I don't usually 'review' anything until I'm sure I've gotten past the honeymoon period, but - WOW. I got a Winfield Cyclone today and it's just plain amazing.
I'd never played one before and it goes way beyond my expectations. I searched up and down for a DC-30/Stangray style amp in the 18-watt range and this really nails it.
The cleans are huge and lush with amazing clarity. It doesn't get the really aggressive high gain sounds, but it has a Huge range of breakup. I can go from Jack Johnson to Keef with a flick of the pickup switch.
The gain situation is no problem, because this thing absolutely LOVES dirt pedals; even the ones I built and didn't get along with that were living in the closet have a whole new life.
I'm just blown away and had to give some love to Winnie.
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Quote from: jubal81 on March 03, 2012, 10:13:39 PM
... had to give some love to Winnie.
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Couldn't help myself ;)
Happy NAD, looks tasty!
So have the neighbors revolted yet?
nice amp! you could always try an attenuator or isolation cabinet
It's not that big of a deal. Of course the day I got it I had to put it through its paces to see what it can do. Since then I just keep it turned down to about my usual volume. It still sounds fantastic - maybe louder to the ears than to the physicist because of the frequency response.
I only play in the early afternoon, haven't gotten yelled at, and I don't even feel that guilty since my neighbors play their stereo pretty loud just about every day.
I have a Mini-Mass I haven't used in about two years. Need to drag it out and see how it handles.
Do you like that Minimass? I've almost pulled the trigger on that thing multiple times.
Quote from: TNblueshawk on March 08, 2012, 09:41:09 PM
Do you like that Minimass? I've almost pulled the trigger on that thing multiple times.
I haven't tried any other attenuators (z-brake, etc) so I don't have anything to compare it to, but it worked really well when I used it with a Blackheart Little Giant (no master volume). I have the version with the treble boost switches, which did a great job restoring the lost highs.
I haven't tried it with the Cyclone yet, but if I don't feel like I'll need it after some testing, I'd be open to selling or trading it.
I had originally wanted an attenuator for my Fender HRD. Can't crank that thing up in a 10x12 room. But then I got into building pedals and spent all my money there ;D I need to bring my Fender in to the shop for an issue and to rebias some tubes. I have yet to decide if I will sell that thing or keep it. If I keep it long term I may hit you up down the line on your mini if you would be interested in selling. I have to figure out what I want to do but first I need to get that amp working right.