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The BE-50 Dlx has now arrived and is sat on top of the Butterslax. I now have a heavy stack in my room, come make it lighter someone!
So the clean channel on the BE-50 is really, really good. I know Dave Friedman used the circuit from his Buxom Betty and it shows. Lovely cleans, obviously can't compare that to the 'Slax as it doesn't really have one, just a mild breakup channel which although it's ace in its own right, isn't a clean.
On mid-gain sounds the BE is a lot more vintagey if you play with it. Classic rock is there, ACDC sounds are perfect etc. The 'Slax is darker here and fuller sounding, more grunge than classic rock.
Heavy sounds the BE with Sat swich and modern settings is a beast. Absolutely massive for heavy rock/metal/progressive metal. The 'Slax is awe inspiring at what it does in this sonic range, if the BE is is like Gennardy Golovkin the 'Slax is like Chris Eubank Snr in his prime. Both classy and very dangerous, brutal in fact, with the 'Slax just having a brooding and nasty edge to it. Overall for metal the 'Slax probably noses it, for rock they are both a tie but just different tweaks on a certain sound, and at cleans there's only one winner. BE 50 also has loads of mini switches meaning it's even more flexible.
I would be happy to keep them both if I could, but for the flexibility I prefer the BE-50, which is why I bought it. If you are doing just metal or heavy rock and want THE sound though, the 'Slax is your boy!