Rick
Axe-Master
So, I just retired, sold a few instruments, and got myself a birthday present... the wife said it was up to me to pick. Lol. After all these years, she still tolerates me.
Soooo, I bought the amp below and a speaker cabinet to add my favorite EVM 12S to, and it sounds huge.
But I realized that we have breached a completely new dynamic here. For the first time in my rather lengthy existence I have purchased a tube amp because I like the model of it. This is a sort of Twilight Zone moment for me. LOVE the amp, and am amazed at how much tweaking you can do for new sounds and combinations. Oddly like, well, an Axe FX.
The world has changed. Irrevocably changed.
Also, if you didn’t know, Alan Phillips builds some monster amps.
For those curious about it, the football shaped lighter area around the logo isn’t an ugly spot in the grill, it’s light shining through the semi-open back. I took the picture right after delivery, so the speaker wasn’t installed yet! That shape is the top of the speaker baffle and bottom of the rear vent. Speaker is in, looks like this:
Soooo, I bought the amp below and a speaker cabinet to add my favorite EVM 12S to, and it sounds huge.
But I realized that we have breached a completely new dynamic here. For the first time in my rather lengthy existence I have purchased a tube amp because I like the model of it. This is a sort of Twilight Zone moment for me. LOVE the amp, and am amazed at how much tweaking you can do for new sounds and combinations. Oddly like, well, an Axe FX.
The world has changed. Irrevocably changed.
Also, if you didn’t know, Alan Phillips builds some monster amps.
For those curious about it, the football shaped lighter area around the logo isn’t an ugly spot in the grill, it’s light shining through the semi-open back. I took the picture right after delivery, so the speaker wasn’t installed yet! That shape is the top of the speaker baffle and bottom of the rear vent. Speaker is in, looks like this:
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