I've ordered a Ceriatone 2202 for a birthday (November)/Christmas present to myself...I'm waiting on a confirmation e-mail from Nik (Ceriatone's owner) to find out if they have that amp in their USA shop, or if I'll have to wait for it to be built/shipped...If it's in stock in the USA, it'll only take a few days to get here, but if it has to be built, it'll probably be about 6 weeks or so...
I'll let you guys know more details as soon as I find out myself...
I'm really excited about this, & after doing all kinds of reading/digging/listening, this amp should put me pretty close to where I was before with the Chupacabra...The pre-amp, tonestack, & gain structure should be pretty similar, the bright, fat & boost switches on the 2202 are similar to the bright/era switches on the Chupa, which basically changed the value of the bright cap, changed voicings & added gain...
The only thing I'm not totally sure about are the 6V6 power tubes...I really like the EVH amp, it's a little monster, but I'm just not a big fan of how the EL84 power section breaks up when pushed...I hope overall the 2202 will have more of what I'm after & we'll all find out before too long...
More to come...
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