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[richard]

Hi Andy, I've played around with the Dual amp thing. It works fine but it's not the reason I got the amp and I probably won't use it that much but who knows ? Early days yet. I'm going to be using it as a channel switcher. It is easy to get really good sounds immediately but with a little fine tuning they can get even better. I've got both of my channels set identically but with a little more gain on amp 2. So I'll switch between amp 1 with no boost, amp 1 with a little boost and amp 2 with a bit more boost and maybe a little extra volumes for solos.

At the moment I'm concentrating on setting it up for my PRS Bernie with the Abraxas set. I'm leaving the tone controls at noon but find that backing off the mids a hair suits the Abraxas. I've spent a little time with my Firebird with RYs and they sound totally killer but would benefit from slightly different EQ settings.

Andy, your wife is a cruel woman - beg her to let you have the amp NOW.

[AndyR]

Andy, your wife is a cruel woman - beg her to let you have the amp NOW.

I dunno, she's the one who bought it (for my birthday) AND sanctioned me spending even more on an SG at the same time... and several other of my guitars are presents from her. And I never get any grief from her for guitar purchases... I'm not complaining!

[elijen]

Congrats Richard! I've been looking into THR100 as well. Couldn't justify the purchase. Yet!

Andy, I'm eager to hear your thoughts on A+B through 112. Some reviews were against that combo, as they claimed (never showed) that two amp signals through a single speaker don't sound nearly as good compared to 212 (each "amp" into its own speaker)

Both of you, enjoy your new amps :)

[richard]

First rehearsal last night and first chance to crank the amp properly. I am absolutely blown away. This is the best amp I've ever played. I expected to need to do more fiddling but the settings I've been using at home worked perfectly - just BETTER. I'm going for an older style cranked British sound with the option to add a little more gain and volume when I want it. This amp delivers. It sounds absolutely huge at medium gig type levels and there is a lot of volume available. I kicked my bandmates out of the room and turned it up about three quarters - VERY loud and astonishingly clear sounds. Way more volume available than I'm ever likely to use.

In the past year I've rehearsed with a few Marshall half stacks (DSL, 900 and Jubilee) and a few of the more modern Oranges (which are very nice). This blows all of them away easily. Since taking early retirement last June I've acquired a PRS Bernie, replaced the stock pups with Abraxas and now this amp. Hands down the best tones I've ever had.

The Yamaha 2 x 12 cab is great but I've also heard this amp sound great through an Engl 2 x 12 with V30s.  So, if you already own a cab the amp will set you back about £650. For this price I'm convinced that there is nothing that comes even close.

Andy, when you're allowed to play your amp take it somewhere you can crank it. Find the sounds you like at home first and then hear them at gigging volumes. It's going to LOVE your new SG. Happy to share my settings if you're interested.