NAD!
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: NAD!
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Ascension
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Re: NAD!
Yep so far it has been. Figured out that running the low gain input tames the over the top gain and opens the amp up nicely. Tomorrow I will pull her apart and clean everything up inside then play with some tube changes. I cleaned all the jacks and the outside when I got it home but didn't have time to pull it down. Every pot on it is scratchy as it has been sitting up for a LONG time so she needs a good service and bias check. Looks like it's almost new and sounds purty good already so---.
Ascension
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Re: NAD!
Yep and everything works as it should. The changing light in the logo is cool as there is no doubt what mode you are on from across the stage LOL.
it's one of these and these tones on the video are pretty accurate to what mine sounds like. BRUTAL amp but has a nice clean also.
Another youtube clip of these.
Amazingly BRUTAL amps!
Yep and everything works as it should. The changing light in the logo is cool as there is no doubt what mode you are on from across the stage LOL.
it's one of these and these tones on the video are pretty accurate to what mine sounds like. BRUTAL amp but has a nice clean also.
Another youtube clip of these.
Amazingly BRUTAL amps!
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Re: NAD!
Awesome Bro!! My first tube amp was a Carvin MTS 3212.. It went bad on me and I found a NOS one of these in a local store and bought it. It was leftover when they replaced it with the XXX.. I LOVE mine!! And yeah, it can be heard Miles away!! haha
Congrats!!
Awesome Bro!! My first tube amp was a Carvin MTS 3212.. It went bad on me and I found a NOS one of these in a local store and bought it. It was leftover when they replaced it with the XXX.. I LOVE mine!! And yeah, it can be heard Miles away!! haha
Congrats!!
Myaccount876
Amira-Maker
Re: NAD!
I almost got one of those used form GC for $125, but it was listed as still there, but the store sold it weeks ago, right after I did the hour of paperwork. I was PISSED and they didn't do **** to help the situation. I don't go to that GC for any business and only to try guitars.
But from what I've heard that amp is a BEAST.
I almost got one of those used form GC for $125, but it was listed as still there, but the store sold it weeks ago, right after I did the hour of paperwork. I was PISSED and they didn't do **** to help the situation. I don't go to that GC for any business and only to try guitars.
But from what I've heard that amp is a BEAST.
Ascension
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Re: NAD!
Seriously I love the CRUSHING THICK tones so far but am thinking what the heck can I ever PLAY with this thing?? Hmm maybe I will take it to Church next practice and scare um a little
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Keep listening bro I haven't had it out of the house and CRANKED yet but it's coming. Can you hear me NOW LOL!
Seriously I love the CRUSHING THICK tones so far but am thinking what the heck can I ever PLAY with this thing?? Hmm maybe I will take it to Church next practice and scare um a little
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CTN
The Drama Dude
Ascension
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Re: NAD!
I played a PAG Triumph back in the 90's which was the 60 watt ancestor to this one. LOVED the tones for metal but just could not keep the amp together on the road so I traded it for a Marshall JCM 900.
This amp is pretty much just a Rockmaster preamp with a built in 120 watt tube power amp and reverb.
I played a PAG Triumph back in the 90's which was the 60 watt ancestor to this one. LOVED the tones for metal but just could not keep the amp together on the road so I traded it for a Marshall JCM 900.
This amp is pretty much just a Rockmaster preamp with a built in 120 watt tube power amp and reverb.
Ascension
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Re: NAD!
Spent some time with it today and a box of preamp tubes. I am really digging this thing! While it doesn't have the touch response of the Zinky or the classic mid "cut" of my Marshall it is a killer in it's own right.
I dialed it in pretty well with the tubes and now am getting some really usable tones with it. One thing that is REALLY cool is that I have the crunch and clean matched so well it's hard to tell that you switch until you dig into the crunch. It just gets fatter, bigger and meaner with just liquid sustain and some nice "hair" when you go from clean to crunch at lower gain settings now but the basic tone doesn't change. REALLY cool and usable for what I'm doing. The red channel flat SCREAMS and pumps out super thick endless sustain for solos.
I would up running a Tungsol in V-1 a pair of EH's in V2&3 and then a lower gain 12AT7 in the V-4 PI slot. Woke the amp up BIG time.
All the tubes were stock and the stock Sovetec big bottle 5881 Power tubes are still in good shape. This head evidently has not seem much use at all.
Spent some time with it today and a box of preamp tubes. I am really digging this thing! While it doesn't have the touch response of the Zinky or the classic mid "cut" of my Marshall it is a killer in it's own right.
I dialed it in pretty well with the tubes and now am getting some really usable tones with it. One thing that is REALLY cool is that I have the crunch and clean matched so well it's hard to tell that you switch until you dig into the crunch. It just gets fatter, bigger and meaner with just liquid sustain and some nice "hair" when you go from clean to crunch at lower gain settings now but the basic tone doesn't change. REALLY cool and usable for what I'm doing. The red channel flat SCREAMS and pumps out super thick endless sustain for solos.
I would up running a Tungsol in V-1 a pair of EH's in V2&3 and then a lower gain 12AT7 in the V-4 PI slot. Woke the amp up BIG time.
All the tubes were stock and the stock Sovetec big bottle 5881 Power tubes are still in good shape. This head evidently has not seem much use at all.
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Ascension
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Re: NAD!
Took her to my Church and will keep this one there. It's honkin huge and HEAVY so don't want to carry it around much. Got some killer fat smooth tones out of it and surprisingly was able to keep the levels where it was usable. I need to work with our sound guys this week in practice as the EQ at the board is not set to where it sounds out in the FOH anywhere like it does out of the actual cab on stage. On stage the rig is HUGE smooth and is almost too fat but in the FOH it's really BRIGHT and overly honky in the mids .
Here is a clip from Sunday. On the front end I'm doing some melodic stuff go to the Red channel for a couple solos then toward the end run clean before coming back to the yellow channel at the very end so this clip shows more of the tones from the amp that any of the rest.
Be aware that this is from the livestream so it's not really what the crowd hears. This is the pure board mix you are hearing not the mixing with what is coming off stage from the amps that the crowd hears in the room.
Took her to my Church and will keep this one there. It's honkin huge and HEAVY so don't want to carry it around much. Got some killer fat smooth tones out of it and surprisingly was able to keep the levels where it was usable. I need to work with our sound guys this week in practice as the EQ at the board is not set to where it sounds out in the FOH anywhere like it does out of the actual cab on stage. On stage the rig is HUGE smooth and is almost too fat but in the FOH it's really BRIGHT and overly honky in the mids .
Here is a clip from Sunday. On the front end I'm doing some melodic stuff go to the Red channel for a couple solos then toward the end run clean before coming back to the yellow channel at the very end so this clip shows more of the tones from the amp that any of the rest.
Be aware that this is from the livestream so it's not really what the crowd hears. This is the pure board mix you are hearing not the mixing with what is coming off stage from the amps that the crowd hears in the room.
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Gearjoneser
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