cyber-twin v. johnson jm-150 (millenium)

[Bob McBride]

I'm interested in hearing from any pickers who have compared these two amps and what your opinions are. I played through a Johnson Millenium recently and was highly impressed with the tone. Haven't played through a cyber-twin yet but have been told by a shop owner that they are better than the Johnson amp. True or just puff? (he's a Fender dealer.) Just want to know what the general consensus is, if there is one, before I plug into the Fender.

[Raskolnikov]

Do what your ears say. Of the two, I'd rather have a real tube amp, be it a Peavey Classic 50, or a vintage Fender Twin.

[Edited by Raskolnikov on 01-29-2002 at 09:37 PM]

[ramv100]

I've played through the Johnson and liked the tone alot
I tried the the Cyber-Twin and bought it,What I like about the CT is that its setup just like any regular amp you plug in tweak the settings and go. Most of the presets are overdrive or distortion of some kind with varied effects
Since I play in a country Band I needed to clean things up a bit and the CT will clean up nicely It took me very little time to learn the things I needed to make my own presets and I have 2 that I use for clean uptown picking and 2 for crunchier leads
The Johnson and the Cyber-Twin are both great amps but if you want the Fender tone well need I say more
I hope this helps

[pylesdriver]

I too bought the Cyber Twin. I test drove every "modeling" amp on the market and the fender won hands down. I play in a band that covers SRV to Dream Theater and I can get that from the CT. I own a 67 Fender pro reverb and always said I would never find an amp to replace it. Well, I was right. BUT.......the CT comes damn close. Also I would agree that it was "band ready" 15 min out of the box. Creating your own patches is a breaze and probably easier than tweaking the presets to get your desired sound. I liked both the Johnson and the Line 6, but the fell short in tone and being user friendly. Now with that in mind, the CT can be a little lacking in the gain. If you find you need a little more headroom and crunch, get rid of the stock Groove Tubes. I replaced them with Sov 12ax7's. It really made a big difference. So much I am going to experiment with a few others. I am using a Digitech rp10 as the MIDI foot controller and it sets up quick. The optional foot controller(@$250)works well, but you can save some $ if you have a volume pedal and a MIDI foot controller w/ a CC. BUT.......as was said before, USE YOUR EARS!!!

Hope this helps!!!

[Azrael]

Yeah! The CT DEFINITELY kicks some serious a$$.. if it wasnt that expensive :(

oh yes.. i have bought an old solton Lesslie and tried it with the guitar *LOL* - it rocks!! haha!!


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