JulesDB
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First test done with Uber Ultra and it literally smokes.
The sound may actually seem "produced" but it's really a question of avoiding certain settings to make it sound more old-style.
I'm actually wondering if the choice of the EL34 was the most appropriate one for me, given the redundancy of medium and high frequencies that this amplifier enhances for being so tight. It is often quite confusing given the almost too many sound adjustments but it can be sharp as a blade and very percussive. It's worth trying them all before deciding, I probably would have preferred the 6L6 version.
Since it has been talked about on other threads, the real difference with amplifiers like Helios and Ecstasy is that this one sounds much, much more modern and oriented towards downtuning (I am not) while the others are more traditional amplifiers.
The amount of gain is really high but I guarantee that even just the first channel is enough to be adequately satisfied with the beast.
Once you have found the perfect sound, it is better not to move anything anymore because it takes very little or changing the position of a switch and the result changes completely. It is capable of wonderful but also terrible sounds. I have yet to figure out what some knobs actually do to the sound even though moving some knobs is linked to other adjustments.
And anyway it's funny that this Uber Ultra amazed me with its clean sound.
Having all three is an open-eyed (and ear) dream.
The sound may actually seem "produced" but it's really a question of avoiding certain settings to make it sound more old-style.
I'm actually wondering if the choice of the EL34 was the most appropriate one for me, given the redundancy of medium and high frequencies that this amplifier enhances for being so tight. It is often quite confusing given the almost too many sound adjustments but it can be sharp as a blade and very percussive. It's worth trying them all before deciding, I probably would have preferred the 6L6 version.
Since it has been talked about on other threads, the real difference with amplifiers like Helios and Ecstasy is that this one sounds much, much more modern and oriented towards downtuning (I am not) while the others are more traditional amplifiers.
The amount of gain is really high but I guarantee that even just the first channel is enough to be adequately satisfied with the beast.
Once you have found the perfect sound, it is better not to move anything anymore because it takes very little or changing the position of a switch and the result changes completely. It is capable of wonderful but also terrible sounds. I have yet to figure out what some knobs actually do to the sound even though moving some knobs is linked to other adjustments.
And anyway it's funny that this Uber Ultra amazed me with its clean sound.
Having all three is an open-eyed (and ear) dream.
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