Red_Label":3t6g4ewk said:
dirtyfunkg":3t6g4ewk said:
I believe that the green channel, in theory, is based on the Deliverance.
I traded a D120+cash for my Sig. I don't regret the decision at all, though I occasionally miss the Deliverance. It was indeed capable of being much tighter and aggressive, but the Sig gets you close but, to me, sings more. Might have to do with the slightly tamer response.
To me the Sig X is what the Bogner Ecstasy should have been.
Hmmmm... must be pretty impressive. Having owned an XTC Classic (and had long-term possession of an XTC 101B)... and a VHT Ultra Lead with EQ at the same time... the Bogner was much more organic, warm, and "friendly" than the more sterile-sounding UL. I could see why maybe metal players might prefer the UL to the XTC, but not rock players. Anyways... I realize that the UL is not the Sig X. But when I see a statement like "what the XTC should have been"... I find myself quite intrigued.
When I ended up with my Sig:X, it came down to a comp between an Ecstasy 101B (new circa 2013) and the Sig:X. I tried the Bogner through a Bogner 4x12 cab at the Chicago GC platinum room. The Sig:X I tried through, IIRC, a Mesa cab at the Arlington Heights (IL) Guitar Center where the Sig:X was on sale used. At the time, money was no object. I tried the Bogner first, and was really impressed. I would have walked out that day with the amp but given the money involved, went home to sleep on it. Since it was a floor unit they were going to let it go for, IIRC, $2200+tax.
The next weekend I went to go try and potentially trade my D120 for a Mesa Mark III Red Stripe through a local deal. We decided to meet at GC (which I didn't feel right about but I guess he had a friend who worked there so it was fine). I didn't like the Mesa and was ready to walk out when I saw the Sig:X and decided, why not, I'm here already, let's give it a shot.
What won the Sig X is that I was able to get pretty damn closed to any of the tones the Bogner had, but I could tweak more and get more out of the Sig. The Sig:X clean acts like a classic NMV British head. Tube Rectifier was selectable if you want more sag and a little less head room, or SS rectifier for more balls and headroom. It never gets mushy though - the entire frequency spectrum was usable. The drive channels had some (not much) sonic similarity with the Pittbulls, but much more forgiving. Sort of like in between the Bogner and the UL which I previously owned and sold off.
In fact, overall on the drive channels (Blue and Red on Ecstasy, and Red/Yellow on the Fryettes), the Sig:X felt like it was right in the middle between the Ecstasy and the UL. You could tune it to sound more like one or the other, but it also has its own thing going. The gain channels required no OD/boost going into the amp to get tight for the hard rock / metal I play, and the response to my volume knob was also very impressive--much more impressive than the Pittbulls I've had.
This is all, of course, my completely subjective opinion.
