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mmolteratx
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Pre-production CCV-100 #3 landed today. Thanks Bob. 
Did not think this would live up to the hype, but it's incredible. Can't wait to try it through the Creambacks I've got coming in the next few days.
It's not really as Marshall-y as I expected though. It's more like what the Bogner Ecstasy should have been if it stayed a bit closer to its 800/Plexi roots. Much more balanced upper mid content with a slight bump in the lower mids. Plus it has all of that aggressive treble and presence that Bogner dialed out. Low end varies greatly depending on the punch knob. All the way down, it's a bit bassier than a good JCM800, all the way up, it's got stupid amounts of bass.
The diode clipping is surprisingly good. At least the left option with the higher Vf zeners is. No significant clipping artifacts unless you've got the gain set lower, and why the **** would you throw in the zeners then? The right option is kinda meh though. Might need more tweaking. There's a bit of ducking and it sounds almost like you're blending in some clean signal too loudly. Plus it gets pretty compressed and I'm not a huge fan of that.
It's pretty tight, but has just enough sag in the low end to remind you that it's got a bit of Plexi in it. More modern sounding of course, but it kept everything good about the Marshall topology while getting rid of most of everyone's complaints.
Incredible clarity, Bob wasn't lying when he said it was as articulate or more so than an SLO. Handles complex chords with ease with both gain knobs dimed and it really showed when I started playing it, as I hadn't warmed up.
Speaking of both gain knobs, there are two on the OD channel. They work in conjunction to give you different types of clipping. The right one seems to be a bit brighter and more aggressive, though they each have 3 way bright switches to they can be made to sound similar and you can just use them to dial in the exact amount of dirt that you want.
The clean channel is also great. Very Fender-ish and bright in certain settings, very early JTM45 in others. Plenty of gain on the channel too if you want it. Just dial up the gain knob and you also have the option of two diode clippers, plus another 3 way bright switch. Gets to early VH level gain, though it doesn't have quite enough mids for me to want the gain up that high. Could probably dial it in a little better if you wanted to go that way though.
The Punch knob also has a 3-way switch to determine the frequency that it acts upon. Subtle differences, but I suspect it would be useful when switching between a 212 and a 412 without having to adjust many other settings. Presence knob is the same and the difference is pretty pronounced there.
So ya, absolutely thrilled.
Did not think this would live up to the hype, but it's incredible. Can't wait to try it through the Creambacks I've got coming in the next few days.
It's not really as Marshall-y as I expected though. It's more like what the Bogner Ecstasy should have been if it stayed a bit closer to its 800/Plexi roots. Much more balanced upper mid content with a slight bump in the lower mids. Plus it has all of that aggressive treble and presence that Bogner dialed out. Low end varies greatly depending on the punch knob. All the way down, it's a bit bassier than a good JCM800, all the way up, it's got stupid amounts of bass.
The diode clipping is surprisingly good. At least the left option with the higher Vf zeners is. No significant clipping artifacts unless you've got the gain set lower, and why the **** would you throw in the zeners then? The right option is kinda meh though. Might need more tweaking. There's a bit of ducking and it sounds almost like you're blending in some clean signal too loudly. Plus it gets pretty compressed and I'm not a huge fan of that.
It's pretty tight, but has just enough sag in the low end to remind you that it's got a bit of Plexi in it. More modern sounding of course, but it kept everything good about the Marshall topology while getting rid of most of everyone's complaints.
Incredible clarity, Bob wasn't lying when he said it was as articulate or more so than an SLO. Handles complex chords with ease with both gain knobs dimed and it really showed when I started playing it, as I hadn't warmed up.
Speaking of both gain knobs, there are two on the OD channel. They work in conjunction to give you different types of clipping. The right one seems to be a bit brighter and more aggressive, though they each have 3 way bright switches to they can be made to sound similar and you can just use them to dial in the exact amount of dirt that you want.
The clean channel is also great. Very Fender-ish and bright in certain settings, very early JTM45 in others. Plenty of gain on the channel too if you want it. Just dial up the gain knob and you also have the option of two diode clippers, plus another 3 way bright switch. Gets to early VH level gain, though it doesn't have quite enough mids for me to want the gain up that high. Could probably dial it in a little better if you wanted to go that way though.
The Punch knob also has a 3-way switch to determine the frequency that it acts upon. Subtle differences, but I suspect it would be useful when switching between a 212 and a 412 without having to adjust many other settings. Presence knob is the same and the difference is pretty pronounced there.
So ya, absolutely thrilled.
