As excited as I was when I got my 59RR, I dare to say this one is now my current favorite (at least for now..). Still love the RR and it is all Marshall and does it in spades. But I've always been partial to my Peaveys and this has everything I always loved about the 5150 combo I have access to and my old Ultra Plus head. Plus WAY more!!
It has everything from dark super heavy to bright and open transparency. Crushing lows, searing highs, and everything pushed or scooped in between. But the really amazing part is that everything (I really mean everything) that comes out of this module is soooooo defined. Setting it as hard and heavy as it goes, you still hear every note played as clear as day. Chords ring completely clear and true. Haven't really found anything bad about it yet.
Some observations... I find that on the Rhythm side, the gain is useable and great sounding for the whole range. On the Lead side, the amount of gain doesn't change much turning the knob. Huge boost in gain and sustain. And the gain knob seems to do more thickening of the tone almost like the saturation trim pot on my Ultra did but without losing any note definition. Very cool. The mid sweep is a cool feature, doesn't change the amount of mids, just kinda re-voices it. Switches make big differences and make it very versatile. More difference at higher volumes than bedroom levels but the changes are noticeable.
Settings I found best for me (bedroom):
RM100, Master at 3, presence and density at 3:00 (old board that needs to be updated), Randall 2x12 with V30's at 8ohms and Carvin 2x12 with Eminence OEMs at 16ohms. (Randall is more prominent and Carvin adds bigger lows.)
Module:
Pre - 9
Low - 7-8
Mid - 5
High - 8
Post - 2-3
Sweep - 4
Rhythm/Lead - Rhythm
Tight - Down (loosest)
I,II,III - Down (III)
Voice - Down (scooped)
Mattfig is gonna have a clip that'll sound way better than me.. So that's it..
Again I'll say thanks to mfred for the module, and Rob for building it!!
It has everything from dark super heavy to bright and open transparency. Crushing lows, searing highs, and everything pushed or scooped in between. But the really amazing part is that everything (I really mean everything) that comes out of this module is soooooo defined. Setting it as hard and heavy as it goes, you still hear every note played as clear as day. Chords ring completely clear and true. Haven't really found anything bad about it yet.
Some observations... I find that on the Rhythm side, the gain is useable and great sounding for the whole range. On the Lead side, the amount of gain doesn't change much turning the knob. Huge boost in gain and sustain. And the gain knob seems to do more thickening of the tone almost like the saturation trim pot on my Ultra did but without losing any note definition. Very cool. The mid sweep is a cool feature, doesn't change the amount of mids, just kinda re-voices it. Switches make big differences and make it very versatile. More difference at higher volumes than bedroom levels but the changes are noticeable.
Settings I found best for me (bedroom):
RM100, Master at 3, presence and density at 3:00 (old board that needs to be updated), Randall 2x12 with V30's at 8ohms and Carvin 2x12 with Eminence OEMs at 16ohms. (Randall is more prominent and Carvin adds bigger lows.)
Module:
Pre - 9
Low - 7-8
Mid - 5
High - 8
Post - 2-3
Sweep - 4
Rhythm/Lead - Rhythm
Tight - Down (loosest)
I,II,III - Down (III)
Voice - Down (scooped)
Mattfig is gonna have a clip that'll sound way better than me.. So that's it..
Again I'll say thanks to mfred for the module, and Rob for building it!!
