Carl Martin Custom 50 - Class AB/Diode modes
140http://carlmartin.com/custom-shop-50/
You will no doubt be aware of Danish manufacturer, Carl Martin. They make killer pedals, right? Indeed. And they also make a seriously top-end hand-wired PTP amp to match.
The Carl Martin Custom 50 offers straight up but beautifully voiced tone controls along with a choice of rectification and power class. The amp has tons of clean headroom - perfect for pedals - and is whisper quiet. To play it is to love it. You'll be hearing a lot more of this amp from my studio, that's for sure.
This video deals with the amp only in Diode and Class AB modes. A future video will give you a listen in the more vintage-voiced Class A and GZ34 rectifier modes.
Today's tools:
Guitar: Smitty S-Style with Brierley Rebellion Pickups and Smitty 'The Hog' T-Style with Brierley Vintage/Modern pickups
Amp: Carl Martin Custom 50 Combo with 2 x Celestion G12 Vintage 30 speakers
Extra effects: Carl Martin Hot Drive Boost
Cables: Providence
Mic: Violet Design The Amethyst (amp) Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera : Canon 60D (me) and Sony HDR CX150 (amp)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Pro Tools 11, Waves CLA Guitars (slight comp over input track), Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).