[ApparentlyNothing]

Originally Posted by dnl88

Its not really the amount of highs that annoys me, but rather the harshness of the distortion. I would rather have an amp with a smoother one but less than an amp with tons of harsh distortion I don't need. I'll try out the AC30 on wednesday to see if I like it. The sound of your ac30 sounds pretty cool. Theres lots of highs but it doesnt hurt you ears as the engl screamer can do.

Just thought I'd clarify on the recording. All it is is one 57 that was hung by the cable from the front because we didn't have enough mic stands. I tried to get it a little off center, but technically it wasn't the best mic positioning for a real recording. Plus, if it were serious, I woulda overdubbed a few more tracks over it and put a couple more mics on the amp. Once I get some recordings I did for a friend of mine done, you can hear how the amp sounds in a real studio setting.

One thing I might consider before trading your amp is to wait till you upgrade to a better guitar. Your amp isn't bad at all, just perhaps not the tone you're looking for. Your guitar on the other hand could use an upgrade. So who knows, it might give you what you're looking for and you won't have to go through the ordeal of trading the amp.

[dnl88]

Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

Just thought I'd clarify on the recording. All it is is one 57 that was hung by the cable from the front because we didn't have enough mic stands. I tried to get it a little off center, but technically it wasn't the best mic positioning for a real recording. Plus, if it were serious, I woulda overdubbed a few more tracks over it and put a couple more mics on the amp. Once I get some recordings I did for a friend of mine done, you can hear how the amp sounds in a real studio setting.

One thing I might consider before trading your amp is to wait till you upgrade to a better guitar. Your amp isn't bad at all, just perhaps not the tone you're looking for. Your guitar on the other hand could use an upgrade. So who knows, it might give you what you're looking for and you won't have to go through the ordeal of trading the amp.

I'll be trying the ac30 with a pacifica anyway and then after with a les paul to see the difference. Apparently other people have this issue with the amp, but they don't seem to mind. I'm not gonna go trading my amp if I'm not fully content with the one I change it against. I'm not making that "mistake" this time

[dnl88]

Oh and I might not have said, it's not gonna be any problem if I actually want the ac30 instead cos I can return my amp bak and change it against a brand new vox, so changing it won't be the problem. It's just seeing if I don't prefer the other amp to the one I've already got.

[wojomojo1616]

u drop any kind of pedals in front of it at all? iv'e got a jcm 800 marshall head with a marshall 4/12 cab and u'd think i'd have an awsome sound without pedals, but it takes a lot of work and money to please picky ears, so try out some pedals, i think someone asked this but i did'nt see any replies... what sound are you looking for like what artists? o and i completely agree with whover said a guitar upgrade would be a good idea.