Well, my Louis Electric Blues Breaker arrived one short month ago and I promise a review. I've been jonesing for a BB for years. So after purchasing a KR12, I finally said,
"Lou, I want a Les Paul amp."
Lou replied, "Dave, this is THE Les Paul amp!"
To say that Louis Rosano has once again exceeded my wildest imagination would be the understatement of the year!
Beauty is only skin deep: That old saying is true.
Lou's 2-12 Blues Breaker is gorgeous! Massive and stunning! It's a sight to behold, the kind of amp that begs to see your favorite Lester leaning against.
Gotta love that lightning bolt logo!
But, that's where the "beauty" ends. The custom handwound transformers to original Radiospares specs, the KT66's, and Lou's own magical spice make this the MEANEST, BALLSIEST, NASTIEST amp I've experienced in nearly 40 years of playing! Finally, finally, finally!!!
What's it like to play? Like grabbing a hold of two high voltage wires!
Inspirational! The amp had me SO jacked up my hands and arms were literally shaking.
What's it sound like? In one word, EXPLOSIVE!
The note bloom in Lou's Blues Breaker is like an atomic mushroom cloud!
It's the Beano tone dead on in spades, that tremendous fat thrusting sustain you hear on the four chord during Claptons first solo in "Stepping Out" when he just hangs that note.
It's those insane harmonics you hear blooming throughout "All Your Love," right at your fingertips!
The KT66's and the amp sound absolutely huge. The amp is fat like I've never heard. It's dynamic, responsive, swirling 3-D, with never a hint of harshness, regarless of eq settings. In the High Treble channel # 2 you get infinte type sustain with the amps Volume set on 2-3.
Best of all is what I've come to expect from Lou, his tradmark, true authentic vintage tone!
Funny, after hearing it, my buddy, a 40 year veteran player whose owned and played nearly everything shouted to me,
"That's the best fuc**** I've ever heard! What's this guys mojo?!"
Service and Commitment:
Well, I'm not Eric Clapton, but Lou treats me like I'm Eric Clapton.
In fact,(sorry to blow your cover Lou), but after my BBer arrived,
Lou called me up every night for nearly a week asking,
"How is it? What do you think? How's this? How's that? Did you try this?"
It's one month later and I couldn't be more satisfied. But, Lou the perpetual perfectionist, is still suggesting tweeks he still wants to try.
After my KR12 and Blues Breaker experience, I think so much of Lou's work that after hearing his Tweed Twin I promptly sent both my Vickies packing(and they are still great amps)
Coming soon boys, you guessed it, Tweed Twin time.
"Lou, I want a Les Paul amp."
Lou replied, "Dave, this is THE Les Paul amp!"
To say that Louis Rosano has once again exceeded my wildest imagination would be the understatement of the year!
Beauty is only skin deep: That old saying is true.
Lou's 2-12 Blues Breaker is gorgeous! Massive and stunning! It's a sight to behold, the kind of amp that begs to see your favorite Lester leaning against.
Gotta love that lightning bolt logo!
But, that's where the "beauty" ends. The custom handwound transformers to original Radiospares specs, the KT66's, and Lou's own magical spice make this the MEANEST, BALLSIEST, NASTIEST amp I've experienced in nearly 40 years of playing! Finally, finally, finally!!!
What's it like to play? Like grabbing a hold of two high voltage wires!
Inspirational! The amp had me SO jacked up my hands and arms were literally shaking.
What's it sound like? In one word, EXPLOSIVE!
The note bloom in Lou's Blues Breaker is like an atomic mushroom cloud!
It's the Beano tone dead on in spades, that tremendous fat thrusting sustain you hear on the four chord during Claptons first solo in "Stepping Out" when he just hangs that note.
It's those insane harmonics you hear blooming throughout "All Your Love," right at your fingertips!
The KT66's and the amp sound absolutely huge. The amp is fat like I've never heard. It's dynamic, responsive, swirling 3-D, with never a hint of harshness, regarless of eq settings. In the High Treble channel # 2 you get infinte type sustain with the amps Volume set on 2-3.
Best of all is what I've come to expect from Lou, his tradmark, true authentic vintage tone!
Funny, after hearing it, my buddy, a 40 year veteran player whose owned and played nearly everything shouted to me,
"That's the best fuc**** I've ever heard! What's this guys mojo?!"
Service and Commitment:
Well, I'm not Eric Clapton, but Lou treats me like I'm Eric Clapton.
In fact,(sorry to blow your cover Lou), but after my BBer arrived,
Lou called me up every night for nearly a week asking,
"How is it? What do you think? How's this? How's that? Did you try this?"
It's one month later and I couldn't be more satisfied. But, Lou the perpetual perfectionist, is still suggesting tweeks he still wants to try.
After my KR12 and Blues Breaker experience, I think so much of Lou's work that after hearing his Tweed Twin I promptly sent both my Vickies packing(and they are still great amps)
Coming soon boys, you guessed it, Tweed Twin time.
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