I just picked this up today. It sounds great! I got a good deal. The Tolex and corners are a little nicked up, but it's nothing that matters. I have so much to learn about using this type of amp! It's something that I've wanted for a very long time!
I just picked this up today. It sounds great! I got a good deal. The Tolex and corners are a little nicked up, but it's nothing that matters. I have so much to learn about using this type of amp! It's something that I've wanted for a very long time!
Congrats. How would you categorize the sound of that amp?
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Thank you! It's a JTM45 with a few modern features. Grindy Marshall thump. Very thick with a lot of bass. Bluesbreakers to early AC/DC.
It's got external bias test points and bias pot, a post phase inverter master volume control, and the channels are jumpered internally and can be footswitched from channel A to Channel B or both at the same time. If I recall, Avatar says that they did something in the circuit to either tighten up the bass. It's an extra short head (21" wide) so it fits on a little Marshall 1x12 cab that I have.
The cab is HUGE for a 2x12"- 31" wide x 21" tall x 15" deep. It weighs 56 pounds but is bulky and may never leave my house! I've been told that it has a Celestion Vintage 30 and a G13M Greenback in it.
I'm dying to play a loud outdoor blues rock gig!
The guts-
Big transformers-
Need some sound clips!
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Looks fun!
Mmmm, tasty!
Conrats man.
What happend?
Who let the magic smoke out?
My neighbors already hate me! They think I'm breeding (¿with?) dragons! Bring it over!
KT66?
I saw that in your sunday post. I may have to make a road trip down there to check that out
Yes! KT66! You can come see/hear/try it anytime, as long as you don't mind a cramped space (I have amps to sell!).
It sounds like this demo vid (be sure to check out the slide playing at about 9:19 and the clean Strat at about 15:40)-
https://youtu.be/4riQ3uw0-2o?t=1m1s
He's got the master at noon (third knob from the right). That's totally doable in my practice space and where I have it set at the moment.
Last edited by Don; 03-19-2018 at 09:30 AM.
I'm having a blast with this amp! I flipped the cab over today so the Greenback is on top and the V30 on the bottom. I like it better. A little brighter and dryer sounding.
Sounds pretty sweet! Nice if you can cob it to the point you induce the sag. Loooove the saaaaaag.
Me too!
I was just talking to my wife about how I need her and my son to go out so I can crank this thing up (the Avatar 45, not the tweed Deluxe- I crank that up all the time) and see how it sounds when it's really singing!