Well, it's here! :D
I haven't taken any pics yet, but it's the same as the one below, with a black grille. I've spent all afternoon mucking about with all the switching etc to get a good base sound for a gig on Saturday and I think I'm there. It'll need bit of an adjustment when it's cranked up a bit, but hopefully it's there or thereabouts.
First impressions? It sounds CHUNKY. Thicker and a bit darker than my MJWs, so I guess it's more modern voiced than vintage, which would make sense. The MJWs are crispy in the upper mids, the XTC is beefy in the lower mids. Neither is better than the other, they're just different.
The switching is superb, really good flexibility for gigging. Should make things MUCH simpler and hopefully more toneful as I'll be using amp gain not a pedal. But the proof is in the pudding I guess, so we'll see how it gets on live on Saturday night!
