Tried to a cool new amp today...

[jlynnb1]

Sat down at Corner Music here in Nashville today and tried a few amps while I waited to meet a friend across the street. Plugged in to the new Carr Bloke, and man was it a cool sounding amp. Not groundbreaking or vastly different from amps we have in the Axe, but it sounded great and was fun to play. Great Brit tones.

 

[plyall]

Yup. The CARR factor. I have had a couple - Mercury (still have it) and a Slant6V (sold it after the Axe). The Mercury was my first, and oddly enough my WIFE talked me into buying it. I was auditioning a PRS McCarty and she said 'What are you playing through?' - I pointed at the simple little Carr, and she said 'It sounds really good - you should get that!'. Still have it. It is amazing for an amp that tops out at 8 watts how loud it gets, and the tones are rich and sweet. I regularly play it at the 1/2 watt setting (1/10 watt is just too quiet). The Slant6V could blister paint at 38 watts, although I usually played it at half power. Carrs are amazing. I'll probably never sell the Mercury.

As you probably know, we have a Carr Rambler modeled in the AFII now. Pretty sweet too. I wish they'd consider the Mercury as well.

 

[jlynnb1]

You should try the bloke if you get a chance, it's that good. It's their first take on gainier amplifier.