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Re: Two Rock Amps: The NAMM Report

1/23/2001 8:41 AM
GouxMan	Re: Two Rock Amps: The NAMM Report Hey Gil, as you know I played the Emerald at the show, too. Here is a second opinion for others to consider. The amp behaves very much like a Dumble in overdrive mode. The touch sensitivity rivals the Dumble. The clean is fatter and smoother than the Dumble. The reverb sounded great. I felt the lead sound was a little buzzy, but that could well have been the low volume or Alnico speakers. Gil, I think your amps sound better at low volume than the K&M did, even though your amps have the internal taper set for relatively low gain. This could be a moot point if the K&M comes alive at real world volumes, which we could not try at NAMM. Under these volume restrictions I could not tell if the K&M has that illusive Dumble "character". They told me the amp was $5000. I understand your rational but disagree that it is a fair price, based simply on the glut of great boutique amps at half the price. Then again, something is worth what people will pay for it. It is a great amp, but in the absence of celebrity endorsements and eccentric rarity I would would fear for my investment. Others may not. GouxMan

1/23/2001 8:41 AM

GouxMan

Re: Two Rock Amps: The NAMM Report

Hey Gil, as you know I played the Emerald at the show, too. Here is a second opinion for others to consider.

The amp behaves very much like a Dumble in overdrive mode. The touch sensitivity rivals the Dumble. The clean is fatter and smoother than the Dumble. The reverb sounded great. I felt the lead sound was a little buzzy, but that could well have been the low volume or Alnico speakers. Gil, I think your amps sound better at low volume than the K&M did, even though your amps have the internal taper set for relatively low gain. This could be a moot point if the K&M comes alive at real world volumes, which we could not try at NAMM. Under these volume restrictions I could not tell if the K&M has that illusive Dumble "character". They told me the amp was $5000. I understand your rational but disagree that it is a fair price, based simply on the glut of great boutique amps at half the price. Then again, something is worth what people will pay for it. It is a great amp, but in the absence of celebrity endorsements and eccentric rarity I would would fear for my investment. Others may not. GouxMan

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