Played an Einstein 100wt today - finally!!!!

[nbarts]

My overall verdict - the Herbert slays it in every department. If you think you are replacing a Herbert with an Einstein you just have no clue.

I completely disagree. I've been using my 100W Einstein for all of our gigs (over the last 3 months). The differences are pretty noticable - as you observed. However IMHO, the Einstein has a more organic and appreciable mid-range. Not that the Herbert can't be dialed up for more mids. It's just that the Einstein has a Marshall-esque tonality in its voicing that is really noticable to my ear. Both fucking rock, but for my cover band gigs, the Einstein SLAYS.

Dude! I totally agree
I dont know why but i also think it has to do with that whole mid frequency thing. The herbert is bigger and tighter in the low end but i think the Einstein has more pleasant rounder mids.

I can see how people may like this amp better than the VH4 or the Herbert, it has more of that "traditional" feel & sound.

The Herbert does NOT have more low end than the Einstein in my experience, actually I find the opposite true. However the Herbert's low end is deeper & it's tighter all over the frequency specter, not just the low end. My point is that more bases can be covered with a Herbert than with an Einstein. I could play everything I play on an Einstein with a Herbert, but I couldn't do it the other way around.

 

[PaulyPanacea]

I love when you guys disagree!! the tone quest continues.....

 

[eddyrox]

My overall verdict - the Herbert slays it in every department. If you think you are replacing a Herbert with an Einstein you just have no clue.

I completely disagree. I've been using my 100W Einstein for all of our gigs (over the last 3 months). The differences are pretty noticable - as you observed. However IMHO, the Einstein has a more organic and appreciable mid-range. Not that the Herbert can't be dialed up for more mids. It's just that the Einstein has a Marshall-esque tonality in its voicing that is really noticable to my ear. Both fucking rock, but for my cover band gigs, the Einstein SLAYS.

Dude! I totally agree
I dont know why but i also think it has to do with that whole mid frequency thing. The herbert is bigger and tighter in the low end but i think the Einstein has more pleasant rounder mids.

great minds....

 

[chicoclint]

I absolutely LOVE my 100w Einy...switching between the two channels in mode 2 gives me plenty of tonal variety. (Especially when using my guitar's volume knob and a boost pedal.)

Currently running a pair of KT88's combined with a pair of EL34's...it's a friggin' beast!