NSNAD - Not So New Amp Day

ninjaking67 said:
The amp sounds great and I love having the 2 channels available. The cleans are surprisingly good as I would have thought that would be a weak point in a high gain amp.
It has individual EQ, gain and volume for each channel and the power output is individually selectable for each channel, 10W or 25W.

I do have 2 gripes about the amp though.

1. Because the lettering on the panel display is between the knobs for each channel, it is difficult to read except by kneeling down in front of the amp or by tilting the head backwards to get a better angle.

2. The chrome plated brass knobs are very shiny and they have a have a shallow hole drilled in them as a position indicator. They are almost impossible to see, especially with my less than stellar old eyes. This can (almost) be seen in the photos above.

These issues are exacerbated when in a darkened rehearsal space. I am thinking of getting some bright red paint to fill in the drilled position holes to make them more visible but I am open to other solutions should any of you wish to share your ideas!
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I had one for a few years and agree completely with that assessment!.,
Why do I have it no longer?
Glad you asked!
First, the Crunch was not gainy enough for me. So now I need an OD in front as well. More crap to setup for a small baby amp.
Second, the odd song I need clean to dirty to solo. So once on clean, I had to go to my solo channel for dirty but it was set up for lead solos. So the OD again.
Awkward as a slow waltz at a Jr High dance...
Just didn't work well enough for me. I now have a little Peavey 6505 mh.

It does kick though! Loud at 10 watt setting and the Modern on channel 2 screamed!
Congrats on your new little toy! It does take some playing with as all Mesas. Think of the EQ as Gain shaping controls. That's kinda how they work.
Nice!
 
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