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Not trying to hijack, but I just loaded a quad of Gold Lion KT88’s in my Ultra and it’s the most aggressive, thumping, pissed off amp I’ve ever played before now. I’ve got the standard EL34 model, had about 490v on the plates, biased them up to just a hair under 50ma and it slays! Bottom end...

I had a regular Zuul, the one with just one knob. Worked great in the loop using the key input from a tuner pedal in front of the amp. Recently got a good deal on a used Zuul +, works way better. The two extra knobs seem to adjust how fast the gate clamps down and releases instead of just the...

Found an Eventide H90 that was actually in stock and immediately clicked add to cart haha! Should have it Monday, looking forward to it kicking a bunch of pedals off my board

Had an Eclipse that I couldn't bond with; Eclipse modes were too grainy and noisy, the 70's and 80's modes were kinda bland. The general consensus is that the regular Helios 70's and 80's modes are way better than the ones on the Eclipse model. I'm tempted to pick one of those up at some point..

Two are builds in progress that I tossed in their headshells for this pic haha, missing are my five other 4x12's that I keep at my jam spot.

I’m with @PurityS.L.G on this, channel 1 is the only thing I don’t like about it so far. I assumed Uber mode on channels 1 and 2 would sound the same and could just be eq’d differently, definitely not the case. Still trying to get rid of that clanky djenty sound. Channel 2 is definitely where...

I swapped in a quad of JJ E34L’s after one of the stock JJ EL34’s blew, a Gold Lion 12AX7 in V1, and a Sovtek 12AX7LPS in the PI slot. All other preamp tubes are the stock JJ ECC83s

Same here, I’m curious about KT88 in it too. I have a quad of Gold Lions I bought pre pandemic before the prices skyrocketed, I’m gonna try those in it at some point for sure.

The Hair and Hair+ switch settings seem to scoop the mids a lot, I can get a pretty brutal scooped tone especially on channel 1 Uber mode. My favorite amp ever is my Rev2, I set all eq knobs on that at 1:00, including gain, and that’s such a brutal tone. The Ultra can get pretty close to that...

It's definitely geared for "modern" metal more so than any other Uber; detuned, 7 string, djent/prog metal, etc. Swapping tubes makes a huge difference though. Put a quad of JJ E34L's in and it instantly sounded a lot more like the older Ubers. Came with six JJ ECC803s in the preamp, I swapped...

Umm… it’s not like there’s a ton of good current production preamp tubes available right now, they’re probably looking for something dependable at a decent price that they can get in big quantities to keep every amp the same. Not sure what people are expecting amp builders to use right now…

Comes with all JJ preamp and JJ EL34’s. I haven’t changed any preamp tubes yet, I’m sure putting some better ones in will improve the tone though, never like JJ 12ax7’s in anything

I should also mention that I had to swap power tubes already too haha. One of the stock tubes arced and popped a fuse after a few days. I swapped in a quad of JJ E34L’s and the amp immediately sounded chunkier and less ice picky/clanky.

This is how I’ve got mine dialed in. I was playing a homemade strat in dropped c with an Arcane Powerdozer, pretty high output alnico 8. These settings gave me a pretty awesome chug tone. Channel 2 in Uber mode with the switches set to Fat and Focus. Depth and Density up pretty high around 2:30...

I’ve got an old Rev2, serial 220 from around 2002, been meaning to do a review comparing it to the Ultra I got a few weeks ago. The old one is way easier to dial in for sure, just put all eq knobs around 1:00 and it sounds great. It’s hard to describe the sonic differences, I’d say the Rev2 has...

I agree with pretty much everything you said. I got mine a few weeks ago and it took forever to dial in. I assumed the Uber mode on channel 1 and 2 would be the same, but like you said, they sound totally different. I’ll post pics of the settings I finally settled on when I get a chance.

Do you switch cabs a lot? I had the impedance selector switch break on my Rev2 once, it did the same thing you’re describing. I went to jiggle it and it popped out in pieces. Jorg sent me a new one no charge. I’m constantly switching mine though, so if you leave yours set on the same impedance...

I just like how roasted maple necks look and feel when they’re unfinished, haven’t really noticed anything different as far as stability or anything else. I’ve got three roasted maple necks from Warmoth. Had to drill them out for tuners, didn’t have any problems. They do say to drill the holes...

I got my Uber Ultra in late last week, haven’t had much time with it yet, but it can definitely get in the ballpark of the early models. I can get that huge saturated tone of my Rev2, but it can also get ridiculously tight as well. Need some more time before I post an in depth review, but it’ll...

Rafael Moreira gets some pretty nasty tones from a regular Shiva, that’s his main amp for all the Magnetico albums, he also uses and Uber and a Helios. Check out the play through video he did on Bogners YouTube page, he gets some screaming lead and chunky metal tones from his Shiva. Cantrells...