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jacko

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« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2010, 06:31:07 AM »
Hi Jim and welcome to the club from Scotland. Why not introduce yourself in the  'introductions' section and show us some pics of your distillate?
 
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hgregs

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« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2010, 09:10:29 AM »
hey connor - i see you're selling your pre and sf2 - curious what combination you decided on.

jazzyvee

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« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2010, 09:46:59 AM »
I found a used QSC in a music shop a few years ago and got it for a good price and it's a great clean amp.
 
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sonicus

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« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2010, 10:03:28 AM »
About almost a year ago we started a similar thread ;
 
 
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benson_murrensun

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« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2010, 01:21:13 PM »
Jazzyvee,
 
I have experience with the Electro-Harmonix 22 Calibre amp. I was not happy with it. Yes, it's amazing that a little pedal-sized box can do what it does...it gets fairly loud... but... it goes into distortion very easily, and that distortion was not smooth and creamy. When I hooked it up to a real articulate speaker I was not happy with the sound the amp was sending. Another thing: E-H said the amp was compatible with a 4-ohm speaker, which turned out to be not true. I pinned them on it and they said I was correct. But they did not offer to take it back; they just said to try to return it to the dealer. Not good service.
Now they have a 44-watt version; perhaps it is far superior to the 22 Calibre. But I would need to be sure it was what I need and not trust what their ads say.
I wouldn't even bother to try it for bass guitar applications.
 
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