UpInSmoke
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I'm not in a band as much as I'd like to be but if I were, it'd be Down-like at it's heaviest and more likely punk or 90's grunge/rock. I will be keeping a JEL-50 regardless. There's obvious overlap.
I've played the BE and Slax back to back and can't get them quite the same but close enough. Dave says he'd sell the Slax and keep the JEL and BE of the three. The JEL-50 and Slax do basically all the BE can + stuff it can't quite. The JEL does killer JCM and plexi tones. I had a 'sat' switch added to push it further. The Slax, I have loved it a lot more than most seem to have but I acknowledge that even though it has the gain for modern metal, it wouldn't be my first choice.
The EVH is incredibly mean. While also a Marshall sound, it's a pretty different delivery from the Friedmans of course. The chugs and heavy thuds are intensely good and it's more versatile than I give it credit for at times. It'll go for less (still enough for now) but is way more common and affordable to replace if I ever want to.
I also have the Slax and EVH matching cabs. Will send the cab out with whichever one goes if one of the two.
I'd like to hear some input but a vote helps if nothing else. So far, where I leaned to selling the EVH for a long time, I'm actually considering the Slax most right now. It's not a common amp and has that cool factor but the BE can do most of it, it's worth more than the EVH and to be a metal amp, it's not very tight, all that good with boost pedals or just any cab from my experience.
I've played the BE and Slax back to back and can't get them quite the same but close enough. Dave says he'd sell the Slax and keep the JEL and BE of the three. The JEL-50 and Slax do basically all the BE can + stuff it can't quite. The JEL does killer JCM and plexi tones. I had a 'sat' switch added to push it further. The Slax, I have loved it a lot more than most seem to have but I acknowledge that even though it has the gain for modern metal, it wouldn't be my first choice.
The EVH is incredibly mean. While also a Marshall sound, it's a pretty different delivery from the Friedmans of course. The chugs and heavy thuds are intensely good and it's more versatile than I give it credit for at times. It'll go for less (still enough for now) but is way more common and affordable to replace if I ever want to.
I also have the Slax and EVH matching cabs. Will send the cab out with whichever one goes if one of the two.
I'd like to hear some input but a vote helps if nothing else. So far, where I leaned to selling the EVH for a long time, I'm actually considering the Slax most right now. It's not a common amp and has that cool factor but the BE can do most of it, it's worth more than the EVH and to be a metal amp, it's not very tight, all that good with boost pedals or just any cab from my experience.
