我一直在找音色清晰的Amp, 試過 Fender的 Bassman, 清晰度還可以, 但還是有Hum聲音, 而且沒有沖浪樂曲最重要的 Reverb, 玩一段時期就去換了一部 2007 Fender的 Twin Reverb, 但對清晰音色還是不很滿意, 而且它的另一功能 Tremolo對我根本就沒有用, 而且破音要自己調還麻煩, 最後還是原價賣掉了. 再去換一個94年的 Fender Super Amp, 它的好處是有清晰音和破音, 可用腳踏板馬上轉換, 而且有Reverb, 也可用腳踏控制, 這個 Amp 音量很大, 開到"2", 鄰居就會打電話給警察局, 而且重的死去, 我實在搬不動, 而且坦白說清晰音還是不夠好, 上星期還是決定把它賣掉了, 反正是二手貨買的, 賣掉也不虧錢, 得到一些使用的經驗.
今天去看到一個幾乎全新的Amp是在荷蘭製造的 Koch Amp, 是他們最有名的 Twintone 型號, 50W 的瓦數, 但可以調整為25W (對我足足有餘, 而且音色更好), 這是我聽所有Tube Amp中音色最清晰的, 它也有破音頻道, 有腳踏板可以改換, 我很少用破音, 今天還沒有去試, 新的型號Twintone II 有三段音色頻道, 清音破音1和破音2對我而言, 沒有必要多付錢去買新的型號.
目前相當滿意, 有進一步的測試結果再向大家報告.
台灣不知是否有此Amp, Zak君應該清楚是否提供一些意見?
Koch Twintone 1x12 combo.
Bright Clean and Normal inputs
50 watts at 8 or 4 ohms
2 channel preamp, footswitch selectable
Classic clean channel
Post EQ overdrive channel
Dual-Drive control
Four 12ax7 preamp and two EL34 power amp tubes
Buffered effects loop DC coupled, serial signal level -10dBV
Solo/rhythm volume, footswitch selectable
Auto power soak
Headphones & recording outputs
Speaker simulating filter, passive 12dB/oct.
Accutronics classic model reverb
One 12" Koch VG12-90 speaker
2 speaker outputs, switchable 4 or 8 ohms
2-way footswitch included with LEDs
Dimensions (inches) combo: 19.5w x 18.5h x 11d
Weight Combo: 50 lbs
POWER AMP:
Two EL34´s in combination with a high quality output transformer build to vintage specs, provides an excellent sounding classic power station.
CLEAN CHANNEL:
This is "classic" channel, standard in all models, it´s warm, sparkling and full of tone combined with a superior headroom. It´s the channel where it all starts.
POST-EQ OVERDRIVE / HIGH GAIN CHANNEL
This amazingly flexible channel allows you to create tones ranging from compressed clean, to raw crunch and even to mega-distortion. The specially designed 'Dual-Drive' control provides this enormous range of tones by controling the gain of two preamp stages simultaneously. Accurate voicing in the preamp stages in combination withclassic post-distortion tone control enables this channel to produce the right sound in every gain setting.
SERIAL EFFECTS LOOP
This loop, including buffered in- and outputs, operates at -10dBV signal level and therefore allowing you to use any effect unit you want, from an antique stomp box to a professional 19 inch rack unit.
HEADPHONE AND RECORDING OUTPUTS
Special designed speaker-simulating filters ensure that the sound is identical to the sound coming from the speaker.
AUTO POWER-SOAK
This built-in 50W speaker replacer is at your disposal 24 hours a day. Even in the middle of the night it allows you to play the solo you have just been dreaming of with full tube-power without waking up anyone. Just pull the speaker plug (the power soak now connects automatically) and the amp can be driven at full power without any danger of damaging vital parts. You can also use the power-soak as a "second" speaker and reduce the power to 25W.
SPRING REVERB
