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First take on my new toy using the Strat !!
Starting with guitar and amp only, then at 1:12 there's the TS-808....what do you think ?
Ciao !
Marco
Some nice tone there Marco. I love AC30s. An AC working hard is a thing of beauty.
Thanks Tobe ! :)
Ciao !
Marco
Very nice tone, and I really like your touch on the guitar, excellent licks.
An AC working hard is a thing of beauty.
True that! (it's also a very loud thing of beaty. :) ) And this sounded great Marco. All of it. I actually preferred the tone "pre-screamer." After was very good, just preferred the purity of the tone without it.
Thanks ! :)
The TS-808 is really invasive in this clip...there's too much gain. . ::)
I'm preparing a new take with lower gain settings.. ;)
Ciao !
Marco
:) yeah, I didn't want to be rude. Just thought the tone was a little grainy with the Screamer on. Still good, just not as good as the cleaner "amp only" section.
sounds good Marco. Have you really cranked it yet to get the output tube singing ?
Sounds luverly! :) Nice playing as always Marco ;)
Thanks Rich ! Glad you like it !!
Sure, Jon ! I've tried it and the little output tube inside it does a GREAT job !! :)
Ok, it's time to tell you the truth ! ;)
The amp is an AC30...but AC30 this is only a part of its name !! :)
Its complete name is AC30VR ! VR stands for "valve reactor"..in other
terms, it's a "fake" AC30 with an analog solid state preamp and a single
12AX7 as power tube ! :)
This amp has replaced my Fender Blues Junior who needed a tube
replacement after ONLY two months of home use and one gig !! It started
to overdrive at low volume levels..some rattling..no..this is not the amp for
me, I'm sorry Fender.
The "AC30" sounds really good to my ears. Lots of dynamic, good harmonics, it
react just like a full tube amp... and it's LOUD ! A really simple amp:
two channels (clean and OD), separate EQ, reverb, master volume and "tone
cut" (presence).
At the moment I'm very very happy with this amp......tomorrow we'll see..
:)
I think you turn over more amps than a music store ;D
the eternal tone quest....ah, will it ever end....................Nope !
Sounds good regardless - Does the tone saturate to molten gold when cranked like a 'true' AC30?
@ JON
...Yes, it is a never ending story, but I like it ! :)
It's more or less what the guy at the shop told me....He says something like ""Marco, you're changing more often your amps than me with my underpants"... ;D ;D
@ Tobe
It works well with the TS-808 and with the MXR Microamp. The only thing I don't like too much about this amp is the "tone cut" control. It could make this amp sounds very harsh and fizzy....
When cranked it sound very very good...probably not as good as a real AC30 :) !
I'll compare it with a real AC30 the next week ! :)
Ciao !
Marco