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From Hairy to SCARY: The Bogner Uber Ultra EL34!!!
🕑 Added 2024-09-14 14:47:18 +0000 UTCHey y'all, happy Saturday!!!
I picked up the Bogner Uber Ultra EL34 as a demo bargain deal from Sweetwater, and it is INSANE. Holy moly!!!! It's like a gain workstation. There's so many ways to tweak it, you can conjure up dang near ANY gain tone you can dream of. It can be overwhelming!!! But it's totally worth it once you get to know all those knobs and switches. I like it so much, I wrote two original short tunes to show it off in this video!!!
Let me know any questions you've got about it and I'll get right back with ya.
Next piece of gear you'd like to see featured on Meet the Machines?
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John Shepherd
Maybe teach some old school rig control using volume and tone pots with just a mod effect and a delay. No multichannel amp (maaybe 2), no distortion pedals. Just amp gain controlled by said geetar knobs. What varying volume and tone does to fx response, etc. Call it 'How to play on someone else's much lesser rig and make it talk'.
John Shepherd
If it's your Axe Fx iii you get a FC-6 and a $300 Epiphone, Ben! lol
Joe McKenna
Goddamn that doom mode 🧙♂️
Joe McKenna
More MtM in general! I love gear talk.
Ben Eller
For conditioner, I use whatever cruelty-free stuff my wife buys me hahaha... the real secret is not overwashing; I only shampoo once every like 4 days.
Ben Eller
Ah gotcha! Good call.
Ben Eller
Hey dude! I user the UA Ox with all my amps; I can run it into my interface at any volume I want through my monitors, run it through a cab at whatever volume I want, or even a blend of the two! It rules!
Ben Eller
I've been really impressed by the 5150 Iconic series! It'll get ya in the door.
Paul Jones
With all the progress in the amp sim world (i am a long time bias fx2 user), it is good to know that there are still some good hardware options out there. The Bogner sounds so versatile!
Elton Young
MtM Just a clean pedal amp - amp you would use specifically for pedals and modelers
JS
Uncle Ben, REALLY want to know how you are taming the volume on this 100w beast so that your neighbors are not coming after you with pitchforks & demon socks! Also, my stepmom wants to know what conditioner you use. She said she likes this look way more betterist than the perm you had in middle school. Thanks!
Jake Raymor
Wow that thing sounds fucking awesome. How do you build a poor mans version of the heavy tone? My wife will castrate me if I spend $2k on something like this
Shreddy McGuire
Tighter than a boogie? Must sound like a swarm of angry hornets! Awesome!
Ben Eller
excellent idea!
Ben Eller
would love that!
Ben Eller
its definitely tighter and more articulate!
Ben Eller
nice! any one in particular?
Brian Born
Well that was entertaining and informative. The info regarding knobs is the kind of detail you only get from Ben. Love my weekend mornings with Uncle.
Erik Berg
Orange or Fender please
Erik Berg
How about a MtM focused on gigging? If you were to start getting next week, what one guitar, amp and pedals/modeler would you pick? $3000 budget.
Tor
How about a Meet the Machines where you just talk about all your Les Pauls? Like, what you like about each of them, how they're different, and things like that. I'd love that. Same with your Suhrs, Jacksons, and so on.
Darren Bruestle
11:17 😂
Shreddy McGuire
I still have my triple Rectumfrier I got in like 2001 - how does the Bogner compare to the Mesa gain structures?
Sole Doubt
Id like to see you review and talk about a solid state amp. Thanks uncle Ben
