tone?
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Ok so I will tell u what amps I have tried so far what I liked and disliked about them
and maybe you can help
last amp I had was a VHT pitbull50
great amp but is back in Greece
the only thing I didn't dig was it was a bit too dry a maybe too tight
but it had great gain sweetness and balls. Great punch
also played great at low volumes
tried a GDEC 15 fender
yeah it's a cheapie but it's pretty darn good they say the 30 is better but I guess my ears are tuned too much to tubes
so it's almost out of the question
VOX valvetronix
didn't like it. Had a bit better marshally tones than the gdec but no
JETCITY 20
this was a nice amp
lacked a bit of punch and had to be played a bit loud for a thick tone
the say the brown eye mod is the way to go
maybe I was playing it in the wrong cab
I had it in a 4x12 120w speakers
Mesa rectoverb 50
this was my favorite
had tons of gain and was voiced nicely on the vintage channel
I didn't like the modern channel at all
the bad part was the power section
the amp lacked low end oomph
no punch
so a no go
but it played great low
great harmonics rich tone
Egnater
anything from them I didn't like
too nasaly
I am checking out a Reinhardt mi6 and it sounds phenomenal on the video demo but I don't think the gain will suit my needs
it is awesome sounding though
it has power scaling
downside is that I have no one that sells it close to me in California to try before I buy
Splawn steet rod 40
this sounds phenomenal too
I love the overdriven plexi tone more than anything
it has ample gain and sounds like it has that great Marshall punch
the 3rd gear jcm800 sounds good too but I love the plexi hotrodded
this Scott splawn told me sounds awesome at very low levels because it has a loop volume that can bring the volume down very low
this sounds like the best choice for me but there is again the no try before you buy and a wait time
Also I think that splaws are a bit too tight?
If it is less tight than my VHT then I'm good
I know it is definitely not dry like the VHT
I love early halen tones
Gary Moore
overdriven zztop think rythmeen
and Fluid lead tones this is why I think maybe the Reinhardt won't be as perfect as the splawn
other tones I like are
Andy timmons
shenker
basically an awesome marshall tone but sometimes more refined with some delay and the ability to go into fluid gain
I am thinking maybe a Mesa stiletto would work
since I liked the rectos voicing but didn't like that it didn't have more punch
maybe the stiletto will
gonna try one tonight
The Reinhardt is amazing sounding on the vid though
and so is that small splawn combo street rod on the plexi channel
ideas?
Oh and I want to be able to play it at low volumes
Cheers
and maybe you can help
last amp I had was a VHT pitbull50
great amp but is back in Greece
the only thing I didn't dig was it was a bit too dry a maybe too tight
but it had great gain sweetness and balls. Great punch
also played great at low volumes
tried a GDEC 15 fender
yeah it's a cheapie but it's pretty darn good they say the 30 is better but I guess my ears are tuned too much to tubes
so it's almost out of the question
VOX valvetronix
didn't like it. Had a bit better marshally tones than the gdec but no
JETCITY 20
this was a nice amp
lacked a bit of punch and had to be played a bit loud for a thick tone
the say the brown eye mod is the way to go
maybe I was playing it in the wrong cab
I had it in a 4x12 120w speakers
Mesa rectoverb 50
this was my favorite
had tons of gain and was voiced nicely on the vintage channel
I didn't like the modern channel at all
the bad part was the power section
the amp lacked low end oomph
no punch
so a no go
but it played great low
great harmonics rich tone
Egnater
anything from them I didn't like
too nasaly
I am checking out a Reinhardt mi6 and it sounds phenomenal on the video demo but I don't think the gain will suit my needs
it is awesome sounding though
it has power scaling
downside is that I have no one that sells it close to me in California to try before I buy
Splawn steet rod 40
this sounds phenomenal too
I love the overdriven plexi tone more than anything
it has ample gain and sounds like it has that great Marshall punch
the 3rd gear jcm800 sounds good too but I love the plexi hotrodded
this Scott splawn told me sounds awesome at very low levels because it has a loop volume that can bring the volume down very low
this sounds like the best choice for me but there is again the no try before you buy and a wait time
Also I think that splaws are a bit too tight?
If it is less tight than my VHT then I'm good
I know it is definitely not dry like the VHT
I love early halen tones
Gary Moore
overdriven zztop think rythmeen
and Fluid lead tones this is why I think maybe the Reinhardt won't be as perfect as the splawn
other tones I like are
Andy timmons
shenker
basically an awesome marshall tone but sometimes more refined with some delay and the ability to go into fluid gain
I am thinking maybe a Mesa stiletto would work
since I liked the rectos voicing but didn't like that it didn't have more punch
maybe the stiletto will
gonna try one tonight
The Reinhardt is amazing sounding on the vid though
and so is that small splawn combo street rod on the plexi channel
ideas?
Oh and I want to be able to play it at low volumes
Cheers
