Product: THD UniValve 112-Combo
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
07/26/2007
at
11:26am
by
Leo
Features
:
9
I'm not sure what year this amp was made,....i'm thinking it was made in the last 4 years ,....it has a 12" celestion century G12 that was modded to THD loghorn specs ,....awesome sounding set up!!
this amp is VERY versatile in terms of tone ,....the styles i play is mostly blues/classic rock and experimental ,.....and it does all those sounds and a lot more,.....tone from "U2 one" to "HENDRIX voodoo child",..and beyond.
no channel switching, no effects loop, no headphone jack but it does have the hotplate attenuator on it which gives a great!!!! great way to jam with hot distortion and tone at low very reasonable volume with tone beyond belief,.....awesome feature!!
i do wish it had channel switching but with this amp the guitar volume knob can be used to change the volume easily on the amp,....cant do that with a lot of amps.
i dont use the noise reduction switch,...i just dont see the need for it it's the most quiet amp i have ever used,.....amazing no doubt.
I use the amp in my apartment, i havent gigged with it so far so i cant say about the full outout but since its tube power i'm sure it'll be all good ,...plus it has a line out for the FOH or a instrument out for powering the input of another amp,....Brilliant feature!!
although its only 15 watts from what i have heard so far it definitely has plenty of power for me. i have it on lo volt swtch which makes it around 7 watts ,....still plenty of oomph,....and pushes air nicely ,....i vant wait to record with this amp.
its all tube and just an amazing amp by far the best i have ever heard ,....i'm a THD fan for life
i'm giving t a 9 ONLY reason is because it doesnt have channel switching otherwise it totally deserves a big time 10
Sound Quality
:
10
the amp excels at a lot of tones you just have to experiment with tubes,....since its an amp that you can change the tubes at will,..and not have to bias the tubes,...amazing feature,....i havent played the clean or "roll" side of the amp too much ,...i'm loving the "rock" side of it too mauch lately.
the distortion can be pretty high and defined as well with a high output tube like the EL34 i use sometimes
it fits my style of playing perfectly,...i play mostly blues, classic rock and experimental jam and all kinds of newer type janes addiction type stuff lenny kravits early stuff ,...this amp does it all so well ,.....
its not noisy at all like sooo many other amps,....this amp is unusualy quiet
Reliability
:
10
i have only had the amp for about a month or so ,....but it looks to be built like a tank,...yes i would gig with it without a backup.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
i never had to deal with THD,....just read all the reviews on the univalve ,....
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing for around 24 years ,...i own a lot of other gear too much to list,....i would most definitely buy another if mine was stolen.
i love the tone of this amp ,...its simply the best i have ever played and heard. it never gets muddy on me ,...its a bit bright but if you put the treble knob at around 3 its all good,....
the dynamics are amazing it made me a better player,...since i have had to relearn the "art" of dynamics,...which is so cool its hard to describe. this amp has a 3D type sound that none of my other amps have ever had. I thought my other amps sounded great until i used this amp.
I'm using vintage tubes and love the tone.
i dont hate anything about this amp,...even the switches feel very very,...high end .
i compared it to all other amps i have had like marshall, 1972 fender twin, line 6 flextone II,....beats the twin and the line 6 to a pulp,....just no way to compare ,....plain and simple ,...this amp ROCKS!!!!!
