Hi everyone!
When I ordered my Yeti 50W in March 2013 (built stock from Ceriatone - not by me as a kit) there was not too much to read about it so I thought I'd say something to those who wonder what it sounds like and how it behaves.

First of all you will love your Yeti for its tone, its great looks and the feeling of build quality!

The sound is Marshall with a very powerful tone, lots of honky bottom end. I have played many different amps (British and American) over the years and this is a new dimension in tone for me - really! To me it seems it should be used/works best in Plexi-mode (the Era-switch in middle position) as it has got enough gain for most blues, rock, hardrock playing. There is more gain with the other Era-settings but the volume decreases quite a bit, so the Yeti is probably not the best choice for death metal.

Myself I'm searching for lasting, sustaining tone that require as little distortion as possible because I want to cut through the mix with my solos (less distortion is something I have to learn, as I always have used too much of it, being a great fan of heavy metal). And the Yeti is a whole new world to me when it comes to lasting tone. Strike a cord or a string and the strings will keep ringing "forever" with a powerful tone even at low levels of volume. Amasing!

Tone, resonance, presence controls are well working, together with the bright switches you will find your sound. The pussy trim I roll off just a little because I think the amp chokes a little with it all the way up. Not sure if that is only in my mind!?

Currently I use a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster (clean boost) in the effects loop to increase volume at solos - and it DO increase the volume a lot if needed. This is something that makes this one channel amp almost a two channel amp in my world, as this is  more or less the only thing I ask of a two channel amp - solo boost! Cleaner sound I will get by reducing volume on the guitar. I also have an analog delay in the loop which is always on (there is one negative aspect here – if you put an effect in the loop, it will steel some treble unless you keep the effect/one of the effects on continuously – strange!?).

I use the Yeti preferably with a 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30's in it, which I find to be a great combination. So far I have tried it with 4x12's with G12-65's and G12M-70's. It all works fine but I like the V30's. I can imagine that green backs would be nice too.

Another detail I was wondering about was the transport from Malaysia to Sweden. My Yeti arrived all well after several transshipments – Malaysia – China – India – Germany - … I can’t remember all now but I followed the trip on the internet on the UPS homepage. The wrapping was made very well, in a paper box, the amp wrapped in plastic film and the box filled with Styrofoam. Sweet!

My amp was finished during a five week period, the transport took a couple of days. I got a shipment mail from Ceriatone including a link to follow the transport. Very precise and service minded.
Nik is increadible to deal with he answered all my emails promptly and with relevant responses.

I hope this gave someone something :-)
I had no one to ask at the time and I think this was about what I was wondering about then...

Don't hesitate - the Yeti is an amp you'll never sell!!!

Cheers!

I'm waiting for my Yeti 50 to be delivered.
Can't almost stand waiting anymore :-)
(ordered mine almost 4 weeks ago...)
Nice to hear about all the good things said about this amp!!

Hi,
Don't know if you are looking at this anymore. But in case someone else would see...

Have you tried putting a clean boost in the effects loop?

By doing so you push only the power section to work harder/play louder, not the preamp to increased gain. There is a huge difference there! At least in the amps I have tried it on.

Cheers!