Members Will Chen Posted April 21, 2010 Members Share Posted April 21, 2010 Hey guys and gals, just published a review and vid of the VHT Special 6. I think this amp is going to be a big hit for them... [YOUTUBE]JYg0_89eRR8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members k4df4l Posted April 21, 2010 Members Share Posted April 21, 2010 Great vid! Love the layout with the controls and pic of the guitar in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted April 21, 2010 Members Share Posted April 21, 2010 Very nice. How much are these things going for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted April 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Very nice. How much are these things going for? Next to nothing! $200 for the combo$179 for the head$150 for matching cab You can read my review here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thanks for making and posting the vid, Will! I checked out your review and I think I'll be hitting your site more often now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Did you do the Classic 6 review? How do they compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richey888 Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Hey FG, do you know where to get one? I have MAJOR gas for this thing! Love it, sounds phenominal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted April 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Hey FG, do you know where to get one? I have MAJOR gas for this thing! Love it, sounds phenominal! I've seen it on eBay and Amazon but stock is currently limited. They've got a dealer listing on the VHT home page to search for stores which carry their line of products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richey888 Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 I reviewed the Classic 6 a while back as well. IMHO, the Special 6 is the one to get especially considering the lower price.I've seen it on eBay and Amazon but stock is currently limited. They've got a dealer listing on the VHT home page to search for stores which carry their line of products. Yeah I called the nearest place to me, and no dice. We'll keep trying.....hopefully such a cool amp at that price point will take off in popularity. Thanks Will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 It's a smart design and very well priced. I wish them well with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Just an small update, published the official schematic at the bottom of this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eyeofsetSG Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I just tried the VHT Classic 6 today and while I was impressed with the amp I would say get the Special 6. It has more features and is about $150 to $200 less than the Classic 6. The Classic 6 has a darker sound to it than the Special 6 and does not have a boost function or pedal to accompany it whereas the Special 6 does. The Classic 6 also does not have an attenuator so if you want overdrive you have to blast the amp halfway or at full volume to get good overdrive. It has a good clean sound to it but as you turn it halfway you some pretty good vintage overdriven sounds. Nothing high gain so don't expect it to sound like a Marshall Class 5 or anything in that category. You can't go wrong with either one but I like my amps to have a good overdrive and gain and the Special 6 seems to have that. The Special 6 is also brighter sounding based on what I heard in the video and I think it is self biasing as well, so you can switch between American and British tubes. The dealer I deal with can get me either one and they just got a Classic 6 in today when I was in the shop. Nice amp but I say get the Special 6 instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mahuska Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Will,when are you picking up the Special 6 Ultra and reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm trying to decide between one of these, a Vox Lil Night Train and a Blackstar HT-5 or 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mahuska Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm trying to decide between one of these, a Vox Lil Night Train and a Blackstar HT-5 or 1. Well all those amps are completely different from each other. I have the HT-5 head and have heard many clips of the other you mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well all those amps are completely different from each other. I have the HT-5 head and have heard many clips of the other you mentioned So what would be the strengths of the VHT vs. Blackstar vs. Vox Lil Night Train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sikor Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 So what would be the strengths of the VHT vs. Blackstar vs. Vox Lil Night Train? Didn't care for Night Train at all. I would take Blackstar HT-5 over VHT Special 6 Ultra only if very hi-gain sound would be priority. For all other tones I prefer Ultra by a long shot And it can deliver pretty nice, hi-gain tone on it's own too, but not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mahuska Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 So what would be the strengths of the VHT vs. Blackstar vs. Vox Lil Night Train? I only have the Blackstar and the other two have heard many clips and saw what was on paper. The Lil' Night Train sounded bright and thin to my ears. The VHT sounds less compressed and open vsthe Blackstar it has the low watt and half power feature. I love my Ht-5 for higher gain stuff and you can get it to sound great at a reasonable volume. The cleans aren't great that is where I believe theVHT would win over it. I will pick up the Special 6 Ultra soon as well as the Jet City Jca20h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 Will, have you had the opportunity to try one of these Stingers out?I like the sound clips and am really interested. http://www.gabtone.com/stinger/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 So what would be the strengths of the VHT vs. Blackstar vs. Vox Lil Night Train? I was dead set on the Lil Night Train, I thought it sounded good, looked great, was small enough for my bedroom playing needs. Then I tried the Jet City 20 watt stack. It really blew the LNT out of the water for the same price. Plus, even at really low volume, you can get some pretty good sounding classic rock/blues sounding overdrive out of it, and if you need it loud, it delivers. I personally can't recommend the JCA enough, even if you're comparing it against the little 5 watters and less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mahuska Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 I was dead set on the Lil Night Train, I thought it sounded good, looked great, was small enough for my bedroom playing needs. Then I tried the Jet City 20 watt stack. It really blew the LNT out of the water for the same price. Plus, even at really low volume, you can get some pretty good sounding classic rock/blues sounding overdrive out of it, and if you need it loud, it delivers. I personally can't recommend the JCA enough, even if you're comparing it against the little 5 watters and less. Good to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 Will, have you had the opportunity to try one of these Stingers out?I like the sound clips and am really interested. http://www.gabtone.com/stinger/ At that price (for a 7-watter), you are definitely in cork-sniffer territory. Since the stinger is about five times the price of the VHT, I hardly think it's a valid point of comparison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 At that price (for a 7-watter), you are definitely in cork-sniffer territory. Since the stinger is about five times the price of the VHT, I hardly think it's a valid point of comparison... Who's comparing? I just want to know if he has tried it out and what his thoughts were because of his ample experience. Not even considering the price, they are completely different animals and there are always customers for every price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 25, 2011 Members Share Posted March 25, 2011 I looked at the specs on that, and it looked incredible. Then I checked the price and determined that the sturm und dang that its purchase would likely engender probably weren't worth the effort... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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