What do you guys think of this demo?

[Gamera]

Genz Benz El Diablo 60 combo.

I own this amp and have a love/hate relationship with it. Recently I've rediscovered its clean (warm) channel and ditched its modern gain channel in favor of the classic gain channel boosted by a tube screamer. By doing so I've been able to allow more of my guitar's tonal characteristics to come through and it sounds better to my ears. But after tweaking it for so long it's difficult to tell anymore.

I came across the above demo on YouTube (not mine) that I thought does a pretty good job describing the tone of the amp. He uses a few enhancements but overall it's the same tone. Nice variety in the stuff he's playing too. Much better demo than the one GB uses on their site. Opinions?

 

[shredheadfred]

Re: What do you guys think of this demo?

Good overall sound. Tight, aggressive bass response. A little boomy, a little compressed. The way I summarize an El Diablo is everything you want in an amp and then some, and the "and then some" is the problem. If the controls are so active then why can't you dial out the bottom? I need more sizzle in my stack son but my stack aint for everyone.