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You could've pissed her off bigtime by buying a Dumble. Count your blessings and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteAs the youngun's say OMG...must sound fab. I've got a H & K 15 watt blue series and the sound is incredible. Warmer than Marshall, cleaner than Fender and gives every guitar a lift without being intrusive..They are the BMWs of amps - that newy of yours must play like a dream.
ReplyDeletePS I've included The Ventures version of Caravan in mine and Piley's second podcast - well worth an earful for the nimble fingered fretwork.
Oh and watch out for a Shadows tune in the next one..
Sort of a "Whoops" moment I presume!!
ReplyDeleteWhat? Has she no sense of humour,history or what makes a guy happy??
ReplyDelete@ Mondo - With you the crunch is very warm and satisfying and has good range of sounds.
ReplyDeleteThe clean is much cleaner than a lot of channels on other amps - Marshall for example and is well voiced like a Fender.
60W frankly is a bit dumb for home use but the plan is to get gigging again and it'll come into it's own in a band setting.