1976fenderhead Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 [url="http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/amps/bass/vt300.html"]http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/amps/bass/vt300.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 "Analogue watts" gah. 300w might be a bit underpowered I reckon, think another member had troubles with his Sansamp amp clipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976fenderhead Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1067881' date='Dec 23 2010, 04:01 PM']"Analogue watts" gah. 300w might be a bit underpowered I reckon, think another member had troubles with his Sansamp amp clipping.[/quote] Yeah I have a 350w SWR amp and I find it lacking often, wouldn't buy less than 500 today, unless if we're talking all valve of course... Analog watts, lol, they just invented a new kind of watts. Let's hope they mean RMS by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebasshead Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 [quote name='1976fenderhead' post='1067900' date='Dec 23 2010, 04:24 PM']Yeah I have a 350w SWR amp and I find it lacking often, wouldn't buy less than 500 today, unless if we're talking all valve of course... Analog watts, lol, they just invented a new kind of watts. Let's hope they mean RMS by the way [/quote] Nah, they've just stuck an unnecessary word in front. All watts are analog. If there was a digital watt it would have a value of 1 or 0. A watt or a not-a-watt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Thats basically the replacement for the Landmark 300 I had a Landmark and was plenty loud enough ! and sounded sooooo good , especially if you are looking for plenty of 'grind' in your tone. With plenty of scope for being able to switch between sounds. There will probably be a 600 watt version available as they did with the Landmark . . . . . Saying that I now have a TC Electronic Classic 450 and its amazing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 [quote name='stevebasshead' post='1067912' date='Dec 23 2010, 04:32 PM']Nah, they've just stuck an unnecessary word in front. All watts are analog. If there was a digital watt it would have a value of 1 or 0. A watt or a not-a-watt...[/quote] I guess they are trying to appeal to the anti class D crowd. Which in fairness is kind of off or on in a sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 They'll be calling them HD watts next :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I wish they'd put a pad on the front end of it - when I use my VT bass with my Stingray, I always find I can't turn the gain up past 8 o'clock without heavy grind... With the precision though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopthebass Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Didn't they used to do a 600w Landmark? I'd be tempted if they did a 600w version of the VT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 [quote name='guybrush threepwood' post='1068057' date='Dec 23 2010, 06:20 PM']I wish they'd put a pad on the front end of it - when I use my VT bass with my Stingray, I always find I can't turn the gain up past 8 o'clock without heavy grind... With the precision though... [/quote] They have. There's a +10dB gain switch on the front. This amp looks cool and is clearly a replacement for their Landmark 300 which was a great amp! I had one.... and also an ear shattering Landmark 600.... so I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a VT Bass 600 too at some point in the near future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 If they made it a 600W or 500W it would fly off the shelves. Otherwise, bit of a silly move considering the competition. I love their pedals and DIs, but the Aguilar TH500 is tiny/light compared to this and apparently 500W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 [quote name='cetera' post='1068601' date='Dec 24 2010, 10:47 AM']They have. There's a +10dB gain switch on the front. [/quote] Haha, I'm observant as ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 300 watts sounds fairly small in comparison to some of the competition. But how much power do you really need before it just becomes a generic number that people use to signify 'loudness'.However, I find it difficult to classify watts in terms of loudness beyond the obvious (ie a 65 watt amp is not as loud as a 300 watt amp). For example I have a Trace Elliot 300 watt head (SMX series) and a Mesa Walkabout, and find that there is no real difference in headroom/loudness between these amps and the Ashdown ABM 500 and Ampeg SVT 450 that are in the studio I use. I have always had the view that an efficient 300 watt amp driven through a 4ohm loud was plenty loud enough to cope with most gigs (especially if is being driven through a good cab). Tech 21 will probably bring out a 600 watt version in 6 months or so, much like they have made people wait a while before they brought out a VT bass pedal that had a DI out. Merry christmas everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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