pressure Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 I posted in another thread that I was going to look at a Metro last Saturday and I did. I went to a new for me Music shop called Fat Tone Guitars in Northbrook Illinois because they are a Tone King dealer and had a Metro in stock. IN STOCK a bad sign for an impulse buyer. Nice store friendly, knowledgeable guys. Heard it, liked it, bought it. I was on a list at Make' n' Music for a Swart to replace my Victoria Champ but with the power scaling feature on the Metro it works fine as a quiet amp. So I traded in the Champ and a Kendrick Reverb unit for the Metro. I was also going to trade in the Victoria Deluxe but man it's a Deluxe, so that didn't happen. How many people buy a 40 watt amp to replace a 5 watter, crazy huh. I got it home, hooked it up and plugged in my H150p. Sounds good and does what I want. It will take some time to tweek the various knobs to get the sounds I'm after but it is very promising. Don't know how it will sound with the Strat. It came with an instruction book, I've never gotten an amp with a book. It has 2 channels Rythm for cleans and Lead for Gain, Reverb all foot swichable. So far I have the volume on 2. If I think of anything else I'll try to update this post.
eljay Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 good on ya, pressure! too big for the next best western jam? bring it anyway. regards, eljay
koula901 Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Congrats, Pressure!!!! I've heard nothing but praise for that amp, and hope to test drive one myself someday. Enjoy!
kbp810 Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Congrats! Must be big if it was worth spelling out New Amp Day for!
Steiner Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 "Tone King" Has a nice ring to it. Kind of makes you want to plug in. Congrats! Meet you at the BW.
FredZepp Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Very cool amp... you should give us a pic, you know we love them. Like this one?...
golferwave Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 WOW!! One of the Holy Grails of ampdom right now. Congrats!!
eljay Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 E N V I O U S ! when T-steel has amp envy, you scored big!
FredZepp Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 when T-steel has amp envy, you scored big! Ha.. I was thinking the same thing...
FredZepp Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Hey.. great vid by Lance... He does get some great tones. And at low volumes or at club volumes.
schundog Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Congrats, Pressure!! That thing looks/sounds bad-ass!! I gotta get up to the city to at least SEE Make N Music,and, it looks like, the place you got this baby. Better leave the plastic at home....
koula901 Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Damn! I gotta have one now. Something to save up for.
pressure Posted October 21, 2010 Author Posted October 21, 2010 Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I've played with the Amp for a few days now and I love it. The clean tones are great as is the reverb but I've been playing at low volume. The gain tones are true tube drive but at the volume I've been playing (like -0) it is kind of strange. I relate low volume gain tone to a Dinosaur the size of a chihuahua, somethings not quite right. You expect a Dinosaur to be huge and when it's tiny everything seems odd. Thanks for your positive response.
golferwave Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 I'd open it up then to see what the gain will do at volume and really irritate the neighbors.
Thundersteel Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Are you bringing it to PSP IV for the hotel jam session?
koula901 Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 I'd open it up then to see what the gain will do at volume and really irritate the neighbors.
Isaac Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Great sounding amp!Love the clean side. Very rich...
pressure Posted October 22, 2010 Author Posted October 22, 2010 Hey Thundersteel, yes PSP 4 hotel jam. Same place same time, it's traditional. At least it will be if we do it again.
big bob Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 Then Let's! ...King... Here,here. I'm in.. Can I bring my farting friend..
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