Musician Gear & Tech Discussion

http://www.carvinguitars.com/products/X100B

I am thinking of getting this amp. It is a two channel amp and is a re-make of the original popular in the 80's. I really like carvin amps. I have the V3M but am looking to get an amp with different tubes as the V3M has EL84's. This amp has EL34's. After reading the reveiws and listening to the demo's I am really interested in fact "I got a fever". It is between this and the new Legacy. This amp is $270.00 cheaper than the Legacy. As far as I can tell it is really the same amp just with 2 channels instead of 3 and no midi thru. My V3M has 3 channels and I almost never use the 3rd channel and can really do without it altogether. If anyone has any experience or idea's your advise will be appreciated thanks in advance!

We just never know till we have them in hand for a while do we Jeff.

Sadly two of my Carvin amps do not but collect dust since I purchased the Class 5 Marshall.

We just never know till we have them in hand for a while do we Jeff.

Sadly two of my Carvin amps do not but collect dust since I purchased the Class 5 Marshall.

Is 5 watts loud enough?

We just never know till we have them in hand for a while do we Jeff.

Sadly two of my Carvin amps do not but collect dust since I purchased the Class 5 Marshall.

Is 5 watts loud enough?

Way loud enough Jeff.
Too loud as a matter of fact for some of the small venues we play.
I have, on several occasions placed it into a closet nearby to control the levels.
With the Sennheiser e 609 Microphone into the board, I can cover any venue our system will carry. And it records well also.
It's a class A amp, and I generally run it @ 8 -10 on the volume, treb & mids, with the bass almost off ( gets muddy when you turn the bass up) and vary the distortion levels with the pots / pu switch on my ES339 to meet the needs of the song.

The guys and I love the crunch, and the clean tone, off the neck PU with a little delay added is pretty sweet too.

Yesterday I pulled the trigger and ordered this amp head. They informed me yesterday evening it had shipped. From all the online demos and reviews this thing seems to be just what I am looking for. I'll let you guy's know how it turns out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6W83a2lQ7M

Well I got the amp head and have used it at 3 gigs and I can't say enough about it. I have it set on the 25 watt setting. It has 6L6 power tubes. The dirty sound is Very close to a Mesa Mark IV and the clean is the best I have ever heard! You might say I am "happy happy happy"!

Love to hear some samples from her. Post some more videos!

Love to hear some samples from her. Post some more videos!

They shot some video of our July 4th gig 5000 plus attendance! When I get a copy Ill try to post it!

Sweet !

Well I got the amp head and have used it at 3 gigs and I can't say enough about it. I have it set on the 25 watt setting. It has 6L6 power tubes. The dirty sound is Very close to a Mesa Mark IV and the clean is the best I have ever heard! You might say I am "happy happy happy"!

I have a 1986 Carvin X-100 B, it took over as my prime amp, after my Marshall JCM 800 took a dump. No matter what the cork sniffing gear snobs think, it ROCKS. Back in the 80's, the Marshall and Mesa-Boogie crowd's prejudice against the amp died as soon as they heard what it could do.

I've heard those Carvin X-100 B's and they are pretty cool sounding.

More than once I've heard of them being referred to as "JCM 800 Killers", as they tend to be cheaper and more versatile.

Carvin stuff in general seems to get a very good rep from players in general.
I know a few people at bmix swear by them as well.

I've heard those Carvin X-100 B's and they are pretty cool sounding.

More than once I've heard of them being referred to as "JCM 800 Killers", as they tend to be cheaper and more versatile.

Carvin stuff in general seems to get a very good rep from players in general.
I know a few people at bmix swear by them as well.

I find this to be true "in general" but I've gotten some turds from them too.
Their plastic enclosure speakers . . . not impressed.
Love the one's with the birch cabs though.
Their guitar wireless . . . only kindness will keep me from cursing right now.
Cables, snakes, mixers, rack gear, ETC have also given us good service.