MetalHeadMike
Well-known member
Picked up this KSR Ares on an impulse buy, and I'm glad I did cuase its one mean little bastard. This little amp has a humongous set of balls and packs a wicked punch!
Bought it here from Hardvalve and it was a great transaction through and through! Great seller
He packed this thing well enough that it could have survived a drop from a 5 story rooftop; I've never seen an amp, or any piece of gear period, packed this good
I've had it a few weeks now but was out of town for most of that time, so only have about 4-5 days playtime on it, but so far I'm very impressed. Sounds and feels awesome to play on, and the build quality of this amp is simply amazing!
Can't decide if I like the blue or the red channel better
They're both that good and each is capable of some wicked sounding tones, and there is so many little tweaks on tone and feel available via the fat, voice and bright switches. It came loaded with JJ 6L6s which sound great, but I'm gonna try it with 6550s and KT77s in the near future here.
Here's some random bullshit chugging just to give an idea of the tone. Think it was Blue CH up until 1:20 then I switched to the red Ch. or vise versa. Can't remember what switches were flipped when
https://soundcloud.com/user-549632051/z ... av/s-5am9o
Bought it here from Hardvalve and it was a great transaction through and through! Great seller
He packed this thing well enough that it could have survived a drop from a 5 story rooftop; I've never seen an amp, or any piece of gear period, packed this good I've had it a few weeks now but was out of town for most of that time, so only have about 4-5 days playtime on it, but so far I'm very impressed. Sounds and feels awesome to play on, and the build quality of this amp is simply amazing!
Can't decide if I like the blue or the red channel better
They're both that good and each is capable of some wicked sounding tones, and there is so many little tweaks on tone and feel available via the fat, voice and bright switches. It came loaded with JJ 6L6s which sound great, but I'm gonna try it with 6550s and KT77s in the near future here.Here's some random bullshit chugging just to give an idea of the tone. Think it was Blue CH up until 1:20 then I switched to the red Ch. or vise versa. Can't remember what switches were flipped when
https://soundcloud.com/user-549632051/z ... av/s-5am9o
The new replacement EVH is in route, and I should have it by Thursday and am anxious to hear the ARES through that cab. I'll post another clip with the amp through it when it arrives.
