Chronic Narnia
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I’m guessing this forum will hate this amp. With that said, it sounds like they are aiming to make it more raw and dynamic which seemed to be the biggest gripe about this amp being too bland and processed.
I’m guessing this forum will hate this amp. With that said, it sounds like they are aiming to make it more raw and dynamic which seemed to be the biggest gripe about this amp being too bland and processed.
I fairly recently scored a first gen REVV Generator and was very disappointed. But I had to try one to know. Surprised people love the amp at all. But I guess if you boost it and throw an eq and a gate in the loop it might be a decent amp. I guess. IMO nowadays you shouldn't have to try that hard to get an amp to sound good.The tone in that clip already sounds better than all previous REVV offerings.
Same experience - if you plugged into the Generator and played it you'd be impressed, then you plug into another amp like a VH4, Mesa TC100, Rectifier or whatever - the Revv didn't have the cut, the harmonic richness or aggression of those other amps, even boosted it was lacking. So this new raw voicing might be a winner - the design and control panel is well thought out but overall tone was a bit dull for what I like.When I tried the Generator 100P MK3, I would explain it as super bland and lacking character. It's not that it sounded "bad" overall, it was just a very boring tone, imo. I know some guys have swapped some tubes around with some success but I wasn't about to waste my time fucking with that, haha.
Agreed-The Revv Generator mk3 was my first amp after playing digital and I straight up preferred my axe fx over it- I didn’t understand the hype of tube amps.Same experience - if you plugged into the Generator and played it you'd be impressed, then you plug into another amp like a VH4, Mesa TC100, Rectifier or whatever - the Revv didn't have the cut, the harmonic richness or aggression of those other amps, even boosted it was lacking. So this new raw voicing might be a winner - the design and control panel is well thought out but overall tone was a bit dull for what I like.
I will say that the REVV needs a lot more volume than some other brands amps to come alive - for touring guys, the direct out and IR probably is a great feature but there's certainly other options. I'm hoping it's meaner and in your face tone vs the first version. I owned a 100P Mk3 thinking it would be less refined than the Generator - nope same thing, meh.Agreed-The Revv Generator mk3 was my first amp after playing digital and I straight up preferred my axe fx over it- I didn’t understand the hype of tube amps.
I do think over compression was a problem but there was also no character in general- sounded like a modern metal plugin. I’d love to be wrong but I doubt a more raw sound is gonna make this amp worth it.
Unfortunately the p and r versions are just 3 channel versions of the 120 with the purple or red channel and not the other one.I will say that the REVV needs a lot more volume than some other brands amps to come alive - for touring guys, the direct out and IR probably is a great feature but there's certainly other options. I'm hoping it's meaner and in your face tone vs the first version. I owned a 100P Mk3 thinking it would be less refined than the Generator - nope same thing, meh.
I know your gear. You would be disappointed.I have never seen or heard a revv in the person . I’d try the new one
I know your gear. You would be disappointed.
I trust in rotting corpseI know your gear. You would be disappointed.