After spending a little more time...
I don't get much time to play guitar. I'm sure many of you can relate; life gets in the way. I think the only way I'm going to find more time is to make the time. Ah, but I digress...this is about my Night Train.
In addition to the Night Train, I also have a Marshall VS100 combo, a hybrid amp that I bought from a friend because it was too heavy for him to haul around. I've been alternating between the two amps in the limited time I have to play lately, and this is my take on the Night Train, comparing it to the Marshall.
The Vox seems to have a much sweeter, smoother overdrive to it. Think of it as the house drunk, sitting at the end of the bar, minding his own business with an all-day mellow buzz going on. Good-natured, and affable, with plenty of life experience tales to keep you entertained for hours, should you decide to subject yourself to the listening. The Marshall on the other hand is more like the angry alcoholic stepfather, with the violent growl that means business: The whiskey drunk, while the Vox is more of the wino variety. The tones of the Night Train are syrupy, smooth and sweet, but with enough bite to cut through the crowd. Great for that good ol' rock-n-roll sound.
I've never been completely satisfied with the clean channel of the Marshall, but the Night Train on the "bright" setting does the clean thing very nicely. Add a little more gain and you get that slightly broken jangle that responds well to pick attack. The term "chimey" has been used to describe it, which seems appropriate.
One thing that seems slightly lacking on the Night Train is bottom end. I theorize that it's much to do with the cab, an Epi Valve Jr. with an Eminence Lady Luck speaker. It's not a tiny cab by any means, but something about the Marshall gives it a huge advantage over the Vox when it comes to chunkiness. By adding my Fish & Chips EQ, I can manage to remedy that fairly well, but without that effect, the Vox does sound somewhat thinner than the VS100.
Petty beef: The "Thick/Bright" switch location is a bit clumsy, between the two chicken head knobs. It almost seems like an afterthought, and can be a challenge if the pointy ends of the knobs are both facing it. Not a big deal, but it's not very user friendly.
That's about it for now. Bear in mind that all this comes from a guy that isn't much of a guitar player, so take it for what it's worth. I love this amp, and as long as I'm not trying to play metal, it's my go-to amp. Well worth the money, even if I'd paid full price.
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