SoCalSteve
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Well, I had a combo about 5 years ago and sold it I guess because I was still trying to figure out my tone identity trying different amps.
Out of a dozen or so amps I've been through this is the one I missed and regretted selling most. I came to realize EL34 crunch and cleans are what do it for me.
A Guitar Center in Illinois had a near-mint one at a price I could not pass up ($799 + $18 shipping) so I nabbed it. This was about a month ago.
What fantastic amps these are! Can get a spanky clean chimey surf tone with my Strat and as heavy as I need with my SG. And the issue of brightness I read many complaining about on forums really disappears with decent volume (say, loud talking and above) and an overlooked thing - making sure your G and B strings are in tune. I've had some well regarded amps and most in the EL34 camp are bright and have cut (Splawn, even the bass heavy Metro JTM 45 has a bright top-end). Once the volume goes up my Strat fattens right up under gain as well.
Anyway, nice to be back in the fold!
Out of a dozen or so amps I've been through this is the one I missed and regretted selling most. I came to realize EL34 crunch and cleans are what do it for me.
A Guitar Center in Illinois had a near-mint one at a price I could not pass up ($799 + $18 shipping) so I nabbed it. This was about a month ago.
What fantastic amps these are! Can get a spanky clean chimey surf tone with my Strat and as heavy as I need with my SG. And the issue of brightness I read many complaining about on forums really disappears with decent volume (say, loud talking and above) and an overlooked thing - making sure your G and B strings are in tune. I've had some well regarded amps and most in the EL34 camp are bright and have cut (Splawn, even the bass heavy Metro JTM 45 has a bright top-end). Once the volume goes up my Strat fattens right up under gain as well.
Anyway, nice to be back in the fold!