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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Dakine on March 16, 2006, 04:38:34 PM

Title: Satch Head
Post by: Dakine on March 16, 2006, 04:38:34 PM: LOL, funny title huh.
Anyway, been watching the video podcasts on Satriani's site about new album.
He has his sig. head in background and it seem's to light up. Is this a mod or do they do that anyway (not tube glow btw). It actually looks darn cool (good amps anyway I reckon).
Love what have heard of album too. May have to go get it in a minute. Oh, yeah, can't get it in UK yet can ya, :P , sorry. I feel like cr@p, major allergies (took 6 years here but finally got me) allergy capitol of world I reckon, so HAS to be a plus to living here. Goodness knows why they do release dates like this!
Found out he and Eric Johnson are playing outdoor event 10mins away on April 29th too. Darn, would be cool. Money tight and don't think missus will be into it either. Oh well.
Motley Crue playing (in Houston) to, reschedueld due to Hurricane. Darn, darn, concert time and sooooo busy/broke lol.
Title: Satch Head
Post by: Dakine on March 16, 2006, 04:56:25 PM: Well this clears it up abit. Can see the tubes glow (nice) but cannot work out the blue glow yet (from podcast).

http://www.kikkerfest.com/2005-05-01/# (amp vid).
Title: Satch Head
Post by: FiXXXeR on March 16, 2006, 08:41:07 PM: hi dude,

he has lights that glow up when it 'hears' loud noise.

so when u play a chord it lights up, if you let it ring, as the chord fades so do the lights damn cool mod i think, ive done something like it before but not to an amp!

hope this clears up you question, but doubt it did anything to your allergies.

Rob

P.S. buy his new album its amazing highly recommended, im listening to it right now
Title: Satch Head
Post by: Dakine on March 16, 2006, 08:47:30 PM: Cool
from the vid I posted I see that the tubes are easily visible but wondered about the blue light.
Need a combo really (when move back) anyway.
But, think will have to A/B an Engl and a JSX now.
Had Peavey bass amps and they were good stuff.
Title: Satch Head
Post by: HJM on March 16, 2006, 09:52:01 PM: The JSX isn't a tone monster.....very muddy midrange. I really wanted to like it, to the point of having cash ready, but when I played one I was really disappointed!
Title: Satch Head
Post by: sambo on March 16, 2006, 10:01:33 PM: speaking of cool lights n stuff in an amp... anyone seen that hughes and kettner which has a clock in the valves? its mind-blowing.... i want one just for that....
Title: Satch Head
Post by: Dakine on March 16, 2006, 10:19:58 PM: HJM, did you try the head or the combo?
Reports I have read seem to favor the combo.
Am still leaning towards an Engl though (if nothing else it's German and they are NOT known for bad engineering ;)).
Title: Satch Head
Post by: dave_mc on March 16, 2006, 10:28:26 PM: FWIW, engls are far superior to the jsx, IMO.

That's just me though- i'm with hayden. (i didn't get to crank it, though)

EDIT: sambo- isn't that just a clock?
Title: Satch Head
Post by: Dakine on March 16, 2006, 11:16:20 PM: I reckon German engineering will be hard to beat too.
Still we all have our "funny five minutes" when we wonder LOL
Listening to new Satch album is prob. to blame LOL
Title: Satch Head
Post by: sambo on March 16, 2006, 11:32:19 PM: maybe dave, but it was IN THE VALVES!?!?!?!?!?! like a digit in each valve... or at least that what it looked like lol!
Title: Satch Head
Post by: HTH AMPS on March 18, 2006, 06:20:14 PM: they're called 'nixie' tubes...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/electricstuff/nixclock.html

:twisted:
Title: Satch Head
Post by: Dakine on March 18, 2006, 06:23:26 PM: omg!
thats some funny stuff!
Whatever next!

Maybe should put one of those bars on an amp when I get it to look like KITT, swoosh swoosh LOL!
Title: Satch Head
Post by: dave_mc on March 18, 2006, 08:31:37 PM: Quote from: sambo
maybe dave, but it was IN THE VALVES!?!?!?!?!?! like a digit in each valve... or at least that what it looked like lol!

yeah, i know. But isn't it like £200. for a clock?

:evil:
Title: Satch Head
Post by: Bird on March 18, 2006, 10:40:14 PM: I've heard retubing the Satch head can really improve the sound. Haven't heard one myself.
Title: Satch Head
Post by: sambo on March 18, 2006, 10:56:40 PM: i would pay A MILLION POUNDS for it......

wait a sec.... are you saying its not an amp?

damn im confused.... im gonna unravel this mystery once and for all.... watch this space....
Title: Satch Head
Post by: dave_mc on March 19, 2006, 12:06:39 AM: I think it's just a clock.
Title: Satch Head
Post by: sambo on March 19, 2006, 12:07:09 AM: thats the biggest let down of my life so far.... :cry:
Title: Satch Head
Post by: dave_mc on March 19, 2006, 12:11:48 AM: Quote from: sambo
thats the biggest let down of my life so far.... :cry:

I think i'm gonna have to sig that, lol.

:D
Title: Satch Head
Post by: sambo on March 19, 2006, 12:19:12 AM: do it.... you know you want to....
Title: Satch Head
Post by: dave_mc on March 19, 2006, 12:23:58 AM: done

:D

unfortunately, no room to put it in context, but still...

:D
Title: Satch Head
Post by: sambo on March 19, 2006, 12:28:13 AM: at least I'LL know what it means..... :D :lol:
Title: Satch Head
Post by: HJM on March 19, 2006, 11:57:21 AM: Quote from: Dakine
HJM, did you try the head or the combo?
Reports I have read seem to favor the combo.
Am still leaning towards an Engl though (if nothing else it's German and they are NOT known for bad engineering ;)).

It was the head to be fair - I've not come across a combo to try!
Title: Satch Head
Post by: dave_mc on March 19, 2006, 04:37:08 PM: Quote from: HJM
It was the head to be fair - I've not come across a combo to try!

ditto.
Title: Satch Head
Post by: BigBazz on March 22, 2006, 02:33:25 AM: I found the Peavey Jsx to be inbetween a Mesa Boogie Dual rect and a Peavey 5150 but not as good as either, closer to the Mesa.

Its a good amp but when i tried it it wasnt close to as good as the mesa or the 5150.. im sure it would sound in place and really good on record i just think that theres nothing wow about the amp, Peavey sell the 6505 and Valveking for cheaper and i feel they are both vastly better sounding amps.

It was kinda fat but muddy sounding, it had a shite load of gain, i find it hard to beleive that satriani would willingly use this amp with his name on it.

Just my 2p as it were.