So, I never did buy an amp from Ebay, instead I picked up this
Strymon Iridium Marshall DSL20CR. I checked Richtone site earlier and saw they had one in for
£279. I couldn't resist going straight after work to try it. The one on Ebay was £325 and a 25 mile round trip that would have used up nearly 3 hours of tomorrow.
I was pleasantly surprised. They described it as "Good" condition and functioning properly. It does function properly, but they were very conservative in their description "Good". Seriously, this thing could pass as new or at least "Excellent".
I gave it a proper examination, it's a super quiet amp, meaning no unwanted hiss and white noise from the knobs when turned up or from the Reverb. The Reverb is enough for me, I only use a bit as "always on". I don't require Deluxe Reverb levels of Lush.
It is not a quiet amp in any other way, though. This will definitely be OK for our gigs, we tend to mic up anyway. I can get a sound that's clean enough on the first channel and I'll use the 2nd channel for the hard rock types tones I need (think Bartender and the Thief, Cigs and Alcohol etc). I'll get a mid crunch from the Bunker and a nice cleanish boost from the Bogner Blue set low gain.
The EQ'ing on this amp is great, very noticeable sweep from 0-10 on all EQ Knobs. Heard reviews that it's hard to dial the brightness out of these but it doesn't appear to be the case. That said it is super bright with treble and presence on 10, but it's easily tamed. Added bonus is the speaker may have been broken in a little. Didn't sound too boxy, it is a small amp but when miced up at a gig it'll kick some ass.
FX Loop works fine, the amp didn't come with a footswitch (uh-oh), but I'll buy one from t'internet. It needs a dust cover too, but for £279, I can't complain. I just hope it's a good un that defies the trend of experiences that doesn't end up on a bench any time soon.
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Only a Fool Would Say That.
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I think if I wasn't in a band, I might have seriously considered the 5 watt version. The 40watt would be too much for me, at home and don't really think it's warranted for the gigs we do. I've still got my old Valvestate 8240 2x12 down at the practice room and I think that sounds very decent even after it's decade plus hibernation in a cupboard.
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie