Cab looks nice but the chassis feels a little naked without labels and indicators.
i plan on putting a veneer over the chassis front to change the look, but i dont think ill put labels or indicators. input, bright switch, volume, treble, mid, bass, presence.
ive heard billy gibbons play one, actually it was ken's personal express that he sold to billy when he was sick, and a few others, but never played through a real one. ken made maybe 100 amps before he died and each one was tweaked for the player, kinda like dumbles. theres a bunch of schematics out there if you dig around. lots of similarities which gives a good place to start from, and we tweaked it from there. it had a ferocious amount of gain so we dialed it back a bit, but it still has plenty. as i start to gig it more, ill probably modify it slightly.
its the most touch responsive amp ive played. i sat in with a friends throw together band last week and used this through a 1x12 eminence maverick loaded cab (dialed all the way back) with basically the settings shown in the pic. washburn wms with seth lovers->21' cable->amp. with the guitar volume full up it was like a raging plexi, but it cleaned up very well by either rolling back the guitar volume or by hitting the strings very lightly. spanky cleans to roaring overdrive without a huge change in perceived volume in the room. even with the volume at 9 oclock, there is still great sustain if you want it. ive had the amp for a while, but havent used it too much since it was just a chassis. definitely seems like an amp that you learn to play with time
