American Dream 1x12
3rd Power Amplification
is no effects loop
or reverb on the amp.
Plug and Play
Because it’s not bogged down by bells
and whistles, getting a good tone with
the American Dream pretty much comes
down to plugging in and playing. You’d
have to work hard to get a bad sound out
of the amp, but make no mistake—that
doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of tonal variety inside. Plugging my Les Paul into the
Brownface channel, I dialed in a killer, dirty
tone that conjured up sounds reminiscent
of the first Montrose record. There was
some of the low-end splatter that comes
from a cranked Fender, but that’s part of
the charm of playing this style of amp.
Note definition and clarity was superb and
dynamic response was excellent. This is a
very touch-sensitive amp. Without accessing the guitar’s volume knob, I went from
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