The world is missing a high powered stereo solidstate poweramp voiced for guitar. Today's modeling preamps require clean neutral power, as they already simluate power amp distortion in the amps they model. However, most solid state poweramps are made for PA purposes, and have frequency responses that can sound awkward for guitar, or output at an impedence that doesn't mesh well with guitar cabs. Speaker damping and slew rates can also be issues.
I think Randall could easily fill this space in the market by releasing a rack mount 2U stereo poweramp based on the designs from the T2/V2 series. The poweramps in these heads sound great and work incredibly well in guitar rigs. Include the standard three knobs (Volume/Depth/Presence) on each side, as well as the switchable graphic EQ. I don't really see much of a reason to have it MIDI switchable, as most modeler users will have that kind of stuff built into their patches.
I think Randall could really have a slam dunk with a product like this, AxeFX users are still searching for the ideal solid state power amp, one that requires little/no tweaking in the modeler for a convincing tone and feel.
What do you guys think?
I think Randall could easily fill this space in the market by releasing a rack mount 2U stereo poweramp based on the designs from the T2/V2 series. The poweramps in these heads sound great and work incredibly well in guitar rigs. Include the standard three knobs (Volume/Depth/Presence) on each side, as well as the switchable graphic EQ. I don't really see much of a reason to have it MIDI switchable, as most modeler users will have that kind of stuff built into their patches.
I think Randall could really have a slam dunk with a product like this, AxeFX users are still searching for the ideal solid state power amp, one that requires little/no tweaking in the modeler for a convincing tone and feel.
What do you guys think?