F**ckin hell!!!
This thing leaps off the floor!! My bass player came by, after listening for five minutes he said "Easily the best sound you ever had". And this with a shitty used 20year old 12ax7 in V1. With the proper higain tube it will be even crazier.
Did you hear me Cortez? i didn't have to open the window actually. The glass broke when the master hit 3 o'clock.
Now to the serious analysis:
As I play gain all the time, I love the ch1 pos3. No need for the modded foot switch for me. In this position with gain pretty much all the way up (bear in mind my worn out tube in V1) playing a single coil strat, I was amazed at the dynamics. Playing hard, it really grinds - slightly softer and it actually plays pretty crunchy, veeeery nice.
Playing the Steinberger with EMG81/85, what a blast! THe tone is sooo defined, cuts like a knife. Best I've played. And it's mine.
The slide strat in middle brigde position with ch2 and a JAM compressor - best slide sound ever!
The combination with ch1 pos 3 cranked up with less mid for power chords and ch2 with a good lead sound, then the switchable two masters makes it a top gigging amp. Can't wait.
Only down side sofar, I really did notice the different voicings of the two masters, particularly in ch2. I got better treble bite on master1, so that one will have to be the lead volume.
All in all: Beauuuutiful amp!!!!
Also very impressed by the immediate support response from Peter! Thanks, super!