Green channel - dime channel volume and use the gain as a volume, mid at 1000 the rest to taste and it’s basically a super reverb.
Blue - just dime the gain and do whatever else you want. I like L excursion, B1, boost on, B5 M7 T6 P8.
Red - Keep the gain low and boost it. I like excursion T...
Bogner uses crazy pots too. A treble on 6 on an xtc is like a 3 or something on a Marshall. You just have to turn the knobs in a way your not used to, but the aggression and tightness is there if you want it.
A standard early 2000s 101B model ecstasy can be a kickass metal amp. Most people dial them in smooth and fat for leads, but that’s not all it can do.
Red channel, excursion tight, bright 1, gain on 6, treble control at like 7/8 and you’re there. It takes boosts really well if you think you...
The st rock react ir II has 2 separate curves with a hardware button on the face. Both good, ones is brighter and the other is warmer. They bith work in reactive mode.
I saw a 5150 and 6505 both in a secondhand store here in Japan this week for 400-500 bucks each… honestly not something I need with an uber. Almost bit though because the price was good.
The Goldfinger 45 SL is definitely worth a look. I have it and an earlier xtc currently. The clean on the SL is absolutely amazing. Like two rock quality. Caught me completely off guard.
The gain channel can do a much better Plexi thing than the XTC. Upper range bite in spades and the power amp...