frequencies so, I am usually running it with Treble knob quite well at zero. So, don't hesitate to cut all trebles if your sound needs it.

It has two pre-amp tubes and two power tubes. Very easy to swap tubes, very easy to check how every tube (brand/model) affects the tone. Cheap to maintain.

I did a "versatility demo video" some time ago, just checking the several sample settings that you can find on Vox' site.
Not playing anything in concret and, not a good player in any single sense but, I think you can get an overall idea on how many voices are hidden under that little lunchbox.



One more note appart:
This little box is being made in Vietnam but, did you know that it was designed by Tony Bruno?
 
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I LOVE My Night Train! My band is opening for Lynch Mob next week and since space will be limited I'm thinking of leaving the Bogner halfstack at home and using just the VOX and a Mesa 2x12 set on it's side. Maybe a WAH and an overdrive but that'll be it.......Love the tone I get from it and it's very loud at 15/7.5 watts!
 
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You went in GC, made all of that racket trying out those amps and didn't buy s**t?

They should have at the very least, put a whoopie cushion underneath your rear between one of your "auditions".

Nice playing and video. The signal never distorted and the camera angle was sweet.
 
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