Robert
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements.
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2005
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- Camrose, Alberta, Canada - used to be Umea Sweden.
Had a blast yesterday. Left the rest of the family to their shopping spree, while I went to Tone Merchants - a very interesting place to be for a person like you or me. 
They have a lot of amazing amps, guitar and effects, and I tried as much as I could while I was there, of course.
The place was smaller than I expected, and there weren't a lot of people there on Saturday. Good for me though - I could try anything I wanted.
I can't even remember all I tried, but I took photos I can load up when I get back to the North Pole.
I tried a few Suhrs, and they were great as I would expect. I also tried Nash, K-line and Grosh strats, and they were also really nice. I tried a Tyler strat, but I didn't connect that much with it.
The amps? Well, I have to be honest and say I fell in love with the CAE OD-100. Man, what a great amph! I wish I had money... I also tried Germino amps, Blankenship and others. The Germino was interesting but something was missing. The Blankenship sounded like the best Plexi clone I've ever heard. I tried a big Goodsell with 6L6 tubes that sounded completely amazing for cleaner tones. Amazing.
The OD-100 however, is incredibly versatile. It has Fenderish cleans with some Marshall flavour, and the gain channel sounds big and fat even at lower volumes (not designed to do power tube distortion obviously). They had 2 versions, one more agressive than the other, but both worked great with a strat.
Lastly, I felt I should buy something, and I saw a Scott Henderson signature RC Booster. Tried it through the OD-100 and it was impressive. I got a good deal on it too, and with it comes a signed photo and one of his CDs (one I didn't have!) so needless to say, I got myself another (late) Christmas present! Did I need it? Probably not, but I think I can make very good use of it and I am a fan of Scott's so it seemed appropriate.
I had a fantastic time at this place, and I highly recommend going there if you are in the Anaheim area.
They have a lot of amazing amps, guitar and effects, and I tried as much as I could while I was there, of course.
The place was smaller than I expected, and there weren't a lot of people there on Saturday. Good for me though - I could try anything I wanted.
I can't even remember all I tried, but I took photos I can load up when I get back to the North Pole.
I tried a few Suhrs, and they were great as I would expect. I also tried Nash, K-line and Grosh strats, and they were also really nice. I tried a Tyler strat, but I didn't connect that much with it.
The amps? Well, I have to be honest and say I fell in love with the CAE OD-100. Man, what a great amph! I wish I had money... I also tried Germino amps, Blankenship and others. The Germino was interesting but something was missing. The Blankenship sounded like the best Plexi clone I've ever heard. I tried a big Goodsell with 6L6 tubes that sounded completely amazing for cleaner tones. Amazing.
The OD-100 however, is incredibly versatile. It has Fenderish cleans with some Marshall flavour, and the gain channel sounds big and fat even at lower volumes (not designed to do power tube distortion obviously). They had 2 versions, one more agressive than the other, but both worked great with a strat.
Lastly, I felt I should buy something, and I saw a Scott Henderson signature RC Booster. Tried it through the OD-100 and it was impressive. I got a good deal on it too, and with it comes a signed photo and one of his CDs (one I didn't have!) so needless to say, I got myself another (late) Christmas present! Did I need it? Probably not, but I think I can make very good use of it and I am a fan of Scott's so it seemed appropriate.
I had a fantastic time at this place, and I highly recommend going there if you are in the Anaheim area.
