MetalHeadMike
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So I picked up this Quickrod Drob B+ a couple weeks ago but unfortunately had a PT redplate on me the second day after getting it. It sat for a week until I was able to get some replacements. I picked up a quad of JJ KT77s from a member hear on a trade (Thanks Apophis ) and got around to installing/biasing them last night.
Well I can't really compare to the stock EL34Bs that were in the amp when I got it considering I only had a few hours playtime before a tube took out a fuse and left it dead in the water, but I can say that the JJ KT77 do not disappoint in this amp
This amp is just flat out MASSIVE sounding! Its got such a 3 dimensional quality to it that is hard to get across in a description, you just have to be in the room. The low end is HUGE as in almost if not equal to Diezel Herbert huge.
I've read lots of old posts where people describe the mids as "weird" and I guess to some extent I can see where some might consider them weird, but as a metal head I can only describe the mids on this amp as They are aggressive, articulate, sharp, blistering and just straight up in your face. Right up my alley!
Consequently, the mids knob is the most powerful tone shaping knob in the eq section and there is a huge range of tone available from this knob alone. You can easily darken the tone up considerably with this knob but all the while the amp still has enough cut, attack and clarity. Or you can crank the mids knob and it just flat out screams. Oddly enough I find myself with the mids at noon or 1'ish and treble and presence at 0 or just cracked open and it sounds great.
The gain structure is unlike anything I've played/heard. Can go from a more open crunchy roar to ultra saturated yet not compressed. I don't know how else to describe it other than to say its seems very saturated and "wet" if that makes any sense. I love it! For comparison, I'd say the Savage was super saturated if you set the gain that way, but very "dry" in comparison and a lot more compressed.
The amp is tight but there is a welcome amount of sag and give. As much as I loved my Savage 120, I always felt I was fighting it. It just felt very stiff whereas the this amp just has a really really nice feel under the fingers.
Hear is a quick and dirty recording of some chugga chug bullshit while I was biasing it last night:
https://soundcloud.com/user-549632051/d ... uickrodwav
Well I can't really compare to the stock EL34Bs that were in the amp when I got it considering I only had a few hours playtime before a tube took out a fuse and left it dead in the water, but I can say that the JJ KT77 do not disappoint in this amp
This amp is just flat out MASSIVE sounding! Its got such a 3 dimensional quality to it that is hard to get across in a description, you just have to be in the room. The low end is HUGE as in almost if not equal to Diezel Herbert huge.
I've read lots of old posts where people describe the mids as "weird" and I guess to some extent I can see where some might consider them weird, but as a metal head I can only describe the mids on this amp as They are aggressive, articulate, sharp, blistering and just straight up in your face. Right up my alley!
Consequently, the mids knob is the most powerful tone shaping knob in the eq section and there is a huge range of tone available from this knob alone. You can easily darken the tone up considerably with this knob but all the while the amp still has enough cut, attack and clarity. Or you can crank the mids knob and it just flat out screams. Oddly enough I find myself with the mids at noon or 1'ish and treble and presence at 0 or just cracked open and it sounds great.
The gain structure is unlike anything I've played/heard. Can go from a more open crunchy roar to ultra saturated yet not compressed. I don't know how else to describe it other than to say its seems very saturated and "wet" if that makes any sense. I love it! For comparison, I'd say the Savage was super saturated if you set the gain that way, but very "dry" in comparison and a lot more compressed.
The amp is tight but there is a welcome amount of sag and give. As much as I loved my Savage 120, I always felt I was fighting it. It just felt very stiff whereas the this amp just has a really really nice feel under the fingers.
Hear is a quick and dirty recording of some chugga chug bullshit while I was biasing it last night:
https://soundcloud.com/user-549632051/d ... uickrodwav