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Hi,
I'm on the hunt for a "grab and go", 1x12 combo in the 15-40W range.
I'm primarily looking for Fendery Clean channel and, a Marshally/Tweedy overdrive channel. No D-Styles or Mesa's, etc...
Here's what I've been looking at and, what I know about them. I'd like to get your thoughts.
*I've never played any of them.
**For reference: Classic Rock, Southern Rock and Blues styles.
***I would be buying used. No special orders or custom stuff.
1. Tone King Metropolitan 1x12.
- 2 Footswitchable Channels
- Shimmery/glassy cleans in the BF camp. (Nice)
- Overdrive is unique, but is in the tweed ballpark. (Nice)
- On-board attenuation. (Nice)
- On-board reverb (Nice, though hard to determine the quality)
* The BIG ISSUE for me, with the TK Metro, is that I see them pretty frequently on the used market (is this a good sign?) but, on paper, this is the ideally what I am looking for. And, I have spoken to few trusted TGP sources who have owned a Metro and, I got negative feedback from both guys. One mentioned the term "sterile" and, the other source thought the Lead (overdrive) channel was lacking. Check the many Metro threads and you'll read more often than not, that this is many folks desert island amp? I realize this is vague and subjective but this one really makes me wonder. The PCB doesn't bother me.
2. Carr Slant 6V 1x12:
- 2 Footswitchable Channels
- Organic, fat cleans in the BF camp. (Nice)
- Overdrive is unique, but is in the Marshall/Fender ballpark. (Nice)
- On-board wattage selector (Nice)
- On-board reverb (Nice, though hard to determine the quality)
*No big issues, here. Not thrilled with the faceplate's "dizzying design" but, not a big deal in the scheme of things. The newer models have reverb on both channels so, I'd be searching for this model.
3. Divided by 13 JRT 9/15 1x12:
- 1 Channel (albeit with the ability to mix 6V6 and EL84 tubes)
- Clean/OD tones on video clips (I know, I know) sound thin, especially with a Strat.
- Tweed camp. Not much headroom but, I hear it's loud.
- Has clean-to-mean capabilities with guitar volume (Nice)
- No reverb (Meh)
This one has haunted me for some time. Compared to the other 3 amps, dollars-to-doughnuts, this has the least options available. If it had a killer reverb, it might be no-brainer. Alot of money though, for the simplicity. Great looking 1x12 though!
Thanks for reading.
Are there any others that I'm missing?
I'm on the hunt for a "grab and go", 1x12 combo in the 15-40W range.
I'm primarily looking for Fendery Clean channel and, a Marshally/Tweedy overdrive channel. No D-Styles or Mesa's, etc...
Here's what I've been looking at and, what I know about them. I'd like to get your thoughts.
*I've never played any of them.
**For reference: Classic Rock, Southern Rock and Blues styles.
***I would be buying used. No special orders or custom stuff.
1. Tone King Metropolitan 1x12.
- 2 Footswitchable Channels
- Shimmery/glassy cleans in the BF camp. (Nice)
- Overdrive is unique, but is in the tweed ballpark. (Nice)
- On-board attenuation. (Nice)
- On-board reverb (Nice, though hard to determine the quality)
* The BIG ISSUE for me, with the TK Metro, is that I see them pretty frequently on the used market (is this a good sign?) but, on paper, this is the ideally what I am looking for. And, I have spoken to few trusted TGP sources who have owned a Metro and, I got negative feedback from both guys. One mentioned the term "sterile" and, the other source thought the Lead (overdrive) channel was lacking. Check the many Metro threads and you'll read more often than not, that this is many folks desert island amp? I realize this is vague and subjective but this one really makes me wonder. The PCB doesn't bother me.
2. Carr Slant 6V 1x12:
- 2 Footswitchable Channels
- Organic, fat cleans in the BF camp. (Nice)
- Overdrive is unique, but is in the Marshall/Fender ballpark. (Nice)
- On-board wattage selector (Nice)
- On-board reverb (Nice, though hard to determine the quality)
*No big issues, here. Not thrilled with the faceplate's "dizzying design" but, not a big deal in the scheme of things. The newer models have reverb on both channels so, I'd be searching for this model.
3. Divided by 13 JRT 9/15 1x12:
- 1 Channel (albeit with the ability to mix 6V6 and EL84 tubes)
- Clean/OD tones on video clips (I know, I know) sound thin, especially with a Strat.
- Tweed camp. Not much headroom but, I hear it's loud.
- Has clean-to-mean capabilities with guitar volume (Nice)
- No reverb (Meh)
This one has haunted me for some time. Compared to the other 3 amps, dollars-to-doughnuts, this has the least options available. If it had a killer reverb, it might be no-brainer. Alot of money though, for the simplicity. Great looking 1x12 though!
Thanks for reading.
Are there any others that I'm missing?