Has the Bluguitar Amp 1 died before it got going? Nah!

BigMonka

exocet said:

Too late...credit card bent.

Lol, you don't hang about do you?! I'd agree that reading this thread has resulted in some serious gassage, it looks like an excellent bit of kit (although out my price range considering it would only get home use)

exocet

BigMonka said:

exocet said:

Too late...credit card bent.

Lol, you don't hang about do you?! I'd agree that reading this thread has resulted in some serious gassage, it looks like an excellent bit of kit (although out my price range considering it would only get home use)

That's the joy of Credit Cards...I've now got 55 days and counting to regret my decision. 

firepaulmusic

Hope this shows how it reacts to guitar volume, Classic channel...

Cabicular

OK lets give this a go then

Fortheloveofguitar

GG just announced they have them in stock at £489

exocet

And back it goes to Thomann....haven't even opened the box so can't comment on it. Decided that it wasn't going to solve anything for me so went and bought another guitar instead........

monquixote

exocet said:

And back it goes to Thomann....haven't even opened the box so can't comment on it. Decided that it wasn't going to solve anything for me so went and bought another guitar instead........

Excellent, as soon as it appears as B-Stock I shall buy it

exocet

Should be back by end of next week

firepaulmusic

Cabicular said:

OK lets give this a go then

Interested to know how you got on, I'm still lovin' it...

Cabicular

Sounds great and easy to transport. I don't have enough Solo boost available though (this is one thing the exp pedals do exceptionally well on the M13

I've changed the EP Boost for an EWS simple volume control rather than put a volume pedal in (this is supposed to be a small rig)

I'll try that I might replace the TS clone with the Okko diablo I just picked up if I can fit it on

firepaulmusic

Glad someone else likes it, thought I was on my own there for a bit.....

Cabicular

Do you get a brief dropout when engaging the boost though?

firepaulmusic

I noticed that but not enough to be a pain IMO. I actually used my BB Preamp pedal for boost as it was more accessible on my pedal board. The Remote 1 controller would be good if you do alot of switching.

Cabicular

OK complaints

The boost drop thing is not a deal breaker (live) but its annoying and shouldn't be there

Recording that would be a problem

Secondly I understand the ergonomics but more prominent switches would be very helpful

The adjustment knobs around the side is unforgivable. I know the idea is to set it and forget it but when you have it mounted on a board it is impossible to do any adjustment on the fly without unintended consequences

The recess pad switch on the base ... Ok you don't need to do it often but seriously Why on earth recess it like that?

It is noisy... They have hidden it with the suppressor but I hate having them on because the kill my harmonics as they start to tail

I'm still not convinced by the slightly fizzy top end all the distorted channels seem to have.

The Good stuff

The clean sound is really nice

The distorted sounds are gutsy and work well in a band context

It's small and light and fits on a Pedaltrain

The FX loop is really good 

It makes rehjearsals a breeze

ThePrettyDamned

Cabicular said:

OK complaints

The boost drop thing is not a deal breaker (live) but its annoying and shouldn't be there

Recording that would be a problem

Secondly I understand the ergonomics but more prominent switches would be very helpful

The adjustment knobs around the side is unforgivable. I know the idea is to set it and forget it but when you have it mounted on a board it is impossible to do any adjustment on the fly without unintended consequences

The recess pad switch on the base ... Ok you don't need to do it often but seriously Why on earth recess it like that?

It is noisy... They have hidden it with the suppressor but I hate having them on because the kill my harmonics as they start to tail

I'm still not convinced by the slightly fizzy top end all the distorted channels seem to have.

The Good stuff

The clean sound is really nice

The distorted sounds are gutsy and work well in a band context

It's small and light and fits on a Pedaltrain

The FX loop is really good 

It makes rehjearsals a breeze

Have you used the clean/lighter crunch sounds/ plexi style sounds with pedals?

Interested in how they each take overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals.  A plexi with a Boss distortion tends to sound epic, so if this gets half way there, it's still money well spent. 

firepaulmusic

Actually thinking about it I agree with you on all points. The fiddly stuff on the side is a PITA. With regards to fizzy top end, I've tried pushing the master and keeping the channels lower which seems to fatten it up. Still, I reckon the package as a whole is great and all the sounds are really useable which to me is all I want. It was actually the clean sound at the Guitar Show which virtually sold it to me on the spot.

Cabicular

I like it despite its flaws ... it does a lot of things right.

firepaulmusic

At band rehearsal last night I noticed the footswitches often don't latch. It must be that you need to give it a good confident stomp. I can't see Thomas Blug gigging it for a year and a half and not picking that one up.

monquixote

exocet;565772" said:

Should be back by end of next week

And now it's mine

exocet

Well done. I have to say that I really rate Thomann service. Didn't cost me anything to return it. Dare say I've lost a few quid in the process but nothing significant. Did you get a discount? I didn't even open the box!