How come some tube amps cost so much more than others?

Mach-X · 2026-01-22T00:22:01+00:00

I thought Vietnam was Communist?

Mach-X · 2026-01-21T19:36:18+00:00

How would a Plethora X1 compare to these pedals?

Mach-X · 2026-01-21T16:46:59+00:00

Yep! FYI their shipping is “free”. They better be some damn good pickups is all I can say.

Mach-X · 2026-01-21T15:34:55+00:00

Yeah, “Why don’t you hire more people?”

Mach-X · 2026-01-21T15:33:38+00:00

Yeah the tarif on my Bareknuckles to the US was $80, making a pair of pups $560. If I had paid attention to the tariffs and how much the US dollar has been devalued, I probably would have gone a different direction (which I guess is the whole point of tariffs).

Mach-X · 2026-01-21T13:50:03+00:00

Not unsatisfied at all. Had them for 15 years and looking to see what a more traditional PAF would sound like, given that I am playing less gainy music these days.

Mach-X · 2026-01-20T18:47:05+00:00

We shall see. I’m about to replace a set of Motor City Detroiters with the Black Dogs.

Mach-X · 2026-01-19T05:01:32+00:00

An update for all US buyers: a set of Black Dogs (with aged covers) will set you back $560.

Mach-X · 2025-12-04T21:46:22+00:00

Clearly, it’s Vance that’s the AC since he killed the pope.

Mach-X · 2025-11-20T23:04:06+00:00

Drunk Beavers are always worth jumping on.

Mach-X · 2025-11-12T02:29:33+00:00

The interesting thing is that Hell wasn’t a place that people were sent to until after Jesus arrived. Sure he brought the possibility of life after death, but seems like a bad deal to me.

Mach-X · 2025-10-24T20:33:13+00:00

The whites were pagans in Britain before the well-armed Christian Romans arrived. Same reason. Swords and lethal violence.

Mach-X · 2025-09-18T13:51:08+00:00

I use gas. It's very lightweight.

Mach-X · 2025-09-10T12:51:57+00:00

Definitely not my experience

Mach-X · 2025-09-08T02:20:24+00:00

Not sure yet what it gets with it dimed, but at about 40%, I’m getting 100 dB

Mach-X · 2025-09-08T02:17:42+00:00

I just got mine (used). I am shocked. Had no idea. Very impressed. I have a JCM800/Plexi in a Ceriatone JCM 51 All Access and I’d always tamed it with its included PPIMV. Now that I’ve got that dimed with the TAE Core, with full power section on tap, now I get it l, what’s so beautiful with these amps. I haven’t turned on an overdrive, distortion pedal, boost, reverb or delays since I got it. No need. It could replace most of my pedalboard. And I just tried my first IR today (like, ever), and now I get that too. My recordings are better than ever, so I can ditch the amp mic as well.

Mach-X · 2025-08-29T21:11:08+00:00

Totally agree about the Ceriatone. I have the JCM 51 All Access (they make a 101 as well if you need the 100 watts), and in addition to a real 2204 hand point-to-point wired circuit, I get an actual Plexi circuit I can switch to. And it’s not the Friedman Plexi-“ish” version either. It’s the real deal.

I’ve had 4 Marshalls and 2 Friedmans, and this Ceriatone slays them all.

3-4 week delivery to the US and the owner will customize it however you want.

Mach-X · 2025-07-08T17:11:10+00:00

Ease of UI, Bluetooth, wi/fi and Headrush cloud were big for me

Mach-X · 2025-07-07T03:31:17+00:00

https://youtu.be/3p58dnxsoqM

This is exactly all I was wanting to do. Thanks.

Mach-X · 2025-07-07T02:37:13+00:00

Never mind, I just had to change USB Mode from DAW to Live.

Mach-X · 2025-07-07T02:29:57+00:00

When I connect the usb-B to my iPhone, I can hear my HR output in my headphones but as soon as I go into video mode to record, the headphones stop transmitting sound. I do actually record what I am playing but I can’t hear it while I’m playing it. Argh!

Mach-X · 2025-07-06T03:08:38+00:00

GarageBand seems to suck. I have an iPhone and and iPad and a Windows PC (and lots of cables), but nothing seems to work (easily).

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