Members mhenson42 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I just got this Baron Custom Amplifiers K88 with the Dual Gain/Level option in the other day. I spent some time with it last night and I'm really impressed. I just may end up selling my Uberschall Twin Jet. The K88 is much more open sounding - the Uber sounds congested and almost nasally in comparison. The mids are much more up front with this amp. It has a mid shift switch to focus either on high-mids or low-mids. It has a tight bottom end in normal mode, but there is a tight mode as well and it get alot tighter. Tonally, I guess to me, it seems like an SLO, but not as bright, more gain and more Uberschall/5150 like saturation/aggression. This amp doesn't get fizzy/muddy or overly compressed. It has a foot-switchable dual gain option which allows you to set 2 gain levels on the lead channel. Gain B has 3db more gain than Gain A, so if you set the gains at the same amount, Gain B acts like a boost. There are also separate Level controls for each Gain mode. The Thrust knob basically gives the amp alot of Uber-like girth. I think the Uberschall is a little thicker. With the gain dialed back, it gets great low-gain tones, but I thus far, I still like channel 1 of the Uber Twin Jet better. The effects loop is great. It handles pedals and rack gear equally well. There are send/return level controls as well - so you can make sure you don't have volume balancing issues (unlike the loop on the Uber - which is horrible). It's foot-switchable too. The clean channel is nice, but I don't really care about that. There is a bright switch to prevent treble roll off when the gain goes down. Other positives is that it is one of the best low-volume amps I've played - even better than ENGLs and my Herbert and it has a external bias. Here are pics and youtube clips of my amp (Dave the builder made the videos). [YOUTUBE]o4B1UOYOqRo[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]cjsmymDz67k[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]obufzW5mIYI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abecon5 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 sick {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyfirst Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 it looks insanely cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Not a fan of the chicken wire grill.Do he have other options ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhenson42 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Not a fan of the chicken wire grill.Do he have other options ? That's the one thing I'm not a fan of either. He does a wood/tolex face-plate as well - but I got this at a good price since the original buyer, for whom the amp was built for, backed-out. Fortunately, it was exactly what I wanted from a cosmetics standpoint. Dave is a custom builder, so I'd imagine if you can think of it and pay for it, he could probably do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlamingFrets Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 {censored}. Just saw the price. Gas levels are through the {censored}ing ROOF. HNAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Looks sick, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Digital Jams Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Clips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 holy balls. that clip on their website is {censored}ing outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhenson42 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Thanks guys. We'll do clips when I hook up with Mesa412er2 in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 that sounds pretty badass from those clips matt. It actually reminds me of the Ktre. HNAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Killa J Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Are the dual gains/levels footswitchable? That thing seems pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Love it. I like the chickenwire actually. The one thing that worries me about barron, is that the builder plays standard tuned, or drop D guitars in all his videos. I am not sure if he designed, tested, and built those amps around low tuned guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olgluefoot Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Love it. I like the chickenwire actually. The one thing that worries me about barron, is that the builder plays standard tuned, or drop D guitars in all his videos. I am not sure if he designed, tested, and built those amps around low tuned guitars. My buddies fender twin sounds pretty damn good with my Baritone (drop A) I dont think fender tested it for that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 My buddies fender twin sounds pretty damn good with my Baritone (drop A) I dont think fender tested it for that either. He claims that the amps handle low tunings well, but it is fairly apparent by his playing and by the tuning in his videos that he doesn't play in low tunings. I think it's important to incorporate that into your R&D. I could be completely wrong, perhaps the amps are awesome for low tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 HOW much you want for the twin jet ? PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killertone Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Been checking those amps out for a few months now. My favorite clip of his is the white K88 with green knobs. I think there are two amps built like that on the clips page but one of them is absolutely killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 He claims that the amps handle low tunings well, but it is fairly apparent by his playing and by the tuning in his videos that he doesn't play in low tunings. I think it's important to incorporate that into your R&D.I could be completely wrong, perhaps the amps are awesome for low tuning. No worries dude. Matt plays his guitars in drop B and C. I'm pretty sure that's what he based his review on. On the other hand, I may have to pick one of these up to hold me over for the NATAS. Great price for these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 HOW much you want for the twin jet ? PM me. You {censored}...you can't handle another Uber. As soon as you did your KT88 mod, you sold it to Laura :poke: Stick with your old mans XTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magh8 Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 mark... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 You {censored}...you can't handle another Uber. As soon as you did your KT88 mod, you sold it to Laura :poke: Stick with your old mans XTC. I would rather stick with BOTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shine Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Sounded great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Digital Jams Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 All you need for clips, 100% idiot proof and less than an eventide pedal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonVengeance Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 He claims that the amps handle low tunings well, but it is fairly apparent by his playing and by the tuning in his videos that he doesn't play in low tunings. I think it's important to incorporate that into your R&D.I could be completely wrong, perhaps the amps are awesome for low tuning. This clip sounds awesome and it sounds like it's in B, but I'm not sure. http://www.baroncustomamps.com/Clips/Baron%20K2%20Melodeath%20Clip.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 All you need for clips, 100% idiot proof and less than an eventide pedal Thats cool, will it go on a tripod ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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