Removes it? That would kind of take away from the character of the vibrato channel though.No experience but from what I’ve heard the deluxe sounds better with the update that removed the bright cap. Should help with pedals.
The TM Princeton version is pretty bright also. I'm not use to having to have a treble knob under 5.
Removes it? That would kind of take away from the character of the vibrato channel though.
But yeah, bright caps can be finicky with drive especially if you're not cranking the volume much. TS pedals tend to work well though.
Unless it has something also to do with the Neo speaker? Never used the Jensen neo but I know some can be a little bright natured.
I don't know exactly the change, but the blonde version of the Deluxe not only swapped out the Jensen Neo (really bright) for a Celestion Creamback (much warmer), but they also either removed or changed the bright cap value in the vibrato channel to smooth it out.
I believe you can swap the firmware for either version of the amp but not sure.
Both of those would probably improve TM Princeton too and make the treble more bearable.
Going with a Greenback. Dug the one in the small Boogie cab I had a while back.
I think a lot of it is perception, not what people are actually hearing. Some people expect anything that isn’t tube to sound terrible with drive pedals for some reason.
They sound fine with drive pedals. A little smoother and more compressed than their tube counterparts. Pedals with more character and depth sound better
Yeah it’s funny how so many people say that tube amps are all warm and never harsh.
The reality of a spanky strat into a cleanish blackface amp with the treble turned up is rather different![]()
I think a lot of it is perception, not what people are actually hearing. Some people expect anything that isn’t tube to sound terrible with drive pedals for some reason.
They sound fine with drive pedals. A little smoother and more compressed than their tube counterparts. Pedals with more character and depth sound better
SparklyThe reality of a spanky strat into a cleanish blackface amp with the treble turned up is rather different![]()
I've had success with a FF into Helix, especially in Native. Running into the dripman model.For me it's fuzz pedals that don't work well run into modelers yet, most drive pedals sound fine. Big muffs work too but vintage style fuzz faces and tone benders do sound very harsh into any modeller I've tried so far.