What do Walter Woods heads sound like?

A Woods is all of that, with the exception of distortion. Too bad they're so hard to come by.

 

I've owned two WWs (1200 watt mono and 1000 watt stereo) and they are pretty loud and certainly light but switching power supplies do not deliver good lows, they are more heard than felt. These amps are also anything but warm sounding the reasons for buying a Walter is light weight, high power and tiny size. Think sterile overall, sharpe highs, hollow bellowing, fluffy lows and the smallest amp ever. They are very cool but not the best sounding amp, definetly one of the coolest.

 

I think you are looing for the Eden tone. You can get a 400 watt Traveler+ head that weighs 13lbs? It has tube preamp tone, and SS power with a toroid tranny. These amps sound great, and warm. I totally believe you need some iron in an amp to get the low end punch.
I have the 1000 watt one. I use it for pop, and straight rock. If you need an edge, get the Sansamp Bass river DI to go infront of the amp.

I was thinking about a WW, but I heard they were sterile too. A lot of upright guys use them.

 

I own an older Woods, and don't think it sounds one little bit sterile. It's got the best sounding pre-amp I've ever heard. It sounds warmer to me than my tube preamp (Alembic). With the bass boost on, you'd better believe it delivers the low frequencies.

But that's just the ear of this behearer.

 

I've tried out several WW heads but I've never gigged with one, which is the true test. Alone the ones I've tried did sound bright but this could enable it to cut through that much better.

You've described the same sound I've always strived for.

If you can find an Amplified Music Products BH-420 amp, jump on it. No distortion but a perfect match for everything else you've mentioned. Dead quiet. They're built like tanks, too... and they're still relatively inexpensive. A possibly underrated 400w @4 ohms in a mid-20 lbs package. I love mine. Still one of the best heads at giving me highly articulate sound without harshness and big controllable lows and mids.

For something more current, Ashdown fits the bill. Just for grins I picked up a used MAG 400 and it has the same type of sound though I think the BH may have the edge on "balls". Either gives me amazing full lows that can be expansive or punchy... very responsive.

I'm using EA VL110 and Eden D210XLT cabs and the sound of each setup is almost unbelievably good.

 

What did you think of the Fafner?

 

I think so to

 

If you plan on getting the Fafner, I'd strongly recommend pairing it with a cabinet that's 4 ohms, NOT 8 ohms.