Members stompboxfreak72 Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is my 4th Splawn. I still own three of them. I sold my 2009 Quickrod as I just could not jive with that amp. Well, this is round 2 with the QR. This is the low voltage B+ option that Scott has just released as an option. It runs at lower voltage ( think variac/EVH) so it is spongier and more forgiving. It also is not as powerful. My understanding is that it kicks out about 80 watts. First......teh obligatory pics. These were on the Splawn FB site so I just shanked them as they are way better than what I was going to come up with..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Originally Posted by stompboxfreak72 This is my 4th Splawn. I still own three of them. I sold my 2009 Quickrod as I just could not jive with that amp. Well, this is round 2 with the QR. This is the low voltage B+ option that Scott has just released as an option. It runs at lower voltage ( think variac/EVH) so it is spongier and more forgiving. It also is not as powerful. My understanding is that it kicks out about 80 watts. First......teh obligatory pics. These were on the Splawn FB site so I just shanked them as they are way better than what I was going to come up with..... Congrats!!! I am really anxious to hear some clips. Looks fantastic though. A QR is VERY high on my gas list ... as in spot #1!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gibson5413 Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Great looking amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShaneV2 Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Awesome! Really thinking of selling some of my other amps and getting a lo sag to go with my regular quickrod. What do you think of it so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Originally Posted by ShaneV2 Awesome! Really thinking of selling some of my other amps and getting a lo sag to go with my regular quickrod. What do you think of it so far? I wish I had a current production QR to A/B it to. All I can compare it to is my 2009 QR. The 2012 has more gain and the mids are a bit tamer to my ears. I used to like gear 3 on my 2009 but on this one I cannot get off of gear 1 now. Hit this thing with a Ts9 ( gain 0/volume dimed) and it is the most organic Marshall style tone I have gotten to play.Its still a QR and sounds like a QR but it has a bit less stiffer feel than what I recall about the 2009 QR. I just put everything at noon and the treble turned off and slam it with a TS9 and the tones are awesome. It can definetly do modern rock tones with I could not coax out of my 2009. I would not choose this amp to play metal on but thats only b/c I have a few Nitros and like them better for that style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Originally Posted by stompboxfreak72 I wish I had a current production QR to A/B it to. All I can compare it to is my 2009 QR. The 2012 has more gain and the mids are a bit tamer to my ears. I used to like gear 3 on my 2009 but on this one I cannot get off of gear 1 now. Hit this thing with a Ts9 ( gain 0/volume dimed) and it is the most organic Marshall style tone I have gotten to play.Its still a QR and sounds like a QR but it has a bit less stiffer feel than what I recall about the 2009 QR. I just put everything at noon and the treble turned off and slam it with a TS9 and the tones are awesome. It can definetly do modern rock tones with I could not coax out of my 2009. I would not choose this amp to play metal on but thats only b/c I have a few Nitros and like them better for that style. Well ... let us please define metal. I call it Maiden, Priest, OLD Metallica, you get the point. I am guessing the QR would do those just fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Originally Posted by JerEvil Well ... let us please define metal. I call it Maiden, Priest, OLD Metallica, you get the point. I am guessing the QR would do those just fine? Yes Sir.....it will rip the {censored} out of the good stuff you listed which is what I dig. If you hear it on Sirius Ozzy's Boneyard then the QR will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Originally Posted by stompboxfreak72 Yes Sir.....it will rip the {censored} out of the good stuff you listed which is what I dig. If you hear it on Sirius Ozzy's Boneyard then the QR will do it. See THAT'S what I'm talking about. I have really gravitated to a much more classic guitar sound as opposed to an overly bottom heavy modern type sound. Just not my style at all anymore. I remember when I got my Fireball 60 a few years ago, I thought my tone quest ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShaneV2 Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Originally Posted by JerEvil Well ... let us please define metal. I call it Maiden, Priest, OLD Metallica, you get the point. I am guessing the QR would do those just fine? The QR is so good for that stuff. It's tight as hell for fast gallops and stuff, but it still has a classic voicing to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackie08 Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 CLIPZ NAO!!!!!!!I have really bad GAS for one of these new QR with the B+ option. Extremely bad GAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 sounds sorta like what i have on my surreal. i can choose different transformer output voltages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Originally Posted by Blackie08 CLIPZ NAO!!!!!!!I have really bad GAS for one of these new QR with the B+ option. Extremely bad GAS. I wont get clips up until this weekend. Sorry bro ! I honestly dont know if I am loving the amp because of the changes that have occurred since 2009 or if its the lower voltage option or a combination of both. All I can say is that I am so happy I took the Egnater Armageddon back to GC and bought this instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endofall Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nice man! Cant wait to hear the clips Im very interested in the newer QuickRods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 So basically it does the things I wanted my 2007 QR to do but couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2012 Clips have been posted !http://acapella.harmony-central.com/...B-Video-clipz-! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted November 11, 2012 Members Share Posted November 11, 2012 Bust it open and see if there's bible quotes inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted November 11, 2012 Members Share Posted November 11, 2012 Originally Posted by Reverend179 Bust it open and see if there's bible quotes inside. I imagine so, since it sounds like God tweaked the tonestack Himself. (See other thread for clips. I'm gassing hard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted November 11, 2012 Members Share Posted November 11, 2012 Originally Posted by RiffDaemon I imagine so, since it sounds like God tweaked the tonestack Himself. (See other thread for clips. I'm gassing hard) Also, Splawn expressly states that he builds his metal amps FOR JEEBUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted November 11, 2012 Members Share Posted November 11, 2012 Originally Posted by Reverend179 Also, Splawn expressly states that he builds his metal amps FOR JEEBUS. If I'm ever lucky enough to plug into one of these, I'd feel very much inclined to give Jesus "one of these bad boys right here" prior to cranking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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