Very cool - how did you record this ? Great in the room tone.
How would you compare the Warm Machine to the Grace?
Thanks man, I appreciate it.
Just recorded with an iPhone 13 Pro. I try to keep my setup very simple because I don't have a ton of time to set up lights and mics and do hours of editing. I'll leave that to the full-time YouTubers
The Warm Machine and the Grace are pretty different. I might do a comparison video of them if there's a demand for it.
The Warm Machine is a more vintage-vibe mid-gain amp. It's gain ceiling is about equivalent to a Marshall Silver Jubilee. It's got that old school sag to it and the low end is looser like an old Marshall or Hiwatt. The midrange on the Warm Machine is pretty different from the Grace. It's smoother and more laid back, with a little scoop. Without the Boost engaged, the WM reminds me a lot of my Marshall 1986 50w Bass. They both have a very warm, full sound with a little scoop in the mids, and because of this they both take boosts exceptionally well. I didn't demo that in this video but I'm going to make another one featuring various boosts and some different cabinets. It's a little naturally brighter than the Grace and it's also only 50w so it has a little less headroom.
The Grace covers more modern sounds and styles. That's not to say it can't sound vintage-y, but it's naturally a more modern, aggressive amp. The gain ceiling is equivalent to a VH4. (It has a TON of gain available.) It's much tighter than the WM and overall has a drier sound. The low end isn't
super tight like a Monomyth or something, but it's as tight or tighter than a Friedman. Brian told me once that the Grace sits "somewhere between your BE-100 Dlx and your VH4," which is pretty accurate. The midrange on the Grace is much more "in your face" than the WM and you'll never need to boost it. It has a good amount of low-mid punch and a massive low end, but it's very easy to tame. The bright switch is an essential component of this amp because it's fairly dark. So if you have a dark sounding guitar, you'll want to use that bright switch. Finally, the Grace has the Headroom control (VNFB) on the back, which the WM does not have.
The thing about Brian's amps that's super, super cool is how the flex and change with your guitar's volume control. I showed that off a little in the video.
The Warm Machine's flex is pretty mild, but still present. When your volume is below 3 or so, you're going to get more Fender-y scooped and bright sounds; from 3-6 you're going to get older school JTM45 kind of sounds as the midrange starts to fill out; from 6-10 you're going to get more DR103/1959 sounds.
The Grace's flex is much more extreme and interactive. The amp totally changes it's sound, feel, and EQ with your volume knob. It's pretty wild. You can get very clean, shimmering, sparkling sound with your volume 1-3, especially with a lower output or single coil guitar. From 3-5 you'll get classic Marshall-inspired sounds, think 1959/1987/1986. From 5-7 you'll get "hot rodded" Marshall style sounds with a
little bit of Mesa/Diezel-y influence, think BE-100, SIR #39, JEL, Recto, Wizard, etc. From 8-10 you'll get full-on dry Diezel-style auditory assault. With your volume on 10, the Grace takes no prisoners; it's modern, aggressive, gained-out, and explosive. You can also tweak all of this response on the Grace using the Headroom control on the back. If you lower it, the amp will be less compressed, break up sooner on your volume knob, and get wilder and more gnarly, with a ripping/tearing sound like a Friedman Naked. If you raise it, the amp will get smoother and more compressed, like a Friedman, Mesa Rec or Mesa Mark.
Sorry for the long response. Hope that helps!
