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Swart Atomic Space Tone=WOW!


Tim

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Just picked up a used Swart AST from Elderly. I've been lusting for either a Swart or Carr combo for quite awhile. The price was right so I jumped on it. What a sweet piece of workmanship (all hand wired with twin 6V6's) with awesome clean sounds. Takes pedals very well also. Nice addition to my grossly inflated equipment inventory.

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I had one for awhile and didn't completely love it. I did like it quite a bit, but it was too loud for me jamming at home. I do like their tone though, and they definitely have their own thing going which is more than a lot of manufacturers have to say while they try and chase that classic Fender/Marshall/Vox/etc tone.

 

I wouldn't mind picking up a 5-watter at some point when I start using real amps again. Sam Vito has some awesome demos on YT.

 

Enjoy it in good health!

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I've got its cousin, the Space Tone Reverb. It sounds great through a semi-hollow; it sounds even better with a boost pedal in front of it.

 

Sadly, I haven't used it in a long time, as I usually use my Marshall or Mesa LSS.

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Congrats! The other guitarist in our band has an AST. He seems to get some great tones. He does have a pedal board that looks like it could run one of the space shuttles, so I don't really get to hear him plugged straight into the amp!

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augfive- the black tweed is gorgeous!

 

Been thinking on picking up a second STR-T and making a stereo rig. Not anything I NEED, but it would give me another performance option for stereo or wet/dry. There's enough of a dynamic difference between the little Swart and my 5e3 that they don't work ideally in that setup.

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augfive- the black tweed is gorgeous!

Been thinking on picking up a second STR-T and making a stereo rig. Not anything I NEED, but it would give me another performance option for stereo or wet/dry. There's enough of a dynamic difference between the little Swart and my 5e3 that they don't work ideally in that setup.

Stereo swarts- awesome! Buddy Miller uses that rig with Robert Plant....two Swarts in stereo

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