Have A Chance On A Bogner 20th Anniversary XTC.

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Haha! Love it, FA!

I have yet to find a "No!" anywhere inside of me.

 

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Yep, I did own one. Ultimately it was just a bit too similar to the XTC 101B I have so I couldn't justify keeping both at the price, and I was already used to the 101B because I'd had it for quite a bit longer, but I'd recommend an XTC 20th to anybody.

The key difference between the 101B and the XTC 20th is that the XTC 20th is a slightly stiffer and more modern amp. This makes the 20th's Red channel a bit clearer and more expressive, overall a bit better than the 101B's Red channel (personally I think the XTC 20th's Red channel might be the best pure, smooth mid/high gain tone for leads ever made), but the 101B's Blue channel benefits from the 101B being slightly more vintage and squishy, so I think the Blue channel is just a hair better on the 101B. The 20th's Blue channel has very slightly less gain and is maybe "too clear" in the highs for me, but that honestly might be able to be resolved with more tweaking than I ended up doing.

Either way, incredible amp overall.

edit: oh and the XTC 20th has one of the sweetest, best sounding clean channels I've ever heard in a channel switcher. Like "end your quest for warm clean tones" good.

Thanks! Your descriptions have me wanting a 101B.

Right up my alley and the last amp to rule them all. I just stumbled into this
and the seller is willing to work with me and shot me a mad price that makes
me feel like this is the time to jump.

I'd prefer EL34s, too. 6L6s and Marshall-esque circuits just never felt right to my
ears.

I have some tubes here, so that is no biggie and I can swap back and forth. You
try your 20th with EL34s when you had it?

Thanks again, appreciate you taking the time to give me that breakdown.

 

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Dude says he'll work with me and give me a bit of time to move some product so
I can finance this thing. Says he is tired of dealing with "tirekickers" and stupid
trade offers.

Thanks for making me look like a good option other people!

 

[GreatGreen]

Thanks! Your descriptions have me wanting a 101B.

Right up my alley and the last amp to rule them all. I just stumbled into this
and the seller is willing to work with me and shot me a mad price that makes
me feel like this is the time to jump.

I'd prefer EL34s, too. 6L6s and Marshall-esque circuits just never felt right to my
ears.

I have some tubes here, so that is no biggie and I can swap back and forth. You
try your 20th with EL34s when you had it?

Thanks again, appreciate you taking the time to give me that breakdown.

Very welcome!

The one I had used 6L6 tubes. I never tried it with EL34's.

 

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Very welcome!

The one I had used 6L6 tubes. I never tried it with EL34's.

Any thoughts on the too loud factor @Life Eats Life mentioned?

I have a Mark V and another 3 channel monster I have no issues with,
but never tried an XTC. Aren't they switchable down to 25 watts?

 

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[Mongillo19]

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Did you get it

 

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Nope. Just a pic he sent me. Making a clip or two today to send me later.

 

[Stone]

I dunno about reals world amp but love the XTC blue and red in the Fractal!

 

[GreatGreen]

Any thoughts on the too loud factor @Life Eats Life mentioned?

I have a Mark V and another 3 channel monster I have no issues with,
but never tried an XTC. Aren't they switchable down to 25 watts?

I suppose it depends on the sound you want.

XTC’s have excellent channel volumes on all three channels, an additional loop master, and a bunch of wattage selectors, so in my experience they sound amazing at low volumes. But if you want big power amp squish then yeah you’ll need to crank it. But for me, the more gain I use the less volume I go for to keep things clean.

So to me they can sound amazing at any volume, but on a sliding scale between "low volume and crisp modern voicing" to "high volume and tube sagged vintage voicing."

 

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Thanks, GG!

 

[Achilles]

Just do it. Everyone must own an X at some point of the journey!

 

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So the guy pulls his ad. The amp is sold. Weeks pass. He contacts me privately, and
tells me buyer bailed and it is back on the market.

I am like, "In the meantime, I have bought a new guitar, a few pedals, and some
new software."



I'd still like an XTC, but maybe this is not the one. Or maybe it is.

 

[Life Eats Life]

So the guy pulls his ad. The amp is sold. Weeks pass. He contacts me privately, and
tells me buyer bailed and it is back on the market.

I am like, "In the meantime, I have bought a new guitar, a few pedals, and some
new software."



I'd still like an XTC, but maybe this is not the one. Or maybe it is.

Brother, keep your eyes peeled for the
XTC Pandora on the used market.
if you get one, get that one.
You might be able to get a used Pandora for the same price of a used 20th in the current used gear climate.
Those Pandora’s are dope AF.
Good job not blowing your load

 

[GTR37]

Brother, keep your eyes peeled for the
XTC Pandora on the used market.
if you get one, get that one.
You might be able to get a used Pandora for the same price of a used 20th in the current used gear climate.
Those Pandora’s are dope AF.
Good job not blowing your load

There was a Pandora in the Bogner FB group black carbon fiber and metal front I think it was around 4000

 

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XTC's are a tad expensive. A Pandora XTC sounds Gucci-fied!

I am not familiar. Is it just cosmetics, or some kind of magic lurking inside Pandora's Box?

 

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So the guy pulls his ad. The amp is sold. Weeks pass. He contacts me privately, and
tells me buyer bailed and it is back on the market.

I am like, "In the meantime, I have bought a new guitar, a few pedals, and some
new software."



I'd still like an XTC, but maybe this is not the one. Or maybe it is.

This is either "the universe is giving you another chance" or "the universe is saying you should pass on it".

My last guitar purchase was the KDC relic Tele, and that actually ended up being sold to someone else, then he chose to sell it a few weeks later. That was my cue for "universe giving me another chance" and it worked out well. But of course an XTC is pretty expensive to roll the dice...

 

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This is either "the universe is giving you another chance" or "the universe is saying you should pass on it".

My last guitar purchase was the KDC relic Tele, and that actually ended up being sold to someone else, then he chose to sell it a few weeks later. That was my cue for "universe giving me another chance" and it worked out well. But of course an XTC is pretty expensive to roll the dice...

Haha! Exactly! Hence my currently confused state.

I am passing for now. I just can't be a responsible adult and plunk down that
kind of cash on myself during the Holidays----even if self-indulgent gifting
ourselves is a thing adults do these days.

"I will give a gift from me, to me."

I am not that kind of "adult." Yet.

Congrats again on the Tele. She's gorgeous!

 

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I am not sold on the 20th anyways as "the one." And give me some EL34s motherfuckers if you are
offering me any hint of Marshall-inspired and derived vibes.