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Hey errrbody!
Ok, so...years ago I had an xtc, 101b. I loooooved its slinkyness, its midrange, its fat lead tone, and the fact that it didnt have any harsh sizzle or treble. What i didnt like was the sometimes overbearing compression.
Tonally, i go for big, smooth kinda dark tones, full of harmonics and a good dynamic quality. I do not play metal, but do use a good amount of gain. Tones i go for are like bona,assa, Ej, andy timmons...big deep midrange, and a not so stiff lead tone, and not sharp. I play ALOT of fast neck pickup leads (big petrucci/gilbert fan), and the 101b, if not careful, would compress out.
My question is, for what i have noted, would the 101b or 20th ann. Work better? I hear the 20th is less compressed, whcih is good, but i also hear it is brighter, whcih may not be good.
Also, how different are they? Does the 20th still have that awesome low mid chewiness that the 101b has?
I tried a shiva, but it was very harsh and bright for me.
Ok, so...years ago I had an xtc, 101b. I loooooved its slinkyness, its midrange, its fat lead tone, and the fact that it didnt have any harsh sizzle or treble. What i didnt like was the sometimes overbearing compression.
Tonally, i go for big, smooth kinda dark tones, full of harmonics and a good dynamic quality. I do not play metal, but do use a good amount of gain. Tones i go for are like bona,assa, Ej, andy timmons...big deep midrange, and a not so stiff lead tone, and not sharp. I play ALOT of fast neck pickup leads (big petrucci/gilbert fan), and the 101b, if not careful, would compress out.
My question is, for what i have noted, would the 101b or 20th ann. Work better? I hear the 20th is less compressed, whcih is good, but i also hear it is brighter, whcih may not be good.
Also, how different are they? Does the 20th still have that awesome low mid chewiness that the 101b has?
I tried a shiva, but it was very harsh and bright for me.
