cvogue
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OK, I swear I saw a posting on here somewhere on here asking about the versatility of Splawns but now I can't find it to respond, may have been somewhere else. Anyway, the thread said something about everybody doing Van Halen style sounds in Splawn clips (and Splawns do that *really* well) but what other tones can you get out of them?
So I thought I'd add my .02, and start a thread on the versatility of Splawns!
First the clean channel, it's quite good. Fender style? Not really... better than Marshall clean, yes, at least to my ears. Add a bit of reverb and delay and you've got a really nice mellow clean. Can actually get a pretty jazzy sound out of it and we do some funky stuff as well and with the coils split on my guitar it works great for that.
On the "filthy" side (thanks Schmasty!) there are SO many distortion options on these amps it's almost too much.
Gear 1 - they say that's the Plexi sound and you can definitely get the Plexi sound out of it but to my ears you can get a really good dimed Vox sound out of it too on OD1 with the gain backed off a bit. OD2 gives you more "oomph", getting into early VH territory. AC/DC tones abound on gear 1 with the gain a bit lower (noonish) and the amp cranked.
Gear 2 - supposed to be a JCM800 sound. OD1 is probably my least fave sound on my amp, it's bassy, if you're into that all good but to me OD2 adds more edge and voila you're in a more modern sounding distortion. I used to use gear 2 OD2 in a band I played in that did a lot of 90's/2000's stuff, worked great.
Gear 3 - More gain and more edge than Gear 2. When I first got the amp I used this a lot... too much for my current band but I use it occasionaly for certain songs. I may try backing the gain down and see what that sounds like, LOADS of gain on gear 3. They say it's a hot rodded JCM800 sound but I swear it actually has a more classic sound but with more gain.
The best part is that there really are no bad sounds in this amp. Even gear 2 OD1 It's funny I replaced a Blackstar HT-40 with the Street Rod and the Blackstar sounds fantastic at lower volumes but when you turn it up it gets harsh. Good amp though, but the Splawn sounds great at all volumes, pretty amazing.
I play in a classic rock cover band, focusing on the danceable stuff, but we do everthing from VH and Zeppelin to Men at Work and I have to produce a wide variety of sounds and the Street Rod absolutely delivers!
What say you?!
So I thought I'd add my .02, and start a thread on the versatility of Splawns!
First the clean channel, it's quite good. Fender style? Not really... better than Marshall clean, yes, at least to my ears. Add a bit of reverb and delay and you've got a really nice mellow clean. Can actually get a pretty jazzy sound out of it and we do some funky stuff as well and with the coils split on my guitar it works great for that.
On the "filthy" side (thanks Schmasty!) there are SO many distortion options on these amps it's almost too much.
Gear 1 - they say that's the Plexi sound and you can definitely get the Plexi sound out of it but to my ears you can get a really good dimed Vox sound out of it too on OD1 with the gain backed off a bit. OD2 gives you more "oomph", getting into early VH territory. AC/DC tones abound on gear 1 with the gain a bit lower (noonish) and the amp cranked.
Gear 2 - supposed to be a JCM800 sound. OD1 is probably my least fave sound on my amp, it's bassy, if you're into that all good but to me OD2 adds more edge and voila you're in a more modern sounding distortion. I used to use gear 2 OD2 in a band I played in that did a lot of 90's/2000's stuff, worked great.
Gear 3 - More gain and more edge than Gear 2. When I first got the amp I used this a lot... too much for my current band but I use it occasionaly for certain songs. I may try backing the gain down and see what that sounds like, LOADS of gain on gear 3. They say it's a hot rodded JCM800 sound but I swear it actually has a more classic sound but with more gain.
The best part is that there really are no bad sounds in this amp. Even gear 2 OD1 It's funny I replaced a Blackstar HT-40 with the Street Rod and the Blackstar sounds fantastic at lower volumes but when you turn it up it gets harsh. Good amp though, but the Splawn sounds great at all volumes, pretty amazing.
I play in a classic rock cover band, focusing on the danceable stuff, but we do everthing from VH and Zeppelin to Men at Work and I have to produce a wide variety of sounds and the Street Rod absolutely delivers!
What say you?!
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