[quote name='EBS_freak' post='501100' date='May 29 2009, 04:45 PM']Just out of interest, how is the proofing done? Not that it's any of my business...
I just counted the number of frets on the Alleva Copolla and then was a bit perplexed when I saw the spec box.... and as for the final remark from Copollo... what? It took me a few reads to get what was being said!
The TC amp review was quite an interesting read because after I tested one at length, it left me kind of cold. OK, everybody has their own preferences - I know that there are as many people who hate EBS amps as love them (I'm not that short-sighted) - so I do try to view things with an open mind... To me, it seemed to be lacking in grunt and power. Certainly, when I dug in, it didn't have the headroom that I was hoping for. It was pleasant enough, extemely portable - but the head came across as quite fragile and it certainly didn't seem to be an amp that provides a big sound on stage. For example, in a rock situation, does it hack it? Was it reviewed in such a situation? OK, we know that all tools aren't fit for all jobs but if that's the case, why is it not stated? Who is this amp aimed at? For what type of environment?
Whilst I have nothing but upmost respect for Janek and Ben Epstein (really great guy), they aren't using it in a situation that is comparable to the average reader. (Doesn't Ben use inears so the sound onstage from his amp is of less importance?) Are these guys playing the majority of their gigs where the amp is the only source of bass? I don't think so. How does this amp perform in a real world situtation experienced by most of the readers, where the amp is the back line - with no PA support? Does it cut it as a 5 star amp then? Maybe it does - but the magazine doesn't really address that - and hence my confidence in 5 stars across the board is not that high. It's OK going on about the features of the products being reviewed but it's no use at all if the thing can't hack it out of the bedroom/studio/whatever...
Whenever I read a review, these are the things that are going through my head... and these are the questions that are seldom answered.
PS - the optional footswitch. How much is it?[/quote]
what he said ^