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by jord123 » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:36 pm
ah...... I brought this exact thing up when I first joined the forum. I own both a r30h and an ac30hh, stuffed w/ mullards and other vos tubes. here is the break down, ps. I also play an avri thinskin jazzmaster. so!
I like to run the rocker w/ an ocd and a balckfinger for higer gain ( totally objective ) sound.
with the jazzmaster it can be epic!
for cleaner glassy sound I use the either channel or both on the ac30. both amps can hold their own in the studio, with the rocker being, more rock, mmmmm. punchy if you will, and the ac30 being a little more forgiving. or compressed if you will.
I have noticed that the ac30 will break up much sooner that the rocker especially w/hot pickups. My rocker doesn't like fuzz pedals. imo. but I haven't tried to many, I think Stephen uses a fuzz face.
my best advice to you is to go try an ad30 as I suspect it is somwhere between the two. and if I had my druthers I would probably own one, but have never had the pleasure of playing one probably a bit more versitile than r30 too. again all conjecture though.
I also use a 1960a cab that sounds pretty radical w/ the gt 75s(ick i know) in it. I recently replaced two w/ v30s, it gives me a little more top end. I also have an avatar 2x12 w/ a v30 and a g12h 30th in it. they both sound really good. I think I will soon try some alnicos though.
anywho, hope that helps. either way, if you go orange, you cant go wrong!
p.s. saw the reunion tour in p-town, and yes sprial's tone was good, but know where near stephens. plus the whole band made fun of him the whole show., it was suble, but it was there. especially when he tried to sing. even nostanovic was in on it. basically it looked like a really tight group of bros jammin' like the old days except spiral who was kinda the joke of the evening. ( sorry I hate him... not really)
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