I didn't vote, but here's my $.02. From the first clip, I would say go towards the HRM or HRM BM. I only have ever played a 50watt HRM so I can't speak specifically about the BM or other OTS's for that matter, but have listened to tons of clips and read tons of posts about the other amps. From what I have gathered if you're just looking for that creamy overdriven Dumble sound then a regular OTS is the way to go. If you want an amp with some more balls on the clean side and bit more hair on the drive side than either an HRM or BM is the way to go. From the video clip I would think that he's using more of a HRM type amp. I guess it looks like a TR Custom Reverb which I think is based around an HRM. I might be wrong about that.
I personally have seen too many people complain about the BM being more difficult to tame that I would suggest an HRM. I'm probably biased and I'm sure the BM owner with take exception to that statement.
Basically, I can hear my amp all over that clip. I will say that the pickups in his guitar are playing a big role in sounds. My guitar's single coils are not has big and open sounding. They're part of a humbucking/single coil setup and I believe some compentation was made to balance them in humbucking mode. You still can't beat a perfectly wound single coil all by itself.
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Also, if you're wanting to eventually get to your own voice, I think the HRM is way more capable of going in so many directions that it is the best amp. I mean, I can be sounding like Robin Ford/Carlton at one point and then grab some AC/DC type marshall stuff the next and even get a really nice Jerry Garcia Twin tone after that. That's pretty cool if you ask me.
I didn't vote, but here's my $.02. From the first clip, I would say go towards the HRM or HRM BM. I only have ever played a 50watt HRM so I can't speak specifically about the BM or other OTS's for that matter, but have listened to tons of clips and read tons of posts about the other amps. From what I have gathered if you're just looking for that creamy overdriven Dumble sound then a regular OTS is the way to go. If you want an amp with some more balls on the clean side and bit more hair on the drive side than either an HRM or BM is the way to go. From the video clip I would think that he's using more of a HRM type amp. I guess it looks like a TR Custom Reverb which I think is based around an HRM. I might be wrong about that.
I personally have seen too many people complain about the BM being more difficult to tame that I would suggest an HRM. I'm probably biased and I'm sure the BM owner with take exception to that statement.
Basically, I can hear my amp all over that clip. I will say that the pickups in his guitar are playing a big role in sounds. My guitar's single coils are not has big and open sounding. They're part of a humbucking/single coil setup and I believe some compentation was made to balance them in humbucking mode. You still can't beat a perfectly wound single coil all by itself.
P.S.
Also, if you're wanting to eventually get to your own voice, I think the HRM is way more capable of going in so many directions that it is the best amp. I mean, I can be sounding like Robin Ford/Carlton at one point and then grab some AC/DC type marshall stuff the next and even get a really nice Jerry Garcia Twin tone after that. That's pretty cool if you ask me.
I agree with all those statements, As a BM owner i can say that the OD can be tough to dial in. I think i'm finally there, though.
But for the creamy singing OD tones, i think that an OTS Standard or the HRM standard are the way to go.
Also, as Chris said the HRM is very, very versatile, since you can dial in your OD tone much more precisely and find your signature tone. The HRM on the BM is tricky to dial in, especially if you are using the stock 68k PAB resistor. Nik designed his with less volume jump in mind, so he used the 68k PAB resistor in place of the 22M resistor that was used in some of the original Bluesmaster designs. Mine is switchable between the two, and i have found that the 22M setting works much better, both with the HRM Bypassed and Engaged, and it works better for OD with boosted cleans, which how i usually run mine.
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