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The Rambler is DEF a £2k plus amp, and is ultra reliable, like all Carrs.
I do agree that most of the vids issued by Steve dint always sound that good.
And yeah, that demo sounds a bit shit.
I have often wondered about brands like Carr and the like, essentially they make good copies of amps that are already great amps even though they are mass made. Just how much better are they? Is it a bit of snake oil?
Again, this isn’t meant to be argumentative. I just never worked out why I would buy a Carr over a fender.
Lazy J i thought was brilliant, the Louis Electric Princeton, Two Rock also, and the Bartel Starwood which is the latest flame,
Rambler is an outstanding amp as is the bigger brother Slant V
The Viceroy is a great amp but very overlooked.Sportsman is very good.
The others ......Impala, Lincoln,Mercury,Bloke,etc etc are good but not special and not worth the price.
Wowsers, Carr have fallen from grace!
I've had a Sportsman as my only amp for the last 6 years or so. Maybe it's not the most characterful amp in the world and (I've said it before) if you want the deepest lows and sparkliest of highs of a Princeton (which it is based on loosely) then there's probably better options.
What it is exceptional at for me is sounding great and being so easy to live with.
Never have to re-bias / built like an out-house / not a huge tube compliment to replace / easy to dial in with just the right amount of range in the controls / never given me any frustrating moments in 6 years.
That's all the practical bits out of the way.
Sound wise - it has a great base clean tone and takes pedals really well, something that can't be said for all (most) Princeton based circuits - this is the trade off for me with a sound that is so well balanced, it adapts to all situations that I've had in the last 6 years whilst the pedals and guitars have spun around it.
May sound like small praise, but not at all, it's an amp that delivers exactly what I want over the long term - one you marry rather than have a short term affair with, if you like.
The boutique amp market is funny - all those who were praising the Louie Electric Columbia as the best amp in the world ever last year - how many still have them? How many have moved on to the next must have?
Basically, there are loads of choices out there and Carr should be considered along with the rest, just find something that works for you.
I like the clip actually, sounds good. Personally if I was after something similar I'd just go through my requirements with a British builder and get something similar built, unless I tried one in a shop and couldn't contain myself.
But ultimately for £2,450 your imagination would be the limit.
They probably make much more sense in the States.
I play through a 2x12 Carr Rambler, and think it sounds stunning. However I had a Skylark for a short period, it got moved on fairly quick as it sounded pretty average. The rambler is a modern day classic for a reason.