Members Timmott Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Anyone ever try one of these out? My friend has a B-52 tube head that sounds pretty killer so I thought these would be worth looking in to. Anyone have any experiences with them? $359 shipped for a nice tube combo sounds pretty sweet to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captainultimus Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 i have the b52 at 100 head its amazing i can get alot of great sounds out of it cant say much about the clean channel since all my guitars have super high output pickups but i did plug my friends strat into it for a few minutes and it was pretty good. i found it at a pawn shop for 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chadd Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Clean channel is amazing and versatile. Gain channels don't sound good unless you're using a ton of dirt. Turn the gain down and you lose all of the bottom end, they're also extremely bright. If you're doing some heavy chunka-chunka stuff, you'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mazi Bee Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I tried one of those combos once and I loved it. Sounded awesome. Like the most perfect hi-gain I ever heard. Then I read that they tended to get really hot. So much that people were trying to figure out ways to mount a cooling fan on the back. $359 is a good deal, as when these were released, I think they used to go for around $550 or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captainultimus Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 my head does get extremely hot like enough to make me sweat(not alot) if im playing it during the summer without the window open not sure if the same goes for the combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Timmott Posted July 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Well I believe the new models have fans installed in them to eliminate the overheating that was inherent of the older models, not sure though. I just don't know if I should grab one of these or something like a Classic 50 or other tube combo. I want something versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Large Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I had for a while. Sounded great until the transformer died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gomu Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I have one. It really does sound good and is more versatile than you might think. Yes new ones have fans, it seems to not get any hotter than my other amps. Probably made in China, but the build quality is surprisingly good. Very heavy duty (and heavy!). I think one weak spot is the reverb tank...I heard they break during shipping. The one I bought had a barely perceptable reverb, so I returned for a new one and have had no problems whatsoever. It is bright, but has a contour control and some sort of low end resonance control. Therefore you can get it tweaked if you take your time. I had a spare speaker so I took the stock one out and put in an Eminence Wizard as an experiment. It smoothed the top end out a bit. Then I put the B-52 speaker in another amp...it is a very good huge magnet speaker (as is the Wizard). I paid over $500 a year or 2 ago, those new prices make me sick. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I have an AT100 head and it rocks. Only problem is the reverb sucks. You can barely hear it. Aside from that, great clean sound and the distorted channels kick some serious ass. I call it a poor man's mesa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Timmott Posted July 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Well I just ordered it! I figure if I don't like it I'll just return it to Musicians Friend and try something else. Shipped for free since MF has free shipping on heavy items right now. Now I just have to play the waiting game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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