Has anyone got/used one of these?
I'm possibly looking at futureproofing for potentially a helix purpose in the very near future.
I'm quite interested in the dual amp in one head thing for stereo stuff, it will mainly be the clean channel i will be using i would guess and naturally don't really need to explore the modelling side of things it can do.
I'm reluctant to go full FRFR in case the helix doesn't work and could use a good clean solid state platform for potentially other instruments as well (i.e. synths) and as a reliable, light back up for a valve amp.
I see these usually come with a matching 2 x 12 cab. Is the cab stereo? Or would you need 2 cabs for that?
Any advice would be great.
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I play guitar and take photos of stuff. I also like beans on toast.
Aye, plenty of options there and on paper its pretty impressive.
Price wise I suppose i could get 2 decent amps for similar outlay but i know i'd end up getting fed up of carrying 2 around and i'd just settle for mono again.
Struggling to find somewhere to try one in the dual format in the flesh though. Can only locate the single ones locally.
The only negative thing I've heard is that it isn't very loud for a 100W amp - more like equivalent to a 20-30W valve amp - which I can believe, since Class D amps just don't seem to sound as loud even as traditional Class AB solid-state amps, let alone valve ones. It certainly didn't shake the shop like a 100W Marshall or Mesa would, but I would say it's giggable if you normally use a valve amp of 30W or less.
I still haven't got around to buying one, but that's really only because I'm not playing electric guitar in a gigging band now. If I was, it would be at the top of the list.
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I did a ton of gigs with it and had no problem at all. Even with the 112 cab on it's own. And we play very loud. I'm normally running a Mesa Lonestar at 100w cooking kind of loud. Still mic the amp up too. Yes, I'm that guy. If it's too loud you're too old. ;-)
I play guitar and take photos of stuff. I also like beans on toast.
Oh & the 100H is "rated" at 100w.but is nowhere near as loud as my JVM215C 50w,but the least said about the JVM the better
I also thought it sounded OK, nothing to write home about just like many of the other modern digital amps available right now.
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i never go past 4 on my Laney VC30 2x12 in rehearsals and I gigged last night un mic’d in a 150 capacity venue and it was between 2 and 3 and was still too loud apparently.
Surely theres enough juice in these to cover 95% of bases
"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 probably do get maximum volume velocity about 4.5 on the dial then it’s just break up as you suggested. Never hit those territories before.
Last night was between 1 and 1.5. It was just behind me at foot level so I expect not to hear it so much but I was hearing more of the acoustics of my tele than what was coming through my amp last night. I felt more air push from the drummers breath than my speakers. Bloody strange gig.
But live it didn't cut through at all. Bought the recommended Eminence legend speaker, still didn't cut through. Had to sell it in the end.
I ended up buying a quilter Pro Block. I use this mainly for rehearsals, plug n play gigs, and as a backup. It sounds great, although not quite as versatile as the Yamaha.
I just had the single channel one tho. the dual one might be louderer...
I had little more than 10 minutes to poke about with it, but even with very limited time I can tell its going to be a superb amp for me at home. Actually excited to get home this evening and play with it properly.
Shame the LEDs are so bright! both on the amp and the footswitch. Will have to put masking tape over them