First clip of the proto

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First clip of the proto

Post by VelvetGeorge » Sun Sep 28, 2014 12:36 pm




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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by Jerry G » Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:54 pm

Sounds real nice.

What pickups are in the guitar, magnets, aprox ohmage?

Green backs in the cab I presume?

When is the amp expected to be on sale an aprox how much?

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by stef » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:30 pm

:shock: :drool:

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by Guitar Adjuster » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:33 pm

Nice! :hairband:

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by VelvetGeorge » Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:19 pm

Jerry G wrote:Sounds real nice.

What pickups are in the guitar, magnets, aprox ohmage?

Green backs in the cab I presume?

When is the amp expected to be on sale an aprox how much?

Thanks! Appreciated.

Yaron has Throbak Mick Taylor pickups. Best sounding guitar I've ever owned. One of the best I've played.
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http://www.throbak.com/mt-102b-custom-model.html


ASW Crossroads in the cab. I tried voicing this amp with Chinese greenbacks, but Crossroads sounded far more like my old half stack.

Cliff at Destroy All Guitars is handling all sales. We will start taking pre-orders soon. Amps should start shipping right after the first of the year. Price is $3,500.

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by Carbia » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:23 am

Sounds awesome George.

How high was the volume of the amp? any attenuator used?

Worst thing is that buying from Europe... is VERY expensive due to shipping and taxes... :(

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Post by JimiJames » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:02 am

Alright George ! 8)
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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by VelvetGeorge » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:47 am

Amp volume wasn't really high, you can almost hear the guitar strings at times during the clip. Higher when the boost is engaged, obviously. No attenuator.

Not sure what I could do to lessen the costs and logistics for International sales. I'll ask Cliff for suggestions.

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by Carbia » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:10 am

Thank you George.

What really kill us in the EU is the import taxes... around 24% of the total amount (price+shipping price), that makes buying overseas too expensive.
as an example, a Metro 12 series costs 3000$ that are around 2300 euro, that is a good price for a boutique handmade amp, but if we buy from europe, we have to pay around 3200 euro for it, that is around 4000$...

I've heard that USA and the EU are dealing about a removing the import duties between USA and the EU, but meanwhile... it sucks.

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by fhn_lopes » Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:27 am

Carbia wrote:Thank you George.

What really kill us in the EU is the import taxes... around 24% of the total amount (price+shipping price), that makes buying overseas too expensive.
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Man.... I wish here in Brazil the taxes were only 24%.... We pay 60% over the total cost :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

The amp sounds amazinhg George! :worthy:
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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by VelvetGeorge » Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:34 am

Import duties do indeed suck. I used to be able to get around some costs or at least lower them. But, every country has tightened up. Especially the EU. It's heard to get things through even when legit and properly declared in some cases.
The worst so far is paying full duty on an amp that is returned for repair.

Cliff may have ideas to help with this, I'll ask.

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by stef » Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:15 pm

Sounds better than any Bogner, Soldano, Jose Cameron etc... In fact the 2210 (05) amps always sounded better to me than all those expensive high gain amps (not on the clean channel, though), but this is something else :champ:

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Re: First clip of the proto

Post by Star*Guitar » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:32 pm

I live in such a vortex. Just read about your new amp now George. What an awesome product!!! It freakin smokes!! :toast: What is the stomp box on top of the amp?
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