Another electradyne thread

[Boudoir Guitar]

So, an electrodyne combo amp is the LAST thing on my gear radar at the moment, but when one pops up on the local-ish Facebook marketplace for $300, even I get excited.

How did the effects return work with modelers all you dudes that had them recently? I think @TubeStack @DrewJD82 and @JiveTurkey have all had one in hernia last year or so?

 

[TubeStack]

I found it sounded good but dark when briefly running my FM9 through it. It’s a dark amp in general. But I’ve never liked running modelers through tube amp returns, so there’s that.

(This was head + 2x12, not combo.)

$300 is a ridiculous price. I’d buy it on principle alone.

 

[TubeStack]

an electrodynamics combo amp

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

$300 is a ridiculous price. I’d buy it on principle alone.

Yeah, this is my current position. He's gonna send me videos confirming it's actually mint. Soonest I could get out to snag it is next week, so hoping it's still there when available. Given how deep through the woods this dude is located, highly likely it'll still be there and why it's listed so low.

 

[la szum]

Damn! Lucky I don't live in your 'Hood.

That's a score of scores!

 

[TubeStack]

Given how deep through the woods this dude is located…

Is it worth it?

Actually it’s an insane amp, so I say yes!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Damn! Lucky I don't live in your 'Hood.

That's a score of scores!

yeah, only posting my query here because I know I'm far, far, far from all y'all mofos, and this amp is even further away

 

[la szum]

I hope it lasts. And it is not amp bait to kill and/or maim you.

The ED is a great amp. It shouldn't be as "dark," and ought to be fire as a tube power
amp, since most of the warmth of the amp is in the tonestack---which you wouldn't
be using.

 

[TubeStack]

I hope it lasts. And it is not amp bait to kill and maim you.

...

The ED is a great amp. It shouldn't be as "dark," and ought to be fire as a tube power
amp, since most of the warmth of the amp is in the tonestack---which you wouldn't
be using.

You’d think, but I wonder if the Simul-Class has something to do with it? I recall the manual saying something about it smoothing out the sound.

 

[la szum]

I wonder??

Kind of beyond my paygrade. I do l know Mesas has long made Simul-Class Power
Amps that are supposed to be more or less neutral. Then again, I doubt any power
section is absolutely neutral.

Probably getting a bit in the weeds here while we wait for @Boudoir Guitar to get
into them there woods first.

 

[TubeStack]

I wonder??

Kind of beyond my paygrade. I do l know Mesas has long made Simul-Class Power
Amps that are supposed to be more or less neutral. Then again, I doubt any power
section is absolutely neutral.

Was thinking the same thing re. the 2:90 amps (or whatever those badass beasts are called), as we were talking about it. Hmm...

Probably getting a bit in the weeds here while we wait for @Boudoir Guitar to get
into them there woods first.

Excellent word play!

 

[TubeStack]

Here's what the manual says (yes I'm this much of a Mesa nerd now, I guess):

"Simul-Class continues to work its magic here, smoothing the rough edges while protecting the basic character..."

Now as to what "smoothing the edges" means exactly, who knows...

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Here's what the manual says (yes I'm this much of a Mesa nerd now, I guess):

"Simul-Class continues to work its magic here, smoothing the rough edges while protecting the basic character..."

Now as to what "smoothing the edges" means exactly, who knows...

Honestly, as long as there's not some weird impedance thing, or the challenge of a parallel effects loop or anything janky like that, I'll be good. I get along juuuuuust fine with slight variations in power amps. And I'm preeeeeetty certain that no matter what, if this thing is actually in mint condition and procurable for $300, it will be THE.BEST sounding $300 powered cab for use with a modeler.

 

[la szum]

Here's what the manual says (yes I'm this much of a Mesa nerd now, I guess):

"Simul-Class continues to work its magic here, smoothing the rough edges while protecting the basic character..."

Someone should have implemented Simul-Class in me years and years ago.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Someone should have implemented Simul-Class in me years and years ago.

Aaaaahh, we like the Fractal version of la szum: Warts And All!!!!!

 

[TubeStack]

Whoa, simultaneous 100s from the three local Dyne connoisseurs...

 

[TubeStack]

Simultaneous about Simul-Class...

 

[TubeStack]

Someone should have implemented Simul-Class in me years and years ago.

Dude you are ON tonight!

 

[la szum]

Whoa, simultaneous 100s from the three local Dyne connoisseurs...

I'd like appeal this to the judges, as I, technically speaking, owned an Dyne far longer than JT did.

Sorry, JT. It is the season of having medals revoked under appeal.

 

[DrewJD82]

I agree with Tubestack, it’s definitely dark running into the return, I was actually pretty shocked how different that output section sounded in comparison to the 50-watt 6L6 EVH when I tried them back to back. Nothing some EQ in the AxeFX can’t fix, I was fine just using the EQ in the amp blocks. Also, I’m confident I only tried the Plexi’s and Mesa’s into the return of that particular amp.

Still, $300 is badass!!!! I’d absolutely buy that, even owning the head. Every time I plug into that amp it’s like “Ohhhhhh that’s right, I keep forgetting I fucking love this thing” and I wouldn’t mind having a combo. Hahahaha though I hear they’re heavy AF!