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Milkman Sound "The Amp"

Thoughts on the new amp available for pre-order?

its small and therefore cramped inside.... I would like to see how tis bult before I could venture an opinion since in my view road worthiness has always been more important than tone.... and clearly a hybrid in a pedal is all about gigging. If the thign ahs a class D poweramp its on a PCB and if it has a PCB I want to see how the tube and pots are mounted. It doesn't look well ventilated either.

Similar concept from demeter has been out for years now and is built more like an amp then a pedal.... its proven not to fail when mounted on a pedalbaord for fly gigs, but my jury is out on the milkman. I think the demeter has a super-protective carrying case for taking it on public transit , what's the milkman offer for inner-city travel protection?

I feel like I wtched a demo of this amp though and was surprised at how nice it soudned for a hybrid, however youtube deos can be misleading. I don't trust 'em.

Your profile says worship leader and that's a weekly gig at the least. Personally I would not rely on this amp for a weekly gig. Certainly I wouldn't rely on it until its been road tested by other people for about 6 months and there are reviews and testimonials I can read. And you still ened a speaker cabinet for it.... might as well have a well made, old tube amp at your church. Save your beans, buy a 70s Princeton or deluxe... those silverfaces are getting pricey but they will be going strong long after you and I are dead. If you plan to truck this milkman amp around your city to various little gigs but NOT sue it at church every week then sure, check it out. Just make sure you're careful with it on the train or whatever. PCBs they don't like heat. Tubes get hot.Its a small enclosure, do the math. Tubes don't like being shaken or banged into and this amp is something you would put in a backpack so you don't have to drive to your bar gig and you can drink with impunity. Its a cool idea and all, but I think the amp's convenience and portability are actually its achiles heel. Tube amps aren't big because its fun to lug heavy thigns around to gigs, they're big because they need to be for ventilation, component spacing, and durability reasons.

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