New amp; inbound. FINALLY \M/

[2dor]

@JiveTurkey if i recall were you not looking at this beast ?
I think @2112 did demo a while back as well
its only 50 Watts but cant get more simple and aggressive something about face melting you often mention

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This amp started me down on the GAS path

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I'll never own an Engl. Too much $ here and nothing about them speak to me. I wanted a Fireball back in the HC days. The more I futz with amps the more I realize I like either DUMB single channel thought processes or Mesa Boogies. Fractal is for when I am wanting to overcomplicate things

"I like analog because its so much simpler"

 

[JiveTurkey]

This amp is brutal as fuck cranked up loud

 

[JiveTurkey]

Most of my fx loop problems seem to also be related to the fact that I LOVE running channel volumes up high and the gain down below noon. FX loop is clip city. I did some kludging about and go the channel volume down around 11 oclock ish and with the FM3, got some decent results. Too much tweaking on the FAS input and output settings though.

 

[Frodebro]

Most of my fx loop problems seem to also be related to the fact that I LOVE running channel volumes up high and the gain down below noon. FX loop is clip city. I did some kludging about and go the channel volume down around 11 oclock ish and with the FM3, got some decent results. Too much tweaking on the FAS input and output settings though.

Gain staging mine was a bit of a PITA as well, and I didn't have my channel masters any higher than noon.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Gain staging mine was a bit of a PITA as well, and I didn't have my channel masters any higher than noon.

I might use it as an excuse to fill out my board and run it into the clean channel as the mood strikes

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

Most of my fx loop problems seem to also be related to the fact that I LOVE running channel volumes up high

I remember from back in the day that it was recommended to keep the channel volumes at no higher than 10:00, especially with the serial loop.