NAD/Carvin Legacy?
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NAD/Carvin Legacy?
Just got Legacy on a trade from YO Squig , and I am really impressed so far. It is loud as fuck, and has some fairly good saggy Marshall tones at volume, and the clean takes pedals like a champ. I am impressed so far. The reverb circuit carries over like a delay when switched off, and it cut through with the band very well. It also has a growl to it that is hard to explain. Anyone else a fan?
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
I've had mine for close to 8 years now. LOVE the cleans. The drive isn't for everybody though.
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
Yeah the drive is different for sure. It is hard to explain, I am digging it though. My band at the moment is mainly rock/blues with an edge and it seems to work fairly well so far. I have been running a Nitro with a 5751 in the V2 to get more Plexi type tones and using a Box of Rock for boost, but the Legacy seems to hold it's own fairly well without the boost. The Nitro does sound way bigger, but I love the way single notes and leads just sing on the Legacy without any effort. I am in the honeymoon phase for sure, but I think these amps have something special going on for sure.
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
Oh yeah that amp was made for playing leads. It's a Vai sig after all 
Speaking of which, I haven't played mine in a long time. Gotta do something about that
Speaking of which, I haven't played mine in a long time. Gotta do something about that
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
I've been gigging w/the Legacy since '99. I really like this amp. I've been using a MXR 10 band EQ in the loop as a boost for leads, it's rarely needed. Play most of the time guitar straight into the amp. Might use slight chorus & Delay for leads. I would like to check out the L3 to compare.
Great acquisition, enjoy your Legacy.
Great acquisition, enjoy your Legacy.
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
Killer amps, one of my favorites.
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
Got to try one of the heads briefly at the local GC last year. Dunno what speaks were in the cab they had it plugged into, but I could tell pretty quickly that I could definitely rock that amp for my tones/style.
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Re: NAD/Carvin Legacy?
Congrats mang. I had a Legacy halfstack for 4 or 5 years. Cool amp but totally not my style. Played countless gigs with it; never had a single issue with it. Never even blew a power toob.
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