Wizard of Ozz
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misterspockyall":8wq92rdi said:Ventura":8wq92rdi said:This comment is stirring some issue with me.misterspockyall":8wq92rdi said:Lunati- Thought long an hard about a TJ, but didn't really want the 150w for mainly playing at barely above bedroom volumes. My cab is front loaded.
First up, if you're not moving the amp past bedroom levels, you're not at all aware of what the amp's true nature is. No amp sounds like anything at bedroom volume - dare I say practically any hi-gain head will sound almost like the next one - at bedroom levels. Fucking with bottles and stomps and all this nonsense is pointless at low volume playing.
The TwinJet is a superior amp for tone, in my humble opinion. People can flame me for this and I don't give a shit. But - after little research - it does seem that a lot of people think the Rev.Blue just wasn't a great release from Bogner HQ, so my sentiments aren't alone. But again, even if they were, I'd not give a shit.
However, the TwinJet, or the Rev.Blue or the Rev.2 or anything else out there with 4 bottles in it will never offer you - the player - its true personality and tonal characteristics at pet-store volume levels. Like having a Lamborghini doing pylons in a parking lot with the driver saying he'd prefer a different steering wheel for performance enhancement - doesn't matter.
Stick with it - and if you're not planning on getting that amp and 412 out the door and into a space where you can flap your pants, bring it down a few notches to a 30W head or or less - where you can drive the power section, etc. Or get an attenuator before you buy a small arsenal of stomps and see how the characteristics of the amp change once the MV gets past noon
Been playing the amp regular for a few months now. Pretty happy with the tones I'm getting for quiet playing as well as jamming with a drummer (with and without pedals). Just got home to an empty house and decided to really crank it: Holy sh*t. No boost, no post eq. Dialed out the harshness and put the Master/Channel volumes at 1 o'clock. The tones are simply murderous. I just started laughing and turned it off, one hell of an amp.
In my Marshall days, I was well versed in turning up for tone. I'm happy to have found that spot with the Uber as well. I feel like I'll be learning the EQ's til the day I sell it, but the payoff is really something.
Amazing what that little knob labeled volume can do isn't it?
Enjoy!