Headfirst Alta P1

saarangnarayan

saarangnarayan

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This feels like a super cool product! Sounds killer and very interesting to see the Two Notes thing integrated into it. Much more flexible than the usual Boutique Amps Distribution/Synergy digital back-end. It's on pre-oredr as of now so no clue about pricing but colour me interested!

EDIT: skimmed through the video, and apparently this was designed in consultation with Jim Root of Slipknot, although the sounds are mostly from the 100 Watt Alta.

 
I wish Jason, @Burger, still stopped by here. When he first started to come here some here thought he was just coming here to shill products, and he said Fuck It.

Maybe @DrewJD82 can get him to come back and ask everyone to be nice:rofl
 
Oh man. Love me some rack preamps. This one isn't quite the tone I typically dial in, but it's nice to see someone making rack gear again.

If there is a trend in this direction from other builders, my bank account is in trouble...
 
I auto joined the waitlist. Checklist completed.

Rack:
And a good day to you sir!

1U:
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Alta Preamp:

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Tbh, I really like this move from Jason. Not a lot of classic/hot-rod Marshall-y preamps around these days in that form factor. As mentioned previously, going with Two Notes was a great choice, too. Not too hot on their poweramp emulations, but I haven't heard that in a tube (pre)amp context, so what do I know! Can't wait for the price reveal (because I think it might be a bit prohibitively high for my taste) so that i can justify not burning a massive hole in my wallet right now.
 
saarangnarayan said:
Tbh, I really like this move from Jason. Not a lot of classic/hot-rod Marshall-y preamps around these days in that form factor. As mentioned previously, going with Two Notes was a great choice, too. Not too hot on their poweramp emulations, but I haven't heard that in a tube (pre)amp context, so what do I know! Can't wait for the price reveal (because I think it might be a bit prohibitively high for my taste) so that i can justify not burning a massive hole in my wallet right now.
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That’s my thought. Three channel, hot-rodded Marshall in a 1U enclosure, let’s do this. But, I will completely bypass all of the Two Notes backend. Id love it if there was a version without it, but I get why he included it.

Curious what the pricing will be. There will be a premium due to the size of his operation, but I’m hoping it’s not much more than the cost of a couple Synergy modules.
 
Whizzinby said:
Curious what the pricing will be. There will be a premium due to the size of his operation, but I’m hoping it’s not much more than the cost of a couple Synergy modules.
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Anything sub-1000USD is a big win, but I agree, there WILL be a down-under premium+Jason's one-man operation premium.
 
Looks cool, and will almost certainly sound great in the flesh.

No idea on the price... but if you're on a budget my advice is don't look to small operations making low quantities of high-quality gear they've developed from scratch. Myasnikov is an exception I guess.
 
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