After years of looking at it on the Accugroove site, redundant rehashing of the existing reviews, realizing that my Wayne Jones 2x10 is both too freaking heavy AND has terrible handle placement, a long conversation with Mark Wright, scouring the Web for a used one, and a lot of belt-tightening... I took the plunge and purchased a powered Wedgie+. And now I'm mad.
Mad because I didn't do it earlier. Mad because it exposes the shortcomings in my other two powered cabs, a PJB PB-300 and the aforementioned Wayne Jones 2x10. Both of which are top-of-the-line and which I love! But compared to the Wedgie, the PJB is suddenly mid-range honky, and the WJ is muffled-sounding. This thing is so clear, so present, so unvoiced, it's devastating. I have been throwing every situation I can think of at this thing, from plugging a Godin straight in, to running my Anagram into it, running the DI out of my Acoustic Image into it, running my Jule Simone into it, my PJB PE-5... and it keeps getting better and better. Slap tone that maintains the volume of fingerstyle without a compressor. Playing up at the 14th fret and the E string and the G string have the same presence. As Mark says, "no dead notes." And this thing has PLENTY of volume when taking the DI from one of the preamps. Freeow!
The powered version is 500W and only 32lbs. The handle is surprisingly well thought-out and makes the unit really easy to carry without bashing your legs. Also, while it's designed to be used as a monitor, it does also have feet that allow you to stand it like a normal amp (and a standard speaker pole mount to use it as a PA)--and in amp position, it actually sounds even more musical. Basically becomes their Tri 112L in that position.
It's risky to buy something without being able to play it first, especially when there aren't that many YouTube reviews of it, but this PAID OFF. If you've been considering an Accugroove product and are on the fence, I'm splashing you and telling you to jump in. The water is fine (disclaimer: do not use your Accugroove near water).
Anyway, debuting it this Friday at my band's next gig.
Lastly, since the Anagram has four outputs, I did of course also have to try a super stack of all three of my powered cabs... turns out that the PJB introduced a bit more phase cancellation than I anticipated, but the Wedgie and the Wayne Jones did play very nicely together by themselves... although that just makes me want to pair the Wedgie with yet another powered Accugroove cab... I read a post recently that said if you pair it with their 1x15, together they make an easier-to-transport El Whappo.
Pics or it didn't happen:
Mad because I didn't do it earlier. Mad because it exposes the shortcomings in my other two powered cabs, a PJB PB-300 and the aforementioned Wayne Jones 2x10. Both of which are top-of-the-line and which I love! But compared to the Wedgie, the PJB is suddenly mid-range honky, and the WJ is muffled-sounding. This thing is so clear, so present, so unvoiced, it's devastating. I have been throwing every situation I can think of at this thing, from plugging a Godin straight in, to running my Anagram into it, running the DI out of my Acoustic Image into it, running my Jule Simone into it, my PJB PE-5... and it keeps getting better and better. Slap tone that maintains the volume of fingerstyle without a compressor. Playing up at the 14th fret and the E string and the G string have the same presence. As Mark says, "no dead notes." And this thing has PLENTY of volume when taking the DI from one of the preamps. Freeow!
The powered version is 500W and only 32lbs. The handle is surprisingly well thought-out and makes the unit really easy to carry without bashing your legs. Also, while it's designed to be used as a monitor, it does also have feet that allow you to stand it like a normal amp (and a standard speaker pole mount to use it as a PA)--and in amp position, it actually sounds even more musical. Basically becomes their Tri 112L in that position.
It's risky to buy something without being able to play it first, especially when there aren't that many YouTube reviews of it, but this PAID OFF. If you've been considering an Accugroove product and are on the fence, I'm splashing you and telling you to jump in. The water is fine (disclaimer: do not use your Accugroove near water).
Anyway, debuting it this Friday at my band's next gig.
Lastly, since the Anagram has four outputs, I did of course also have to try a super stack of all three of my powered cabs... turns out that the PJB introduced a bit more phase cancellation than I anticipated, but the Wedgie and the Wayne Jones did play very nicely together by themselves... although that just makes me want to pair the Wedgie with yet another powered Accugroove cab... I read a post recently that said if you pair it with their 1x15, together they make an easier-to-transport El Whappo.
Pics or it didn't happen:
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