I just got my BH5H head yesterday :twisted: Its 5 watts with a 3 watt switch. It has bass, mid and treble also. I hooked it up to my old Peavy cab with a 12 in. speaker(I'm saving my nickles and dimes for the Black Heart cab). This thing is like the Epi Valve Junior but on steroids :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: It souds much clearer with the EQ and is louder than the epi although you might need a Tubulator or some such device if you want lots of distortion. I live out in the country with the closest neighbors about 300 feet from me but I'm pretty sure I could wake them up with this thing on full blast :lol:
It sounds good with the epi Dot but it really loves my strat. I ran it though a digital reverb on a low setting. I did some country lick ,surf music(Pipe-line), Blues (sweeeeet) and of course some classic Rock. I'll post some mp3's soon.
Sounds cool! :D I always wondered about the 3/5 watt switch. Does 2 watts make that much difference? I would rather they just cut the switch out & give me 5 watts! I like the bass/treb/mid controls though. I don't care for "pure power" heads w/ no sound shaping onboard = just my .02 :lol:
The 3 watt mode is OK for low volume playing but it really comes alive cranked up and in the 5 watt mode. I agree, the EQ is very nice. With the EVH I had to use a Danelecto EQ .
I was wondering about those things Ken. I don't use my EVJ head much right now and I did buy the matching cab for that. I went and bought that Classic 30 ...... but I'm not using that either. :oops: :roll: SansAmp Tri OD into an ancient Korg G3 processor into the power amp in of a 120 watt solid state head connected to a 4 X 12 cab. I don't know what to say? Glad you like your Blackheart though. They did get my attention. I like the idea of the EQ as well as the pentode switch.
"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard,
grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em."
-- The Webb Wilder Credo --
The main reason I got this amp was to replace the EVH. Seems I toasted it a while back, probably the homemade attenuator :oops: The BH5H has lots more headroom than the EVH. I might take the EVH to a amp tech though, I kind of miss that bluesy tone. But I think the Blackheart is much more versatile.
BTW I was checking out your web site, you and Jr have done a lot of work on the man cave. Looking good :D
Triode/pentode switches don't just change the power output, they change the response characteristics of the output stage of the amp quite a bit.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Triode/pentode switches don't just change the power output, they change the response characteristics of the output stage of the amp quite a bit.
Absolutely :!: Big difference noted. The triode setting is OK for rhythm playing and trying not to wake the neighbors but the pentode setting is were this amp gets rocking :note2: :note1:
