carlygtr56

How many years has this Mako horse{censored} been going? How many US owners/ Less than 5?

He should swim with the sharks, IMO

Originally posted by maz_master Thanks for the first-hand input, Steve. Well, it is very subjective. For example, I've heard many, many CAE OD100 clips and the dirt side always sounded kinda' harsh to me. Great cleans though. The Einstein sounds great, but not smooth enough for me...maybe that's why you guys feel it cuts better in a band mix. Of all the amps I have owned, an OCD into the Maz 18 has sounded best in a band mix...according to my band, my Eastman Music School trained opera singer girlfriend (who now does jazz) and many great players who've heard that rig in the house. It cuts, but still sounds big, fat, round and rich. Regarding the Zendrive-into-Fender comparison to Fuchs, once again, I've heard both and have trouble seeing how you can compare the two! The Fuchs is much ballsier and bigger. Listen to the Galo Rivera clips on the Fuchs site. There's no way a Zendrive into a Fender will give you those tones! Larry Carlton recommends Fuchs over Two-Rock too, BTW. Cannot reveal the source of that statement though. Anyways....I gotta' run....more to say later....thanks for the great conversation!!!!! Lotta' fun! :thu: Dave

Different ears hear different things.
I saw RF and LC in March. RF had the Twin, SR and a Zen Drive pedal an a Les Paul. It, IMO did not sound remotely like his Dumble, Fuchs, etc. It sounded like old Santana at the Fillmore Twin cranked tone.

LC's Dumble was awesome and I walked out of that show wanting a Fuchs, which, IMO is as close as I would get to that sound.

Plus, I cant stand the OD-100, since the thing came out in '92:D

Originally posted by maz_master Haven't heard Holdsworth play one. Any published recordings where it is known he used a Recto? Maybe he had Trace mod his too? Maybe they're incredibly picky about speakers/cabs? Maybe the "Series II" improvements fixed what I always hated about them? Hey, I'm open-minded...

There were pics of Holdsworth and his Rectos and settings in magazines before any of this modding bs.

If I put up audio of Reeves Gabrials absolutely crushing thru an early Dual Recto stack, it's anything BUT buzzy.

Eric Gales as well.

I don't think the Recto sounds anything like the Diezel, so no argument there, but in the Recto's defense....I got a show with Reeves Gabrial slaughtering thru a Dual Recto stack , playing with Paul Rodgers. Massive tone.

That's always the first thing I look for in an amp....how much flex there is plugging in.

Millitary grade? Where are you playing it? In Vietnam?

4 year wait for a non flexing amp.

What's the wait time? A year per channel?

Either of my handmade, PTP heads. the Mojave Peacemaker and the incoming Germino Headroom-100.

When you get this far, I prefer PTP amps......cork sniffer variety. Granted , they are a man's amp.....not for most.

Features: 7
I really feel i have to say more. I left the nonglowing review below. First of all, this amp is more expensive than it seems. It is nearly $600 new, plus shipping from Canada plus it comes WITHOUT tubes. There's another 50, if you're lucky and more if you're picky. I had NOS mullard EL34 and telefunken 12ax7's in it and they cost me over $150 altogether. That meant I had $750 into it.

Sound Quality: 5
This amp was initially billed as high gain, low wattage. I found it to be high fizz, no ballage. Where's the bottom end? Even on the sound clips on the HC forum, you can hear that it's thin. Who's fooling whom, here? I have a real hard time believing these other reviews. Marshall tone? Half as loud as a 100 watter? In theory, maybe, but not in my living room. I have a 100 watt marshall 59 SLP and this amp did not sound similar. Not nearly. Not remotely.

Reliability: N/A
I didn't own it long enough.

Customer Support: N/A


Overall Rating: 6
Anybody who can try this next to a univalve or Allen class act will see the difference immediately. Like I said in my first post, I sold mine to a friend. Maybe he'll like it. I did not.

Sound Quality: 5
I tried it with a PRS, a Les Paul, and a strat. I thought it sounded fizzy and thin. I wanted to like it, but i didn't. I like my zinky mofo, my budda sd30, my bogner xtc, orange ad15, heck even my marshall transistor lead 15 microstack better. Along these lines (self biasing, low watt, high gain), i've had allen class act and univalve and this one. Univalve is first, then the allen, then this. I tried and tried but had no luck getting any tone i could use.

Reliability: 7
It didn't break down, but i didn't have it more than a few days. It just seemed to be built sort of off-square. The rectifier looked crooked to me.

Customer Support: 8
Peters is a nice enough guy, but i think he should have worked on this a bit before his release.

Overall Rating: 6
I sold mine and don't miss it. I wish it had been what i expected. It did not stand up to any of my other amps. I think if this builder sticks with it, he'll come up with a better one, but i just don't like this amp. I'm not leaving my name in case my friend who bought it reads this. I don't want him to know how I really feel. Also, sorry, Mr. Peters, but i would have liked to have read this sort of review before i bought mine.

