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Bg wrote:Hd500 just saying again...

How about an HD500 with a Katana? I'd imagine that could be quite the rabbithole

Bg wrote:Hd500 just saying again...

Cab sims are shit tho', really comes alive with an external IR loader tho'!

Dunno if I'd get another now, the katana is killer and I could probably gig with just 4 patches anyway...

First impressions? Should've bought one ages ago. Could've saved myself endless amp trades and associated hassle.

I know I'm not hearing it at its best as it's being amplified through the return on the Suhr Badger 18 into a THD cab but for all that it sounds and feels great. All I've done so far is click through profiles and noodled a bit with different guitars here and there so I know I'm not even scratching the surface.

Will dig deeper when I get back from holiday. Just relieved to have it safely here. Cheers, casemysta.

Well, the second hand high end amp ecosystem's just collapsed then!

jeremyb wrote:

Bg wrote:Hd500 just saying again...

Cab sims are shit tho', really comes alive with an external IR loader tho'!

Dunno if I'd get another now, the katana is killer and I could probably gig with just 4 patches anyway...

Headrush /thread just saying

slash-ed wrote:Well, the second hand high end amp ecosystem's just collapsed then!

Yeah, anyone who's bought a Two Rock or Friedman or Mesa etc will be shitting themselves since the Plan B has just evaporated.

Molly wrote:I know I'm not hearing it at its best as it's being amplified through the return on the Suhr Badger 18 into a THD cab but for all that it sounds and feels great.

To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Eruera wrote:

Molly wrote:I know I'm not hearing it at its best as it's being amplified through the return on the Suhr Badger 18 into a THD cab but for all that it sounds and feels great.

To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Interesting. I'll give it more thought. Anticipated I'd be buying a third party equivalent of the amp Kemper build into their powered heads.

slash-ed wrote:Well, the second hand high end amp ecosystem's just collapsed then!

I wouldn't panic just yet. We all know Molly's "this is a keeper" only ends one way

Molly wrote:

Eruera wrote:

Molly wrote:I know I'm not hearing it at its best as it's being amplified through the return on the Suhr Badger 18 into a THD cab but for all that it sounds and feels great.

To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Interesting. I'll give it more thought. Anticipated I'd be buying a third party equivalent of the amp Kemper build into their powered heads.

I had one of these for my eleven rack and was plenty loud enough and didn’t colour my sound
https://www.musicplanet.co.nz/electro-h ... eramp.html

but.... stereo!

Eruera wrote:

Molly wrote:I know I'm not hearing it at its best as it's being amplified through the return on the Suhr Badger 18 into a THD cab but for all that it sounds and feels great.

To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Yup, Poweramp into a real cab is my preferred method.

Molly wrote:

Eruera wrote:

Molly wrote:I know I'm not hearing it at its best as it's being amplified through the return on the Suhr Badger 18 into a THD cab but for all that it sounds and feels great.

To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Interesting. I'll give it more thought. Anticipated I'd be buying a third party equivalent of the amp Kemper build into their powered heads.

I had the Camplifier (I think that’s what it’s called) power amp module as well, was definitely lighter and more convenient than lugging around a valve amp but it really didn’t sound very different to going into the return of my Mesa.

Having never owned any of the high end amps I was Kempering my tonal reference was what I wanted to hear rather than an idealised notion of how xyz amp should sound. I tend to be happier with my tone that way as it’s easy to get caught up in how faithful the reproduction is and lose sight of whether it’s joyful to play and listen to .

Olderama wrote:

Molly wrote:

Eruera wrote:
To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Interesting. I'll give it more thought. Anticipated I'd be buying a third party equivalent of the amp Kemper build into their powered heads.

I had one of these for my eleven rack and was plenty loud enough and didn’t colour my sound
https://www.musicplanet.co.nz/electro-h ... eramp.html

Mooer baby bomb looks pretty good too in this small package size.

Eruera wrote:

Molly wrote:

Eruera wrote:
To the contrary that type of setup was one of my favourite ways to run, it’s also how Michael Britt (TBUH) runs on tour.

Interesting. I'll give it more thought. Anticipated I'd be buying a third party equivalent of the amp Kemper build into their powered heads.

I had the Camplifier (I think that’s what it’s called) power amp module as well, was definitely lighter and more convenient than lugging around a valve amp but it really didn’t sound very different to going into the return of my Mesa.

Having never owned any of the high end amps I was Kempering my tonal reference was what I wanted to hear rather than an idealised notion of how xyz amp should sound. I tend to be happier with my tone that way as it’s easy to get caught up in how faithful the reproduction is and lose sight of whether it’s joyful to play and listen to .

My attitude exactly.

Thanks for the ideas, chaps.