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Post by zone47 on May 30, 2007 19:39:57 GMT -7
I wonder what the difference in tone would be? To me the ES has alot of headroom and you really have to crank it to get some dirt going. I wonder how the Stangray breaks up and sounds.... if it is a cleaner amp or grungier?
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 30, 2007 19:49:38 GMT -7
z47, I have both here, and they are as different as they are alike. I use an attenuator on both because they are both pretty loud amps. The Stingray has a lot more bottom available, but the RXES has a lot more gain. I actually use both on a stereo 2x12 with Alnico Golds using an A/B/Y.
Over the last few months I've put up several sound clips in the sounds forum here, one of which directly compares the two amps in a stereo recording. It's not the end all of recordings, but it might help you get a bit of a feel - check it out.
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Post by zone47 on May 31, 2007 4:24:10 GMT -7
Thanks. Hard to believe it has more bottom end, I thought the ES was amazing with it's bottom end. I found a good deal on a stangray and was curious. I'll check out the clips, thanks.
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Post by aj1169 on May 31, 2007 15:20:08 GMT -7
I too own both amps. They are quite different in my book. The StangRay has alot of clean headroom. It starts to get a little grit going at around 1 o'clock on the volume, but overall it's a pretty clean sounding amp. Benttop is right on the money about the low end. The StangRay has all the low end thump you could possibly need. The RxES has a great deal of clean head room as well, especially in the lo input. It does have alot more gain than the StangRay though, and to me is more versatile. I can cover twangy country tones, slightly broken up tones, the perfect classic rock crunch, and a smooth singing lead tone just by using my guitar's volume with the RxES. They are both very loud amps though. Try them out if you get a chance, see what you think.
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