Unbelievable! Those 2 amps are the best high gain amps I’ve ever played and you are getting incredibly close. This is arguably the coolest guitar gear to come out in a very long time.
Congratulations for building such amazing Amps with New technology… analog nanotube seems to have such an innovation taste for an ultra portable 100w amp, that can be really loud, if needed; or just at low volume. Amazing tones of the most beautiful sounding Amps out there, with the possibility to adjust the side controls., giving extra tones. Genius achievement! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hey Thomas - great episode. I'm finally able to play my Mercury Edition at a gig tomorrow night, with my band Indie Pirate Shop, here in New Zealand. The show was cancelled twice, but it can now go ahead. Can't wait to crank up the AMP1 !!!
@@mickrose1431 No, no, Access was three channel midi programmable pre amp where everything was programmable, really cool and first like that ever, triaaxis and others came years later. i don't think they sold many, because it was quite expensive at a time.
Hello Thomas, first of all I would like to tell you that these videos are well made and bring every Amp 1 owner closer to the endless possibilities of the available sounds. As the new owner of an Amp 1 Mercury Edition (probably also many other owners of the Amp 1 ME) I would like the information about your selected settings for the corresponding sounds. At the beginning of the video you play a super clean sound in my opinion and at the end a lead sound exactly to my taste. Are you so nice and tell us the settings for volume, gain, master, bass, middle, treble and especially the settings for the custom controls? Thanks and Regards Joachim
I used the same EQ settings for the whole video: bass 8, mids 6 , treble 5 roughly These should match the speaker!!!! Clean was using the boost on! And clean volume about 6, clean tone all the way open The lead was either classic: gain full plus boost tone just a touch open - or modern ( usually no boost) tone 33% open
Thank you for the quick and insightful answer. Please keep going with these great videos! If I remember correctly, you once mentioned that your father was a teacher or taught at the university, I still think you learned a lot from him, especially how to teach people something. Thank you so much for these wonderful amplifiers!
Finally, I got the amazing Iridium and loving it so far! Crazy learning cure. Even though I'm trying to get a Bogner Helios/Uberschall similar style tone, I'm a huge Evergrey tone guy. Any ideas on how to kinda get the tonality with the Iridium ,Thomas?
We had a Bogner Helios in episode AcademyOfTone 180, where we compared it to the AMP1 Mercury: ru-vid.comW_7EdNCIh-8?si=vK5dLrpIaORhWxU_ Maybe you get some inspiration there. If I had an Überschall or Helios I could do it for iridium too, but unfortunately not at the moment… I keep it in mind!
@BluGuitar I will definitely check it out, and if you ever get the chance, I'll be extremely looking forward to it. Because of this channel and Euge I had to buy this product! Thanks again.
I use my Amp 1 Iridium through Blackstar 1x12 open back for small gigs. Fantastic..Larger venues I use Friedman Smallbox 50 and 2x12 Friedman cab, it sounds better louder.... All is good!!!!!!
the treble pot on the ecstasy is an audio taper, not linear. no wonder you're not getting the "brightness" you are looking for at 35:11 on the blue channel with treble set at noon... cool tones tho!
Thomas....I had an AS64! I thought it sounded great at the time but hey I was only 16 hahah....and then it broke 😂 The Amp1 rules...keep up the good work !
Great livestream! I have a Tubeman Mk1 and I enjoy it a lot and sounds much better than Thomas' demonstration 😅. (1:31:00). BUT indeed the blues channel is the best of them. Great sounds
Amp 1 Iridium’s have landed in my country and I was ready to buy until I heard about the Amp X. Now I’m waiting for that instead. Can’t wait until it becomes a real amp.
@@BluGuitar I use a Kramer Baretta, Ibanez and a Gibson 1275 double neck, but a Digitech DSP 128 in Loop Fx. It had a band eq, so, I cut the mids from there.
