Comparing Brit 20 to real SV20H - anyone done it?

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WelshLukather

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I'm in love with the Brit 20 and am looking at buying a smaller "real life" gigging rig for a few things - how does the real deal compare with the Brit 20 model - if its identical/really close then I'm opening my wallet this afternoon!!!

Anyone here got FW6 loaded up and have a real SV20 and compared the 2?
 
Cliff said himself in the Axe-III thread that the schematic is incorrect, and he actually thinks of turning this model into FAS custom model. So probably not a good idea to buy a real amp based on this particular model.
 
Chromatizm said:
Cliff said himself in the Axe-III thread that the schematic is incorrect, and he actually thinks of turning this model into FAS custom model. So probably not a good idea to buy a real amp based on this particular model.
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From my memory, he made an error in the model (maybe because of what you said), which was then corrected. Some then wanted to keep the earlier one as a FAS amp, but I don't think that happened? (probably the right choice — the problem is that everything sounds good now ;) )
 
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WelshLukather said:
I'm in love with the Brit 20 and am looking at buying a smaller "real life" gigging rig for a few things - how does the real deal compare with the Brit 20 model - if its identical/really close then I'm opening my wallet this afternoon!!!

Anyone here got FW6 loaded up and have a real SV20 and compared the 2?
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Dont know yet, but all my friends that have one love it to death, its a great lil plexi...im going to test the amp in the next weeks, so im curious also =)
 
I own the real thing and it is such a great amp but I haven't compared it to the Fractal model. This amp is a keeper for life. You'll need an attenuator for bedroom and maybe even for small gigs.
 
FractalAudio said:
It's a cool little amp. It's very loud though. It's not really a "bedroom amp" IMO. Good for smaller gigs, rehearsals, etc.
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Hi Cliff and the rest of the peeps here who responded.

Yep, I totally get the non MV thing - I used to gig a JTM45 and that was loud and needed attenuating in most scenarios!

Here’s the dilemma now, will I always be comparing the real deal to the version we have here…it’s happening with my real Mesa MKIV - I prefer the modelled version over the real thing…
 
Upgraded my FM9 to 4.0 today. A/B'ing the Brit Studio 20 with a SV20H in loop 3 (using a load box, so apples-apples comparison).

Brit Studio 20 NAILS IT! With all knobs on 5 and jumping back and forth, I forgot which amp I was playing. With a more aggressive tone setup (B=4, M=10, T=4, P=8.25) the SV20H is a tad brighter and more aggressive. Setting the Brit Studio 20 similarly, but with Presence all the way up there is still a difference, but it's very little.

I'm super impressed!

Using a YA greenback cab IR that I added, but I expect the results will be quite similar with the factory greenie IRs as well.
 
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