Tech 21 Power Engine 60 ?
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I have a Tech 21 Power Engine 60 2X12. I am currently playing a Vox Tonelab LE through it and it sounds AWESOME. I will say this though, the stock Celestion 70/80 speakers didn't gel with me. I felt that the tone was dead, boring, lackluster. When I threw a pair of Vintage 30s in there it really came alive. I would have NO problems gigging that rig, though I've mostly just been using it for practice since I have full tube heads and 4X12s that I like to gig with. But it KILLS for practice. I picked my Power Engine up at a local pawn shop in mint condition last year for $225. Not a bad deal at all.
Pic of it when I was running a Kemper rack rig through it. I actually prefer the Tonelab... though in fairness the Kemper was there before I'd tried the speaker swap on the cab.
I have a Tech 21 Power Engine 60 2X12. I am currently playing a Vox Tonelab LE through it and it sounds AWESOME. I will say this though, the stock Celestion 70/80 speakers didn't gel with me. I felt that the tone was dead, boring, lackluster. When I threw a pair of Vintage 30s in there it really came alive. I would have NO problems gigging that rig, though I've mostly just been using it for practice since I have full tube heads and 4X12s that I like to gig with. But it KILLS for practice. I picked my Power Engine up at a local pawn shop in mint condition last year for $225. Not a bad deal at all.
Pic of it when I was running a Kemper rack rig through it. I actually prefer the Tonelab... though in fairness the Kemper was there before I'd tried the speaker swap on the cab.
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Don't mean to whore-up this thread, but I owned a pair of those Powerblocks that I used as backups to my Traynor YCS100H tube heads and the Crates killed it with a TS9 in front for Marshall style crunch. Cleans weren't great though. Blue glow out of them was awesome.
Don't mean to whore-up this thread, but I owned a pair of those Powerblocks that I used as backups to my Traynor YCS100H tube heads and the Crates killed it with a TS9 in front for Marshall style crunch. Cleans weren't great though. Blue glow out of them was awesome.
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I suppose you can't get Quilters down there, can you? Those are pretty expensive too, but they have a Power Block style pedalboard amp that's good for 200 watts I believe.
If you need powered cabs, I still suggest a powered speaker and a cab sim pedal in before it, like either the AMT stuff, a Torpedo or a redbox with the cab emulator turned on.
I suppose you can't get Quilters down there, can you? Those are pretty expensive too, but they have a Power Block style pedalboard amp that's good for 200 watts I believe.
If you need powered cabs, I still suggest a powered speaker and a cab sim pedal in before it, like either the AMT stuff, a Torpedo or a redbox with the cab emulator turned on.
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I guess that it's because I am the anti-tweaker. I really like tube amps with a single channel (or maybe two), where I can "set it and forget it" in regards to my tone. Same with pedals. For some reason, the Tonelab has always gelled with me. This is my second one. I actually mostly use the PC interface to tweak tones on it (hooked-up via USB --> MIDI cable) and find it very intuitive. The Kemper was not intuitive (for me). I also did like the Eleven Rack that I owned and found it to be very easy to use. But the Vox suits me just fine for a modeling solution. Plus, I'd swear that the little 12AX7 tube in there gives it a more authentic tone than the modelers, profilers, etc out there.
I guess that it's because I am the anti-tweaker. I really like tube amps with a single channel (or maybe two), where I can "set it and forget it" in regards to my tone. Same with pedals. For some reason, the Tonelab has always gelled with me. This is my second one. I actually mostly use the PC interface to tweak tones on it (hooked-up via USB --> MIDI cable) and find it very intuitive. The Kemper was not intuitive (for me). I also did like the Eleven Rack that I owned and found it to be very easy to use. But the Vox suits me just fine for a modeling solution. Plus, I'd swear that the little 12AX7 tube in there gives it a more authentic tone than the modelers, profilers, etc out there.
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