FormerlyKnownAsMaddnotez
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TL;DR don't sell your shit. Apologies in advance for this extremely long post.
I took a break from guitar. Thought I was done permanently but who was I kidding? I sold everything except an SD1 so I was starting from scratch.
Over the years I've bought and sold many great amps. My top 2 favorites have been a VHT 100CL and the Monomyth modded Origin.
I really missed the VHT/regret selling and they've been harder and harder to get. I have been watching for them somewhat but the OCD in me HAD to have the EQ (even though it sounds just fine and maybe even better without using the EQ).
I just couldn't find a 100CL with eq for a reasonable price but low and behold....
Apex1Rg7X was selling his 50CL at a fair price and I had to. I was weary at first being 50w vs 100w and while I have yet to crank the amp, from what I remember it sounds just the same and I love it. Right back at home.
Before I got the amp I bought a guitar. I wanted a budget guitar this time around and after much consideration I got a Harley Benton Amarok 6. It is a fantastic guitar for the money and I really dont think you can beat it for the price. After my preffered strings, tuning, setup it plays incredibly well. It also sounds killer. So far the only flaws are a tiny little smidge on the QC side regarding the finish and having to tune it. It doesn't go out of tune much, definitely not while playing but after sitting in a case for 2 days I needed to tune it.
Well, of course now that I have an amp I needed a cab. Since I had such a great experience with the guitar I bought a Harley Benton 2x12. It is the vintage cab with V30s for $312 total. Sounds great, I don't care if it's cheap it sounds effing good. I do have a Scumback experiment pending but for now these V30s will suffice.
I'm glad I kept the SD1 because it gives a perfect saturation boost for the CL. I am beyond stoked with this semi budget setup and wanted to share. The only thing left to test is cranking this bitch up with some drums which I plan to do soon.
I took a break from guitar. Thought I was done permanently but who was I kidding? I sold everything except an SD1 so I was starting from scratch.
Over the years I've bought and sold many great amps. My top 2 favorites have been a VHT 100CL and the Monomyth modded Origin.
I really missed the VHT/regret selling and they've been harder and harder to get. I have been watching for them somewhat but the OCD in me HAD to have the EQ (even though it sounds just fine and maybe even better without using the EQ).
I just couldn't find a 100CL with eq for a reasonable price but low and behold....
Apex1Rg7X was selling his 50CL at a fair price and I had to. I was weary at first being 50w vs 100w and while I have yet to crank the amp, from what I remember it sounds just the same and I love it. Right back at home.
Before I got the amp I bought a guitar. I wanted a budget guitar this time around and after much consideration I got a Harley Benton Amarok 6. It is a fantastic guitar for the money and I really dont think you can beat it for the price. After my preffered strings, tuning, setup it plays incredibly well. It also sounds killer. So far the only flaws are a tiny little smidge on the QC side regarding the finish and having to tune it. It doesn't go out of tune much, definitely not while playing but after sitting in a case for 2 days I needed to tune it.
Well, of course now that I have an amp I needed a cab. Since I had such a great experience with the guitar I bought a Harley Benton 2x12. It is the vintage cab with V30s for $312 total. Sounds great, I don't care if it's cheap it sounds effing good. I do have a Scumback experiment pending but for now these V30s will suffice.
I'm glad I kept the SD1 because it gives a perfect saturation boost for the CL. I am beyond stoked with this semi budget setup and wanted to share. The only thing left to test is cranking this bitch up with some drums which I plan to do soon.
