Stratzrus
Roadie
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After years of gigging I've found that, if I can bring myself to carry them, I really like 100 watt amps.
I like plenty of clean headroom and the big iron heads deliver in a way that lower wattage amps can't. The 100 watt amps aren't necessarily louder in real world use but there is a qualitative difference in the tone. It sounds fuller and more substantial at the same volume, particularly above 95db.
In order to be useful for higher gain tones, if you don't use an attenuator, they need to have a good master volume. Fortunately both of the Fryettes do.
I've done a bunch of Jazz/R&B/Funk gigs with the Sig:X and it covers all of those bases well. It's equally adept at Blues Rock, Classic Rock, and Metal.
I think if the three channel Sig:X is a scalpel the single channel D120 is a sledgehammer. While to my ear not really ideal for traditional Jazz tones (Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, etc.) the D120 can handle all of the other styles mentioned above exceptionally well and when you crank it into a full stack the clouds part and the sun shines through like a super nova.
I couldn't be happier with both of them and they never fail to put an ear to ear grin on my face whenever I plug into either one.
I'd love to hear the thoughts of anyone else here who has or has played through one. Waddya think?
I like plenty of clean headroom and the big iron heads deliver in a way that lower wattage amps can't. The 100 watt amps aren't necessarily louder in real world use but there is a qualitative difference in the tone. It sounds fuller and more substantial at the same volume, particularly above 95db.
In order to be useful for higher gain tones, if you don't use an attenuator, they need to have a good master volume. Fortunately both of the Fryettes do.
I've done a bunch of Jazz/R&B/Funk gigs with the Sig:X and it covers all of those bases well. It's equally adept at Blues Rock, Classic Rock, and Metal.
I think if the three channel Sig:X is a scalpel the single channel D120 is a sledgehammer. While to my ear not really ideal for traditional Jazz tones (Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, etc.) the D120 can handle all of the other styles mentioned above exceptionally well and when you crank it into a full stack the clouds part and the sun shines through like a super nova.
I couldn't be happier with both of them and they never fail to put an ear to ear grin on my face whenever I plug into either one.
I'd love to hear the thoughts of anyone else here who has or has played through one. Waddya think?