All about Static of the Gods: Post Details

We spent the better part of Saturday on Amp patrol.  We dropped off the AC30 at Boston Guitar Works to get it looked at and to get a new reverb tank installed.  They’re the place to go if you need a boutique amp and have some amazing gear.  After spending a some time perusing and drooling over their amps, we decided to head back into town to make the Fender Twin acquisition.

We’ve used various Fenders in the past, but this is by far the nicest sounding one I’ve heard.  It has the perfect Fender sound – and its reverb is just beautiful.  Once in the van, we made a beeline back to your recording space to give it a full run through at full volume.

Besides it being a damn loud amp, it sounds “just right”.  Just plug in and play – not much else is needed.  After spending a lot of time struggling, and not succeeding in getting the right sound for a few of our songs, this amp got us there in a few minutes.

One of the many good things about the Rick that Ben is playing, is the way it feeds back.  That’s also why he’s standing so close while he’s playing (i’m sure his ears will thank him later).  Once it’s starts to feedback, you get an amazing lush wall of sound which fills up space so nicely.

Now, if we only had an AB/Y switch that was quite so we could get both channels pumping at once.  We actually have 2, but they are way too noisy for your liking.  The Divided by 13 Switchazel looks real nice, but it’s also $275.00 – i think it’s going to have to wait.

Once we get the AC30 back (hopefully later in the week), these two amps will be singing together proudly.

Now the “30 day” clock is ticking…