NAMM 2020: New Decade, New GAS

[narad]

From BadCat:

"The Lynx-X. The highest gain amp we’ve ever made. 40 watts, 2 EL-34’s, two channels, clean and crunch mode. From the 60’s to the sound of tomorrow."

I have a Lynx, and it's a pretty good amp that I think a lot of SSO people would like. Class A high-gain. But the EQ is tricky and there's one rotary knob for the clean EQ -- looks like the X fixes that and each channel has B/M/T.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

From BadCat:

"The Lynx-X. The highest gain amp we’ve ever made. 40 watts, 2 EL-34’s, two channels, clean and crunch mode. From the 60’s to the sound of tomorrow."

I have a Lynx, and it's a pretty good amp that I think a lot of SSO people would like. Class A high-gain. But the EQ is tricky and there's one rotary knob for the clean EQ -- looks like the X fixes that and each channel has B/M/T.

Steve Wilson and Eric Friedman use(d) BadCat and I dug their tones for high gain.

Spector Ian Hill JP 50th Anniversary Edition

 

[KnightBrolaire]

And in crazy people news, Vik:

damn shame Vik is a douchebag, I quite like most of his designs, including those.

 

[Spicypickles]

Orianthi’s live thing was pretty rad. I know she was supposed to play with MJ and he died, but I feel bad for her really. She fuckin rips and lost a lot of deserved exposure.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Dino with his sig Ormsby with his new Duncan Machete pickup. Actually sounds really fucking good.

 

[MoistTowelette]

Dino with his sig Ormsby with his new Duncan Machete pickup. Actually sounds really fucking good.

How does this man always have the best tone?

 

[Spinedriver]

Dino with his sig Ormsby with his new Duncan Machete pickup. Actually sounds really fucking good.

I wonder what he was playing through...

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Good: Mick Mars finally got a sig model

Bad: It's not an official sig model.

Good: It's from Vintage guitars so it'll probably be really great for the cash

 

[Backsnack]

Lots of the IMG links on page 12 are broken.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Looks like Neural has an Omega amp VST coming out soon

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Upgraded version of the GED-YYZ. Now pretty much a fully-featured GED-2112 in a pedal. Probably won't feature all the I/O of the 2112, though.

 

[littlebadboy]

Friend said the line on the first day smelled like weed.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Dino with his sig Ormsby with his new Duncan Machete pickup. Actually sounds really fucking good.

For those interested, he was plugged into a Kemper.

Old man in the back seems aghast.

 

[Spinedriver]

Upgraded version of the GED-YYZ. Now pretty much a fully-featured GED-2112 in a pedal. Probably won't feature all the I/O of the 2112, though.

It's like what they did with the VT Bass when they made it into a "DI" version because the initial version was such a massive hit.

 

[Spinedriver]

For those interested, he was plugged into a Kemper.

Old man in the back seems aghast.

I know he was a big Line 6 guy for a while and I thought I had heard a rumor that he started using an Axe-Fx but it looks like he might have gone with Kemper (assuming it's his own personal rig and not just part of SD's setup for NAMM).

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I know he was a big Line 6 guy for a while and I thought I had heard a rumor that he started using an Axe-Fx but it looks like he might have gone with Kemper (assuming it's his own personal rig and not just part of SD's setup for NAMM).

He's been using a Kemper for years now. He used the POD HD for a couple of years, then dissed the Axe FX... then eventually started using it. He didn't use it long, because he went straight for the Kemper and that's what he's been using since. I heard he actually used the Axe FX's tone match feature to tonematch his Demanufacture tone, then profiled the Axe FX patch onto his Kemper.

But IIRC now his main profile is a Mike Fortin-modded JCM based on his old Metalhead mod.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

"DAR at NAMM"

 

[JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo]

Looks like Neural has an Omega amp VST coming out soon

Neural is basically how I get access to amps I'll never afford a real version of. That's fine by me.

 

[chopeth85]

Has anyone tested new vh mini? Im really curious about people's thoughts...

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Neural is basically how I get access to amps I'll never afford a real version of. That's fine by me.

After hearing the real omega amps live I'm pretty hyped for the VST. They have a super cool growl to them that I've only heard from the pittbull, some Riveras and my Revv.