Members renula Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks for the support. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Wow I like! I hate all those extra knobs and stuff. I have 2 bassman 59s because they're simple! I like that this just has the tremelo. Might be getting a new amp!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I got my Excelsior today and I have a different take on it. Pro: It looks fab! Better than the pics online. NIce solid construction. The tolex is a rich dark brown. Cranked up with a Tele or Strat it gets a mean nasty tweedish overdrive. Great Stones sounds too. Great price especially with 15% off. This amp should be a dream for mods!!! Cons: There is NO clean headroom at all. Not even with single coils and a Les Paul drives it to mush. I tried a 12AT7 in the preamp and it was a nice sound but still no headroom and the volume dropped. Trem is nice but not awesome, just nice. Depth is pre set. Mine has tube rattles or microphonics and the power tube cage seems to rattle a bit but could be easily removed. Speaker sounds nice but not deep like I would expect a 15" to sound maybe because the cab is small and open. The bright switch is piercing to my ears and with a Tele on bridge it's harsh. I like the dark setting better. My take after a couple hours in my studio. As it is, it's a one trick pony and a good trick: funky greasy grind. Don't know if I'll keep it. If I do, I check out for mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Just read Revs take that there is plenty of headroom. I just did another test and my Excelsior has NO clean headroom to speak of. My little GA5 reissue has gobs of headroom in comparison.I have to turn the volume way down to a very soft level to have no hair on it and even then if you use a neck pup with tone rolled back it starts to break up. Not for Jazz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Just read Revs take that there is plenty of headroom. I just did another test and my Excelsior has NO clean headroom to speak of. My little GA5 reissue has gobs of headroom in comparison. I have to turn the volume way down to a very soft level to have no hair on it and even then if you use a neck pup with tone rolled back it starts to break up. Not for Jazz! Bad tubes maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 The plot thickens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I tried a few different preamp tubes with no improvement now I'm going to try some good N.O.S. power tubes. . . will report back.I really think this thing is voiced for vintage breakup but I'm sure someone will come up with great mods. Looks cool in my studio.It's all Jimmy Reed and no Kenny Burrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I just did another test and my Excelsior has NO clean headroom to speak of. My little GA5 reissue has gobs of headroom in comparison. I have to turn the volume way down to a very soft level to have no hair on it and even then if you use a neck pup with tone rolled back it starts to break up. Not for Jazz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It's all Jimmy Reed and no Kenny Burrell. Wow - that's awesome! I mean, the way you expressed that - it really made instant sense in light of that analogy. Grungy and gritty vs clean and warm. It sucks for you that you're not able to get both (at different volumes of course) - but hopefully the power tube swap will clear things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ok I tried some nice NOX 6V6s but only got a bit more headroom. No usable cleans. I think the voicing of the tone circuit is awful. Too tinny and thin on bright and no body on dark.The 15" speaker sounds like a 10" unless you turn the amp around. The wide open back sounds fuller and would a great way to mic this amp. Maybe I got a bad unit but I give it a 10 for looks and 4 for sound. I hear China not USA in the sound. That said, I'm sure the mod freaks will turn this baby into a gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 hmmmm, still want to try one when I get a chancewanted to get one for the pedalsteel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 i didnt think they were supposed to have much headroom anyways did you try all 3 inputs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Holy {censored}. I just tried one at my local music store. Damn it sounds amazing. There is a really good amount of clean headroom too, on all the channels. I played a fat strat into it and got nice cleans out of the bridge humbucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Holy {censored}. I just tried one at my local music store. Damn it sounds amazing. There is a really good amount of clean headroom too, on all the channels. I played a fat strat into it and got nice cleans out of the bridge humbucker. defo gona get one now to replace my VOX Pathfinder now that its Travvy-Approved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 defo gona get one now to replace my VOX Pathfinder now that its Travvy-Approved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 yea, the pathfinder is great for a small Solid state amp. loud as hell, but the excelsior is toob. gotsta be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mirrorball Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Holy {censored}. I just tried one at my local music store. Damn it sounds amazing. There is a really good amount of clean headroom too, on all the channels. I played a fat strat into it and got nice cleans out of the bridge humbucker. Okay, so that's 2 for clean headroom and 1 who says it doesn't have any? Either way, I'm definitely tempted to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Okay, so that's 2 for clean headroom and 1 who says it doesn't have any?Either way, I'm definitely tempted to get one. The other guy must've got a lemon I think. The cleans arent super duper fender twin cleans, but it's got clean headroom, and the cleans do sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 The plot thickens and reverend david lee is missing with the videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 18, 2012 Members Share Posted April 18, 2012 Mine just went back. It must have been a lemon, not only had no headroom but also rattled. I'll try another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 18, 2012 Members Share Posted April 18, 2012 Wow they are backordered again. . . Hope no one gets my return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Upgrade Posted April 18, 2012 Members Share Posted April 18, 2012 On a positive note when I returned the Excelsior I tried the EJ Fuzz Face (have one on order) and it sounds fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1DZReverendDavidLee Posted April 18, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 18, 2012 I got my Excelsior today and I have a different take on it. Cons: There is NO clean headroom at all. You got a different amp than I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1DZReverendDavidLee Posted April 18, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 18, 2012 The other guy must've got a lemon I think. The cleans arent super duper fender twin cleans, but it's got clean headroom, and the cleans do sound great. Thank you! I'll take that as an Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted April 18, 2012 Members Share Posted April 18, 2012 CLIPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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