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Post subject: Mustang Confession
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:50 pm
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I've had my MII for 363 days now. No complaints. awesome amp, esp at the price point. However, I am here to confess that I've been thinking of going back to a tube amp. I really don't have any issues with the MII other than I sometimes I feel like I have to have it hooked up to the laptop to really do anything. I've got some good presets for vintage tweed & Marshall tone, but I do miss glowing tubes and raw, organic tone.


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Post subject: Re: Mustang Confession
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:36 pm
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I have both (valve and MIII).
There is nothing to worry about, this is a normal behaviour for a guitar player... :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Mustang Confession
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:14 pm
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I like the Mustang amp range, but there's only ever been one pure DSP amp that sounds and feels so close to a tube amp that the difference isn't worth worrying about - and that's the discontinued Hughes & Kettner Zentera. New, with the Z-board floor controller, this cost £2,500. These were bought and used by pro players who still hold onto them for dear life...very rarely do these ever come up second-hand (rocking horse droppings are easier to find! :lol: ).

For a pure DSP amp that have a very good valve feel to them at a similar price point to the Mustangs, check out the very under-rated Laney Prism series (1x12" P65 is best). Ignore the fact it doesn't follow the 'convention' of 'standard' amp models and has a lot of Laney tones in them instead, and just go by your ears.

Other than the Zentera, you need tubes for valve tone, and the hybrid Vox Valvetronix range are arguably still the best for a realistic valve tone, feel, dynamics & touch sensitivity. The trick is setting the Master Volume to between 1-3 pm to get the right balance of tube saturation without it becoming too spongy. Best examples are still the original 'Blue' series (add an EQ in the FX loop for stunning results) and the new VTX150 Pro (prices are dropping; were £600, now under £500).

Rich :wink:

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