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New Head: Valkyrie from Baer Amps... Thoughts?
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If you sign up Jimmy as an endorser, I'd probably buy one of your amps. Of course, I'm probably going to buy one of your amps anyway, but just trying to help a brother out
The specs of the Valkyrie do look very impressive. As if I haven't gone through enough amps recently... bleh... Color me interested in this amp. I can't wait until Ken buys one so I can get an impression of it 
The specs of the Valkyrie do look very impressive. As if I haven't gone through enough amps recently... bleh... Color me interested in this amp. I can't wait until Ken buys one so I can get an impression of it
Don't you mean Tom Bowlus? That guy has (or had) one of everything.
I can't wait until Ken buys one so I can get an impression of it
+1. Thank goodness for folks like Ken-always willing to "take one for the team."
+1. Thank goodness for folks like Ken-always willing to "take one for the team."
That's my middle name... Ken "take one for the team' Jung
number one, even bowzer would think that's crazy. second, even if you were crazy enough to do it, he'll just try to muscle in on my big payday...he'd probably even make me keep the amp at his house
honestly, i wish i could afford to buy a product from everyone whose stuff i liked. but apparently that takes being single to accomplish.
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They (Baer) like Bergantino, Mesa are using that triangle corner port on their speaker cabs.. Is there any advantage to that sort of port over other types such as round, or shelved type?
that's a good question. probably size considerations, being able to stick the port in a corner. ports are ports, and it's the tuning that makes the difference, not method or location.
as always, i could be wrong about that, though. but from everything i've read and heard, nothing matters about the port except keeping them away from the drivers so they don't leak out other freqs.
The best description of the head I can give is authoritative.
I've been playing all the micro amps in the last years. Aside
from very flexible, this head has that one thing none of the
micro's (and most amps in general) have. Authority!
It will be very interesting to see which markets this amp appeals to. I'm very much interested in one of these. I'd give
up the ease of the micro heads if this amp sounds as good on
a gig as it did when I checked it out.
I've been playing all the micro amps in the last years. Aside
from very flexible, this head has that one thing none of the
micro's (and most amps in general) have. Authority!
It will be very interesting to see which markets this amp appeals to. I'm very much interested in one of these. I'd give
up the ease of the micro heads if this amp sounds as good on
a gig as it did when I checked it out.
Thanks. You do realize that by posting these comments, you are not helping the GAS situation here at all!
roger doesn't mind.Thanks. You do realize that by posting these comments, you are not helping the GAS situation here at all!
Thanks. You do realize that by posting these comments, you are not helping the GAS situation here at all!
Hey! I'm putting my marriage at risk! One more bass, or one
more amp and I could be out the door. I may have to risk it.
Authority...that's definitely what I've been missing with the micro amps. I like the micros but I never found lugging a 2 space rack bag around difficult. If the amp is that good than it'd be worth it for sure.
i'm still not sure i buy into the authority thing, although roger designed this head with tonal authority his first and foremost. but i ab'd my lmii and svt on a gig one night, and yes, the lmii did have some limiting when i dug in heavy compared to the svt, but the tone certainly held its own and had plenty of balls. if that's what you guys are talking about, then i guess i'd agree, but to be honest, i don't know that traditional solid state designs are much better for that, either. and it was so slight that nobody in the audience noticed
however, there's always room for one more great amp on the market no matter what the weight. and it looks like it's hitting the right buttons with a fairly broad cross section of players. who knows, maybe roger's amp will catch on with the metalheads because it's called the valkyrie and he'll become their god
however, there's always room for one more great amp on the market no matter what the weight. and it looks like it's hitting the right buttons with a fairly broad cross section of players. who knows, maybe roger's amp will catch on with the metalheads because it's called the valkyrie and he'll become their god
Well, I like the term "authority". IMO, authority has more to do with the "presence" of an amp, than it does the tone of an amp. Presence is very hard to describe, as it is more of a feeling, or vibe, than it is a tonal thing. It's how the low end fills up the space around you and feels solid and supportive underneath your music. It's like your'e driving a big old bass locomotive and your band is along for the ride!
You can have two amps and EQ them to sound fairly similar, but the feel or presence can be the totally different. Your a/b test is a good example. Sure, the LMII may have "held its own" on a tone level, but I'm sure you noticed a big difference in the "presence" of the SVT, even with the Eq's and volumes set to sound similar. It's the 800lb. gorilla of bass and there is nothing really quite like the experience of playing one. Same with the DB750. It's just got this huge low end "presence" that goes a little beyond describing in a purely tonal fashion.
yeah, i definitely notice it with the svt but i have never really tried the lmii against any solid state heads in that manner, and it just makes me wonder if it's the big iron that causes it or if there's other factors. and now i sold it and i won't be able to. but if i were to ab an lmii against, oh, i don't know...a hartke 3500, am i going to feel more of the bigger presence out of it than the lmii just because it's got an iron transformer? or would it take an amp that's higher quality all around like yours or the db750 to notice it?
but i have never really tried the lmii against any solid state heads in that manner, and it just makes me wonder if it's the big iron that causes it or if there's other factors. and now i sold it and i won't be able to. but if i were to ab an lmii against, oh, i don't know...a hartke 3500, am i going to feel more of the bigger presence out of it than the lmii just because it's got an iron transformer? or would it take an amp that's higher quality all around like yours or the db750 to notice it?
Authority=presence=how the bass fills the space works for me.
That's what I like an amp to do.... which is why I've stayed with Mesa for so long, which this new amp sort of reminds me of.
That's what I like an amp to do.... which is why I've stayed with Mesa for so long, which this new amp sort of reminds me of.
Perfectly said. I went from an Ashdown EVOII to an LMII...big difference (I only got rid of the Ashdown because of reliability concerns). The LMII sounds great, no doubt, but the Ashdown had this thing that just filled up a room and supported a band in a much more "authoritive" way. Very different and I miss that. I always got compliments about my sound when I used that amp...always. The DB750 definitely does that as well, even more so than what I was used to....great amp.
Question: Will you be able to switch the tube tone in and out with a footswitch? I don't see that that's possible on the web site. That would be a drag. It'd be great if you offered an external footswitch for the tube tone in/out and the mute switch.
