pull a sickie and record some clips too mate, dying to hear this setup!!!!!!!!!
:lol: sorry, had to come to work, far too much to do... :(
But I played for an hour or so & was struck most by the amazing
clarity of the high gain sound - so tight, clear, punchy, yet organic & warm at the same time. After the valve change I actually liked it better without the BBE which was a surprise.
Compared to the Savage the mids seem a bit "spongier" or less "stiff" (but not in a muddy sort of way if that makes sense). I didn't adjust the controls at all after changing the valves, yet what were good settings with the stock valves sound awesome now.
One cool feature I really like is the little "Level" push button next to the outputs on the backpanel. It's meant for using when you want to run the preamp out into an FX unit rather than use the loop, so that you don't overload the unit, but it also acts as a sort of "half power" switch.
I can have it in the "out" position, leave the MJW's volume at 6-7, yet it drops the volume to a level that won't wake the kids up. Push the button to its "in" position & it gets LOUD! :) Running the preamp at "full" power with the MJW volume at 8 or more give me the kind of volume that the Savage does with its Master on 4-5 (i.e. very loud).
