Carl Martin amps?

Krank · 4th August 2008

Today I traded an expensive guitar for a Carl Martin Custom Shop 50 head+cab.

Going from software emulation (Amplitube 2 JHE) the difference is very noticeable - it's also a feeling, really, like the guitar actually plays different in my hands. Much more dynamics, detail, tube fatness. More everything. And it's fookin' loud - I can barely touch the master control here at home.

But this is coming from software. Before this, it's been more than a decade since I owned an amp. So - if I was to look for this sound in a smaller, les expensive package, what's comparable? General input about these amps appreciated too.

4th August 2008	#1
Krank Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 233 Thread Starter	Carl Martin amps? Today I traded an expensive guitar for a Carl Martin Custom Shop 50 head+cab. Going from software emulation (Amplitube 2 JHE) the difference is very noticeable - it's also a feeling, really, like the guitar actually plays different in my hands. Much more dynamics, detail, tube fatness. More everything. And it's fookin' loud - I can barely touch the master control here at home. But this is coming from software. Before this, it's been more than a decade since I owned an amp. So - if I was to look for this sound in a smaller, les expensive package, what's comparable? General input about these amps appreciated too.

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