Just FYI - I LOVE MY TWIN JET!!!!

[Ventura]

Seriously... Sometimes GAS gets the best of me, and I start thinking, "Hmmmmm, Ecstasy? Herbert? Einstein? Etc...". I have a beautiful VH4S and this ultra-amazing Uberschall TJ that's practically brand spankin'. You know...I fired it up today, and cranked it up, and plugged my latest addition '57 Goldtop darback into it, and just GAVE 'ER!!!! Channel 1 is soooooooo wicked - lovin' the territory available in this channel. Then comes the delicious Channel 2 - scoop that puppy out a bit, dime the gain, crank the depth and bass and HOLY SHIZNIT!!!!!

Ya, there's NO doubt about it... I LOVE this amp!!!

Hell YEAH!!!

V.

 

[studiojig]

STOP IT. I don't need more GAS. I have a Herbert and am impatiently waiting on my Goldfinger amp and cabs!!

All kidding aside, how would you compare it to a Herbert? I mean, aside from the lack of a clean channel..?

 

[Ventura]

STOP IT. I don't need more GAS. I have a Herbert and am impatiently waiting on my Goldfinger amp and cabs!!

All kidding aside, how would you compare it to a Herbert? I mean, aside from the lack of a clean channel..?

Well, all I can say is by having the VH4S already, AND this kickass TJ, I "don't need a Herbert". Now, if I had, say, an XTC101B, I'd probably GAS for the Herbster... But I've got the best of both worlds here - the V is an amazing amp, at least to my ears... It has four unique voicings all of which are brilliant in their own way. I love the Herbert, but it's a looser, more, how can I say, hmmmmm I really can't explain what it is. I love it - don't get me wrong. It's just when I think "Herbert" I think HI GAIN MONSTER. I already have clean and crunch with my VH4S, know what I mean? As well as 2 ultra slick - ultra Diezel channels. So, as I described before - if I bought a Herbert in addition to my VH4S, I'd have this "overlap" of sound (not that that's a BAD thing). But those two amps, would kinda add up to being 1.5 in total - if that makes any sense. With the Bogner...it's an entirely different amp. Its voicings are unique and believe it or not, I get this near-clean groove on Channel 1 that just sounds f*ckin' delicious with my Les Pauls. Totally unbelievable tone. I love the hi-gain territory of Channel 2, and this would be what I would want from the Herbert. But instead, I have an incredible spectrum on Channel 1, all Bogner no BS...a killer Channel 2, and then my 4 channel Diezel.

I'm seriously at peace with these amps!! I hope this made sense... If I came across a Herbert for a great price - I'd be tempted, but I really wanted the VH4S for the truest of true Diezel tones. It's tight as hell. Percussive. I wanted the UberTJ to be that looser beast with a bass punch that would shake the house (and man, it does), and whaddya know, Channel 1 ends up being this magic surprise I never banked on.

Sigh.... I hope I managed to get to the matter.

V.

 

[Ventura]

Another way of what I'm trying to say is...

If I owned the Herbert, I'd want an Ecstasy101b, and vice versa.
Since I own an VH4S, I wanted the Uberschall, and vice versa.

Hope this makes sense in a non-conundrum kinda way

V.

 

[TheMagicEight]

Another way of what I'm trying to say is...

If I owned the Herbert, I'd want an Ecstasy101b, and vice versa.
Since I own an VH4S, I wanted the Uberschall, and vice versa.

Hope this makes sense in a non-conundrum kinda way

V.

That's a cool way to think about it. I wonder if a VH4 on top of a 101b and Twin Jet would be too much overlap..... I think the difference in the 3 amps' power sections might be enough to have use for them, but then again I've never really played though a Diezel.

Congrats on being at peace with your amps! I'm thrilled with mine too; they give me the best tones I've ever heard, though a few additions to the family couldn't hurt either!

 

[studiojig]

Another way of what I'm trying to say is...

If I owned the Herbert, I'd want an Ecstasy101b, and vice versa.
Since I own an VH4S, I wanted the Uberschall, and vice versa.

Hope this makes sense in a non-conundrum kinda way

V.

Thanks! I think you described things very well indeed. I appreciate it and now hate you for inciting even more GAS!!

Seriously though, congrats on 2 fantastic amps and thanks for your insights.

 

[Ventura]

Another way of what I'm trying to say is...

That's a cool way to think about it. I wonder if a VH4 on top of a 101b and Twin Jet would be too much overlap..... I think the difference in the 3 amps' power sections might be enough to have use for them, but then again I've never really played though a Diezel.

Congrats on being at peace with your amps! I'm thrilled with mine too; they give me the best tones I've ever heard, though a few additions to the family couldn't hurt either!

I think by owning a VH4 or 4S and owning an XTC, WAY too much overlap - practically same amp capabilities channel for channel. Almost the same as owning an Uberschall and a Herbert, IMHO, way to much overlap. So get one of each for the different manufacturer to still enjoy the tone of Bogner and the tone of Diezel.

That was my rationale as the time anyway

V.