mavuser
Enlightened Member
checkin back in, ive had some time now to play around w the new mav and i feel ive got my normal response going now, wow this amp just sounds amazing. i messed around with all the pedals just to take her for the test drive and there are no issues whatsoever. i must confess though, as far as tone, the new mav really just sounds best without any pedals at all. just the plain old gibson dog-ear P-90 straight into the beast, and it is not going to sound any better than that. there are still circumstances of course where the effects might be desired, and i can still dial in a few different keepers, but this amp is 100x what it used to be and does not require any external overdrive or delay whatsoever. i can say with confidence my "old mav" sounded amazing with the Boss OS-2 pedal and Boss DD-6, and most of the time id want at least the drive on if not both. but the new mav has its own tone like ive never heard before, with no external effects.
so now i consider this amp a professional piece of equipment by all standards. im not a professional guitar player though. the amp has motivated me to play more, which is a good thing. she just sounds so sweet... i have yet to unleash her on anyone else, so it will be interesting to see what others have to say. i am acquainted with a few professional musicians, and at least one of them i know has a collection of vintage amps, so i am hopeful to maybe get her take on it soon. this amp is 40 years old but i have a feeling it has yet to see its best days.
so now i consider this amp a professional piece of equipment by all standards. im not a professional guitar player though. the amp has motivated me to play more, which is a good thing. she just sounds so sweet... i have yet to unleash her on anyone else, so it will be interesting to see what others have to say. i am acquainted with a few professional musicians, and at least one of them i know has a collection of vintage amps, so i am hopeful to maybe get her take on it soon. this amp is 40 years old but i have a feeling it has yet to see its best days.