tube might be something like this ..... we've been seeing them in audiophile-land for a few years:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvistor
As for the amp ..... it's just a 100 watt SS amp (class D prolly since it's so light ) with a 4 channel pre-amp stuck on it.
The miniature tube is used like they use 12AX7s in all those
tubed pre-amps.
I'm sure it sounds nice if you play well thru it.
I've seen some pretty positive reviews.
It's a lightweight solid state power-amp though, no matter how you cut it.
But that's not necessarily bad.
Crawdad plays thru a Quilter nowadays 'cause of his back and he was down here so I got to play thru it.
It sounded great ..... sounded maybe like a Blackface when you're setting it for clean.
He did have to get his distortion with pedals, which is essentially what this has built into the pre-amp section.
And there are tons of GREAT sounding distortions and overdrives so Crawdad can get all sorts of awesome distorted sounds .... and with the boutique pedals some of them can come sorta close to a cranked Marshall.
And he can set it for any wattage he wants from 0ff to 1 watt to 50 to 100.
This Amp 1 is in the same genre
As players age you're gonna see a lot more of it.
I have friends younger than me that already claim to be unable to lift anything heavier than a feather.
I'm 64 and I kinda insist on being able to handle 75lbs at least. And yes, my back does hurt but fuck it ..... I ain't no wuss!
But what about when I'm 75? ..... 80?
If I live to be 90 (extremely unlikely but still ) .... if I live to 90 I'll be playing 'till 90 so I have to accept I'll be using lightweight stuff then.
That doesn't mean I'll want it to sound like shit ...... so I'm glad to see this kind of thing getting better.
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