Bogner Twin Jet?!?

[SLOgriff]

These things were hot a year and a half ago. Then Classifieds and eBay had a handful for sale. Now, you never see them for sale nor rarely discussed anymore. What's the scoop??

Anyone still rockin' and loving the Twin Jet? I saw that Juston Derrico has a black-face one in his current rig.

 

[parntz145]

I had one when they first came out. Lets just say for the sake of starting a war that i got rid of it real fast.

 

[SLOgriff]

I had one when they first came out. Lets just say for the sake of starting a war that i got rid of it real fast.

Ha... the "wars" generally don't start unless "M**k C**eron's" name is mentioned....


Anyway, I had a Twin Jet as well last year. I really wanted to like the amp, and I did for a week. But, I was wanting and missing the standard Uberschall tones like the Rev-Blue and wasn't getting that so I sold it. Just curious if anyone else is enjoying the Twin Jet.

 

[Anonymous]

It's the same with most amps on here; flavor of the month, then on to the next

 

[Buzzedd]

I had one earlier this year but sold it as we'll. I think Bogner is an amazing builder and I've got my eye out for a Shiva now. But the TJ had this "sizzle" (I call it that anyway) when pushing the preamp. Some guys I talked to flipped them from KT88 to EL34 and they were happy again. I tried everything, tubes, different cabs, cables, speakers, hell even different brand of strings but when it came down to having it modded I stopped and decided to let her go. I didn't want to have surgery unless necessary. It had great tone, especially for a high gain.

 

[yngzaklynch]

I played one and much prferred my 2nd revision model way more. I miss that amp from time to time.

 

[SLOgriff]

I played one and much prferred my 2nd revision model way more. I miss that amp from time to time.

I hear that a lot! You guys are a bunch of "Rev-2 cork sniffers" !!!

I like the Rev-Blue.

 

[yngzaklynch]

I played one and much prferred my 2nd revision model way more. I miss that amp from time to time.

I hear that a lot! You guys are a bunch of "Rev-2 cork sniffers" !!!

I like the Rev-Blue.

Ya know I was gonna say well it's better than being a brown eye sniffer but then I remembered the Friedman BE. Dammit!!

 

[glpg80]

I personally like the voicing and have been looking for a used one for a long time. It really comes down to money which is sad. Eventually i will own one

 

[Les Zombie]

i had a twin jet for a little while but didnt like it as much as my rev blue and i sold it.

 

[Big Rich]

pretty boring amp if you ask me i sold it after a few months. it didn't really sound good to me unless i set it up with these insane scooped brutal fizzy settings

the first channel was awesome though, if bogner made a 2 channel amp with the twin jets first channel and a shiva clean channel id own it

the shiva is my favorite amp that bogner makes

 

[steve_k]

IMO, the 88's did nothing for that amp, but make it brittle and sterile. A piggy-backed bias resistor and 6550's changed that though. A little less overwhelming than the Uber, but decent enough.

Steve

 

[steve_k]

It's the same with most amps on here; flavor of the month, then on to the next

Anything else constructive to bring to the conversation or just the usual dribble? The man is asking about a Twin Jet.

 

[Erock]

I've had my TJ for a while now, closing in on a couple years I think. I bought Steve's old one. I tried KT88, 6550, EL34, and settled on some JJ 6CA7 which I really like in the amp. I liked my Rev Blue too, but this one sounds a bit more raw and open than my old blue, while still keeping plenty of the Uber flavor for my tastes. I really like the global pres and depth too, but the EQ is really odd on this amp. It took me a while to tweak the channel treble/presence/mid interaction, even coming from the blue. Having 2 dirty channels is also a bonus, since I rarely use a clean, and rolling off the vol on ch1 is enough for me. I really dig the mid growl/snarl this amp has, combined with the modern voicing and low end. I actually had the TJ and 20th XTC at the same time, and found myself dialing the XTC to sound more like the Uber oddly enough.

 

[Anonymous]

It's the same with most amps on here; flavor of the month, then on to the next

Anything else constructive to bring to the conversation or just the usual dribble? The man is asking about a Twin Jet.

He was asking why the amp is rarely discussed anymore
That was my answer to the question: not because it's a bad amp, just because fads come and go.
If it's an opinion on the amp you want, I mostly think anything with KT88's sounds dry, sterile and flat