I got the amp yesterday from a forum member and tried it today. hooked it up to the traditional 4x12 with an ibanez jem.
channel 1's crunch is really nice.comparing it to jsx crunch, it is more articulate.although jsx's more rounder,spongier and seems easy to play it lacks punch which the stiletto's crunch has.
going to ch2, there's only a tad difference between ch1's crunch and ch2's crunch.titegain is tight and fluid gain has saturated gain.
this is a bright amp.very much alike with the laney gh50l that i had. it cuts thru and the distortion seems really natural and not compressed as with th jsx. if you listen to paul gilbert or have seen him live at G3, you would have notice how his guitars cuts like knife because of its brightness compared to Joe's JSX.IMHO.
what i like though with the JSX is the sustain and feedback it can give with ease.
i find much similarities between the stiletto and the rectifiers.seems like it has the same attack just without the boominess of the DR's.if you turn the bass knob of the red channel down of the dr's and with el34's i think this is sound really close to the stilleto.
having said all these i still have to spend more time with the stiletto and compare it with JSX as im planning to keep only one.
channel 1's crunch is really nice.comparing it to jsx crunch, it is more articulate.although jsx's more rounder,spongier and seems easy to play it lacks punch which the stiletto's crunch has.
going to ch2, there's only a tad difference between ch1's crunch and ch2's crunch.titegain is tight and fluid gain has saturated gain.
this is a bright amp.very much alike with the laney gh50l that i had. it cuts thru and the distortion seems really natural and not compressed as with th jsx. if you listen to paul gilbert or have seen him live at G3, you would have notice how his guitars cuts like knife because of its brightness compared to Joe's JSX.IMHO.
what i like though with the JSX is the sustain and feedback it can give with ease.
i find much similarities between the stiletto and the rectifiers.seems like it has the same attack just without the boominess of the DR's.if you turn the bass knob of the red channel down of the dr's and with el34's i think this is sound really close to the stilleto.
having said all these i still have to spend more time with the stiletto and compare it with JSX as im planning to keep only one.