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"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
I think its called choice. Too much of it.
Everything I buy these days I soon view as inadequate and superfluous because A: I don't have a clue how to really use it, and B: There is always retail therapy to satisfy.
To add a quick C into the mix. I'm an advertisers dream and fall for anything
Sounds superior to me.
Not a fan of the 6V6's in the Mk1 RV50.
(b) yeah i tend to prefer a high gain amp boosted than not boosted. personally i still consider that to be mainly the amp generating the distortion.
I didn't try them with pedals, but I remember when I tried the rocker 30 fairly soon after trying the rockerverb (not head to head, but fairly soon) i thought the rocker was broken because it had so much less gain and was so much more vintage-sounding. )
"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
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
On one level, it's just gear - it makes sounds. If you like them, groovy. If you don't, flog it and get something else. No need for any partisanship really.
A lot of the Porcupine Tree albums were recorded with Pod XT's for what it is worth - it's about knowing how to get the best from what you've got, and knowing when what you've got is holding you back or whether it is just all in your head.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Just to finish this thought off...I was actually really surprised by this amp. It has been sitting in our rehearsal space for ages but I always assumed it would be a bit meh so I never used it. I used one of the Laney VC amps and also a Lionheart head (actually, not sure I have used the Lionheart but the other guitarist in our band has used it a few times) and I've never been that impressed.
The LC was surprising though - not so much about the sounds but the responsiveness...it just seemed to do what I wanted - if I wanted sustain it just sustained and if I wanted clean, it cleaned up really well. I set it up with quite a high gain tone and then (because I didn't have a footswitch or really any idea how to use the amp) just used the guitar volume to change the tone. Just seemed effortless to play. Like it.