VHT/Fryette Pitbull UL vs Deliverance 120

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Currently own a D120 and I like it but I miss a dedicated clean channel. I had a Sig: X but felt it wasn't that tight/ballsy as the D120 is. But now I miss the effects loop and channels. I know a FX loop can be added to the D120 but I'm eying a used UL that is being sold locally. It is the one without the graphic EQ on the front panel.

Thoughts on the two? Does the D120 have anything on the UL other than simplicity?
 
Yes.....The Deliverance is much more raw and aggressive. Both are great.... Go check it out if you have never played on one.
 
I love the deliverance, but no, it doesn't have anything on the UL. The UL is the most perfect amp IMO. :rock:
 
I have a d-120 with a factory loop and a UL with the graphic eq. Both are great amps (like everything from Steve Fryette), but if I had to I would keep the UL for sure and sell the d-120. I love how tight and focused my UL is. It's just my type of tone.
 
Core tones, I preferred the D120, but the UL definitely wins for flexibility. I only used the EQ on the UL for subtraction, never addition, so it's not a huge deal to not have it.

The D120 sounded massive. If you need a dedicated clean, consider getting a EH Signal Pad. I used it as a pseudo-channel switch with great results for going from pretty darn heavy to a sweet clean that would break up a little if you dig in. That and a loop mod and you should be set.

The UL really never gave me that OMG feeling like the Sig X, D60/120 and even my Pittbull Classic do/did. It might have been the cabs I had at the time which played better with the other amps. I had a Mills 4x12 with V30's as my main cab... I guess the UL just doesn't really like V30's. Also had a Genz Benz G-Flex 212 with EVM12L and stock speaker.

I've come to prefer the Sig:X of all of them, as it feels somewhere in between all of them, though a little bit more forgiving than any other Fryette. I traded my D120+300 for the Sig:X and never looked back in Fryette-head land. To me it's like a tighter Bogner Bogner 101B Ecstasy (which I was also eyeing at the time). The Sig:X is just incredibly versatile.

I still have my Pittbull Classic combo and probably like its distortion tones the most overall of all of the Fryette's I've had, but I prefer the convenience of a head/cab setup so generally use the Sig:X between the two of them. These days though, I'm still in the honeymoon phase with my Diezel, so once that wears off I don't know which one will be top dog. Been considering getting a head cabinet built for the Pittbull.

Also considering selling off a couple amps and getting an Axe Fx XL rig. We'll see on that front though.
 
I'm wondering if not having the EQ is big issue. I could always add an EQ pedal in the effects loop if need be.

I considered the EHX Signal PAD approach.

I'm still finding new tones/settings with the D120. I just don't want to have to compromise in terms of finding a middle setting that works ok for cleans and distortion and not right for each.

I've read others say the D120 is a great recording/studio amp but not necessarily a playing live amp.
 

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