New SolidGold Beta V - latest Ampeg in a pedal

[tayste_2000]

9 hours ago, fretmeister said:

 

I've got one that I might be tempted to move on. I don't seem to be using dirt at all these days, just some compression and the odd bit of envelope filter.

 

@tayste_2000

 

 

Seems we’re going to find out.

[dannybuoy]

You can get the V to sound close to the MkII with the LPF on and the highs/lows boosted. I find the V better at the transparent low gain thing, since you can bypass the LPF and open up the top end more. But I really like the MkII at high gain, and the V doesn’t react in the same way that I find really pleasing with the MkII cranked.

[Supernaut]

MKII has become my low gain pedal of choice. Just does it so well. 

[Bagman]

Beta V is a lovely pedal. Well pleased with it 

[tayste_2000]

So mine arrived from @fretmeister the other day and I’ve played through it quite a bit.

 

I think it’s very different from the beta. I don’t think I’d easily be able to get one to sound like the other.

 

Overall with all the gigs, studio and buying and selling of gear I’ve done the past few weeks I’m a bit fatigued.

 

Off the bat it’s a very nice pedal, I was able to dial in what I’d consider a very amp like tone very quickly. Running the gain from 9 o clock or lower is really pleasing.

 

At higher gain settings it feels far more like an always on preamp than an on/off overdrive. 
 

I got some fabulous sounds running it into a 6x10 ir.

 

So currently, I don’t know where this sits in my setup. It’s doesn’t stack particularly nicely with the mk1, but the cream pie makes either of them sound phenomenal as does the element with the right ir/eq settings but it’s all rauchier than how I’m running my main rig with the punchline.

 

Between the punchline and the element, I don’t know when I’d use it, vs the combo of the cream pie and mk1 just works great slamming either of them as if they were an amp.

 

Its definitely nicer out of the box than the quad cortex though 😅

[dannybuoy]

Try the switch to the right, body and presence at noon, LPF at max. I found that reasonably close to the MkII.

[tayste_2000]

Well my 2nd punchline purchase fell through so I’m thinking of keeping this now, but I did already send it off to @Sibob to have a play with.

 

Will spend more time this week with the mk1 and see how I’m feeling.