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I'm a long term Tone King Imperial owner so I think I've got reasonable taste in tone.
I also tried out a skylark and loved it. Seemed to be able to get that light overdrive SRV tone very easily.
I also tried the Carr Mercury V which many people on these pages love, but it was hard to find a sound that I really loved.
In general I don't tend to like the tweed thing that much.
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Really nice amp on the Rhythm setting, but the Tweed and Lead are really pretty ordinary, so for me it only really does one thing well.
I have found my Honeyboy 5F1 / 2 amps do a far nicer blackface style with an EQ pedal in front and the Tweed is no comparison to the real thing.
I think I also rate my Blackstar Studio 10 EL84 up there with the Falcon, I certainly can't hear the difference being worth around £1,000.
I'd be interested to compare a new Supro amp like the Thunderbolt or the Keeley one to the Tone King Rhythm setting.
It seems crazy to trade what are 2 fabulous amps but such is the nature of gas... the grass is always greener and all that!
I am in no rush so will go and give that Bartel a go when Coda re-opens!
I wanted to love a Merc V but every time I play one I find it sounds "boxy "
Now it's not exactly a totally fair contest. The Roseland's cabinet is a good bit bigger and tuned to make it sound it's absolute best. It's also a different kind of speaker altogether but I have at another time put the Carr through the Roseland's speaker and the other way around and the Bartel still wins so it's not all about the cab or the speaker.
It's also very much about feel. The Carr is a bit stiffer and therefore maybe sort of unforgiving - you have to play more precisely. The Roseland just seems to fit around what your playing in such a way that it makes you more involved and I can get into what I'm trying to do in a more satisfying way.
I'd hate anyone to take from this that the Rambler is not a good amp. It's a fantastic amp. It's still the best all round gigging amp/combo I can think of but that's because there are many more variables to what you need for your average gig night out. But putting them side by side for your own goosebumps it's the Bartel all the way.
I'd love to try a Bartel.
It's supposed to help humbuckers stay more present and retain their sparkle at low volume levels.
If you have such, does it make much difference and is it worth having?
Many years ago, I had a PRS McCarty and didn't realise it had a coil split until some months after purchase... never used it mind!
Did you recently buy the Starwood head and cab from Coda?
I have a Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe which incorporates a fantastic trem so am happy to save a few quid and probably go for the Starwood... we'll see!