ejecta
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While in St louis I went to a store called Eddies Guitars that had some nice stuff and some cool guys that worked there. Well, the guy that helped me out was nice but he was the only one I dealt with... anyway played a CA OD50 classic, Budda SD45, and a Bruno Cowtipper.
OD50- One of the best cleans on a channel switcher. Warm, punchy, with nice chime. Very nice! On the OD side... I wasnt impressed at all. A bit flubby in the low end and a bit of a ratty tone. Was open but the tone didnt have good base to start with IMHO. Maybe in a band at full bore it might work better but just sitting there playing about about half band level loudness it wasnt a good tone at all IMHO.
SD45- Very nice clean. Not as nice as the OD but very usable. The OD side was really good. Full and harmonicaly rich. Nice mids, good punch, really good cutting top end that wasnt raspy. Sucker gets loud quick! If I was going to buy a new head it would be this one.
Bruno Cowtipper 22 1x12 combo- I walked out with this one. Awsome clean amp with the best reverb Ive heard in an amp. Nice chimey top end with full body. Real 3D sounding and killed the OD50's clean. Takes pedals like a whore.
Ive now got it set up next my Splawn modded 1987xl that runs through my Reinhardt slant 2x12. With an A/B switch I got a happening little rig. Great Marshall rhythm and lead tones with the 1987xl and the best Fender blackface tones coming from the Bruno. The rig is really portable too with the Rheinhardt being light but big sounding for a 2x12 and the 1987 only being a 50 watter its not bad at all weight and size wis. The Bruno is really light for its size too. Got my board all wired up so set is real easy.
OD50- One of the best cleans on a channel switcher. Warm, punchy, with nice chime. Very nice! On the OD side... I wasnt impressed at all. A bit flubby in the low end and a bit of a ratty tone. Was open but the tone didnt have good base to start with IMHO. Maybe in a band at full bore it might work better but just sitting there playing about about half band level loudness it wasnt a good tone at all IMHO.
SD45- Very nice clean. Not as nice as the OD but very usable. The OD side was really good. Full and harmonicaly rich. Nice mids, good punch, really good cutting top end that wasnt raspy. Sucker gets loud quick! If I was going to buy a new head it would be this one.
Bruno Cowtipper 22 1x12 combo- I walked out with this one. Awsome clean amp with the best reverb Ive heard in an amp. Nice chimey top end with full body. Real 3D sounding and killed the OD50's clean. Takes pedals like a whore.
Ive now got it set up next my Splawn modded 1987xl that runs through my Reinhardt slant 2x12. With an A/B switch I got a happening little rig. Great Marshall rhythm and lead tones with the 1987xl and the best Fender blackface tones coming from the Bruno. The rig is really portable too with the Rheinhardt being light but big sounding for a 2x12 and the 1987 only being a 50 watter its not bad at all weight and size wis. The Bruno is really light for its size too. Got my board all wired up so set is real easy.
