fretmeister Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 My little Tonehenge I got the VT500 in the Thomann blow out. £159 + vat and courier charge. Amazing price. Only had a 5 minute play to see if it all worked ok and it does. It's very different to the Darkglass and the Markbass. It actually has higher OD gain levels than the DG - gets a bit noisy when cranked fully and with the Character all the way to the right (and with a compressor in front) but it's a great sound. The thing that really surprised me though was the almost complete lack of noise when using a clean or lower gain sound. No hum, no fan noise (reactive fan control! at last!), just quiet. Perfect for playing with woodwind instruments. I used to do that a lot before the plague. Input gain appears to be very high so even on a loud passive instrument it's better with the Pad engaged. I'm looking forward to going through the Sample Settings in the manual later on. Also hoping that my big band manages to start up again in September! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: My little Tonehenge Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Tonehendge, love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Tonehenge - class Missing out on a great deal on an amp head that promises to be awesome. Gutted. Good catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Good little amps then, liked mine when I had it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 It has loads more low end than the Darkglass. Very impressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Nice tonehenge fretmeister , I nearly bought one of those a while ago, I really don’t like fan noise, does it just come on when it needs to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: Nice tonehenge fretmeister , I nearly bought one of those a while ago, I really don’t like fan noise, does it just come on when it needs to So far it's been silent - the manual says it only comes on when it needs to and I've had a good 30 minute thrash in the house until my teenagers got upset! I don't like fan noise either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: It has loads more low end than the Darkglass. Very impressive. That DG M900's days are defo numbered!! But tbf they've been numbered for a quite a number of days but somehow stayed in the henge? I guess it provides quite good support to the amps above it in the stack and is not too shabby on the eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, fretmeister said: So far it's been silent - the manual says it only comes on when it needs to and I've had a good 30 minute thrash in the house until my teenagers got upset! I don't like fan noise either. It’s a whole heap of fun and easy to stack pedals into - the DP3X into that got very gnarly and cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) It seems to me that VT 500 is a 500W power amp (I presume into 4 ohms) with a VTDI pre amp, from the control set. Do you know what the bass EQ on the amp is centred at? I'm intrigued that it is has a bigger low end than the DG, given that the DG's bass EQ is centred at 80Hz but the bass EQ centre on my VTDI pedal is at 125 Hz. Edited May 21, 2021 by Al Krow typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, Al Krow said: It seems to me that VT 500 is a 500W power amp (I presume into 4 ohms) with a VTDI pre amp, from the control set. Do you know what the bass EQ on the amp is centred at? I'm intrigued that it is has a bigger low end than the DG, given that the DG's bass EQ is centred at 80Hz but the bass EQ centre on my VTDI pedal is at 125 Hz. Low is at 55Hz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Just now, fretmeister said: Low is at 55Hz. Ah that would explain it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, Al Krow said: That DG M900's days are defo numbered!! But tbf they've been numbered for a quite a number of days but somehow stayed in the henge? I guess it provides quite good support to the amps above it in the stack and is not too shabby on the eye? I really like the M900 but I can't really keep 3 (marital harmony and all that) and these days I'm playing more and more clean-ish sound stuff. Far more Duck Dunn than Billy Sheehan now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Congrats! Mine should be here in a couple of days too.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 I am loving this amp. Proper punchy and a nice grit if I want. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno1981 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Congrats. I had one for a bit! The controls are VERY reactive and influential on the others. I loved the character around 11 and blend around 2. Staggering value for money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 My B-Stock (nothing wrong with it!!) bargain from Thomann has just arrived. Only played it through headphones so far.... but it sounds awesome! Love it.... particularly for a bit of grind with 'authority' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 21/05/2021 at 10:55, fretmeister said: My little Tonehenge I got the VT500 in the Thomann blow out. £159 + vat and courier charge. Amazing price. Only had a 5 minute play to see if it all worked ok and it does. It's very different to the Darkglass and the Markbass. It actually has higher OD gain levels than the DG - gets a bit noisy when cranked fully and with the Character all the way to the right (and with a compressor in front) but it's a great sound. The thing that really surprised me though was the almost complete lack of noise when using a clean or lower gain sound. No hum, no fan noise (reactive fan control! at last!), just quiet. Perfect for playing with woodwind instruments. I used to do that a lot before the plague. Input gain appears to be very high so even on a loud passive instrument it's better with the Pad engaged. I'm looking forward to going through the Sample Settings in the manual later on. Also hoping that my big band manages to start up again in September! As someone who owns the 500W version of the MarkBass amp you have, I'd be intrigued to read your thoughts on the three heads and a comparison. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 02/06/2021 at 06:33, BillyBass said: As someone who owns the 500W version of the MarkBass amp you have, I'd be intrigued to read your thoughts on the three heads and a comparison. Thanks in advance! I will do that when I get a mo. They are quite different. What I might also do... in September my big band is hopefully getting back together. I might do the first 3 rehearsals with a different amp and see what happens. Same bass / compressor etc so just the amp is changed. I'll see if I can get permission to stick a room mic up (have to ask as kids are involved) and get some recorded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 oh man... P bass with TI Flats, and there is that Pino tone. I cannot wait to get playing with the band again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 21/05/2021 at 10:55, fretmeister said: My little Tonehenge I got the VT500 in the Thomann blow out. £159 + vat and courier charge. Amazing price. Only had a 5 minute play to see if it all worked ok and it does. It's very different to the Darkglass and the Markbass. It actually has higher OD gain levels than the DG - gets a bit noisy when cranked fully and with the Character all the way to the right (and with a compressor in front) but it's a great sound. The thing that really surprised me though was the almost complete lack of noise when using a clean or lower gain sound. No hum, no fan noise (reactive fan control! at last!), just quiet. Perfect for playing with woodwind instruments. I used to do that a lot before the plague. Input gain appears to be very high so even on a loud passive instrument it's better with the Pad engaged. I'm looking forward to going through the Sample Settings in the manual later on. Also hoping that my big band manages to start up again in September! £159? 😳 Good grief! I’ve got two. And a pedal. They’re fab. I compared them to most of the other kit available and they were far more up my street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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