Bought unseen.....

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Tried a VH4 at a boutique shop in St. Louis a few years back and was not impressed with the amp. (sorry Papa)

Bought an ENGL SE and liked it very well, but I had far too many problems with it. After dealing with crap customer service from ENGL for a couple years, I decided to sell it off and ended up trading for a Herbert sight unseen. Best decision I ever made, and now it's been in my possession for 1.5 years nearly and barring absolute financial disaster I do not see me ever getting rid of it. :rock:
 
I drove a long way to try my Herbie. I was actually going to get a VH4, but the shop had both, so I tried both. I started with the clean channel, planning to work my way up to the lead, but already knew I had to buy it before I got further than clean!

I couldn't decide between VH4 or Herbie, and my friend who was with me said she preferred the Herbie. Who am I to argue when I loved them both, so I bought the Herbie! She's now my wife!

After loads of playing mostly ch1, ch3, and a bit of ch2(+) for a month or so after getting it, I then had another epiphany playing Channel 2(-) at lower gain settings and went all bluesy for a few weeks!

Basically, unless there's something wrong with it, you can't go wrong with a Herbert.
 
That's what I'd originally typed, but decided to change it since someone said they didn't like the vh4, but loved their herbie! Personally I agree though! :thumbsup:
 
I bought both my Vh4 and Schmidt through YouTube videos basically. There weren't many good sounding vh4 clips on youtube though so I had to go on a fair bit of faith... it paid off in droves in the end ;). Will buy diezel unseen again with no hesitation.
 
I bought my Einstein 100w head without having tried it or having listened to youtube links. It took some tweaking to be really happy about it, but I always felt there was a special clarity in the lead channel so I never gave up. Now I really love it, I listened to C-4 and switched to lower gain preamp tubes which made it go from really good to best.

I know what also really made it work for me. As with all great tube amps, the louder you crank it up the better it sounds. I reverted to an old trick and turned the cabinets facing the wall. Looks stupid but works great. Especially on stage.
 
I just bought my first Diezel, a Herbie, from a board member...minty fresh too!!! I have never played through one or heard one in person but I know I will :inlove: IT!! I CAN"T WAIT TO CUT SOME HEADS!!!! :codeak: :m17:
 
i tried my Herbie before i bought it & ordered the VH4 without playing one. No problems...forget about it! :rock:
 
Yup.. I bought my Einy based on a you tube clip buy a guy in germany named Acy.L.OL. he sells his own line of modded marshalls.He has been my tone guru since.He even told me about this awesome place to bounce ideas about the best Damm amps made.I live in bum F...k Alaska.I use to live in L.A. and grew up in bay.Bought my first Boogie from them when he was makin them in his home shop.The support of this amp is second to none. :rock:
 
Bought my Einy unseen after some forum research and a couple of YT vids (the Musik Schmidt one in particular) and when I first got to play it it easily surpassed all my expectations by far :rock:
 
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