![]() The head boasts an onboard clean channel as well as a dock for one of our Synergy preamp modules, offering a total of three footswitchable channels that have been voiced by some of the most legendary amp designers in the business. Based around a 6L6 power section, the SYN-30 boasts the perfect power for clean headroom and pushed crunch. If you want the power of the Synergy platform but prefer to stay with a straightforward, tube amp-based rig, the SYN-30 Single Module 30-watt All-tube Combo is for you. I could be totally wrong about the meaning of "headroom.This combo is BRAND NEW from a FACTORY AUTHORIZED Synergy dealer! I've played large halls and venues with two Twins before, and while it seems loud as hell, it actually blends in better with the rest of the band. Sovtek tubes always seem to begin breaking up early which is why I don't like them. What I get in that "sweet spot" area, is more audible harmonic overtones, and because of the increased volume, and rich EQ, some musical feedback at that level. I use higher gain rated 6L6 tubes in mine so I can turn up to five or six before it becomes a noticeable distorted tone. As you turn up past that, it begins to get distorted. Normally on a stock Twin, when you turn your volume up to about four, (non master volume amps), you are running the amp at full power. Let's take my old Fender Twins for example. but when I hear the term "headroom," I think of how much volume I can get from my clean sound before the tube distortion begins to take over. I'm not sure if my understanding of the term is the same as everyone else's. The tubes it comes with are Sovtek 6L6/5881's, so I might be able to get away with that. One of the things I wanted to know about the poweramp was, could I use 5881 tubes instead of 6L6's? This is because the poweramp section of a Soldano uses those, so this would give me more of a Soldano-esque type of sound with the SLO preamp module. I got more answers from the manual for the 5050 than I did the forums. I'll have to go back to the Synergy site and read the manuals for the SYN 2 rack modules and see if there is anything about that there. I wouldn't mind going to a Synergy preamp/poweramp setup, as it does seem pretty streamlined and simplified, but I wonder how I would be able to switch between preamp selections if I wanted to use more than just two preamps in the same rack? I'm not sure if a MIDI controller would do that or if I need something else. I know what you mean about EytschPi's videos. The SYN 5050 is based off the LXII power amp, the only difference is the EQ it has, because the LXII was designed for amp modelers, as opposed to actual preamps. Will I have to take it somewhere to have it biased for the new tubes, or is it self-biasing? Since they are tube amps and tubes wear out after a while, they will need to be changed eventually, and that means biasing. My main concerns about the Synergy amps revolve around changing the tubes. Seriously, how loud do people play? I have played from small clubs to *huge* venues, and never, ever needed that much amp. like there was one claiming the 50/50 didn't have enough headroom. There are a bunch of demos on YouTube, of course, but hard to tell what's good there, or get through EytschPi's two hour long videos. For my needs, which is mainly playing at home and recording, the 30 is perfect and really happy with the sound. Vai uses it, and so do a lot of other people. Take that with a grain of salt though, all based on what I read. ![]() Truth be told though, if I wanted to go rack mount with my Synergy setup, I'd probably go with the Fryette LXII over the SYN 50/50, but really would look for a 2/50/2 or older most likely. My experience so far with that is that they build really high quality stuff, but it comes from B.A.D. ![]() But, that 50/50 is a different thing entirely, and it's hard to find a review or demo of that not attached to using some sort of Synergy pre-amp. I was really hesitant to go Synergy myself, but I am glad I did. Yeah, there are opinions all over the place.
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