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IDMG:
I've done open-mic drone things just as a solo electric player. is cool.
My voice should never be heard by humans.
Lummer:
Okay, little update:
I got me a Carvin MTS3200 50th Anniversary Edition. I'm a fan. These things apparently have a reputation (among those in the know) for being extremely underrated, overlooked amps for metal. Now, I've heard somewhere that these were more or less ubiquitous in the Californian PxV/HxC scene in the 90s, due to them being a great deal cheaper than most other tube heads.
Anyway, I chose this over the JCM 900 SL-X, and I am pleased I did. The gain channel on this thing is just ridiculous. The amount of low end it can crank out is borderline absurd. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. It'll do what I need it to do, and it is simple to operate.
There are some caveats, though:
- It does not have a master volume knob. This means that I couldn't quite run my Sansamp into the FX Return in any practical fashion, since I couldn't regulate volume. I found a workaround for this, though. I immediately snagged one of these: http://effektpedaler.dk/product.asp?product=5013
The clever thing about this, is that it can also TURN DOWN, to the point of turning off completely. So now I have a master volume knob, without having to go in and mod anything. Also, I got a sweet new boost pedal! Yay! When using the amp for my Grind band, I'll probably just run it into the preamp to give the whole thing a little slap and drive it a bit harder.
- The power section actually has EL34's. The exact type of tubes I was trying to avoid. But I'm okay with it; it sounds brutal so I'm happy. I'll just toss 6L6's in it, come next retubing. It has a bias switch on the back of it, so there's literally zero modding or adjusting needed. Lovely.
Kwaping:
Congrats on a nice purchase!
Taekwondoin:
--- Quote from: Lummer on 11 Apr 2014, 02:39 ---Okay, little update:
I got me a Carvin MTS3200 50th Anniversary Edition. I'm a fan. These things apparently have a reputation (among those in the know) for being extremely underrated, overlooked amps for metal. Now, I've heard somewhere that these were more or less ubiquitous in the Californian PxV/HxC scene in the 90s, due to them being a great deal cheaper than most other tube heads.
Anyway, I chose this over the JCM 900 SL-X, and I am pleased I did. The gain channel on this thing is just ridiculous. The amount of low end it can crank out is borderline absurd. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. It'll do what I need it to do, and it is simple to operate.
There are some caveats, though:
- It does not have a master volume knob. This means that I couldn't quite run my Sansamp into the FX Return in any practical fashion, since I couldn't regulate volume. I found a workaround for this, though. I immediately snagged one of these: http://effektpedaler.dk/product.asp?product=5013
The clever thing about this, is that it can also TURN DOWN, to the point of turning off completely. So now I have a master volume knob, without having to go in and mod anything. Also, I got a sweet new boost pedal! Yay! When using the amp for my Grind band, I'll probably just run it into the preamp to give the whole thing a little slap and drive it a bit harder.
- The power section actually has EL34's. The exact type of tubes I was trying to avoid. But I'm okay with it; it sounds brutal so I'm happy. I'll just toss 6L6's in it, come next retubing. It has a bias switch on the back of it, so there's literally zero modding or adjusting needed. Lovely.
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Sounds like a pretty awesome purchase man!
To be honest though, I think most people underestimate amps in general, a cheap, not particularly well made guitar can still sound great out of a very good amp. To be honest though, I don't really play metal so a lot of what you want from an amp is completely different to what I look for, I'm quite happy with my Fender 112, it's loud, it has a great clean sound, and it can really dial up the brightness when I want to get my twang on. It also sounds great with a fuzz pedal when I start playing some shoegaze.
Usurpatore Hominum LXVI:
--- Quote from: Kwaping on 11 Apr 2014, 09:20 ---Congrats on a nice purchase!
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Speaking of nice purchases, a friend of mine just sold me a ton of pedals for around $100, including my long-sought after love - an MXR six-band EQ. Seriously, my tone is twice as ballsy now thanks to that little box.
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