Speeddemon
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After a few years of searching, I found one!
It's a Rev B, looks near-mint and it's a lot lighter than I expected after a stint with a Mark IV.
The good:
-those cleans... Ermahgedd...
-versatile drive tones, that will really bring the br00tz once boosted.
-no annoying fan noise.
-FX-loop properly placed (pre-master volume).
-very nice, albeit subtle reverb
The less good:
-it needs to be really loud to come alive.
-Lead channel won't really do the Mark IV-tightness, unless boosted with a TS-like (low-cut) boost.
After A/B-ing it with my Engl Savage 60 (also 24" format, 2-channel, 2x EL34 (opposed to 2x 6L6) ) ,
the DC-5 wins in the cleans (as expected), although the difference was not as big as I'd thought it would be, and in singing, thick leads.
The Engl wins in the tighter rhythm tones, versatility in types of Marshall-esque drive sounds and ease of use.
I'll probably won't gig with it, since the EVH 5150III is more practical in a few respects there, but I'll need to check how recorded tones would fare, also compared to the little Mark V:25, where I really like the Xtreme mode through the 1x12 Thiele cab.
It's a Rev B, looks near-mint and it's a lot lighter than I expected after a stint with a Mark IV.
The good:
-those cleans... Ermahgedd...
-versatile drive tones, that will really bring the br00tz once boosted.
-no annoying fan noise.
-FX-loop properly placed (pre-master volume).
-very nice, albeit subtle reverb
The less good:
-it needs to be really loud to come alive.
-Lead channel won't really do the Mark IV-tightness, unless boosted with a TS-like (low-cut) boost.
After A/B-ing it with my Engl Savage 60 (also 24" format, 2-channel, 2x EL34 (opposed to 2x 6L6) ) ,
the DC-5 wins in the cleans (as expected), although the difference was not as big as I'd thought it would be, and in singing, thick leads.
The Engl wins in the tighter rhythm tones, versatility in types of Marshall-esque drive sounds and ease of use.
I'll probably won't gig with it, since the EVH 5150III is more practical in a few respects there, but I'll need to check how recorded tones would fare, also compared to the little Mark V:25, where I really like the Xtreme mode through the 1x12 Thiele cab.
