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ubermetaldood
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I sacrificed my new Ecstasy 20th Anniversary for a 101B. I'm not going to say that it is without regret because I REALLY like the green channel, and think the 20th anniversary is a better amp overall. Now I'll have not so great cleans, less flexibility, and a more compressed tone, but I'll have the blue and red channel I've been dreaming of. Unfortunately, the last couple of days I spent with the 20th gave me a chance to discover just how absolutely amazing the red channel sounds in vintage mode. If I wasn't a man of my word, I would have kept the damned thing!
Strangely, the last few days I just so happened to run across several 101B threads complaining about the clean channel and compression of the red channel. Ironically, I find my self wondering if I just made a mistake. One great thing about the 20th was the openness, and oh my God does it have a great clean channel. I have to go to Guitar Center and play a 101B tomorrow so I can ease my mind.
Now I have played the 101B clean channel many times and never thought that it lacked anything. However, I never looked at it from the perspective of the clean channel. I always concentrated on the blue and red channel. I want to say that I always thought the 101B clean channel was just as good as the Shiva clean channel, but like I said, I never really too into account the clean channel that much.
When you are looking at actually owning the damned thing, you start to consider whether being happy with 2 of 3 parts is enough to find satisfaction. Then there's the issue of the FX level being tied to the MV and that the MV needs to be run all the way up to get a good clean tone. That sounds like a big limitation. I have also read of a few cap mods that improves the 101B sound and wonder why Bogner hasn't made any improvements on the 101B.
Perhaps you can ease my mind a little bit here. Are we really talking about a dull, lifeless clean channel or is the 20th a marginal improvement over the 101B? Who here is completely satisfied with their 101B, or prefers the 101B over the 20th?
Strangely, the last few days I just so happened to run across several 101B threads complaining about the clean channel and compression of the red channel. Ironically, I find my self wondering if I just made a mistake. One great thing about the 20th was the openness, and oh my God does it have a great clean channel. I have to go to Guitar Center and play a 101B tomorrow so I can ease my mind.
Now I have played the 101B clean channel many times and never thought that it lacked anything. However, I never looked at it from the perspective of the clean channel. I always concentrated on the blue and red channel. I want to say that I always thought the 101B clean channel was just as good as the Shiva clean channel, but like I said, I never really too into account the clean channel that much.
When you are looking at actually owning the damned thing, you start to consider whether being happy with 2 of 3 parts is enough to find satisfaction. Then there's the issue of the FX level being tied to the MV and that the MV needs to be run all the way up to get a good clean tone. That sounds like a big limitation. I have also read of a few cap mods that improves the 101B sound and wonder why Bogner hasn't made any improvements on the 101B.
Perhaps you can ease my mind a little bit here. Are we really talking about a dull, lifeless clean channel or is the 20th a marginal improvement over the 101B? Who here is completely satisfied with their 101B, or prefers the 101B over the 20th?
