Well it arrived, I had two or three hours playing with it in my rehearsal room, then took it out and gigged it the next night....
All I can say is wow, wow, wow and .... Probably one more wow!
It rocks. I don't know if the circuitry on ch3 is supposed to be the same as the DR, or if its just fresher tubes, but it blows it away. The sound is so rich, reactive, ballsy and beautiful. It cut through the mix without being harsh or overpoweringly loud... But sounded huge and warm and mean without being dark. We were gigging in a marquee ... So no walls, wooden floors or walls to bounce the sound around.... And I could crank it so it sang (the whole band's volume was up)
I'm blown away by it. All four channels were used .... The cleans sang and sparkled, ch2 purred around a soft clipping bluesy ragged clean, ch3 simply rocked and ch4 took no
prisoners with a mighty punch that was mean as hell and in your face without fizz.
I wish I'd bought one years ago. Set as it is, it's also so beautifully reactive to the volume and tone settings on the guitar (LP) that it was able to give so many colours to the sounds just with a few adjustments to the dials on the guitar. I played through a Marshal 4x12 which I've always felt are underrated due to their heritage, history and sales success. (the stack of rock cliche!) .... But wow, wow and wow.
I sold a Mk5 to justify the purchase to myself ... Which is a great amp, but I've confirmed I'm a rec fan through and through.... And I've fallen head over heels in love with the RK. So very very versatile ... I don't play much real metal (rock covers from Metallica to T Rex, to the Foos, to Pearl Jam, to The Stones and Lenny Kravitz kind of vibe.... And although I know the recs have a metal reputation.... This thing is so versatile, it out Marshall's the classic overdriven Marshall sounds, gives warmth and a whole spectrum of sheer 'in your face' sonic heaven on command. I believe it even out does Fender on the clean channels. It tracks well diodes, and seduces with feeling on rectifier tubes.
A beautiful amp.... Well done Boogie ... And if anyone is thinking of getting one like I had been for years ... My advice is DO ! .... I doubt you'll ever look back.
I can't describe how much I have fallen for this amp! It has a million combinations of how to dial it in for your sound, but if you can dial in a rec or Mark ... You can dial this in easily. And its so much fun going through the endless sonic possibilities when doing so...
Thanks to everyone at Boogie!
(ps. The reverb ain't bad either!)
