Author Topic: SPLAWN AMP has arrived! (Read 15018 times)

willo · « **Reply #15 on:** December 02, 2005, 05:03:34 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

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Hypothetically speaking, would it be possible to have the 'Middle' at 9 o clock and the 'Treble' at 3 o clock for instance, or do the chickenhead knobs bang into each other? :?

Just checked that. The answer is no, they all fit fine.

great news!

It would have been a proper Homer Simpson moment if they didnt fit! :lol:

big steve · « **Reply #16 on:** December 02, 2005, 05:12:38 PM »

TO got a new toy. it kicks ass. what's new?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #17 on:** December 02, 2005, 05:18:21 PM »

Quote from: big steve

TO got a new toy. it kicks ass. what's new?

HA!

dave_mc · « **Reply #18 on:** December 02, 2005, 05:34:51 PM »

^i haven't tried one, but one of the splawn quick rod clips on rocksolid amps was amazing!

good buy, TO!

wixomwhat · « **Reply #19 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:10:05 PM »

was does Quick rod mean?

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #20 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:16:36 PM »

Cool amp Ben! How about using it at this gig you have coming up and plugging a mini disc or something into the mixer and posting a full band clip! 8) :twisted:

_tom_ · « **Reply #21 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:20:31 PM »

That looks nice. Get some good clips for us!

Clean, medium gain and high gain!

We demand clips!

38thBeatle · « **Reply #22 on:** December 02, 2005, 08:45:12 PM »

Have you guys noticed how he always keeps us all hanging and we demand clips and he keeps us hanging and then he gives a review and ...well you get the idea. Seriously though, that rising sun looks cool. I wonder if a label from a good bottle Ardbeg would go there.

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #23 on:** December 02, 2005, 10:27:56 PM »

Quote from: 38thBeatle

Have you guys noticed how he always keeps us all hanging and we demand clips and he keeps us hanging and then he gives a review and ...well you get the idea. Seriously though, that rising sun looks cool. I wonder if a label from a good bottle Ardbeg would go there.

LOL

It's the art of anticipation! Actually, I hate to say 'oh this is great' before I'm 1,000% sure. If I stand behind a product, I do so to the hilt, but I'm gonna be reserved up to that point.

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2005, 09:41:57 PM »

Just played the amp for a couple of hours .... it's very versatile as far as the OD channel goes.

The tone is GODLY. It's not quite as high gain as the Roccaforte. It postively SMOKES the Diesel and VHT. Comparing it to the Rivera is like apples and oranges, b/c the Rivera has its own tone going on, but ... I'm gonna go on a huge limb here and say that the Splawn is better.

Pedal wise, the Splawn loves the CPR compressor pedal on the OD channel. Unless I'm going to be doing very specific tone-shaping, it doesn't even need the Big D overdrive pedal! The reason I love using an OD in front of the amp is because of the 3-dimensional sound you get. The Splawn has that right out of the gate. I'm going to continue experimenting with that combination, though. I haven't used my boost pedal with it yet.

I haven't put in enough time yet to make any definitive conclusions, but I can already tell it's a godly amp.

dave_mc · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2005, 09:54:24 PM »

^how much gain does the splawn have, out of interest? compared to amps i have tried: e.g. diezel vh4, engl powerball, marshall tsl, orange rockerverb, koch multitone, ones like that...

thanks, TO!

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2005, 10:01:13 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

^how much gain does the splawn have, out of interest? compared to amps i have tried: e.g. diezel vh4, engl powerball, marshall tsl, orange rockerverb, koch multitone, ones like that...

thanks, TO!

It has as much gain as all those amps, but the voicing is totally unique. 2nd Gear will get you the classic old school metal tone, and 3rd gear gives you a godly late-80s modded Marshall solo tone. I haven't put the gain past 5 yet ...

Davey · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2005, 10:06:38 PM »

thanks for giving me gas ...

indysmith · « **Reply #28 on:** December 03, 2005, 10:40:23 PM »

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it doesn't even need the Big D overdrive pedal!

I'll have it :lol:
Dude i sooooo wanna get my '800 modded by splawn right now, it sucks!

_tom_ · « **Reply #29 on:** December 03, 2005, 10:51:36 PM »

Quote from: Davey

thanks for giving me gas ...

Yeah me too :lol: Cant wait for the clips of this.