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Title: Got my OT Special!! Post by: misterjim on October 28, 2008, 11:29:21 PM Well, I got my OT Special yesterday and a few weeks earlt to boot!! It arrived safe and sound and shipped within 4 days from Malaysia to NY, USA.
I ordered it with the Kleinulator and the OD trim pot mounted on the rear of the chassis. I first plugged my guitar in straight, no effects at all and it was not bad at all. I cranked the preamp volume and turned up the ratio to about 6 and it was a pretty sweet OD! Now I normally use compression up front to smooth things out but the amp sounded pretty good although a little bright. Today I set up the klein in the loop with a G-Major with the send at around 1:00, return full, and recovery on about 1:30. All I can say is wow!!! No compression needed here!! The more I tinker, the more I like!! I can't wait to crank this baby up! I am verrrrrrry happy! :chairdance: Title: Re: Got my OT Special!! Post by: existenz on October 28, 2008, 11:56:27 PM congratulation man!
Title: Re: Got my OT Special!! Post by: Grog on November 01, 2008, 08:31:18 PM Mine is arriving in a few days, i'm also starting a build soon. It will be a hundred watt 80's style. Yippee!
Title: Re: Got my OT Special!! Post by: misterjim on November 05, 2008, 12:37:09 AM I've never played through a real Dumble but I have to say the more I play with the overtone the more I love this amp!! It just has the sweetest od and with the Klein in the loop--well, it's a tone I've been chasing a long time!
Title: Re: Got my OT Special!! Post by: jads57 on November 06, 2008, 01:27:44 PM Congratulations on getting your amp! I too recently got one, fantastic amp, and am getting used to how work w/it. Beleive it or not, even though I`ve actually owned a Dumble amp( 1980 version OD Special) I`m having to learn how to adjust the settings all over again. One thing I`m realizing about these amps unlike most others, is that they are very tone sensitive. They are not a flat response base to work with. I hope I`m making sense here. I think even more than the guitar,they seem to shape the overall tone. And given that, it takes a lot of adjusting (tweaking) to find the exact sound you`re after. It`s almost like setting up a guitar to play to your personal preferance. Best of luck in your new tone adventures!
Title: Re: Got my OT Special!! Post by: Grog on November 06, 2008, 06:07:19 PM I received mine 2 days ago. Great amp, and I have some beautiful old Fenders to compare it with. The clean tone is simply the best. Now I need to do a lot of knob twiddling to try and shape the overdrive the way I like. Once again great amp!
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