Line 6 DT25 or similar - suggestions?

Wiggum32

Hey folks - as the title suggests, I'm after a decent, versatile combo for home use/small gigs.
I'm quite impressed with the DT 25 by Line 6 but was wondering if any of you good folk have any suggestions for similar type amps!
Thanks in advance!

johnnyurq

I have a DT-25 and love it even divorced from the rest of the so called "Dream Rig" becasue ti has some nice tones whether you use it as a 2 channels amp or add a MIDI board to access the total 30 pre amps facsimiles.

If not I would look at the H & K Switchblade whihc has 4 channels and again a MIDI stageboard to control it and allows for 128 variations of these 4 channels. it has some pretty useable effects but you don't have to use them on your patches.

Check out Thomas Blug's Switchblade demos on Youtube.



They also have a FX Loop which can be set on/off and serial/parallel per patch so flexible to use pedals with, or a multi FX too.

The Bognor Alchemist is a nice amp too and can be had cheap 2nd hand and the odd NOS one. The DT-25 shares the same DNA being designed by Reinhardt Bognor. It also has Reverb and Delay FX built in whihc are pretty useable.

velvetsky01

Egnater Tweaker?

ChrisMusic

Another DT 25 user here, nice amp by my reckoning.

I am curious @johnnyurq, as to what parts of the signal path (and hence sound) are good old analogue and what parts are digital contributions ?   When I bought it I assumed from the blurb that it was digitally controlled analogue, so I am really not sure what is doing what ?   Sounds good though  

johnnyurq

Yes @ChrisMusic my understanding that it is mostly digitally controlled analogue, although not using relays or whatever as in the DT-50 range, But there were drawbacks to that I believe in any case.

Having said that the update that allowed the configuring of any of the 30 pre amp "models" for the 4 topologies must have some logic to store them and when using the DT-25balong with an HD POD via Line 6 link the pre amps are derived form the POD mainly with the power section being reconfigured analogue paths via digital switching/logic.

Now that is what yer man Bognor reports it as (can't find the link at the mo) how it all works so not quite a digital modelly as some would it have if true.

But the main test for me is that it does sound good to my ears so that is all I need, others mileage may vary and that is cool because it is always down to subjective tastes of each of us.

ChrisMusic

Thanks for that @johnnyurq.  If you find the link sometime I would love to check it out.

I am on the learning curve again after years off from playing, so I am keen to understand how the current kit works.  By my reckoning that should make the GAS funds a bit more targeted, and me more happy with the journey I am now on, and as a designer, I always like to understand stuff.  I just need to add to that and say, playing is a blast, why on earth did I ever stop ! ....

grungebob

Ive had the dt25 and thought it wad a brilliant amp for home use and recording,when funds got a bit tight i had to sell it, i was all set to buy another when i tried the prs se 20, definately not as versatile as the dt but the tones it has are excellent at all volume levels.

Wiggum32

Thanks for all your comments folks - sounds like the DT25 is the way forward!!

BigBearKris

Give it a go, I doubt You'll be disappointed. Very versatile and good sounding amps - I used it for couple years and never had reliability issues either which is important. They look all right too.