30w is right at the tipping point for keeping up with a drummer. They’re typically loud enough, but in my experience they’re right at the edge of their headroom. With a decent PA it’s a non-issue and you can dial it into a sweet spot, but with minimal PA/monitors it can quickly get swamped and...
Channel 2 is ED without the crazy low end.
Channel 3 is kind of Mark-ish in terms of gain and saturation, but more natural sounding. Some people describe it as Bogner-ish. IMO, it’s more Mesa than Marshall. The EL34s cut a lot of low end and bring out the mids and compression.
Swap a set...
This is one of the reasons I switched to the Triple Crown. It combines things I like about a Mark, Recto and Electra Dyne into one amp.
Specifically, I like it because it it does both high and mid gain convincingly. The tight/loose switch lets me dial in a lot of gain without it turning to...
I think it’s because in real life a conversation keeps rolling along, while on they internet someone can spend an hour or two picking apart the meaning of each individual word in something you posted haphazardly at 3am three days ago.
Next thing you know you’re stuck defending some comment...
When I was younger and TGP was all about boutique Plexis and AC30s I liked posting about Dual Rectifiers.
Now that they’re all old and can’t lift anything over 20 lbs I like posting about anything that’s heavier than 20 lbs.
The last couple weeks I’ve been posting about why high output pickups...
I got a warning the other day for suggesting that the reason prices are rising on Chinese made goods is because of the US trade war with China.
On one hand I get it (no politics). On the other hand, why is it political to state the obvious?