PurityS.L.G
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In anticipation of the arrival of my Uber MK2 I picked this baby up to keep me busy and pair it with my Rev blue. Bought it from a very nice guy who also had a Rev 2 around and was cool enough to let me jam through it as well.
A few thoughts…
1. My memory held up pretty well from what I remembered of the Rev 2. 100% all internet overhype and folklore. This amp is not that special. Voicing, texture and gain structure is the same. I was able to get the TJ to sound pretty much exactly like it, however…
2. The bass responses of these amps are different, which most Uber aficionados kind of already are aware if. Both are still humongous. The TJ punches you way much harder than the Rev 2 can but doesn’t fill the room quite as much, which would most likely be detrimental in a band setting anyway.
I’ve heard and read complaints about the lack of balls the TJ has on a few different forums and I’ve always scratched my head on that one. I’ve come to the conclusion that I believe most never cranked up the master depth at 3:00 or higher. It seems to turn some people off by having to crank up certain knobs, much like you need to do on Wizards, some Mesas, etc. Falls back on that dialing in w/ your eyes folly once again.
3. Kept the Rev 2 settings on my now new TJ to compare with my Rev Blue and after some fiddling around, I was able to get super close but the blue has very overwhelming bass. More so than the R2 and TJ. My gripe is that you have to back off the bass a bit too much in order for it to not flub out and it doesn’t sound as bold at that point.
The Uber EQ concept applies to all 3 amps but the controls all behave differently from each other. TJ adds a layer of frustration in this area but if you know how these amps work, the learning curve isn’t too bad.
This amp straight kills like I remember it and ch.1 is worth it alone on keeping it around. So much fun and so many Marshall tones you can coax. I’ve read many times people complaining that ch 1 was fuzzy and undefined. Umm…huh? LOL
I guess there are just too many variables that come into play for any consistent feedback and opinions.
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