DeezDemos":3l7w7cet said:
IceMan":3l7w7cet said:
DeezDemos":3l7w7cet said:
RJF":3l7w7cet said:
These threads can be a lot of fun, but usually they get all screwed up because people choose to post pictures of their entire collection of gear, not of an actual functioning rig. This thread seems to be going a bit better than some in the past.
I agree. Not my collection just my tentative live-rig for this summer, minus the pic of my effects rack.
Cool to see another VintageModern user out there! Awesome amp..........
Yeah, I'm using the VM Head as a backup right now. The DSL 50 is my main rig running into both the 1960B & 425B. Sounds killer!
I'm still trying to figure out the VM. Having a hard time getting my sound out of that amp to be honest.
Depending on what you're going for, it can be a little tricky. You really have to experiment with the Body and Detail controls to find what you want. When I first got it, I kinda struggled getting anything other than a good clean-slightly-overdriven sound. So I used it with drive pedals and it LOVES PEDALS! After a while, I started fiddling with some radical settings like leaving the Body all the way down, cranking the Detail and then use the EQ to taste. Sounded pretty good. Then I started bringing in the Body EVER so slightly and you can hear the character of the drive completely change. BIG TIME. Then I did the opposite. Detail all the way down, Body up almost all the way - and started bringing in the Detail in tiny increments. BOOM!!!! There it was!!! The JCM800 tone I had heard about!! LOL!!!
The VM has been a "love it or hate it" kind of amp....but I'm convinced eventually people will figure out how amazingly versatile it is. Even guys who had the amp at one time are going to rediscover it's charm down the road. I think the fact that it's single channel limits it's practicality for a lot of guys, but if it's paired with another amp or you just need one or two really good tones - it's a sweet amp.