ochaye wrote:Dear MR B
no sitting on the fence now!
what in your opinion is the better platform for your pedals....a nice clean loud amp ( like a non master twin) or a just cooking amp like a well set Marshall?
That's easy! I have never made any secret of the fact that I design into dynamic amps that are set perfectly clean (favorite is the Barber Echelon of course!). That said, once a pedal can deal with a squeaky-clean amp, then the amps set to break-up are a gravy.
If I was gigging I'd have a Barber amp set to clean and dynamic with the sweet EQ selected. If I was renting back-line it would be Fenders. Deluxe reverb using the normal channel, Super reverb with bright switch off and Ragin Cajuns installed, Vibrolux would be normal channel with Ragin Cajuns, Twin with Texas Heats and again no bright switches. We have some Class 5's at the B-custom shop and Barber shop, we set them bass full up, mids gone, treble around 3 o clock and volume low and clean, I'd put a Linden before it to use it live to add some bass and a little presence in a cafe.
http://www.barberelectronics.com/echelon.htm