Author Topic: Its finally arrived!!!!! (Read 7440 times)

WezV · « **Reply #30 on:** August 26, 2007, 04:02:27 PM »

finally got this thing round to my cousins house and gave it a good thrashing up full with a few of his guitars and a boogie 4x12 cab with vc30's i think. He loved it - commented on how responsive the controls were compared to his mesa/boogie dual rec. he has a bit more experience with amps than me and he was comparing it to the vintage marshalls he has played.

We also were testing out a triboost pedal i had made from one of the BYOC kits and it sounds awesome with the treble booster turned up full - the pedal was a little noisy though so i will have to see if i can solve that.

Watsonica · « **Reply #31 on:** August 26, 2007, 04:32:03 PM »

Quote from: WezV

finally got this thing round to my cousins house and gave it a good thrashing up full with a few of his guitars and a boogie 4x12 cab with vc30's i think. He loved it - commented on how responsive the controls were compared to his mesa/boogie dual rec. he has a bit more experience with amps than me and he was comparing it to the vintage marshalls he has played.

We also were testing out a triboost pedal i had made from one of the BYOC kits and it sounds awesome with the treble booster turned up full - the pedal was a little noisy though so i will have to see if i can solve that.

Wonderful!!..dunno if your guitar is properly shielded or not but this may help: >> http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php

WezV · « **Reply #32 on:** August 26, 2007, 04:53:26 PM »

the strat does have some shielding issues that he wants me to sort out but this was different to that - thats the link i tend to post a lot.

The strats actually bugging me quite a bit because its a lace sensor equipped one - so should be pretty much noise free. No doubt the answer will become obvious when i open it up

Watsonica · « **Reply #33 on:** August 26, 2007, 05:11:39 PM »

Quote from: WezV

the strat does have some shielding issues that he wants me to sort out but this was different to that - thats the link i tend to post a lot.

The strats actually bugging me quite a bit because its a lace sensor equipped one - so should be pretty much noise free. No doubt the answer will become obvious when i open it up

oops.. just tryin to help..hope it gets sorted :) sometimes it's an overlooked groundloop or just a "tiny" portion touching where it ought not, but I figure you've sussed that.

WezV · « **Reply #34 on:** August 26, 2007, 05:46:57 PM »

ah dont worry - its always good advice!

SamR · « **Reply #35 on:** August 26, 2007, 08:05:02 PM »

wow nice, on the site i spotted somewhere something about high gain, is this true? I really like sambos engl but i wouldnt mind getting me a mini stack, i play mostly metal, basically i just want a nice clear high gain tone without the mesa pricetag, would you say the matamp is a good option to go for in terms of high gain?

WezV · « **Reply #36 on:** August 26, 2007, 08:33:27 PM »

well this model wouldnt really compete with a more metal flavoured amp without a bit of help from a suitable pedal.

something like the XV might be more suited from matamps range and is fully customisable including voicing it specifically for what you want!

i will let others advise you on other makes because amps are not my speciality