misterwhizzy
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Re: Help me choose a good small tube amplifier
Gay for Soldano tones. I meant to say I'm gay.
Gay for Soldano tones. I meant to say I'm gay.
Help me choose a good small tube amplifier
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jon the art guy
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Re: Help me choose a good small tube amplifier
We all admire you for your candor, but this isn't really the appropriate place, nor was preference really discussed.
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We all admire you for your candor, but this isn't really the appropriate place, nor was preference really discussed.
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misterwhizzy
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Re: Help me choose a good small tube amplifier
Really? You had to explain the joke? The bluntness wasn't enough? Yuck.
Really? You had to explain the joke? The bluntness wasn't enough? Yuck.
Liam Otarda
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Re: Help me choose a good small tube amplifier
I agree. The TI15 112 is really quite remarkable.
When I first unboxed it, I liked it, I really thought I had a great amp.
Then after several months just for kicks, as I had some in the cupboard, I re-tubed it with high quality vintage tubes, now I love it!
I wasn't knowing what I was missing.
Im not trying to sell the idea of re-tubing, as I was sceptical that it woould change very much; however There was a marked difference.
Using the vintage tubes it reduced the gain and increased the versatility and range of the amp.
The lower gain and clean settings came to life with sparkle and clarity.
However there is still so much gain on tap it crosses(no pun inteneded) all genres.
Best bang for the buck I've ever came across. Letting it warm up for 10-15 minutes makes a difference
as does giving the speaker a few weeks of breaking in.
What you really have in this amp really shines if you need more loudness, use the DI out to a power amp and a bigger cab.
As I said best bang for the buck I've ever come across the controllable FX loop is stellar too.
Granted your not going to get fender deluxe reverb clean tones but that's not what this is for and what you do have is much more than enough.
I agree. The TI15 112 is really quite remarkable.
When I first unboxed it, I liked it, I really thought I had a great amp.
Then after several months just for kicks, as I had some in the cupboard, I re-tubed it with high quality vintage tubes, now I love it!
I wasn't knowing what I was missing.
Im not trying to sell the idea of re-tubing, as I was sceptical that it woould change very much; however There was a marked difference.
Using the vintage tubes it reduced the gain and increased the versatility and range of the amp.
The lower gain and clean settings came to life with sparkle and clarity.
However there is still so much gain on tap it crosses(no pun inteneded) all genres.
Best bang for the buck I've ever came across. Letting it warm up for 10-15 minutes makes a difference
as does giving the speaker a few weeks of breaking in.
What you really have in this amp really shines if you need more loudness, use the DI out to a power amp and a bigger cab.
As I said best bang for the buck I've ever come across the controllable FX loop is stellar too.
Granted your not going to get fender deluxe reverb clean tones but that's not what this is for and what you do have is much more than enough.
Re: Help me choose a good small tube amplifier
I have the VHT Special 6 Ultra, and I can't help thinking that the plain Special 6 may be a better amp for the money; the Ultra has a lot of extra features that I don't really find that useful, and is a much bigger and heavier head as a result (if you're looking at the combos, the Ultra is a 1x12, while the plain Special 6 is a 1x10 which may also influence your choice.
Something else that may be worth looking at is the Laney Cub 10; I'm not sure if they are as cheap in the USA as in Europe, but they seem like excellent value for money over here.
I have the VHT Special 6 Ultra, and I can't help thinking that the plain Special 6 may be a better amp for the money; the Ultra has a lot of extra features that I don't really find that useful, and is a much bigger and heavier head as a result (if you're looking at the combos, the Ultra is a 1x12, while the plain Special 6 is a 1x10 which may also influence your choice.
Something else that may be worth looking at is the Laney Cub 10; I'm not sure if they are as cheap in the USA as in Europe, but they seem like excellent value for money over here.
