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Death by Uberschall":15mjvfdu said:
So how you liking the 20thA XTC?
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Words can not describe...
V.
PS - and yes, those are dots behind me praising the amp is because it seriously makes me shit myself with glee...!
I've been tossing around what might be my next amp purchase. It's 1 of these 3:
20thA XTC
Cameron CCV
Diezel Herbert
Well, you've got quite the amp repertoire already man... I guess my question to you is, what do you play and what do you want? You've got a LOT of ground covered in the amps in your roster. The 3 amps you're pondering, hell man, no easy feat. It's all about what ya need, want and wish for. They're ALL stellar amps. Of the 3, I can only say that the 20thA is going to cover the MOST sonic territory, but whether or not the territory it covers is what you want, or if it covers it the way you want, is entirely up to you to find out. Does that make sense?
Herbert - people will gush about Channel 2-/+ but what about the rest of the spectrum? See, this is what I love about the VH4(S) - 4 channels, and I love each and every one of them for what they offer. Sure, Channel 3 is the money, but it's only the money if its implicit tone is something one seeks - in my case - I love it. But the rest of the channels are 100% pro in doing an amazing job at what they're meant to do, so it's not a one channel wonder...
Cameron CCV - 2 channel amp; great tones if the tones are what you're looking for. 2 channels...
20thA - well, 3 channels expandable to roughly 5 in total (plexi mode on channel 2 and 3), not to mention all the other features I've already talked about...retarded amount of features and tweaks. But all useless if this isn't your schtick.
Lemme see what I do know about what you've got:
SLO - 80's metal and does it aplomb!! I owned one and loved it, but I don't love 80's metal. Yes, it does other things quite well, but the tone was, to me, already done to death and although it was really good - it lacked some of the density and depth that today's amps offer (this is strictly me talking here).
HIWATT - hellfire man!! Do you know how many custom shops are trying to recreate the sound of a Hiwatt in todays' amps? You own a classic, and classics never die.
UBERSCHALL REV2 - you know what this is all about, 2 channel amp - the 2nd channel is candy.
TWEED DELUXE - got yer cleans nicely dialed there...
KNUCKLEHEAD TRE - Noicely done man!! Beauty amp.... I'm seeing some overlap here with the Cameron maybe...??
So - you're a high gainer with some boutique tones in mind. Bear IN mind, the XTC is one of the original high-gainers out there, but it was usurped by higher-high-gainers a la market demands, namely the UberTJ, Herbert, etc. It does everything up to the Uberschall TJ's saturated over-the-top gain with ease...and does it dripping in tone. But the question is, do ya want all that good stuff to the left of searing hot gain too?? If not, go for a high-gain specific amp (Herbert 1st, CCV second). If you do, than you've just bought the equivalent of 3 rigs, maybe more, in one package with the 20thA w/ EL34's.
Peace,
V.