aristotle
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I've pretty much settled on the Archon as my primary live amp. Great cleans, soaring lead tones. For gigging, I've pretty much settled on the multi-channel format and as much as I love the DGT and MDT and HX/DA, it's just nice if you play a variety of material to have at least 2 channels. More is better, but in practice, I really just settle on one lead tone from the amp, and get the rest with pedals on the clean channel. Even with the Roadster or JVM410 or 6100, I only ever use 2 channels plus pedals....
With the Archon, I've thought about getting rid of some of my other amps. One of those is the 2 channel C.... I hadn't even turned it on in over a year. With the snow-days around these parts though, I had a little spare time. And since I had been experimenting with midi control of pedals in the loop, I thought that I'd try things out with the "C".
The C, with the P22 is just amazing. Thank goodness I didn't get rid of this thing. It doesn't kick you in the gut like the Archon, but it is more....old-school.... on the lead side, which is nice as an alternative. It's sort of like a Marshall Vintage Modern if you could switch live between HDR and LDR without blowing your eardrums out.
Next gig is with the "C". The Archon is still king, but variety is the spice of life.... And if you like an amp today, you'll like it tomorrow even if some new sexy thing turns your head...
With the Archon, I've thought about getting rid of some of my other amps. One of those is the 2 channel C.... I hadn't even turned it on in over a year. With the snow-days around these parts though, I had a little spare time. And since I had been experimenting with midi control of pedals in the loop, I thought that I'd try things out with the "C".
The C, with the P22 is just amazing. Thank goodness I didn't get rid of this thing. It doesn't kick you in the gut like the Archon, but it is more....old-school.... on the lead side, which is nice as an alternative. It's sort of like a Marshall Vintage Modern if you could switch live between HDR and LDR without blowing your eardrums out.
Next gig is with the "C". The Archon is still king, but variety is the spice of life.... And if you like an amp today, you'll like it tomorrow even if some new sexy thing turns your head...