Originally posted by JamesPeters Is that a threat, Carl? Please let it be a threat... BTW, so angry you can't format your posts properly?

Notice: This domain name expired on 04/05/06 and is pending renewal or deletion
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Originally posted by JamesPeters More insults, wow what a surprise. Too bad you didn't have the courage to say any of them to my face in NYC. And btw, don't tell me your friends don't remember our meeting, because they laughed right at you when I faced you. Coward.

Keep dreaming.
Face to face? Your face comes up to my ankle.
Go away now Lollypop Kid.

I never said I didn't remember meeting you, you liar. I got your attention, moron. I noticed the only fidget in the room....assumed it was you. I was only there with one friend, dreamer, and he didn't know you from any other dwarf in NYC LOL

Next fidget tossing on LI, I'll call you.

You play the 3 pedals I mentioned, Fidget? No

Don't need a Bad Monkey with what I got. Par for the course thru your amps though. Junk into junk LOL

Originally posted by cloudnine If my avatar bothers you, it's you, not me. Face it, friend, you're a prick for no reason to a lot of people here and have no way of stating your opinion without your silly misguided bias seeping through.

Go practice twerp, in a few decades you might master an F barre chord without crying:thu:

Originally posted by cloudnine Havent we all ascertained that carly is, indeed, an angry, ignorant, pretentious, bitter old dude?

and you? A little punkass twerp , who's opinion is nil.

As gay as your avitar, no doubt:wave:

I think it's a POS cause I put it next to what I own and dismissed it.

The Eternity blew it away.

The Landgraff blew it away.

The MJM Blues Devil blew it away, and a few more , little man.

Obtain height

Fidget, I own 80 pedals...I collect those as well. No Bad Monkey.

Why? Because I got better and I think it's a cheap piece of junk......

Originally posted by JamesPeters Including the "super fugly amps made by the fidget"? How could you forget about my amps Carl? Perhaps you didn't know they were all PTP though, since I haven't posted "gut shots" of them in ages. I agree. I bought a Bad Monkey yesterday as a matter of fact, and plan to buy some more pedals. It's not the same as an amp's own sounds but depending on the setup it can be just as good.

I have no preference either way. If it sounds good, it is good.

The argument of using a pedal into a PTP amp is lame.

I'm talking decent pedals, not some $10 Bad Monkey POS

Originally posted by Duesentrieb Just for your info: the last amp I've built was a single channel PTP Plexi. Yeah, yesterday everything was better, even you Do you have a gut-shot of that "Ratt" ?

I have no argument with you. I like non master volume amps AND channel switchers....PTP or PCB....never a factor with me.

I do believe with a non master Marshall Plexi style amp, I'd prefer PTP.

Far as I know, there are NO PTP channel switchers?

Dismissing pedals as a way of getting sounds is plain dumb.

Originally posted by Duesentrieb Four weeks ago he badly wanted to try an Einstein, but couldn't find a PTP version . . . Why, oh why . . .

Still looking to demo one.

In the meantime I got a Germino Headroom-100 coming:thu:

Originally posted by SteveVHT So to summarize what you said... There are no amps made today that compare to old ones?????? :freak: Come on Carl..... Todays amps are better, more reliable, and can get the exact tones of yesteryear and then some.... All those players were great players....which once again proves the fact that alot of players tones are in their hands, not in their gear... Steve

Im only addressing the pelels in front of an amp issue. There are plenty of cool channel switchers. I've owned many!

To completely dismiss using pedals into an amp to get tones is insane.

I'm not a vintage fan. I would NEVER buy a 35 year old POS broken down {censored}box.

Looks like a PC inside to me.

People are posting the inards of single channel amps, Dooshentribe....deal with it.

Beck, IMO sounds nowhere near as good as when he used 50 watt Marshalls and pedals.

and, he's used a Ratt with those DSL's as well HAHAHAHAHA

Originally posted by Duesentrieb I'm asking myself if those millions of pedals in front of PTP Plexi-Clones are PTP too

You're pretty funny. We should all take note what YOU do I guess? Especially after that groundbreaking demo of your tone video.

Pedals in front of any amp, PTP or otherwise has always been a viable way to play.

Some of the tones that made history, were on classic albums, etc, were made this way.

Jeff Beck, Hendrix, Page, Iommi, yeah, they were wrong?

Originally posted by SteveVHT A hell of alot more impressive.... And a hell of alot better sounding to boot... Steve

Pure tone? I don't think so.

Less wiring/knobs/features/bs = better tone

Point me to the channel switcher that sounds like Humble Pie at the Fillmore..... The Who- Live at Leeds....I can name dozens....aint happening