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I saw the tip here last week that Musicians Friend was blowing out the Randall Diavlo RD50s for $299. When I heard that Mike had modded these late versions, I figured I couldn't go wrong with these amps. Well I was right!
MF was blowing out the 1x12 cabs for $99 each, so I figured I'd pick up two of them for the full mini stack (is there such a thing as full mini?) for $497. Not bad for an entire rig. Anyway, it got here today, and it has the little "Modified by Mike Fortin" hangtag. But once I heard the amp, I knew for sure Mike had touched it. I've owned other amps Mike has modded (and I regret selling the ones I sold
). It really does have that special Fortin high gain, special mids tone. And at 50w, this amp will keep up with anything else. The two 1x12s are some pretty amazing cabs. I've owned a lot of 1x12s, and I've sold them all because they sounded boxy and small to me. I can tell you these sound great. I don't know the exact speaker (they're listed as 'Randall Diavlo speakers' and 50w RMS), but they sound great with this head.
Before trying the amp through the 1x12s, I ran it first through my 4x12 loaded with well broken in, Marshall-labeled Vintage 30s. The Fortin magic was obvious, so I tried the 1x12s, and they sound remarkably similar to the four V30s.
I'm not much of a clip guy, but I'll try to record something with my phone or video camera later today. But I have to get back to playing this amp. IT ROCKS HARD.
EDIT: NEW CLIP - the original one was terrible quality. I used a PRS Singlecut with an Anderson H3 in the bridge. Sennheiser 609 into GarageBand. No editing or post pro.
MF was blowing out the 1x12 cabs for $99 each, so I figured I'd pick up two of them for the full mini stack (is there such a thing as full mini?) for $497. Not bad for an entire rig. Anyway, it got here today, and it has the little "Modified by Mike Fortin" hangtag. But once I heard the amp, I knew for sure Mike had touched it. I've owned other amps Mike has modded (and I regret selling the ones I sold
). It really does have that special Fortin high gain, special mids tone. And at 50w, this amp will keep up with anything else. The two 1x12s are some pretty amazing cabs. I've owned a lot of 1x12s, and I've sold them all because they sounded boxy and small to me. I can tell you these sound great. I don't know the exact speaker (they're listed as 'Randall Diavlo speakers' and 50w RMS), but they sound great with this head.Before trying the amp through the 1x12s, I ran it first through my 4x12 loaded with well broken in, Marshall-labeled Vintage 30s. The Fortin magic was obvious, so I tried the 1x12s, and they sound remarkably similar to the four V30s.
I'm not much of a clip guy, but I'll try to record something with my phone or video camera later today. But I have to get back to playing this amp. IT ROCKS HARD.
EDIT: NEW CLIP - the original one was terrible quality. I used a PRS Singlecut with an Anderson H3 in the bridge. Sennheiser 609 into GarageBand. No editing or post pro.
