ttosh
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I have always liked Bogner tone and had a 101b and a XTC Classic and both were just exceptional amps. I ended up wanting to go with something heavier and ended up with a Diezel Herbert which I will say is one of the best amps I have owned for heavy music. I got an offer on a Suhr guitar I had for sale to trade even up for a Bogner Fish about 2 months ago. After pairing with the right power amp for me I must say I am totally amazed at how great the Fish sounds. It has the openness of the XTC Classic and has the dark chewy mids but also can brighten up a bit. After talking to Rob at tone merchants I think the Shark channel sounds like the plexi mode should sound on the 101b. It does not get as heavy as the Herbert but it covers so much ground tonally I was able to move my Herbert and not miss it at all. With the Mesa 2:90 power amp and deep/modern mode it gets very heavy and articulate as well as just down right mean on the brown channel. The strato channel with deep mode off is 80s heaven and the shark channel setup after talking to Rob sounds very plexi like, as well the clean channel is very good. All around very dynamic and responsive preamp and I love it with the 2:90 power amp.
The funny part of the story is this is the amp that I am writing all of my current music with and everybody around me says it fits me and the music I am writing to a tee and I never even really wanted the Fish, never gassed for one and just got it on a fluke of a deal on a trade thinking I would sell it. The mid content is just to complex and rich, it has great bottom end that hold together well and the highs are perfect. Add in my Eventide Eclipse for some effects and the overall tone I now have is just amazing to me.
No one amp is for everybody and I have gassed for plenty of amps and tried quite a few. I have realized for a while that I dial in most any amp the same for my type of playing and my tastes. Some have more mids, more depth, in other words each amp is its own beast and has its own character but as a player it is nice to find an amp that allows you to express yourself and hear your music how you want it to be heard.
Okay I am finished gloating, thought I would share what I find as a cool story!!
The funny part of the story is this is the amp that I am writing all of my current music with and everybody around me says it fits me and the music I am writing to a tee and I never even really wanted the Fish, never gassed for one and just got it on a fluke of a deal on a trade thinking I would sell it. The mid content is just to complex and rich, it has great bottom end that hold together well and the highs are perfect. Add in my Eventide Eclipse for some effects and the overall tone I now have is just amazing to me.
No one amp is for everybody and I have gassed for plenty of amps and tried quite a few. I have realized for a while that I dial in most any amp the same for my type of playing and my tastes. Some have more mids, more depth, in other words each amp is its own beast and has its own character but as a player it is nice to find an amp that allows you to express yourself and hear your music how you want it to be heard.
Okay I am finished gloating, thought I would share what I find as a cool story!!