Oh for sure I will man! Lol!Phil M":1nowvsqm said:Jer, see if it does the heavy like his other amps too. Thx!
technomancer":149dwpz9 said:JerEvil":149dwpz9 said:Very different IMHO. Hasn’t gotten to crank it yet but all 3 gain modes (Clip, Crunch and Lead) are phenomenal. The amp overall seems pretty tight and aggressive but absolutely brings the rock. All the controls like the Bright and Feel knobs all actually make noticeable differences.Intronaut":149dwpz9 said:awesome. How does it compare to the slax?
I'm actually curious, have you played an Ares? My Ares had this grainy quality to the gain that I had a love/hate relationship with and I'm curious if the Juno has the same thing.
technomancer":3grw9vyr said:JerEvil":3grw9vyr said:Very different IMHO. Hasn’t gotten to crank it yet but all 3 gain modes (Clip, Crunch and Lead) are phenomenal. The amp overall seems pretty tight and aggressive but absolutely brings the rock. All the controls like the Bright and Feel knobs all actually make noticeable differences.Intronaut":3grw9vyr said:awesome. How does it compare to the slax?
I'm actually curious, have you played an Ares? My Ares had this grainy quality to the gain that I had a love/hate relationship with and I'm curious if the Juno has the same thing.
MetalHeadMike":9ga8hqe3 said:technomancer":9ga8hqe3 said:JerEvil":9ga8hqe3 said:Very different IMHO. Hasn’t gotten to crank it yet but all 3 gain modes (Clip, Crunch and Lead) are phenomenal. The amp overall seems pretty tight and aggressive but absolutely brings the rock. All the controls like the Bright and Feel knobs all actually make noticeable differences.Intronaut":9ga8hqe3 said:awesome. How does it compare to the slax?
I'm actually curious, have you played an Ares? My Ares had this grainy quality to the gain that I had a love/hate relationship with and I'm curious if the Juno has the same thing.
Curious if you've run it with any eq in the loop? Every amp I've owned has had a grainy/fizzy quality to the tone on there own. I suck out the 8 and 16 KHz sliders on an MXR 10 band and its makes the world of difference; for me anyway
My god I my Ares.
technomancer":2gr1xnyw said:MetalHeadMike":2gr1xnyw said:technomancer":2gr1xnyw said:JerEvil":2gr1xnyw said:Very different IMHO. Hasn’t gotten to crank it yet but all 3 gain modes (Clip, Crunch and Lead) are phenomenal. The amp overall seems pretty tight and aggressive but absolutely brings the rock. All the controls like the Bright and Feel knobs all actually make noticeable differences.Intronaut":2gr1xnyw said:awesome. How does it compare to the slax?
I'm actually curious, have you played an Ares? My Ares had this grainy quality to the gain that I had a love/hate relationship with and I'm curious if the Juno has the same thing.
Curious if you've run it with any eq in the loop? Every amp I've owned has had a grainy/fizzy quality to the tone on there own. I suck out the 8 and 16 KHz sliders on an MXR 10 band and its makes the world of difference; for me anyway
My god I my Ares.
I have multiple other amps and it was something that was unique to the Aries. Sometimes I absolutely loved it, but sometimes it just struck me as grainy and a bit on the harsh side. I know the Juno is a hotrodded version of the Orthos II (according to Kyle) which is essentially the Ares with a clean channel so I am curious about it. I have loved what I have heard of the Juno so far.
MYDEMISE":3j672ev5 said:I've tried SED and Sino EL34 tubes as well as 6L6 Bstr and a few others in my Ares. I like the stock tubes the best followed by the SED EL34. I had an orthos but prefer the vocal voicing of the Ares. Be sure to buy direct.There are some shady people out there pawning off used ones as new. Shameless.
Candiria":3tnivvu6 said:There's definitely a grainy character to the KSR gain. That's where the comparisons to Rectos/Soldanos come from, but I'm not sure about the Juno.
I don't get that either. I've got an Ares and I don't hear any "graininess," just smooth, ripping gain.philnz":2sugpe37 said:Candiria":2sugpe37 said:There's definitely a grainy character to the KSR gain. That's where the comparisons to Rectos/Soldanos come from, but I'm not sure about the Juno.
What’s this grainy character you guys mention
I have a Gemini & yes while it’s agressively voiced, I find the gain smooth.
Too me VHT Ultralead’s have a graininess to them in the upper frequencies.
I love mine to death & think it’s part of the gain character.
Best example being Helmet’s Monochrome album.
However, not hearing it with the KSR line.
Most of the time running the Gemini thru M75 Scumbacks, so there is that variable.
But again same results concerning UL thru both Scums & P50’s.
Oh Jer, pleeeeease do some 80’s riffage thru the Juno in clipping mode.
It’s what I’m most looking forward to hearing in this amp.
philnz":2n00h2m3 said:Candiria":2n00h2m3 said:There's definitely a grainy character to the KSR gain. That's where the comparisons to Rectos/Soldanos come from, but I'm not sure about the Juno.
What’s this grainy character you guys mention
I have a Gemini & yes while it’s agressively voiced, I find the gain smooth.
Too me VHT Ultralead’s have a graininess to them in the upper frequencies.
I love mine to death & think it’s part of the gain character.
Best example being Helmet’s Monochrome album.
However, not hearing it with the KSR line.
Most of the time running the Gemini thru M75 Scumbacks, so there is that variable.
But again same results concerning UL thru both Scums & P50’s.
Oh Jer, pleeeeease do some 80’s riffage thru the Juno in clipping mode.
It’s what I’m most looking forward to hearing in this amp.
Candiria":1e5seny8 said:philnz":1e5seny8 said:Candiria":1e5seny8 said:There's definitely a grainy character to the KSR gain. That's where the comparisons to Rectos/Soldanos come from, but I'm not sure about the Juno.
What’s this grainy character you guys mention
I have a Gemini & yes while it’s agressively voiced, I find the gain smooth.
Too me VHT Ultralead’s have a graininess to them in the upper frequencies.
I love mine to death & think it’s part of the gain character.
Best example being Helmet’s Monochrome album.
However, not hearing it with the KSR line.
Most of the time running the Gemini thru M75 Scumbacks, so there is that variable.
But again same results concerning UL thru both Scums & P50’s.
Oh Jer, pleeeeease do some 80’s riffage thru the Juno in clipping mode.
It’s what I’m most looking forward to hearing in this amp.
It could be the combo of the voicing and certain speakers like you said, V30s maybe, but to me the graininess is in the midrange not the high end. I agree the top end is smooth. The KSR voicing is pretty unique, to me it sounds like it has pieces for Mark, Recto, Soldano, Pittbull, Uber, and Diezel in it. Like there are certain things you can point to in it's tone and feel that remind you of those amps, certain amps more so than others.
Yeah I have a Gemini coming soon’ish. Being built now. This amp is just for demos... for now!chris lykins":1b5vdiap said:Do you have a gemini coming as well?
Yeah I can maybe do some comparison clips dialing in the amps similarly.orion848":1b5vdiap said:I have a Gemini but this amp has certainly got my attention, I have wanted a marshall style amp for a while and thanks to your clips I was interested in the Bottle Rocket, I will be interested in your opinion of the clipped mode on the Juno compared to the high gain sounds the Bottle Rocket. I can't wait for the clips.
Candiria":2ultp16g said:Just placed my deposit for one. Kyle added a few more amps to the first run, and there a should be one spot left now.