Hallo Thomas, Respekt, wie Du auch in englisch Deinen Enthisiasmus und Deine Expertise vermitteln kannst, und Dich dabei selbst nicht zu Ernst nimmst Schade, dass der Amp1 mitunter als Pedalboardamp/kein RICHTIGER Amp betrachtet wird, daher nennt man Dich heute NOCH nicht in einem Atemzug mit den Bogners und wie sie heissen, aber auch das wird sich irgendwann ändern! Ich bin seit Jahren bekennender Amp1 (mittlerweile Mercury) Nutzer und erzähle es jedem der es nicht hören will 😉. Interessanterweise lerne ich erst durch diese neue Videoreihe den Amp RICHTIG kennen. Ich muss beichten, dass ich parallel seit Jahren immer noch MEINEN hot rodded classic british tube Amp suche, und hab mich durch Friedmänner, Marshalls, Engls, Brunettis, Blackstars, Bugeras und Splawns gekämpft. Ohne den Sound in meinem Ohr zu finden (ok, der Bogner Helios Eclipse bei Musk Produktiv klang schon geil, aber den wollte ich mir nicht leisten). Am Ende bin ich mit dem Amp1 am meisten zufrieden, weil ich damit soviel abdecken kann, und zwar auf sehr hohem Niveau. Im handlichsten Format ever. Ab und an das Revival Drive Pedal dazu (best Pedal money can buy), und alles läuft. Eine Frage habe ich doch: Ich liebe 4x12, finde alte Greenbacks aber zu dunkel und zu undefiniert für gainigere Sounds und neue Greebacks viel zu sägig. Welche Speaker würdest Du alternaiv empfehlen? Ausser V30 😉 Ps. Den Iridium hab ich nach längerem Überlegen jetzt auch bestellt, weil das Metaltier in mir ab und an raus will 🤘🏼
Probiere mal G12 H 30 wenn Dir greenbacks zu dunkel klingen. Was die Originale in der Branche angeht , wird es noch eine Weile dauern bis das weltweit erkannt wird. Wenn man neues macht braucht das eben seine Zeit...;-)
Hi Thomas, another good video. showing and proving the fact that your amp 1 is JUST AS MUSICAL AND INFACT ALL AROUND MORE COMFORTABLE AND CONVIENENT ( AND EQUALLY AS " BOUTIQUE" SOUNDING AS ANY OTHER AMP! : ) YOURE UNBELIEVABLE.. MUSICIAN, ENGINEER, INNOVATOR, DESIGNER, TEACHER, LAWYER, SPOKESMAN.... I THINK WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY IN SIMPLE ENGLISH ABOUT ALL THE " BOUTIQUE" AMPS? IS THAT IT IS ALL BULLSHIT! " THE TERM BOUTIQUE CAME ABOUT AS A MARKETING TOOL TO SELL BASICALLY THE SAME AMPS THAT WERE ON THE MARKET AT THE TIME.. : / NOTE: IM A HAIR GUY MYSELF.. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT FINDING THE RIGHT HAIRSTYLIST IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS FINDING THE RIGHT SOUND!!!! : / SO YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE TIME TO FIND THAT RIGHT HAIRSTYLIST! THIS IS YOUR HAIR AND LOOK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE! JUST LIKE WHEN WE SERIOUS GUITARISTS HAVE TO HAVE "OUR SOUND" WHENEVER WE PLAY! : / and when you find that right hairstylist, they do understand your unique hair and know how to cut it just the way you like it! I suggest looking for a female hairstylist and bringing a picture of yourself with the hair style you really like on yourself. maybe at a time when you were a teenager? or whatever your favorite look of yourself was!?
hey Thomas ! great video ! is there a way to mimic an ADA MP1? to have the Nuno's pornograffity sound , or the Paul Gilbert first Mr Big album with the mercury edition?
@@BluGuitar Nice ! hope you can get one ! I actually got a AX8 but I want to return to analogic and the mercury seems to be great and organic!!Thank you for your videos !
Soldano lead tones can be easily achieved with AMP1 Mercury edition modern channel: Gain full: bass middle treble on 5. Iridium has a different character, so I tried to get there with Modern channel: Gain full, bass full, middle 5, treble 2 and modern Tone to max Another attempt with Classic channel: Gain full, bass full, middle 5, treble 3 and Classic tone middle And finally the vintage: Gain full, boost full, bass full middle 5, Treble 3 Try them all and pick the one that comes closest for your guitar and style Greetings, Thomas
Ha,ha…! I’m still not finished… Believe me : all the time I invest now is for your and my benefit!!!! I came up with more groundbreaking things inside the AMPX… ;-) Totally worth the wait!!!
