New Fangled Amps

[Dadaxe81]

Just a quick note going forward - before diagnosing ANY future amp failure we'll need to know the weight of said amp.

22 pounds

 

[Dadaxe81]

I briefly looked at the manual. It looks like you can get as complicated or as simple as you want. Lots of options with that amp. You definitely don't have to connect it to a computer, but that option exists. It does have four user programmable channels...My nephew had the previous version of this amp, and it sounded pretty good.

The older I get, the more I like simple clean sounds and simple to use gadgets. There are a few tones I would consider downloading if they are available.

 

[Dadaxe81]

I bought one of those hybirds one time. Never again! It didn't work from the get-go. I'm sticking with straight solid state instrument cables from now on. None of that fancy curly que stuff scrambling up my electrons either.

I didn't have a problem once I double checked the connection. Its working as intended.

 

[Dadaxe81]

Working as intended. I barely had the volume on and my 4 year old ran all the way from the other end of the house to turn the volume down.
I was seriously considering a Peavy Vypr Vip 2 until I did more research.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

If Im honest with myself, I bought my first amp, a Peavey Mark III 400 largely because I thought all the knobs, switches, and graphic EQ looked cool. And then proceeded to leave everything more or less flat, which is how a lot of amps sound best anyway. The Mesa D-800 is about as many knobs as I'd ever want to fiddle with now. On other effects and gadgetry, the one trend I really loathe though is the "three knobs with twelve functions each, depending on which sub-sub menu is selected" which is just the illusion of simplicity masking ridiculous complexity. The necessity that everything be connected to the internet to work is also aggravating, but I guess thats inescapable now.

 

[Dadaxe81]

The necessity that everything be connected to the internet to work is also aggravating, but I guess thats inescapable now.

I got it working, but probably won't downland much else if anything. I also got a multi effects pedal that I will probably only use for looping and keeping time when I practice by myself

 

[chandman1004]

The older I get, the more I like simple clean sounds and simple to use gadgets. There are a few tones I would consider downloading if they are available.

I have decided that the whole world of digital pre amps are not for me for this very reason. If i can't turn a knob,.... Nah