Gear News 2006
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thor666
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Hey, there are different ways to do the same thing.
Perhaps one day Slash will reveal that he's just running his guitar through a Line 6 PodXT live. And many purists won't believe it.
Next time you got the money though, and really want the Pritchard, I say, get it. I don't think anything is wrong with that. It's good to try different things. But don't chase after the rainbow. It might just be cornflakes rather than a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Perhaps one day Slash will reveal that he's just running his guitar through a Line 6 PodXT live. And many purists won't believe it.
Next time you got the money though, and really want the Pritchard, I say, get it. I don't think anything is wrong with that. It's good to try different things. But don't chase after the rainbow. It might just be cornflakes rather than a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Indigo_blues
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tubes can do the tube distortion thingy that solid states can't... otherwise for clean i think they're pretty indistinguishable at the current state of the art....
At high volumes tubes will also resonate with the speakers and cab and this adds more rich harmonics into the picture as well. Its a kind of physics thing i guess.. the nature of the beast which a solid state can't emulate exactly...
but some people at the fender forums were swearing by their vox amps.. the ones with the pre-amp tubes and solid state power sections... any experience here?
At high volumes tubes will also resonate with the speakers and cab and this adds more rich harmonics into the picture as well. Its a kind of physics thing i guess.. the nature of the beast which a solid state can't emulate exactly...
but some people at the fender forums were swearing by their vox amps.. the ones with the pre-amp tubes and solid state power sections... any experience here?
thor666
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The Pritchard claims to be able to simulate the tube distortion thing along with other tube characteristics. Not sure if they do, but worth a read at their website. www.pritchardamps.com
One thing true is that our ears do react better to loud volumes. So it might just be the volume.
I haven't heard of preamp tube Vox amps, know the Valvetronix are poweramp tube sections, with modelling to boot. imo, doesn't cut it at all. I would rather look at other solidstates for the money.
One thing true is that our ears do react better to loud volumes. So it might just be the volume.
I haven't heard of preamp tube Vox amps, know the Valvetronix are poweramp tube sections, with modelling to boot. imo, doesn't cut it at all. I would rather look at other solidstates for the money.
i own the ADVT30 though
and i must say for modelling amp this amp is really really versatile
but each to his own so yeah respect your liking towards to amp
i use this merely for the shiok clean sound it gets
but obviously and of course wont be as realy as a tubey
however a student's life cant be expected much
and i must say for modelling amp this amp is really really versatile
but each to his own so yeah respect your liking towards to amp
i use this merely for the shiok clean sound it gets
but obviously and of course wont be as realy as a tubey
however a student's life cant be expected much
imsuchajoker
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ShredCow said:
he does?!
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played this wonderful guitar revcently:
CORT KX Custom
List: $1,100
CORT KX Custom
List: $1,100
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bro- check it out @ swee lee BB showroom. yup, review in the works...
still finding out if there's Katana to be had, i'm definitely having a go at it...
still finding out if there's Katana to be had, i'm definitely having a go at it...
I've played those Godins, string thru body, recessed TOM.
The bolt on model, similiar to the one with P90s, with a HSS config, is like what, 800 bucks? The price is right.
The set neck version, maho neck and body, H - H config, is like $1200.
Great price IMO, and the oiled finish, I hear wood!!!
Only gripe, the overhang of the 22nd fret is quite a long... so the fretboard overhangs out quite a bit. I've seen 1 display model where the fretboard has warped till the 22nd fret is lower than usual, resulting in it becoming unplayable.
The bolt on model, similiar to the one with P90s, with a HSS config, is like what, 800 bucks? The price is right.
The set neck version, maho neck and body, H - H config, is like $1200.
Great price IMO, and the oiled finish, I hear wood!!!
Only gripe, the overhang of the 22nd fret is quite a long... so the fretboard overhangs out quite a bit. I've seen 1 display model where the fretboard has warped till the 22nd fret is lower than usual, resulting in it becoming unplayable.
