I just got word that my order of the Crab Guitar Effects Benzin 50W head (the VH4-inspired one) has shipped. I thought it would be helpful to update you guys about the timeline of a recent order and the amp’s journey from Ukraine to the Northeast USA.
I put my order in on February 17th and the amp was done on March 22nd, a month ahead of schedule. From following the other Crab threads, I’m expecting to take delivery in about 3 weeks based on everyone else’s experience.
The builder shared this picture of the amp with me the other day:
My only references to the VH4 outside of clips are the Helix/Fractal models, some NAM captures, and an AMT D2 pedal. From all I’ve read, Diezel users often refer to the large power sections of their amps. I don’t expect a 1:1 experience of the real thing. I do hope to get some use out of its power amp return with some AMT preamp pedals.
One thing of note is that amp has a Tone Shift toggle, which wasn’t on the other builds that I saw on his Instagram page.
I put my order in on February 17th and the amp was done on March 22nd, a month ahead of schedule. From following the other Crab threads, I’m expecting to take delivery in about 3 weeks based on everyone else’s experience.
The builder shared this picture of the amp with me the other day:
My only references to the VH4 outside of clips are the Helix/Fractal models, some NAM captures, and an AMT D2 pedal. From all I’ve read, Diezel users often refer to the large power sections of their amps. I don’t expect a 1:1 experience of the real thing. I do hope to get some use out of its power amp return with some AMT preamp pedals.
One thing of note is that amp has a Tone Shift toggle, which wasn’t on the other builds that I saw on his Instagram page.
