They are. I'm just establishing an actual value profile.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:32 amI thought they were over $2k?Slowy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:26 amThey're an excellent $500 amp. Highly recommended at that price.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:23 am Absolutely
Like I said. These the phone/laptop of the amp world.
I don't have any objection to them in principle but i think it's good to hash out where they sit in our little world of gear malarkey.
I'm a total fender fan, and the stuff the do (or have done) well is epic.
Almost all of what they do en masse now is pretty average so my oretest probability test for the tonemasters is already coloured with this opinion.
Weight issue is easily solved with a neo loaded cab and a head but if combo is your thing then yes this works well for that.
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Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
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Ahh i see.
Yes that's probably the value in my eyes which I could use due to watering there of during auction of tonemaster twin on tm
Yes that's probably the value in my eyes which I could use due to watering there of during auction of tonemaster twin on tm
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Who on here has actually owned the same amp for more than 3-4 years anyway
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That's the thing though - for the same money you can get a faithful tube-driven clone, handwired by MikeC.
The Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb is $2600 NZD which is absurd but only makes sense if you compare it to the valve Deluxe Reverb ($4200!!!!!!!!)
However - USA retail is $950 USD which is under $1500 NZD - that's way more like it.
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Well, my main gigging amp now I've had since Ryan built it for me in 2016.
Prior to that I used my vox ac15 which I got in 2013(ish).
Vox exploded once on stage mind...
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Not you
But I do, regularly. I sold my Blues Deluxe after about 12 years or use, and I want it back haha.
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Well it was a power surge from the crap socket at Portland public house. I'd say it would have fried anything. Was quite exciting
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Then I refused ..... To play it and ended up with a ridiculous Gibson amp with unreachable controls on the back rear of the amp... Useful!
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Me. All 10 of them.
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Why should the Tonemaster cost so much more than a Katana ?
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Well, in a way, that's the one part that's easy to understand. It's aesthetic and marketing. Simple.sizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:37 am Why should the Tonemaster cost so much more than a Katana ?
Same reason a Gucci handbag costs $5000 USD
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I don't enjoy Katanas but at the price, brilliant pieces of kit.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:40 amWell, in a way, that's the one part that's easy to understand. It's aesthetic and marketing. Simple.sizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:37 am Why should the Tonemaster cost so much more than a Katana ?
Same reason a Gucci handbag costs $5000 USD
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