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worst thing I ever did. Now my lovely valve amp is sitting unused. I’ve used the Tonemaster for every gig, recording session and rehearsal since. It’s stunningly light. My sore back/broken shoulder/tennis elbow thank me every time I lift it.
the odd thing is that I am actually preferring the sound of the Tonemaster in the majority of situations, if the BDRI sounded better, I would insist on using it for gigs, no mattter what the weight penalty.
Can the Tonemaster Deluxe be DI's into the PA?
What sort of stuff do you use it for? Material wise I mean? I'd use it clean (with a bit of reverb) and then do anything else with pedals.....
(Edit - I should say to anyone reading this - I loved my BDRI - I gigged it for years - I looked after it and had is serviced - and it never broke down or let me down - it sounded great - I have honestly only ditched it because its too heavy for a fella with a bad back - and because I play reggae/ska - I am not a great player and cant claim I need that break up sound that tone purists crave - but the BDRI totally does in spades and is a great amp imho)
thanks
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
in any case, BDRI is what everyone I know, and just about everyone on every amp forum globally, call them. So I’m not about to try to change it. Especially when I’m convinced it actually is a reissue.
i play blues and rock. I use the amp only for clean sounds. I then use an always-on overdrive pedal for all my sounds. My clean sounds are 100% obtained by rolling my guitars volume knob down. Having a great base clean tone is a key part of the tone for me.
Honestly, IMO the amp’s clean sounds are fantastic. I did wonder about buying a DRRI but I often play in churches at very low volumes, and IMO, the DRRI needs to be working at a decent volume to start sounding really good.
So for that reason, the variable output on the TMD is fantastic. In my experience, the fender amps sound excessively bright at very low volumes. But the mid range increases as you up the volume - the sound becomes much warmer, rounder and beefier. So the adjustable power output on the TMD allows you to run the amp right on the verge of overdrive - right at the magical 4/5 on the volume knob. At that kind of setting the “clean” sound might not be totally crystal clear. But it sounds excellent to me.
Bizarre.
Oh well.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ha ha - a venue that doubled as a livestock market?!?!?! lol... there is some deep irony there - given some of the newer purpose built town centre night-clubs....
Yeah - Buckley is half an hour from Liverpool, it was an established part of the touring circuit - the main room holds 1000... most bands would come through on their way up - saw some really good shows and some very average ones too - but I was of the view that it was worth watching something rather than nothing.... that was what got me through a Shawadaddywaddy (excuse spelling) show anyway!! We have the William Aston Hall - a bigger concert hall at the university in Wrexham as well - I saw one of my favourite bands there - the Super Furry Animals - the night Liverpool one the Champions League in Istanbul - such a strange gig - me and my mates watch the first half in the pub - though it was all over and went to watch the band - they kept going off stage throughout the show and providing the crowd with sore updates - it was a very strange and fun gig! Recently they have started doing shows at the local football stadium - the Racecourse (a stadium far grander than the team that plays there) - but I havent been to a show there yet - stadium gigs not really my bag so I skipped sterophoincs....
I like Steve Craddock as a guitar player - I think there is a lot of mod influences - early R & B in his playing etc.... I saw him with the specials - I think it was just Terry, Lynval and Horace - plus the long standing keyboard player..... I think they (sadly) really miss Mr Bradsbury who was an excellent drummer.... I quite liked what he was doing - he kept it simple....I know your into a broad range of stuff - I think I've seen you mention folk a few times? is that a passion of yours? Not something ive ever really explored other than the newer Father John Misty, Weyes Blood stuff...