NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

Tom Huff

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Yesterday I got a big box delivered to work by UPS. Look what was inside!


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It's 17 watts. Perfect for house playing imo. It is certainly not as loud as my Electric MV120 that I usually play in the house! It kind of does have the pseudo two channel thing going and they can be used independently switching with an a/b switch or the channels can be jumped a la Model T style. Of course a/b'ing the channels will still leave you at the same boost and eq settings but that works for me.

I played it for about 45 minutes during lunch today. Here's what I hear in the different channels playing into a Jenkins JSS412 with Eminence Govs.

Channel 1 lo with boost turned counter clockwise = Dark, thick vintage Orangish or Matamp tone
Channel 1 hi with boost turned counter clockwise = Dark, thick vintage Orangish or Matamp tone overdriving a bit
Channel 1 lo with boost turned clockwise = Dark, thick vintage Orangish or Matamp tone overdriving pretty solidly but with good note definition
Channel 1 hi with boost turned clockwise = Dark, thick almost Electric Amp grrr territory but obviously at lower volume levels.

Channel 2 lo with boost turned counter clockwise = Beautiful Fendery clean with good solid bass definition
Channel 2 hi with boost turned counter clockwise = Sort of a Bassman tube breakup overdrive tone again with solid bass definition
Channel 2 lo with boost turned clockwise = Getting into a Marshallesque sounding overdrive but still somewhat chimey note definition
Channel 2 hi with boost turned clockwise = I'd go with a Marshallesque overdrive here.
 
Re: NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

looks neat. how was the packaging? I'm always worried about dumb stuff like that.
 
Re: NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

looks neat. how was the packaging? I'm always worried about dumb stuff like that.

It was surrounded by those foam packs that dry in the shape that they left in. It was wrapped in a plastic bag too and the tubes were in their boxes and then wrapped in bubble wrap and put back inside the shell of the amp and the inside of the amp was full of bubble wrap as well.
 
Re: NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

never heard of them, but it sounds intriguing. looks pretty nifty as well
 
Re: NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

That is one secksie 6V6 Plexi. I assume that's what is, based on the 4 inputs and the overall style. Gonna build me one of those someday, but it won't be that pretty.
 
Re: NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

looks awesome...and from your description, sounds like it sounds good too!!!

NEW STUFF ROCKS!!! :headbang:
 
Re: NAD yesterday but reporting for duty today - warning Diabolical content

looks awesome...and from your description, sounds like it sounds good too!!!

NEW STUFF ROCKS!!! :headbang:

Thanks for validating my taste! hehee. I'll try and put together a couple clips this weekend to demonstrate the tones from this baby.
 
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