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Comet 60: based on Komet 60
After Dumble the most expensive guitar amplifiers are Trainwrecks. Those boutique amps in their remarkable housings were created by (the late) Ken Fischer. He designed amps for Komet too, which are held in high esteem and are similar to the Trainwreck amps.
Let’s check out Komet’s cool statements:
The Komet 60 is Komet’s flagship amp model: It comes stock with EL34 power tubes but you can swap these for other tubes. It delivers 50-60 watts.
So the Komet 60 is a single channel amp, without Master volume, with a single input.
The controls are Hi Cut, Presence, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume. The Hi Cut control isn’t available in Fractal Audio’s model.
The amp has a Touch Response switch that lets you choose between Fast and Gradual sponse. The model is based on the switch in the “Fast” position. You can replicate the “Gradual” position by by decreasing Input Trim to .250.
Komet builds 4x12 cabinets with a choice of the following speakers: G12H, G12M (greenbacks), AlNiCo Blue or Gold, or G12-65. Take your pick from the stock cabs.
Comet 60: based on Komet 60
After Dumble the most expensive guitar amplifiers are Trainwrecks. Those boutique amps in their remarkable housings were created by (the late) Ken Fischer. He designed amps for Komet too, which are held in high esteem and are similar to the Trainwreck amps.
Let’s check out Komet’s cool statements:
“The Komet is a 100% new design, but is built along traditional Trainwreck methodologies. Like all "Wrecks", the Komet is a single channel amp. It has NO reverb, master volume, effects loop, foot switches, pull pots, transistors or chips ANYWHERE.”
“The amp should produce about 50 to 60 Trainwreck watts of power. The amp must have plenty of headroom. The amp must use a 5AR4/GZ34 tube rectifier for the feel and sound this tube creates without the mushy sag usually associated with tube rectification. The amp's bass response must be big, bold, clear and tight. The amp's touch response must be adjustable from gradual, like a fifties or sixties amp, to fast, like a Trainwreck amp. The amp's workmanship is to be second to none”
The Komet 60 is Komet’s flagship amp model: It comes stock with EL34 power tubes but you can swap these for other tubes. It delivers 50-60 watts.
“The Komet 60. Our first amplifier and our flagship model. Sleek and streamlined. In many ways - the ultimate tonal chameleon. Designed by Ken Fischer in 1999. This multifaceted amplifier has the ability to operate on several different tube types. Each tube selection allows the player to travel into a different tonal universe.
The EL34 stock factory setup immediately dials you into the benchmark English era of rock and roll. Switch to 6L6s and you're in the 1960's American rock zone. EL34s, KT77s, 6L6s, 5881s, KT66s, KT88s, 6550s, - your tube choice ultimately decides where you wish the sound to take you. You can expect complex harmonics, bold & clean focused clarity and aggressive when pushed. Pedal friendly ? - you bet! The Komet 60 will always have an immediate, balanced full tonal range, no matter which power and pre amp tube selection you choose.
The front control panel is simple and intuitive. Volume followed by a standard 3-band EQ, a presence control as well as a high cut control. The high cut control operates within the power section of the amplifier and thus allows the user to darken and shape the overall tone of the amplifier without affecting the equalization of the preamp section. This solves the common problem of the loss of gain and clarity when turning the treble control down in the preamp.
On the back control panel you will find The Touch Response switch. This Trainwreck Engineered circuit enables the musician to alter the amplifier's touch response characteristics to suit their playing style. A simple flip of the switch allows the player to choose between a fast, or a gradual response to one's picking dynamics and guitar's volume control settings. The Touch Response circuit is not an extra gain stage or gain boost circuit. Instead it works by magnifying subtle changes in pick or finger attack along with subtle changes in guitar volume. This circuit allows those players who prefer clean tones to run the full range of dynamics without breaking into unwanted distortion. A blues player can play on the edge of distortion easily going from clean to blues overdrive using pick attack as the controlling factor. An over the top player can go from clean to scorch using the fast setting. The slightest change in pick attack or guitar volume setting will translate into huge changes in dynamics and power. To sum up, the Touch Response circuit lets you choose the response and feel you want and makes your amplifier capable of playing every style of music."
So the Komet 60 is a single channel amp, without Master volume, with a single input.
The controls are Hi Cut, Presence, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume. The Hi Cut control isn’t available in Fractal Audio’s model.
The amp has a Touch Response switch that lets you choose between Fast and Gradual sponse. The model is based on the switch in the “Fast” position. You can replicate the “Gradual” position by by decreasing Input Trim to .250.
This amp doesn’t need a lot of EQ-ing. I have everything at default, except for Input Trim (see above) and Input Drive at around 4.
Komet builds 4x12 cabinets with a choice of the following speakers: G12H, G12M (greenbacks), AlNiCo Blue or Gold, or G12-65. Take your pick from the stock cabs.
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