NAD - Frankly I am impressed

[JMP/HBE]

Your Ruby El-34's look Chinese.

 

[JMP/HBE]

They made okay stuff 40 years ago.
However Carvin is no more.

 

[beaubrummels]

For a good 10-15 years, it seemed everything had that muppet covering- cabs, amps, PA speakers. What a terrible idea.

It had one benefit, that stuff didn't slide around or fall over when knocked into.

 

[Securb]

Your Ruby El-34's look Chinese.

They sound fantastic. I wouldn't mind trying out a set in the Marshall. I have Mullards that sound fantastic in the JCM2000 right now but would be willing to give the Rubys a spin.

 

[JMP/HBE]

They sound fantastic. I wouldn't mind trying out a set in the Marshall. I have Mullards that sound fantastic in the JCM2000 right now but would be willing to give the Rubys a spin.

Im sure they will do the job well.
Ruby just relabled Slovak / Russian & Chinese tubes.
The Ruby BSTR were all the rage for over a decade.

 

[Demanic]

What was the point of the padded covering?

If you stumbled and knocked your skull on one, you wouldn't wind up with a big gash and bleed all over your equipment.

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[Mincer]

How much gain does the Carvin have? I never tried one. Is it like a JCM 800, Dual Rect, 5150...what's it like?

 

[Securb]

How much gain does the Carvin have? I never tried one. Is it like a JCM 800, Dual Rect, 5150...what's it like?

I am a high gain guy and with the boost it has more than enough gain for me. I would put the level of gain in the neighborhood of a hot rodded JCM 800. It is not overly fizzy but has a characteristic in the distortion reminiscent of a 70's ground-to-diode stomp but more compressed definitely tighter. It is a very easy amp to dial in, I haven't even futzed too much with the EQ yet. A metal guy would have no problem gigging with this amp.

 

[PFDarkside]

Cool, glad you got your X100B!

 

[Mincer]

I am a high gain guy and with the boost it has more than enough gain for me. I would put the level of gain in the neighborhood of a hot rodded JCM 800. It is not overly fizzy but has a characteristic in the distortion reminiscent of a 70's ground-to-diode stomp but more compressed definitely tighter. It is a very easy amp to dial in, I haven't even futzed too much with the EQ yet. A metal guy would have no problem gigging with this amp.

How loud can the dead clean sound get?

 

[Securb]

How loud can the dead clean sound get?

One of the complaints about this amp, and I don't get it is there is no break-up on the clean channel. People have compared it to a larger Fender that you can crank and it is still clean and clear. For this reason, even when Vai moved to Marshalls for his DLR gig he still used the X100Bs for his clean sound.

 

[Mincer]

One of the complaints about this amp, and I don't get it is there is no break-up on the clean channel. People have compared it to a larger Fender that you can crank and it is still clean and clear. For this reason, even when Vai moved to Marshalls for his DLR gig he still used the X100Bs for his clean sound.

Oh cool, that's the kind of clean I like.

 

[Aceman]

Yeah - in that genre, and amp zone, it is usually (but not always) pristine clean, or filthy dirty

 

[Securb]

Oh cool, that's the kind of clean I like.

I am warming up for practice and gave the clean channel a decent run. Very sparkly and descent reverb. When I assigned the 5-band EQ to the clean channel there was unlimited tone shaping. No buyer's remorse with this rig.

 

[Demanic]

One of the complaints about this amp, and I don't get it is there is no break-up on the clean channel. People have compared it to a larger Fender that you can crank and it is still clean and clear. For this reason, even when Vai moved to Marshalls for his DLR gig he still used the X100Bs for his clean sound.

I used to love the clean channel with a Metalzone into it and the 5 band assigned to it.

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[Obsessive Compulsive]

One of the complaints about this amp, and I don't get it is there is no break-up on the clean channel. People have compared it to a larger Fender that you can crank and it is still clean and clear. For this reason, even when Vai moved to Marshalls for his DLR gig he still used the X100Bs for his clean sound.

Interesting. Same issue with my Laney Ironheart. Is it biasing problem, too cold? Maybe someone with expert opinion can take a break from the shytestorm at the other thread and help a noob.

 

[Securb]

It is not a bias issue or a fault in the amp. The X100B has tons of clean headroom by design. I love it and wouldn't charge it if I could

 

[Demanic]

What speakers are you running it through?

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[NegativeEase]

That's heavy. Almost sounds like it was recorded at 30ips and played back at 7.5ips

They are pretty much as heavy as it gets.

 

[Securb]

What speakers are you running it through?

It has Celestion G12m-70s in it. They sound great even though cork sniffers look down on them. I might throw my Celestion black-backs with the Pulsonic cones in there when I get a chance. I am in no rush the cab sounds great.