I have a question about the signal chain: The Bogner and the Soldano are running into the Blubox, but also into a real cabinet because they need a "load" !? And...will the Amp1 sound even better with a additional load, cabinet / reactive loadbox? Thanks!
hi richtig coole episode kann man erfahren wie hier die signalkette ist und wenn eine reactive load angeschlossen ist welche und geht das über die blubox oder über den lautsprecher thomas du bist spitze
Wir gehen mit der Gitarre in den Switcher: a/b in die amps. Der Lautsprecher Ausgang ist mit der BluBOX verbunden. Am speaker through is eine Marshall Box angeschlossen, die nur als Last dient um einen reactive load Effekt zu generieren. Diese Box ist nicht abgenommen! Der Sound kommt zu 100% aus der BluBOX.
I just discovered your channel by accident Thomas, and I am looking forward to watching all the videos you have posted about amplification. I am currently in the market for a new amp. Do you think the Amp 1 would satisfy all my needs that I would be looking for in a quality tube amp? Thanks
@@BluGuitar Thanks so much for the response Thomas. From what I have seen so far, this looks like a fantastic tube amp simulator. This is something I’m seriously considering purchasing. Thankyou for your input! I love your channel!
Hi Thomas, apologies if I've missed your explanation or demo about it, but if the Nano tube is to be compared in terms of its reaction and feel when cranked up, which type of power tube would you say it is closest to? Unless of course it has a tone or feel of its own?
Sure, it works perfectly with the OX box! Watch our Academy of Tone Episodes: 9 and 15 with Alex Beyrodt and 25 with Oli Hartmann! They brought their own OX box AMP1 rigs to our Livestream studio ... Great combination, nothing else needed.
Without any pedals I would say Mercury Edition for Leads, and maybe iridium edition for cleans… What do most people understand as a Dumble sound anyway? Simplifying it: A special rich clean tone with tons of headroom, and a lower mid focused overdrive that doesn’t sizzle. I believe a Mercury edition with „a bit extreme settings can do it”: Mastervolume up!!! For headroom-> 7-8 Then clean Volume low like 3-5, for Robben Ford style Leads a mid boost (maybe EQ) as it needs to be lower in frequency (about 600hz) then eg a Tubescreamer (which is giving higher mids at about 800 hz) On vintage channel for maximum dynamics…
@@BluGuitar Yes I know the Dumble sound is not a one size fits all and I do appreciate someone answering me, if it is Tomas, hello, if it is someone on staff, hello! My favorite "Dumble tone" would be clean to edge of breakup SRV, Mayer and for leads Carlos. Is it possible to get those with the Irridium, since I prefer the look and seemingly expanded range of it? Thanks again for taking my call. Claes
Sure! Vintage channel on gain on line 5 EQ with some more mids... or the clean channel with boost on full, custom control open- clean volume on a higher setting like 7-10...
Ja, wir werden sogar 5 BluBOXen drin haben: 2x XLR Stereo Output 2x line out ( falls man fullrange Boxen nutzen will) 1x speaker out ( falls man da eine fullrange Boxe nutzen will)
From what I have seen or heard, I’m impressed with the Amp1. I’m a Strat/Marshall guy. Is the Nanotube just a “visual transistor”? From what I have read, it doesn’t really have the electronic or audio qualities of a vacuum tube. Maybe I’m wrong. Then, why not have one for the preamp portion of the Amp1 also like the valvestate type amps? I have learned a lot from your site. Thanks again.
Not an electronics expert but my Mercury edition will not make a sound until the nano tube “ warms up “ it has oodles of sweet dynamic tube qualities. Ideal pre amp tube like qualities are built into the all analog pre amp circuit , it is an analog emulation of a tube, and it works amazingly well. The sag and responsiveness of the Amp 1 is actually better than many high end tube amps. Some how it is fast, tight brutally articulate as you need it to be, yet sponge, sag , give in a very agreeable manner .
@@michaeltaylors2456 Thanks Mike. From what I have read, the Nanotube is in the power amp, not the preamp. Also as a class D power amp, the power is usually solid state. I don’t know enough about Nanotube technology to be an expert. I’m just doing research before I buy an Amp1. I am very interested in this product. I have been playing guitar for 57 years. I saw the Beatles live in 1966. I come from the old school era of Hendrix and Cream. I play in a cover band in the Detroit area. I like the idea of how light Amp1 is. I’m impressed with the sound Thomas gets out of it. My question is, if the nanotube is actually supplying “tube like” qualities, why not use one for the preamp also? But from what I have read, and I could be wrong, the Nanotube is not the source of power, it’s just a transistor replacement.
