Guys, it's not wise to judge the new stuff so soon and during the 'honeymoon' period..... :roll:
Ah, hell with it! :mrgreen:
The Shiva is truly amazing, both channels. The Clean channel already earned its place next to my Twin and Vox presets, may even replace them. It's warm, transparant and reacts well to the guitar's volume control.
And the Lead channel "sings" even more that the Euro Red.
I had all controls at default, except Presence (5). The 4x2 German or RW Uberkab v30 works well with the Shiva.
No doubt about it, I'll be using both channels a lot.
Don't know what exactly has been changed in the Uber sim, but it sounds much more direct and 'organic'. The enormous low end has been reduced. No tricks required anymore to make the sim work. I'm using the RW Uberkab-T75/V30 cab or stock 4x12 German + Marshall T75. The Uber will contend with the Fryette in my rig for the very high-gain tones. ;-)
The Marsha at first sounds quite saturated, didn't have time enough to play with it. If I can get it to sound like in this video, woooooow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9NISyViNBM
The 1987X is a surprise. It's close to the existing Plexi sims, but much easier to dial in (due to the mod?).
Always had a little trouble with the Plexis, well, problem solved.
I'm using a RW Basketweave cab.