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Originally Posted by Noodler
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There is a certain high frequency thinness that all solid state amps still have, but if you don't know what I mean, then don't find out! ...
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Noodler speaking from my long unused electrical engineering degree that thinness is the absence of even order harmonics to a large extent our ears percieve those harmonics as a pleasent fullness to the sound.
Totally agree with you on the Line 6s the modelling ones I have heard and demoed sound a bit thin against less complex but aurally better amps.
I have had a bottom of the range valvetronix (15W) for a couple of years would make the comment that the valve does help with the breakdown and gives some nice warm OD tones but it suffers in the interface is a pain in the tush - you really need to know enough about each of the modelled amps to understand how to use the controls the use varies from model to model. Sometimes too you can set the gain beyond a point and the modelling goes from OD to a much quieter a less OD tone. The effects are also a bit weak, depending on the Amp selected the amp will go from a nice reverb to an almost auto wah tone with high output pickups. Maybe its because the effects get modelled in different parts of the chain, but I really dont use much except for the delay or reverb on mine.
THe Peavey Spydyr does sound (good) and promising I like the way that Peavey supply you with a clean and dirty channel for each modeled amp, this is more useful to me than to have 22 tonally different amps. The tube simulation is excellent and helps give a nice warmth to the sounds. What is especially nice is that all the amps apart from the 15 watter have the ability to be flashed with new code as problems are discovered and rectified. Havent had a real lot of experience with the Roland but for my money the new Peavey Spydyr have the best sound for the dollar and play well beyond the price range they are in.