stratguy23
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Here's another amp that can fit on a pedalboard - one 12AX7 tube in preamp, Class D power amp that's 50 watts at 8 ohms and 100 watts at 4 ohms.
It's on the large side - 8.5" x 6.5", vs. the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 at 5" x 5.24", vs. the Vox MV50 series at 5.3" x 3.9". Of course, there are also pedal-size amps like the EHX 44 Magnum and Quilter MicroBlock.
Built-in reverb and tremolo might help justify the size by eliminating need for such pedals.
For EQ, it only has bass and treble controls. Like the MV50 series, I wish it had a 3-band EQ. That is a tremendously useful feature in the Powerstage 170.
I have a Powerstage 170. It is excellent at its job, which is to be a power amp. But it has no clean tone to speak of. Treating a pedalboard amp as a pedal platform, I found myself wanting a sparkly clean tone as a base. So I got an MV50 Clean, which precisely does the job. The MV50 Clean is no Deluxe Reverb, but the clean tone feels and sounds good, which I think is due to its Nutube. Basically, I wanted a tube clean tone in a pedalboard amp, and the MV50 Clean does that.
The MV50 series is low-powered: 25 watts at 8 ohms, vs. the Powerstage 170's 85 watts at 8 ohms. My MV50 Clean is perfect for home practice and recording, but I don't know if it will keep up with a loud drummer or at gig volumes. The Powerstage 170 definitely can.
So the Milkman looks to be in between the MV50 and Powerstage 170 in power, but with a tube preamp and reverb and tremolo.
Which might justify the price - made in USA, street at $699, vs. the Powerstage 170 (made in USA, street at $399), vs. the Vox MV50 series (made in Vietnam, street at $199).
I am liking my MV50 Clean but will give this new Milkman amp a serious look when it comes out. It would knock a reverb pedal off my board and give me more power, wattage-wise. I went on a trip where I brought 2 guitars, a small pedalboard with a Powerstage 170, and a 1x12 cab with neo speaker. That lightweight rig fit entirely in my car trunk and was easy to transport. So I am digging the pedalboard amp concept at the moment.
It's on the large side - 8.5" x 6.5", vs. the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 at 5" x 5.24", vs. the Vox MV50 series at 5.3" x 3.9". Of course, there are also pedal-size amps like the EHX 44 Magnum and Quilter MicroBlock.
Built-in reverb and tremolo might help justify the size by eliminating need for such pedals.
For EQ, it only has bass and treble controls. Like the MV50 series, I wish it had a 3-band EQ. That is a tremendously useful feature in the Powerstage 170.
I have a Powerstage 170. It is excellent at its job, which is to be a power amp. But it has no clean tone to speak of. Treating a pedalboard amp as a pedal platform, I found myself wanting a sparkly clean tone as a base. So I got an MV50 Clean, which precisely does the job. The MV50 Clean is no Deluxe Reverb, but the clean tone feels and sounds good, which I think is due to its Nutube. Basically, I wanted a tube clean tone in a pedalboard amp, and the MV50 Clean does that.
The MV50 series is low-powered: 25 watts at 8 ohms, vs. the Powerstage 170's 85 watts at 8 ohms. My MV50 Clean is perfect for home practice and recording, but I don't know if it will keep up with a loud drummer or at gig volumes. The Powerstage 170 definitely can.
So the Milkman looks to be in between the MV50 and Powerstage 170 in power, but with a tube preamp and reverb and tremolo.
Which might justify the price - made in USA, street at $699, vs. the Powerstage 170 (made in USA, street at $399), vs. the Vox MV50 series (made in Vietnam, street at $199).
I am liking my MV50 Clean but will give this new Milkman amp a serious look when it comes out. It would knock a reverb pedal off my board and give me more power, wattage-wise. I went on a trip where I brought 2 guitars, a small pedalboard with a Powerstage 170, and a 1x12 cab with neo speaker. That lightweight rig fit entirely in my car trunk and was easy to transport. So I am digging the pedalboard amp concept at the moment.
