Jay Kay Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Get'em up Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Victory V30 'The Countess' 40w head plus matching V212VV with 2x12" Celestion Vintage 30s in it. It's awesome Tried the V30, the Blackstar 5H-R and the Orange Dual Terror. The Orange was great but not the tone I was after, and I initially went with the Blackstar as it sounded more versatile until I went back to the Victory and bizarrely it was like night and day. The V30 is two-channel, with a lush clean channel that crunches up nicely if you push it and an overdrive channel that's just barking filth. It's got soooo much oomph this thing, even at fractional volumes it'll push the air right out from under you. Thankfully it has adjustable power outputs for bedroom/studio use, from 40w to 7w to 2w. Trust me, even 2w is more than enough if you want to get on with the neighbours! Silly money really, but it's absolutely beautiful and I now feel like I've got a whole bunch more options now. I also bought a hanger for the LTD as it doesn't sit properly in the rack, and had a general tidy up too: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 You can never have too many guitars nice collection ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Lets see a video of your chops then Ekona! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'm neither good enough nor brave enough I might see if I can get some kind of comparison video up at some point, try and demonstrate the differences of the various bits of kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Not Guitar related but thought some of you might be interested..! Edited April 24, 2017 by Dizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Bet the missus loves you That's awesome. Can't wait to get studio finished off so I can get a proper kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) A few more..! Edited April 24, 2017 by Dizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 FFS I really must stop buying guitar stuff I always wanted one when I was a kid, and who cares how it plays when it looks like that! Plus it was only £30 so what the heck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Didn't fancy a Beast instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Def a better guitar, but just not as iconic as the Warlock. Plus I doubt I'd pick one up for £30! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Fair. Never even touch my current guitars, but occasionally get the urge to buy a Beast even if it's just to hang on a wall and look pretty. ...and hang it next to a white Les Paul (Epiphone cos I'm not made of money). Edited April 26, 2017 by Strudul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Quick little anecdote here, not for any particular reason but just a show of why customer service is worth it's weight in gold. After an hour or so of playing my new V30 amp, I noticed that I was getting massive pops whenever I changed from the drive channel to the clean, but never the other way round. I made Andertons aware of this pretty sharpish, they didn't offer any real advice outside of the usual try a different cable thing (which I did, no joy), so I took a punt and contacted Victory direct. Got a reply from Andy the next day, who is the top service guy there, who suggested it might be a faulty preamp valve. I put together a little video for him demonstrating how bad it was, and after a discussion between him and Martin (Kidd, from Cornford Amps fame) they said that it was actually a faulty mute circuit. Couple of emails between them and Andertons with me copied in as well and everyone had agreed that I should just take mine back and swap it out for a new one. Here is a reason to always keep the box... Popped in, swapped amp, job done. Re-tested their demo one which definitely didn't pop so I wasn't going mad, and came out with a brand new one that doesn't pop at all. In fact I'd say it sounds meatier yet clearer than the old one, suggesting to me that there might've been a catastrophic failure somewhere on the board somewhere. It was all handled so professionally yet friendly on both sides, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either company to anyone. Victory especially were superb, and I'm glad I bought from a smaller British firm rather than just buy a Mesa Boogie now. Unfortunately I also got round to trying some Les Pauls, and I now want one of those too. I've chosen the guitar I want, I just can't decide on colour. Tempted to buy both then send back the one I don't like. Expensive trip was expensive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) had a white Gibson Les Paul Custom ... too heavy for me so I swapped it for a Roland sequencer and a dumb keyboard with aftertouch Edited May 10, 2017 by ATTAK Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Done another buy: 1960 Tribute Plus, so Epiphone MIC body but with Gibson '57 pups & Grover tuners, plus fancy hard case. It's absolutely gorgeous to play, even though it's not the lightest thing I own, but I do prefer a heavy guitar sometimes. The tone is out of this world, and I've also picked up a THD Hotplate attentuator as well so I can drive the V30 really hard now and this thing just sings. Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Just bought myself a new amp for Christmas ... Marshall MG50CFX Not fired it up yet but it's now in place in my ManCave ... should be loud enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Nice to see this topic still active. Dan, is that a Mick Thompson Warlock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Nah, it’s a cheapy Bronze Series one. Horrible thing to play as the balance is dreadful (much worse than an SG) and the pickups muddy, but it does still look cool so it stays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 03/11/2017 at 07:09, Ekona said: Nah, it’s a cheapy Bronze Series one. Horrible thing to play as the balance is dreadful (much worse than an SG) and the pickups muddy, but it does still look cool so it stays. God your collection has grown since the last time I was on here! My first guitar was a bc rich warlock in metalic blue, it didnt have the scorpion head. So the balance was ok.. until it met the floor from height and died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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