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First to @braintheory , This will be a honeymoon NAD. I know how you love these. Got this badass little 50 watter today.
Took me a second to figure out the eq because it reacts a bit different from my last amp. I was trying to change presence and treble, and needed just a bit of mids, and BOOM! The amp came alive. My go to Ts808 does not play well with it. The amp needs no boost. I don't understand a lot about the circuit, but there are a couple really cool things.
There are two preamp tubes for gain. So the gain has a dry, clear sound to it. Reminds me a bit of the Fryette Ultra Lead. All these amps I had before had three preamp tubes in gain stage, and the extra gain stages just made it fuzzy, so I was always trying to find the clarity and openness in the preamp. I know we are in an age where more is better, but for me, less compression is a good thing.
The loop is perfect. It is series and just does what a loop should do, it's there if you need it, and switches out of circuit if you don't, but my delay in there was so nice.
There are three switches on the amp for voicing and saturation. The two switches to modern (as opposed to vintage) and leaving the jose (saturation clipping) off is the way for me. It sounds like the front activates a bright switch and maybe the second one on the back is a negative feedback that adds a bit of presence.
Overall, the voicing of the amp is very balanced. I am excited to make some clips and just play with it a bit tomorrow when the wife goes on her wine tour.
I feel like it amplifies my guitar signal in the best way possible.
I want to thank Mark at Guitar Loft. @MGL AmpWorks The amp is what I have been looking for. Mark is quick on communication, even though I was bothering him over the weekend, and the amp came fast. Great service, and a Great guy.
Took me a second to figure out the eq because it reacts a bit different from my last amp. I was trying to change presence and treble, and needed just a bit of mids, and BOOM! The amp came alive. My go to Ts808 does not play well with it. The amp needs no boost. I don't understand a lot about the circuit, but there are a couple really cool things.
There are two preamp tubes for gain. So the gain has a dry, clear sound to it. Reminds me a bit of the Fryette Ultra Lead. All these amps I had before had three preamp tubes in gain stage, and the extra gain stages just made it fuzzy, so I was always trying to find the clarity and openness in the preamp. I know we are in an age where more is better, but for me, less compression is a good thing.
The loop is perfect. It is series and just does what a loop should do, it's there if you need it, and switches out of circuit if you don't, but my delay in there was so nice.
There are three switches on the amp for voicing and saturation. The two switches to modern (as opposed to vintage) and leaving the jose (saturation clipping) off is the way for me. It sounds like the front activates a bright switch and maybe the second one on the back is a negative feedback that adds a bit of presence.
Overall, the voicing of the amp is very balanced. I am excited to make some clips and just play with it a bit tomorrow when the wife goes on her wine tour.
I feel like it amplifies my guitar signal in the best way possible.
I want to thank Mark at Guitar Loft. @MGL AmpWorks The amp is what I have been looking for. Mark is quick on communication, even though I was bothering him over the weekend, and the amp came fast. Great service, and a Great guy.
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