@@martywiebelhaus7070 , Power is from the class D, but modulated or corrected by the nanotube ? The preamp side is perfect. Not sure why have another tube when the exact effect of one is present in the analog circuitry, and you need not worry about replacing it. If you are wanting Cream , ala JTM 45 vibe, then you will definitely love an Amp 1. You may even consider the original version. It’s out there at a discount . However , it is Not able to get as overdriven, I was mistakenly sent one by Sweetwater, it’s great fantastic actually for getting into the JTM 45 era, but I was wanting to be able to get vintage Marshall and also into Boogie, Marshall JCM 800/ DSL , Diezel tonality, an equalizer in the loop and get any amp you want. I returned it it got the Mercury edition, which when in the vintage channel is ridiculously rich, corpulent and clear JTM/ Plexi . 2 pounds and stupid loud if you want it to be. You can’t miss.
I am glad you are happy with the sound you get. I just noticed the latest trend of the Nanotube being used in pedals and amps. I’m just wondering how the tube ACTUALLY affects the sound and feel of a guitar amp or pedal or is this just the latest marketing gimmick to sell to us “tube” freaks.I wish Thomas would pipe in on this question. I’m not trying to be critical, just a curious tone geek. 🎸
@@martywiebelhaus7070 Hi Marty. First of all BluGuitar's Nanotube isn't the same as the 9V Battery subminiature tubes used in some pedals as a gimmick. BluGuitar's (and Thomas Blug's) standard regarding our products is continuing to develop and improve until we are at the level of the best tube amps available. The technology that we use is a tool to get the sound and dynamic behavior, and in case that a smaller technology can archive the same sound as a bigger one, it is preferable in our eyes. For AMP1 Thomas once decided that the Nanotube is the best option soundwise, despite it is quite large compared to the other components in Amp1. Without the tube, it isn't possible to get the same poweramp behavior. However in the preamp section we were able to accomplish the tonal quality of tube-preamps in solid state technology. So could we use tubes in the preamp? Sure, but why should we make our amp bigger and heavier to archive no tonal improvement? If we did that it would be - as you said - just a marketing gimmick.
I’m not 100% sure, but I guess I talked about my original vintage Fender bridge on my 61 Strat, or the ne Wilkinson WVS 54 which is used on my BluGuitar
You mentioned a “holy grail “ tube. What was it and why? What do you think of the George Lynch Mod devise where you can put 2 12ax7s into one slot for added gain in a 1987x Marshall?
Priceless! Ha ha... it’s not needed as that Nanotube has a lifespan that will outlive you...;-) ...and it has auto bias, so the sound stays consistent. ...so far we had only to replace 1 where a female singer with hi heels 👠 smashed the tube window and the tube...
Thomas, you’re a brilliant player……I have every intention of picking up your cd’s. And, trust me….I get it, when I say that I know when you lead guitar players are playing your guitar solo’s, you want the spotlight’s of the universe on your soul. And, you want that one string bend to sustain for days……and you want it to sound as big and thick as the sonic god’s will allow. However (and this is VERY important)…. *Shredding, and lead playing, does nothing…….ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to demonstrate the gain structure of an amp.* It’s very similar to when these kids take a $4K amp and sit there and “chug”, or “djent” while they beat on one string of a 7-string guitar. It’s one-dimensional, and tells you absolutely nothing about the amp, itself. But, I digress.... I thoroughly appreciate the time, and work it takes to do these videos. And, the history of you, and how your got into amp building was very interesting. I don’t know of anyone that can say that they’re not only exceptional guitar players, but exceptional amp designers, as well. It also sounds like you have a new version coming out soon, as well. I'll probably just wait until that comes out? But, when it does a demo of the high gain amps displaying their 80's-esq, rhythm tones would be greatly appreciated.
Okay 👍 I’m trying to do that a bit more… Not a natural thing for a “vintage guy” like myself…;-). But check out some of our episodes with guests like Alex Beyrodt, Manuel Kettenring, Manni Zewe, Eugen Valovirta… etc. They played superstrats and do that 80’s wall of sound with their AMP1.
@@BluGuitar ...thank you brother! With the new version coming out, it may be a bit moot. But, yes, knowing that the unit can pull off the class rock riff-age. Don't need to spend a tone of time on it. I know guitar players LOVE hearing great players like yourself, play. I could listen to you play for hours. But, in terms of making a purchase, knowing the amp can pull that off well, is very important. With the -fascism- Covid restrictions starting to life, hopefully we'll see the new model hit the shelves this year. *Thank you for all you do for not just the industry, but for us guitar players!!!!!*
