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I tend to like nice tight natural sounding distortion with tight bottom end. Call me a fussy bleeder if you wish.
Same goes for the Victory Kraken (EDIT: but to a lesser extent...I could live with gigging the Kraken, but not the Decatone).
In fact, the only thing I've had which does sound just as good (but gives me more flexibility) is my current pedalboard, based around a Bogner Ecstasy Red and AMT F1 preamp. Run into the effects return of pretty much anything (or even direct into a recording interface), it gives me exactly what I get from the JC amps.
Just simply awful, it has all the features I wanted, but it was just harsh, woolly and naff.
Shame, I really wanted a UK brand to give me the tones I wanted.
On paper it sounds like a pedal platform dream, what is not to like ?
Most Divided by 13 - bland as a bland thing.
(formerly miserneil)
Dr Z - Maz both the 18 and the larger one. I found them really clinical and had nothing about them that stood out. They didn't seem to have any character.
Fender Silverfaced twin - Brittle clean, clean clean. I didn't really find anything redeeming about it.
I have struggled with a couple of Matamps but I understand that they are notorious for showing up flaws in playing and I have so many of those that it probably accounts for why I didn't get along with them.
Every Marshall I've ever tried (although as these were mainly in rehearsal studios it may not be entirely fair...)
I've also never played a Dr.Z I haven't hated either. Harsh, strident, clangy and none too well built given the price of them.
"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
Line 6 DT25 combo
HT5 combo (early one with duff valves)
http://www.guitaramplifierblueprinting.com/doctorzamps3.html
Blackstar....FWIW the only one I played through that I really liked was the Artisan 15 head and cab.
"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
Most Marshalls. DSL and JCM900 in particular
Egnater Tweaker
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I've not really like any of the others
But, seeing as it's Saturday and I'm supposed to be doing DIY...
Back in the early 90s a chum of mine had a mid sixties AC30... and it was, just, terrible..... noisy, clangy, far too muddy and farty and as reliable as an Austin Princess..
*runs and hides under duvet with small gap to see out*