So I decided to hook up three different preamps into my bypass looper pedal and run them against each other with the KSR power amp. Stuck a SM57 in front of a Celestion G12K-85 and that goes into my iRig Pre HD into my iPhone. Of course I also threw the Bion boost in there too. I dialed in a kinda crunch tone from each. Which do you prefer? I'll reveal what they are a little later. You can certain guess if you want.
Preamp #1 is the AMT M1. I had the gain about 1 o'clock which is higher than I normally have it since it does get tend to get a bit muddy above noon especially with drop B tuning. The boost really makes it shine. With the gain a little below noon it's definitely more of a vintage Marshall type thing.
Preamp #2 is a DemonFX copy of the Diezel VH4 preamp pedal. I was trying to kinda get my baseline crunch tone with all three. This required the gain knob at 9 o'clock on this pedal.
Preamp #3 is the Synergy SLO module. I used the green (or is it blue?) channel with the gain right about 9 o'clock. Again, going for that baseline crunch tone that I would boost for when I want more.
Last edited by bubbastain on Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
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#1 is the darkest and #3 is the brightest so #2 was my favorite for being the most balanced. #1 was my least favorite on it's own but it sounded great boosted. I have to say this power amp sounds very good for what I am hearing here and on Raf's clips. I might try the Synergy rig with it next year.
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Preamp #1 is the AMT M1. I had the gain about 1 o'clock which is higher than I normally have it since it does get tend to get a bit muddy above noon especially with drop B tuning. The boost really makes it shine. With the gain a little below noon it's definitely more of a vintage Marshall type thing.
Preamp #2 is a DemonFX copy of the Diezel VH4 preamp pedal. I was trying to kinda get my baseline crunch tone with all three. This required the gain knob at 9 o'clock on this pedal.
Preamp #3 is the Synergy SLO module. I used the green (or is it blue?) channel with the gain right about 9 o'clock. Again, going for that baseline crunch tone that I would boost for when I want more.
"You are playing truck stop level, shit boxes through one of the best amps on the planet, with no fucks given."
