They seem too fizzy.

Full demo using a GK 1001-RB as a power amp:

subprime wrote:tallchris wrote:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/221832461/489410054?token=7607f480Looks like they're gonna be making a pedal version of the Meat Smoke and Skyhammer preamp sections, with a discounted preorder via Kickstarter.I do a lot of my touring via plane and borrowing gear, and I think I'm going to have to pick this up. Might make a nice tube driven alternative to the Rusty Box.So much more expensive though, christ.$500 (or the $700 retail) might seem like a lot, but it's a hand built pedal using three pre-amp tubes and high quality parts. I compare it more to the Alembic F1-X or F2-B pre-amps, which new cost over a grand.

He made this for my friend Ryan:

subprime wrote:tallchris wrote:subprime wrote:tallchris wrote:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/221832461/489410054?token=7607f480Looks like they're gonna be making a pedal version of the Meat Smoke and Skyhammer preamp sections, with a discounted preorder via Kickstarter.I do a lot of my touring via plane and borrowing gear, and I think I'm going to have to pick this up. Might make a nice tube driven alternative to the Rusty Box.So much more expensive though, christ.$500 (or the $700 retail) might seem like a lot, but it's a hand built pedal using three pre-amp tubes and high quality parts. I compare it more to the Alembic F1-X or F2-B pre-amps, which new cost over a grand.Yes but the alembics core audience is jazz fusion wankers who rub snake oil up their asshole before every gig because stanley clarke told them to (sorry, I'm sure their pre amps are actually good).Bottomless Pit uses them for baritone and bass live, and they sound great for both uses. They're pretty much a blackface Fender pre-amp section.

ezweave wrote:Big John wrote:If he is using new components in the amps...... well since nothing in music ever is improved upon from its first incarnation. Than the componets themselves are not as good as the ones made before the present day in the 50's & 60's. A old resistor or capasitor is capable of conducting 10,000 times the musical conductivity (this is a different mesurement than it's electrical properties) of modern ones. I know this is true because I read it on Gear Sluts and it was repeated at Harmoney Central and Gear Pages too.It's really two units of measure we're talking about: street credits (measured in Fonzies) and soul (measured in JBs or James Browns). It's a relationship that can be expressed as the following formula:Code: Select all (t2 - t1)/50 x c = s Where t2 is the current year, t1 is the year the product was built, and the difference between the two , divided by fifty (the window for coolness) multiplied by c, which is the street credits in Fonzies, resulting in s, which is "soul" in James Browns.For example, a 1964 blackface Princeton (which has at least 3 Fonzies, according to the US department of weights and measures) in use today: Code: Select all(2012 - 1964)/50 x 3 = 48/50 x 38 = 2.88 James Browns or 2.88 JBsIn contrast with, say a 2004 Marshall Mode 4 head (which has a 0.3 Fonzie value):Code: Select all(2012 - 2004)/50 * .3 = 8/50 * .3 = 0.16 *0.3 = 0.048 JBsThis can be calculated per component, if you wish. As you can see, a Mode 4 head is just not cool by this standard.Eugenius wrote:How many Danzigs to a Fonzie? And how does all of this translate into Geezers?ezweave wrote:In light of recent events, the Office of Weights and Measures can no longer recommend the use of Danzigs in measurements. At last check, it was approximately 2.0 X 10^-9 Fonzies = 1 Danzig, making Danzigs nigh worthless. Geezers are really more of an English measure (Imperial System).Eugenius wrote:ezweave wrote:In light of recent events, the Office of Weights and Measures can no longer recommend the use of Danzigs in measurements. At last check, it was approximately 2.0 X 10^-9 Fonzies = 1 Danzig, making Danzigs nigh worthless.I assume this recommendation marked the defacto end of that smallest of all measures the Nano-Danzig?ezweave wrote:The nano Danzig, which had been the reigning Danzig unit, is now only used in historical context. If you see it in a text book, just remember that there was a time before Glenn Anzalone complained about the arctic chill of sixty degree weather and demanded sacrifices of chicken soup. So, in context, a nano-Danzig was much more valuable (but not as valuable as it had been say twenty five years ago, before the nano-Danzig actually existed).Nate Dort wrote:I heard that if you fold a Danzig a certain way, it turns into a coupon for Fresh Scoop cat litter.All of this: HOF.

Looks like the K'starter got funded in just a few days. Really excited to try this out. I'd actually inquired if they had any prototypes that I could take to the BBQ, but Ben said they only had one at this point that they need to start manufacturing ASAP.

If you order before the end of the year, everything is 25% off:http://www.verellenamplifiers.com/products.html

I just got a Verellen Loucks off of Ebay and this thing is a fucking monster!! I don't know what else to say. I've had marshalls, fenders, laney's, mesas, oranges and this thing is waaaaay more fun to play than any of those. That's about all i can say. Fun!! The used market seems pretty soft on his amps if you can find them.

I'm gonna also vouch for Ben and his gear. Every Verellen I've heard sound unreal - so much so that I took advantage of the end of the year sale. I've got a Meatsmoke pre coming my way and I'm excited as heck. The comparison to EGC is pretty accurate. Both companies are run by music fans who "get it". They produce fantastic instruments/amps - and most importantly, Kevin and Ben are amazing to deal with. I'm honestly blown away by the quality of their products, and also their customer service, which is second to none.No, I'm not getting paid - but I seriously love my EGC and am trying to figure out a way to buy another - and I'm stupid excited for my Meatsmoke. The icing on the cake is how awesome those guys are to deal with. I threw down a decent amount of money for both - it makes it worthwhile when yr dealing with a gentleman and a professional. Hence my unabashed love for both companies.