Ok, got some time in with it.
I dunno if I’’ll be flipping this.
Before I figured out the whole Gain Trim situation I was less than impressed. I had the Volume dimed with the Master down, wondering “Where the hell is all the gain?!“ Then I hit that switch and ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, now I see!
This is actually everything I was hoping the Shiva would deliver. I can see what @la szum is saying with the similarities, but the gain structure and feel are definitely different. This is so much more immediate than the Shiva and cleans up a HELLUVALOT better, but the Shiva also has more gain going on. Maybe I’ll change my opinion on some of that stuff after I get the chance to crank the shit out of it at work. I’m REALLY anxious to do that with this amp, because I know you gotta crank it to get it singing.
This really seems to hit that Plexi thing I was going for, which is funny, because I found a post from myself saying something in JT’s ED thread about how I wasn’t interested in high gain amps at the time and wanted something Plexi-ish/pedal platform. Well, that’s definitely this. Hahahahha I also saw this in the thread I made for it when the guy was selling it for $1000-
Well, I found out!!!!
Sweet!
That's a deal of a lifetime there.
Did you use the same cab/speakers for comparisons?
They are different amps for sure, just always struck me
how eerily close they also were. Both were too ass heavy
and dark with humbuckers in a 2 guitar band--for me.
Just more of that low-mid emphasis and not that upper-mid
bark and bite that I crave in a 2 guitar band. I can definitely
vibe with how massive they are solo'd in a one guitar band.
Just not a fan of too much girth when trying to slice through
a mix. But trio setting... and a Strat... hell to the yeah!
Funny how you ended up with 3 new amps without really looking
or trying too hard. Letting the Universe decide and help you out.
$700? WTF?? Did you also fuck his wife?
Oh lordy, I knew this Dover was going to do magic stuff in front of this amp. I absolutely cannot wait to hear this cranked the hell up tonight. Lovepedal Multitap in the loop.
Man, I’m really digging the Dover Drive. You gave a few of them right? Ever consider sending one to @FractalAudio to model?
Does it have germanium diodes or transistors? Which one does the best EJ?Hahahah I‘d buy another Germanium Dover to send
Does it have germanium diodes or transistors? Which one does the best EJ?
According to a schematic, the OG has a single 1N34A.Transistors, I believe. The Germanium gets far, far closer to 89-96 EJ, the regular/OG Dover is much closer to his tones in the last 20 years, a bit drier and not as fuzzed out. These are pretty dependent on the amp they're in front of, I was not getting the same results with the Shiva or the DRRI.
In the vid above I'm going into the Blue mode of the ED, there's a bit of hair on the tone by itself already.
According to a schematic, the OG has a single 1N34A.
I found a white Dover Drive that uses a OC42 Germanium transistor, but it’s not the black one. Not sure what’s inside that one.
Better example of the sound, same shitty playing.
I think I’d rather that Bogner turn into a Mark V.