mrp5150
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I think this smiley will basically say it all... 
This amp is absolutely incredible, hands down the most impressive amp I've ever played. I can't believe some of you guys were saying it wouldn't have enough gain, because it has way more than enough for any style of metal IMO. I preferred using a boost with it, but not because it didn't have enough gain, just because it tightened up the amp a bit and just gave it a bit more edge.
So many options and features on this amp, but the most impressive part is that pretty much all of the choices sound awesome. I've played a lot of amps with a ton of features where most of them sound like shit, so you're basically stuck with just using one setting or another, but not this thing. Class A and AB both sound awesome, half and full power are both great, I found myself using Loose, Tight, and Medium modes for different things, I actually used all 3 channels, etc. It's like nothing ever sounds bad, it would be very hard (even for me) to get bored with all the tones in this thing.
The red channel sounded awesome for the low tuned high gain stuff I play, pretty dark voicing overall, but cranking the presence fixed that. I ended up liking Medium mode the best for rhythms. The blue channel sounds amazing for mid gain tones, I've never had so much fun playing lower gain rock/hard rock type stuff. I was amazed how well this thing sounded for Iron Maiden tones as well, another huge plus for me. I also loved the lead tone with the blue channel and used it more than the red for leads. Medium and Loose modes both sounded the best for this channel to me. Playing leads on this thing is just so fun, I definitely spent more time playing lead over rhythm the last 4 days.
The clean channel was really nice, VERY chimey sounding, but not as good as the Blackmore or Einstein IMO. I guess that would be my only real "complaint" with the amp, because everything else is perfect. I love the switchable effect loop too, every amp should have that.
Like I said, this amp is incredible, and I really wish I could afford to keep it, but I can't. I'll definitely be buying another one of these in the future when I can afford to keep it. I'll stop rambling on though, I'm sure not many people will read all of my bullshit anyways.
Here are some pics...
This amp is absolutely incredible, hands down the most impressive amp I've ever played. I can't believe some of you guys were saying it wouldn't have enough gain, because it has way more than enough for any style of metal IMO. I preferred using a boost with it, but not because it didn't have enough gain, just because it tightened up the amp a bit and just gave it a bit more edge.
So many options and features on this amp, but the most impressive part is that pretty much all of the choices sound awesome. I've played a lot of amps with a ton of features where most of them sound like shit, so you're basically stuck with just using one setting or another, but not this thing. Class A and AB both sound awesome, half and full power are both great, I found myself using Loose, Tight, and Medium modes for different things, I actually used all 3 channels, etc. It's like nothing ever sounds bad, it would be very hard (even for me) to get bored with all the tones in this thing.
The red channel sounded awesome for the low tuned high gain stuff I play, pretty dark voicing overall, but cranking the presence fixed that. I ended up liking Medium mode the best for rhythms. The blue channel sounds amazing for mid gain tones, I've never had so much fun playing lower gain rock/hard rock type stuff. I was amazed how well this thing sounded for Iron Maiden tones as well, another huge plus for me. I also loved the lead tone with the blue channel and used it more than the red for leads. Medium and Loose modes both sounded the best for this channel to me. Playing leads on this thing is just so fun, I definitely spent more time playing lead over rhythm the last 4 days.
The clean channel was really nice, VERY chimey sounding, but not as good as the Blackmore or Einstein IMO. I guess that would be my only real "complaint" with the amp, because everything else is perfect. I love the switchable effect loop too, every amp should have that.
Like I said, this amp is incredible, and I really wish I could afford to keep it, but I can't. I'll definitely be buying another one of these in the future when I can afford to keep it. I'll stop rambling on though, I'm sure not many people will read all of my bullshit anyways.
Here are some pics...
