KnightBrolaire
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randal diavlo 100 is 600$ bstock on reverb. also eod88 is like 800$ new
Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 - Bionic 200W cute little monster
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So some lunchboxes and ho-hum Randalls.
lewis
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Yes because this small SS amp from these guys isnt Ho Hum itself? Haha.So some lunchboxes and ho-hum Randalls.
Hilarious thinking a tube amp designed by Mike fortin is run of the mill hahah
So you've played it? Also, how is 200 solid state watts "small"? I mean, everyone seems to be loving thier small <150 watt pedal power amps these days.
Also, which of these Randalls have you played? The Diavlo line is nothing special, even the bigger heads. They sit at retailers and gather dust, just ask Randall. The EOD is kind of cool, but a one truck pony on its own.
I stand by my original comment: if this is good it's going to be a competitive product at it's price, and my second one: it's not like there is a bevy of good all tube heads at this price point.
lewis
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So you've played it? Also, how is 200 solid state watts "small"? I mean, everyone seems to be loving thier small <150 watt pedal power amps these days.
Also, which of these Randalls have you played? The Diavlo line is nothing special, even the bigger heads. They sit at retailers and gather dust, just ask Randall. The EOD is kind of cool, but a one truck pony on its own.
I stand by my original comment: if this is good it's going to be a competitive product at it's price, and my second one: it's not like there is a bevy of good all tube heads at this price point.
Meant small in physical size, not power.
I will stick to my Ax8, Kemper and Randall T2 amp rather than this personally.
I'd think the small form factor is a bonus.
Yeah, I'm not ditching my Axe or Kemper either, but the more cool non-tube stuff on the market the better.
lewis
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Yeah it wasnt a slight on it. I didnt mean for "small" to come across derogatory. More just describing it. I.e
The entire thing, size aside, just seems middle of the road for me.
Like it seems like an idea that is 10 years behind now or something.
Unless im a H&K fan, i just wouldnt be interested in this considering the alternatives that are just a little more cash.
Anyway. Lets agree to disagree.
+1 on owning both an Axe and a Kemper too. Well played.
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Stoked to see a big company making a solid state amp that isn’t just an after thought or bedroom practice amp.
The orange crush amps seemed like more of an after thought once i actually played one.
I think would still take an AMT SH-100r or a used ISP Theta Head over this though
The orange crush amps seemed like more of an after thought once i actually played one.
I think would still take an AMT SH-100r or a used ISP Theta Head over this though
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GunpointMetal
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Solid-State, Limited Modeling, if this was made by any other company it would be priced the same as a Spider head
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I really want to see more solid state amps out there. I'm of the belief that they can sound every bit as good as tube. Hell, jfets behave almost identically to triode tubes.
I guess I'll just keep building my own for now.
I guess I'll just keep building my own for now.
Elric
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Fortunately, those of use who live in the real world do not have to buy new. So this thing does have to compete against stuff you can buy used:So some lunchboxes and ho-hum Randalls.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Amplifiers-Effects.gc?Ntt=6505+ head&Ns=r#pageName=used-page&N=18353+1076+1087&Ntt=6505+ head&Nao=0&recsPerPage=30&postalCode=78749&radius=100&profileCountryCode=US&profileCurrencyCode=USD
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Amplifiers-Effects.gc?Ntt=5150 head&Ns=r#pageName=used-page&N=18353+1076+1087&Ntt=5150 head&Nao=0&recsPerPage=30&postalCode=78749&radius=100&profileCountryCode=US&profileCurrencyCode=USD
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/G...ead&postalCode=78749&radius=100#narrowSideBar
Elric
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Fair enough. Someone has to buy them new first for there to be any decent supply, though.Well, in the real world, these will eventually be available used too.
Fair enough. Someone has to buy them new first for there to be any decent supply, though.
Or, if they're as bad as the folks who've never played them think, they'll eventually be blown out and liquidated.
SnoozyWyrm
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I don't think this is going to compete with the "big 3" in any way. Everyone shouting this down over its price failed to take into account the gazzilion features this thing has. It's an all-in-one portable solution for a gigging musician (one that might be playing different gigs/setlists every week). I'd say it is comparable to the Katana head, with more useful stuff added on top.
Shoeless_jose
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H and K red box is pretty awesome this is an okay tool im sure it will have a market.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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So can we like
Actually have fucking demos in this thread?
Actually have fucking demos in this thread?
lewis
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So this compact all in one, SS, gigging solution from H&K wont be trying to compete with the big 3 all in one, SS, compact, gigging solutions?
It really is a confused product then.
Hahaha
Bearitone
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Um no because this isn’t a modeler or profiler. It’s an SS Head with digital effects built in.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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Pretty much. It's a solid state version of their Grandmeister.
