Originally posted by Luffe
What amp would you choose?? I live in Denmark so trying it is not an option. I'm looking for an amp with a BF kind of tone. What do you think about the tremolo in the Meteor II??
Originally posted by jcshirke
. It made the Carr sound flubby in the bass, and the Toneking sound cold and sterile.
There's no way I would characterize the Meteor II as "cold and sterile". That's just not an accurate or fair description. I don't care what amp you're playing next to it. Warm, lush, 3D, full, bright, chimey--those are the words that come to mind. If it had too much spank and brightness for your liking, then you should have switched the voicing to "dark". Or, more likely, you played one right out of the box without its speaker being broken in at all.
I'm not going to put down another builder's amps, though. If you prefer the Bruno, fine. Maybe it's more versatile in some way, and it suits your needs better than a Tone King. But my .02 is that the Meteor II offers the most authentic reproduction of BF/Tweed sounding amps anywhere, and that includes even vintage Fender BFs and Tweeds.
Jeff
Originally posted by Tag
I hate to jump in on this, but I had both of those amps right next to a Bruno Underground 30, and it was a no contest. The Bruno was an entire level up in every way. Both of those amps sounded KILLER until I fired up the Bruno. It made the Carr sound flubby in the bass, and the Toneking sound cold and sterile. There were 4-5 players in the store, and when I fired up the Bruno, every one walked over and commented.
I am a HUGE Fender fan, so just something to think about. The Cowtipper 22 sounds as good as the UG 30, but even more Fendery.
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.![]()
Originally posted by jcshirke
. It made the Carr sound flubby in the bass, and the Toneking sound cold and sterile.
There's no way I would characterize the Meteor II as "cold and sterile". That's just not an accurate or fair description. I don't care what amp you're playing next to it. Warm, lush, 3D, full, bright, chimey--those are the words that come to mind. If it had too much spank and brightness for your liking, then you should have switched the voicing to "dark". Or, more likely, you played one right out of the box without its speaker being broken in at all.
I'm not going to put down another builder's amps, though. If you prefer the Bruno, fine. Maybe it's more versatile in some way, and it suits your needs better than a Tone King. But my .02 is that the Meteor II offers the most authentic reproduction of BF/Tweed sounding amps anywhere, and that includes even vintage Fender BFs and Tweeds.
Jeff
Originally posted by Lou V
Did you play the Meteor II?