MetalHeadMike
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I have wanted to play an Uber for far too many years, so I picked one up and have to say these things are insane.
I've been gassing for an Uber since about 2007 and can't believe it took this long for me to finally give one a shot. I have to admit upon first plugging in when it arrived I was a bit underwhelmed. Part of it was probably that I had built it up for so long in my head that expectations were just set too high, but the bulk of why it was somewhat underwhelming was due to the tubes that were in it I believe. JJEL34 and all JJ preamps except for the Sovtek LPS in the last slot.
I've never noticed major tone changes in most my previous amps when swapping tubes be they power or preamp tubes. I was all set to give up on the Uber and move it on down the road, but something in me said to give it a shot with this amp. I'm really glad I did, because after popping in some JJ KT77 power tubes and a bunch of Chinese 12ax7B preamp tubes it's more or less everything I thought the Uber would be. It sounded like a fairly generic metal tone before swapping tubes and did not have near enough attack nor clarity for me, and now it has more of a unique character I think, and it's tighter and more articulate for sure. I'm happy
I was in contact with several buds on here and the cool dude who sold me the amp, and they all made some great eq suggestions urging me to spend some time with the amp given its reputation for having such a strange eq response. I think I had that aspect dialed in and while the eq is fairly unconventional, I think the tube change is what yielded most of the desired tone change.
This amp is capable of the most ridiculously saturated yet articulate tones! It also gets a great thunderous roar with the gain dialed back between 10--->11 o' clock. There's a surprising number of variations on the core tone considering there's not a bunch of switches and extra knobs. Oddly when pushing the gain beyond noon it not only becomes ultra saturated and thick but the amp seems to get tighter in its attack as opposed to turning to mush. There is an amazing amount of clarity possible and a nice sag to the power section. I am "clean" boosting with a ts9 as I do every amp and without the boost the amp is essentially unusable for my tastes. However with the boost it's simply awesome.
This amp has one of the thickest and deepest low end frequency responses I think I've come across. Wicked metal tones. It rumbles the world around you as if a wrecking ball has struck the building.
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I've been gassing for an Uber since about 2007 and can't believe it took this long for me to finally give one a shot. I have to admit upon first plugging in when it arrived I was a bit underwhelmed. Part of it was probably that I had built it up for so long in my head that expectations were just set too high, but the bulk of why it was somewhat underwhelming was due to the tubes that were in it I believe. JJEL34 and all JJ preamps except for the Sovtek LPS in the last slot.
I've never noticed major tone changes in most my previous amps when swapping tubes be they power or preamp tubes. I was all set to give up on the Uber and move it on down the road, but something in me said to give it a shot with this amp. I'm really glad I did, because after popping in some JJ KT77 power tubes and a bunch of Chinese 12ax7B preamp tubes it's more or less everything I thought the Uber would be. It sounded like a fairly generic metal tone before swapping tubes and did not have near enough attack nor clarity for me, and now it has more of a unique character I think, and it's tighter and more articulate for sure. I'm happy
I was in contact with several buds on here and the cool dude who sold me the amp, and they all made some great eq suggestions urging me to spend some time with the amp given its reputation for having such a strange eq response. I think I had that aspect dialed in and while the eq is fairly unconventional, I think the tube change is what yielded most of the desired tone change.
This amp is capable of the most ridiculously saturated yet articulate tones! It also gets a great thunderous roar with the gain dialed back between 10--->11 o' clock. There's a surprising number of variations on the core tone considering there's not a bunch of switches and extra knobs. Oddly when pushing the gain beyond noon it not only becomes ultra saturated and thick but the amp seems to get tighter in its attack as opposed to turning to mush. There is an amazing amount of clarity possible and a nice sag to the power section. I am "clean" boosting with a ts9 as I do every amp and without the boost the amp is essentially unusable for my tastes. However with the boost it's simply awesome.
This amp has one of the thickest and deepest low end frequency responses I think I've come across. Wicked metal tones. It rumbles the world around you as if a wrecking ball has struck the building.
SUPERSONIC INDEED