NAD BluGuitar pedal amp

[Jethro Rocker]

Yay! Will do pics and a proper review shortly.
Was thinking a small pedal amp might be nice for small venues, recording ideas and backup.
This thing cooks!! 100 watts, no idea how they use the single weird nano tube, don't care. So far only played throigh headphones.
Vintage channel is way more than vintage, covers vintage Priest etc and with the built in boost way more. Then it goes up from there!
Classic and Modern have oodles of gain and modern is a bit more scooped sounding but the tone control on the side for each channel tailors it. EQ os very responsive, bass and treble are almost like Resonance and Presence.
No issues with shared EQ or even gain, I only need 3 or 4 tones anyhow. 4 channels and with the optional footswitch I got can also save different gain for each channel plus power soak and second master volume.
On there is a clean channel too. Apparently!
I will use that sparingly here n there, band dependent.

It si tiny, very lightweight. The 10 button FS is larger!! As it is, add any dual footswitch you get clean or OD and Boost, then on unit you can have any 3 channels with or without boost so Vintage w boost, classic, modern and set side volume for Modern at solo level.

Man. It really cooks. This dude is shocked at it, he keeps laughing as it holds up to his JCM 800 2203 with an SD1.

 

[Session 5]

Looks like it will handle just about anything Geoff? sounds like it puts out as good as she looks.

 

[Astral Traveler]

Nice! I had the original silver one. Great amps. The lityle tube is used in the power stage somehow and it actually works. Keep th egain low and crank the master vomume, you'll see how

 

[Iron1]

Congrats! Looks like a lot of fun!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Nice! I had the original silver one. Great amps. The lityle tube is used in the power stage somehow and it actually works. Keep th egain low and crank the master vomume, you'll see how

Haven't done that will check it out. Likely gain won't be low in any case, though!!

 

[Pissed Plexi]

The little box that can!

Congratz man! Take it to some gigs and look forward to hearing how it performs for you live.

Nano Nano.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

The little box that can!

Congratz man! Take it to some gigs and look forward to hearing how it performs for you live.

Nano Nano.

I will at some point. Man it really does cook. Tiny little thing so versatile and loud. With an expansion kit the remote footswitch becomes a 4 loop effects switcher!!

 

[Astral Traveler]

I will at some point. Man it really does cook. Tiny little thing so versatile and loud. With an expansion kit the remote footswitch becomes a 4 loop effects switcher!!

I'm curious to see what the Amp X will do. It was supposed to hit the market in 2021. Now they say 2022...

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I'm curious to see what the Amp X will do. It was supposed to hit the market in 2021. Now they say 2022...

What is the amp x? A new version of this?
How come you got rid of yours? Just curious. This thing is an ideal backup, I mean, why take a JMD head to back up a JVM, for example? This thing covers it!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I'm curious to see what the Amp X will do. It was supposed to hit the market in 2021. Now they say 2022...

Aw man now I see it. Crap. After I bought this, too.
One thing they could upgrade that they didn't is a balanced XLR out. I see fx on the new one, to be fair, even if I run my small pedal board with this I have all I need. Heck even the Zoom Multistomp covers what I need although more painful than the G3N to run.
EDIT I see it has XLR out

 

[dmatthews]

Always been curious about these little beauties. Hope it's an awesome experience!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Always been curious about these little beauties. Hope it's an awesome experience!

Thanks! So far, absolutley!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I got cause I don't...um...have enough amps to use now?

I do like using different amps to get the tones I like at gigs as opposed to being really consistent and using same equipment all the time. Part of the fun for me.

 

[eSGEe]

DUDE that is a COOL gizmo for SURE !!!
sounds clips --- NEEED sound clips!!!!

Nanotube ...so like the VOX/Korg "nutube" I assume??

 

[eSGEe]

I mean, why take a JMD head to back up a JVM, for example? This thing covers it!

a better question...................... why take EITHER???? why not take two BLUEAMPS ....a front and a back up ??? MUCH lighter

 

[eSGEe]

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[eSGEe]

I had one of these with a NUTUBE

VX50BA - Vox Amps

VX50BA

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it didnt SUCK but didnt sound as good as my Hartke .............................

 

[Jethro Rocker]

a better question...................... why take EITHER???? why not take two BLUEAMPS ....a front and a back up ??? MUCH lighter

The JVM, which I use when venue dictates, gives me a woody. I still like the smell of hot tolex at night's end. But I will use the Blu when it is time!
Looks like a show in a hall coming end of April. Tis the SC20 Classic with the Lynch mod turn for that one.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

DUDE that is a COOL gizmo for SURE !!!
sounds clips --- NEEED sound clips!!!!

Nanotube ...so like the VOX/Korg "nutube" I assume??

Yep has a tiny vac tube of some sort. How they make it work no one knows.
Cool piece of kit and excellent for recording ideas right into the recorder in the office.

 

[StrumerJoe]

Yep has a tiny vac tube of some sort. How they make it work no one knows.
Cool piece of kit and excellent for recording ideas right into the recorder in the office.

So how do the amp watts "feel"? Does it feel like a normal 100 watt tube amp?

So there is no way to replace the tube or would you have to send the unit in if it should fail for whatever reason?

I wonder how long until someone makes an entire pre & power amp based on the new tiny bottle tech....