Top Jimmy
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Some of you said it was horrible which i thought at first, but once I tweaked around with volume, tone, attenuator settings, pedals you can get some decent sounds out of this thing.
I currently own a Vox AD30VT which has been nice but I was looking for something with it's own character and not trying to model other amps, plus I was looking for an effect loop.
EBMM JP6/Ibanez SZ520-->Boss TU-2-->DOD Compressor/sustainer-->Ibanez Distortion Charger-->Boss DS-1-->Metal Zone-->Boss GE-7 eq-->Ibanez Delay. Wah, flange, chorus never get much use. I know, I know the DS-1 and metal zone are junk to most people but the EQ helps to smooth out much of the buzz and nastyness normally associated with those pedals. Anyway pedal upgrades are next after i find the right amp.
First off, 5 watts is just too fricken loud for a condo dweller. Luckily it has a built in power soak. My beef with the soak is that it goes from zero power to a lot more power too quickly and hard to get a condo appropriate volume. But so far it's "good enough".
Second, the effects loop. Doesn't seem to work very well so far. I basically only use delay in the loop, chorus, flange, etc stay in the bag for the most part. But no matter what i tried so far the delay works better going into the front of the amp.
Third, depending on which guitar i use really changes the amp character. The Petrucci has the D-Sonic which really drives the amp much harder as does the Air Norton type pickup in the neck. The Duncan designs in the Ibanez, which rule by the way, are a much smoother classic rock sound. I didn't have much trust in "duncan designed" but i won't ever swap them out now. When i play my Vox VT, the guitars really sound the same for the most part no matter what pedal, amp, guitar combo I use.
Fourth, it takes pedals fairly well, but you never really get a "clean" sound out of the amp. But I use the DS-1 as an overdrive and it seem fairly effective to get more dirt and you can adjust the tone and levels with it too.
Finally, I haven't been able to open it up yet to see what it's really capable of, max volume so far was about 20% on the sponge and volume dimed. Nice enough tone, but some top end fizzle that needs to be eq'd out.
Got it for only $379.00 so it was a bargin I'd think. Hope to get some sound clips in the next few weeks.
I currently own a Vox AD30VT which has been nice but I was looking for something with it's own character and not trying to model other amps, plus I was looking for an effect loop.
EBMM JP6/Ibanez SZ520-->Boss TU-2-->DOD Compressor/sustainer-->Ibanez Distortion Charger-->Boss DS-1-->Metal Zone-->Boss GE-7 eq-->Ibanez Delay. Wah, flange, chorus never get much use. I know, I know the DS-1 and metal zone are junk to most people but the EQ helps to smooth out much of the buzz and nastyness normally associated with those pedals. Anyway pedal upgrades are next after i find the right amp.
First off, 5 watts is just too fricken loud for a condo dweller. Luckily it has a built in power soak. My beef with the soak is that it goes from zero power to a lot more power too quickly and hard to get a condo appropriate volume. But so far it's "good enough".
Second, the effects loop. Doesn't seem to work very well so far. I basically only use delay in the loop, chorus, flange, etc stay in the bag for the most part. But no matter what i tried so far the delay works better going into the front of the amp.
Third, depending on which guitar i use really changes the amp character. The Petrucci has the D-Sonic which really drives the amp much harder as does the Air Norton type pickup in the neck. The Duncan designs in the Ibanez, which rule by the way, are a much smoother classic rock sound. I didn't have much trust in "duncan designed" but i won't ever swap them out now. When i play my Vox VT, the guitars really sound the same for the most part no matter what pedal, amp, guitar combo I use.
Fourth, it takes pedals fairly well, but you never really get a "clean" sound out of the amp. But I use the DS-1 as an overdrive and it seem fairly effective to get more dirt and you can adjust the tone and levels with it too.
Finally, I haven't been able to open it up yet to see what it's really capable of, max volume so far was about 20% on the sponge and volume dimed. Nice enough tone, but some top end fizzle that needs to be eq'd out.
Got it for only $379.00 so it was a bargin I'd think. Hope to get some sound clips in the next few weeks.
