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(formerly miserneil)
however, in isolation and at anything under about 6 on the volume, they can sound spiky. Then again, so can a vintage Plexi.
But put them in band context up against drums and bass and running at anything like optimum volume and they come into their own.
Despite the relatively low wattage they are most definitely not bedroom amps.
I think part of that spiky thing is as much feel as sound - probably the most 'immediate' amp I have played - and I know my playing improved enormously througpught the time I had it.
It's just part of your chain though - a couple of times when we had to play ridiculously low volume gigs I just ran through a 'screamer type pedal set to medium gain and used the guitar volume to clean up - it softened out the response enough to get some usable dynamics in that setting.
If you come from something with sag/compression/softer top end and less immediate it will feel like hard work at first. (talking about the Maz)
The odd thing is that as well as loose amps like the Trem-o-verb I like even more extremely hard and unforgiving ones - like big solid-state Peaveys. There's just something about the upper-midrange 'clang' tone in the Dr.Zs that I can't stand. I absolutely detested the Swart AST I tried too, and a lot of people seem to love those.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Guaranteed to displease ICBM
(formerly miserneil)
This is how to do that sort of sound right: (Not a Trem-o-verb .)
Much prefer this guy's playing too.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
(formerly miserneil)
Good job we all like something difference though, eh? Be a boring old life if we didn't.
(formerly miserneil)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I agree with all this.
And its a good thing we do like different things. Can you imagine Queen without the sound of vox? Or slash without the Marshall? Or Neil Young without his box of exploding capacitors?