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It's not just metal, because it contains all the preamps from the Amp1 Mercury Edition as well. That one covers vintage (think JTM45) to modern Marshall (JCM800) sounds. So out of the box it comes with 8 preamps/channels to choose from.This is the only floor unit that has interested me i think ever.
A metal oriented analog floor unit with multi-effects and what appears to be a decent power section? Fuck yeah.
You could feasibly plug the recording out into a power amp. At that point it's acting like a multichannel preamp.Can you expand any of the Blu Amps by using another SS Power Amp?
Can you expand any of the Blu Amps by using another SS Power Amp?
Can you expand any of the Blu Amps by using another SS Power Amp?
Good point.You wouldn’t be expanding anything. You would bypassing the Blu poweramp in place of another one. Kind of pointless unless you don’t actually like the sound of the Blu’s own power section.
The question is: will it sound better than my HX stomp and PS170 combo? I doubt there will be noticeable upgrade of the quality that is worth the upcharge
@laxu @lewis @Se7enHeaven
I'm still pretty excited for the release of this thing next year. I've been sending some emails back and forth to Bluguitar asking about planned features. I thought I'd share some things I've learned, some of which may be specific to my nerdy desires for using this with additional pedals.
- It will have a built-in tuner and utilize the light rings along the footswitches for the needle/strobe.
- The Amp X wings and expression pedal will need to be purchased separately (not surprising, but I checked anyways).
- There will not be risers or high enough feet to accommodate a TRS-MIDI converter box to be mounted underneath the unit for external pedals to be used with the device. (Can probably figure out a DIY solution though, so not a big deal).
- Each amp channel/BlugPrint will have a much deeper set of parameters for adjusting tonal options than the tone stack side knobs on the regular Amp1 models.
- No looper effect/function, so you'll have to bring your own looper pedal if you enjoy doing that.
- The Amp X will send out PC messages to external pedals. CC messaging (like with the expression pedal) might be added at a later date after release.
- The analogue post-EQ settings can be saved per preset, unlike the regular Amp1 models!
Let us know how it goes.Thats a great list of features!!!
Thanks for Sharing dude!
Im going to hold off on potentially adding this, until Ive used my Iridium live to gauge if this can hang with the big boys or not.
@laxu @lewis @Se7enHeaven
I'm still pretty excited for the release of this thing next year. I've been sending some emails back and forth to Bluguitar asking about planned features. I thought I'd share some things I've learned, some of which may be specific to my nerdy desires for using this with additional pedals.
- It will have a built-in tuner and utilize the light rings along the footswitches for the needle/strobe.
- The Amp X wings and expression pedal will need to be purchased separately (not surprising, but I checked anyways).
- There will not have risers or high enough feet to accommodate a TRS-MIDI converter box to be mounted underneath the unit for external pedals to be used with the device. (Can probably figure out a DIY solution though, so not a big deal).
- Each amp channel/BlugPrint will have a much deeper set of parameters for adjusting tonal options than the tone stack side knobs on the regular Amp1 models.
- No looper effect/function, so you'll have to bring your own looper pedal if you enjoy doing that.
- The Amp X will send out PC messages to external pedals. CC messaging (like with the expression pedal) might be added at a later date after release.
- The analogue post-EQ settings can be saved per preset, unlike the regular Amp1 models!
ive fallen in love with tone demos of boosted old jcm800s, does the mercury get close to that? or will my iridium be closer?This looks like it will be a real dream unit with everything you need and nothing more. Personally I haven't minded not being able to save the EQ knob settings, the Amp 1 ME has been designed really well so all channels sound like they belong together no matter where you point the knobs.
I've recently found out that the Amp 1 ME poweramp is also good for amplifying digital modelers. Running my Helix full amp models through it gives similar results to what I got from the Fryette Power Station 2. That's going to give me a lot of fun stuff to play with while waiting for the Amp X. I've also built a wet/dry rig out of my Bogner GF45 SL + 4x10 and the Amp 1 ME + 1x12 and that sounds just massive.
ive fallen in love with tone demos of boosted old jcm800s, does the mercury get close to that? or will my iridium be closer?
also quite interested to hear what differences, if any, the amp x has over the iridium
ive fallen in love with tone demos of boosted old jcm800s, does the mercury get close to that? or will my iridium be closer?
also quite interested to hear what differences, if any, the amp x has over the iridium
@laxu you’re right.The Amp X should have both ME and Iridium sounds in it on release.
I haven't tried the Iridium but I would expect that there is a good amount of overlap for JCM800 tones in them. The Mercury does it with ease on the Classic channel.
damn im going to need to look into the Mercury for cheap then. With my effects and pedalboards setup I likely won't need the AmpX really. Given I already have the HX effects etcThe Amp X should have both ME and Iridium sounds in it on release.
I haven't tried the Iridium but I would expect that there is a good amount of overlap for JCM800 tones in them. The Mercury does it with ease on the Classic channel.