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One of the best metal amp heads I've heard...
...and it's a free VST plug-in. This one in particular is clearly aimed at metal players, but with "metal" being such a wide term these days, its versatility comes almost by design. I use it mostly for Black Album-style rhythm tones, and it gets a lot of use in leads too. Along with LePou's HyBrit plug-in, it's one of those products that'll make you go "how is this free?!"
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How is this FREE?
I got this one a while back while trying to put together some Marshall-y tones. I haven't made a side-by-side comparisnos nor have I had enough first-hand experience with Marshall amps to say it's exactly like the real deal. All I know is I paired it with an Orange 4x12 cab IR, twisted the digital knobs a little and got the best hard rock tone I've ever heard. Definitely worth a lot more than it's stunning $0 price tag.
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it's okay, the 800 settings sound a little better than the plexi settings. Its hard to get the right bright-as-fuck plexi clean out of it or those edge of breakup tones and it doesn't really act right when you do all the plexi tricks with the tonestack and repsence relationships, but the 800 ain't bad, not bright enough usually, but the response is more solid. The old marshalls I owned ranged from pretty damn bright to piercingly harsh (in a cool way)… there's a reason you'll see guys with these isnanely low treble or presence settings. from like 68 on the marshall lead series sound was BRIGHT. I had this one purple covered metalface for a while and lemmee tell ya, WHOA that thing was isnanely loud at 1 and had the brightest, hardest sounding clean tone even bridged. People say voxes are bright and they can get bright, but not like a mid 70s marshall They do start to smooth out at 10 with the presence rolled back some. EVH would max all the knobs and then EQ with a boss graphic out front for a treble cut and slight mid bump. No one making plugins ever nails that.
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Amazing acoustic guitar
My go-to acoustic guitar. Setup was on point straight out of the box, sounds as full as I wanted it to be. No tuning issues worth mentioning, and the on-board tuner definitely helps keep any minor deviations on check.
On the downside, I'm not entirely sold on the piezo tones coming out of it, but I think none of us has ever been impressed by them. After some eq-ing and a custom IR though, it sounds just as wonderful plugged-in as it does acoustically. The pins are not so easy to push back in either.
The price was just right (roughly €520) and if something were to happen to it and I needed a replacement I'd go with this same model.
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A bit too bassy
I got my first pair as a Christmas gift. Loved it for listening to music (though the long cable is obviously better suited to a studio setting than for casual music listening). As soon as I used it for mixing it became apparent that they weren't quite as transparent as I hoped. They definitely have the low end cranked up, which I didn't appreciate at all. I've also had to replace them twice, and I consider myself to be extremely careful with gear. I'm looking to replace them with something better, maybe some of the higher-end Sennheiser stuff won't suffer from the same issues.
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Insanity in a stompbox
To be honest, I got this one because of it's extensive use on Muse's Origin of Symmetry. Of course all I did at first was turn knobs here and there to make crazy radio-like sounds, but once I sat down to get some actual tones from it I was pleasantly surprised. It can do anything from velcro fuzz to sweet metal tones.
That being said, it did take me some time to get a thick guitar tone out of it. Definitely doable, just takes a bit more work. Oh, and it seems to be really sensitive to temperature and humidity changes so it's definitely not set-and-forget. Still, it's the only pedal I haven't sold even after going fully digital.
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At least it's cheap
Bought this as my first practice amp. 26 watts, solid state. That's about it. God-awful distorted tones, decent cleans. I've had it repaired twice in the 5 or 6 years I used it. I took it to my first gig and it died during the first song. I keep it around for nostalgia, I guess. My 15 y/o cousin seems to enjoy it, though.
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Excellent price/quality ratio
I bought this guitar (black finish) on impulse (something I'd never done before or since), as it was the one of the only two lefty Les Paul guitars at a certain music store. I asked if I could try it and I found it to be comfortable, amazing tone-wise and with a surprising capability for sustain. I don't remember the retail price but it was knocked down to €400.
It's since become my main guitar due to it's reliability, tone and stylish looks. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a vintage Les Paul-inspired guitar that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. The one thing I'm not fully sold on after two years of owning one are the vintage-style tuners. I'm swapping those for locking tuners. Oh, and the pick-up switch would look better with a classic "rhythm/treble" ring, but that's just cosmetic.
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Good enough (for a chinese instrument)
The neck is comfortable for those used to Explorer style guitars. Small tuning stability issues from the not-so-great tuning pegs, and in my case the nut fell off once. Otherwise, a nice instrument, especially during the period it was made (1998-2012) as it was one of the few inexpensive Explorer guitars available for left-handed players.