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This was recently announced at Musikmesse 2015:
I assume this this is same Class D technology as the small bass heads currently on the market (TC, Aguilar etc) but voiced for guitar.
No technical specs online yet (that I can find).
- Two channels
- Reverb
- XLR line out
- Headphone
- Aux in
- 120/240v switchLast edited by David B; 04-26-2015 at 07:17 AM.
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04-26-2015 07:14 AM
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That looks great. I am anxious to try one.
Keith
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Wow, nice. I wonder if the price point will make it a better option than the Quilter Tone Block.
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I was hoping someone would finally release something along these lines. Hopefully the voicing isn't too rock orientated.
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nice!
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There is a "drive" control, which I don't want to see on a jazz amp.
Originally Posted by Gabe
Keith
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is it a jazz amp head? Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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Looks like Drive,Tone,Level for the "lead" channel; Level,BsMdHi for the clean channel. I don't see anything on their web site yet. But if the "50" means SS watts, 50 is usually pretty weak. Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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power output & price would be useful info . . .
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Very cool!
I found a 2015 Catalog for DV. I don't remember them having so many guitar-focused models. Is that new for them?
http://www.dvmark.it/upload_area/fil...DVM2015web.pdf
Micro 50 blurb:
"No one who ever tried this super-micro 50W guitar amp can believe the volume and classic sound quality that is able to deliver, thanks to the innovative design and its small package. The DV MICRO 50 features two channels with user friendly and effective controls, on-board reverb, XLR Line Out plus and headphone output. It’s also equipped with an handy mini-plug “aux in” jack to connect an MP3 player to mix to practice anywhere, anytime. This amp also features a Dual Voltage Switch 120V/240V to use the amp in countries with different voltages, without having to carry an external converter!"
There are some other interesting combos listed.Last edited by spiral; 04-27-2015 at 07:32 PM.
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DV makes an incredibly light (for its dimensions) jazz combo housing a 45-watt Class D amp. Weight: 8.6 kg/19 lbs. Neo speaker and poplar plywood. Have tested it in a shop but only with a noisy vintage single coil guitar, so no firm opinion.
This new head is probably a close derivative. As I prefer to make my own ultra-light cabs, I've been waiting for something like this to happen ever since Crate's Tone Block, a tonal disaster. Have written to several amp makers (well, at least ZT, Fender and G-K) begging for a Class D head with a reverb. Fender says guitarists are conservative and Class D doesn't take high notes well. The first argument is true; the latter, bullshevism. I tell them there's thousands of aging, brokeback jazz players and generally lazy dance musicians out there, keen to tote a featherweight rig. Knowing a bit about stage logistics, a combo is still the ideal. However, if your amp weighs just kilo or two, a speaker cab is just a few velcro pads or a rubber cord away from a combo.
Unaware of DV's new entry, I ended up buying Gallien-Krueger's MB200 last week, as the BluGuitar AMP1 sounded far too bright and rock-oriented in another shop test. It also costs twice as much as the G-K. With a decent reverb stomp box, G-K gives a nice mellow jazz tone through a 10" Eminence Jazzlite driver housed in one of my yet-to-be-perfected cab protos. (As long as you play clean only, bass speakers -- or all-round PA/HiFi speakers such as Eminence Beta -- are just as good as guitar speakers. The falloff in upper frequency range is around 3 500- 4 500 hz, while the A on 17th fret is just 880 hz.)
My entire rig now weighs just 6,7 kilos or a tad under 15 lbs. I can easily shave another kilo. As for light heads, Fender's newish Rumble 200 has more built-in tonal variety and sounds even better to me (especially the Vintage mode, which has a bit of reverb), but is bulkier. As for the rest of the crowd, I'm not gonna buy any more Class D bass amps!
Whoever first gets hold of the DV Micro 50 is urged to share his/her no doubt unbiased view on the product.
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I walk in with a guitar in one hand amp in the other and a small pedalboard in a case around my shoulder. 15 lbs or 35 lbs amp tone is more important than weight no? There is no way around walking from your car to the stage. It is still one trip.
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I wonder what that little black thing in white outline is, to the right of the Drive control.
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Indicator light? Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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I walk in with a gig bag, speaker box, speaker stand, mic stand, pedalboard, and backpack. I'm usually trailing cords and muttering expletives. Originally Posted by Sandy Renda Wannabe
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Sandy, I'n not sure I get your point, but pushing 70 and after four orthopedic operations I do find much difference between 15 and 35 lbs.! This may sound as heresy, but in my experience tone is relative and variable, rather than an absolute. The more guys blow their horns on the stand, the less your exact tone matters. You need a different voicing for comping and soloing anyway, and my settings at least vary depending on the venue and the music we're trying to make -- mostly swing. (I do get praise for my tone.) When you go down to a quartet, trio or even less, and have a leading role, then the tone really matters. Originally Posted by Sandy Renda Wannabe
I do realize that under "jazz guitar" we lump many styles of music, from New Orleans to fusion & beyond. That's everything between acoustic and heavily distorted. Obviously, your rig has to support your music gender.
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Wow, no note stand! I have the cables wrapped around my neck. Originally Posted by Spook410
I have built myself a stand that has an amp shelf, holds two guitars, and doubles up as a note stand. There's even a mic holder for banjo work. When space is tight, the speaker cab is placed under the stand, i.e. in front of me, so the entire rig footprint is the same as a note stand's. With an open-back speaker this works out, provided we manage a sound check before the gig. Space permitting, I put a second speaker, often firing upwards, behind the entire band. That's how they hear and feel the comping.
Intended to call the device Playstation, but my grandchildren tell me there's a Japanese company making some electronic stuff under that name. Playmate???
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damn, why the !@#$ can't they give us 150w?!? You could easily put 150w in that enclosure. SMH...
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i still like my 600w genz benz shuttle for $300 (used)
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The Genz-Benz Compaq 300 is pretty close. More of an "acoustic" amp, But it sounds great with my archtops and cabs. Add a little preamp micro pedal to warm up the sound if you want. Originally Posted by Gitterbug
Last edited by Woody Sound; 05-01-2015 at 11:30 AM.
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Still can't find much about it, but it's in the upper left corner of this catalog page: Originally Posted by David B
This was recently announced at Musikmesse 2015:
I assume this this is same Class D technology as the small bass heads currently on the market (TC, Aguilar etc) but voiced for guitar.
No technical specs online yet (that I can find).
- Two channels
- Reverb
- XLR line out
- Headphone
- Aux in
- 120/240v switch
http://www.dvmark.it/upload_area/fil...DVM2015web.pdf
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I emailed them and they said it will be available in the Fall. No more technical info at this time.
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just a suggestion .... i don't use this myself (tube amp mostly) but i seen an increasing number of jazz players just using a powered PA speaker (usually 8" or 10 " ) and disable the tweeter/horn and use some compact preamp (usually a pedal) and get great tone for clean jazz in a very light package ..so class D type amp in a light and cheap package and PA speakers usually have 100W or up in power so no prob there ....compact light weight and cheap just add your preamp of choice
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Very good idea Keira. Best Kris ps. I use sometimes my acoustic amp with preamp and I get very good sound with it. Originally Posted by Keira Witherkay
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[QUOTE=Gitterbug;525783 Have written to several amp makers (well, at least ZT, Fender and G-K) begging for a Class D head with a reverb. Fender says guitarists are conservative and Class D doesn't take high notes well. [/QUOTE]
Thats ironic considering Fender amps are one of the worst offenders at high frequency wave distortion, leading to really bad sound and harmonics. IMO
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