Andreas Kloppmann A/B Comparison BluGuitar AMP1 vs AMP1 Mercury Edition

[@SixenTheBrash]

I have both of them. There is no clear winner. They both are great amps. I'm actually thinking of selling all my tube amps away. Thomas Blug is genious.

[@JM-eq3sx]

Original: 2:02 Bass control: 3:02 Treble control: 3:13 Power chords 4:49 Clean channel 5:46 New: 3:35 Bass control: 3:52 Treble control: 4:19 Power chords 4:44 Clean channel 6:20

[@Livevvire9]

thomas has some incredible ear for sounds. great amps

[@LaDrouille64]

That was THE video i was looking for! So good i really need one soon

[@gingataff]

Wish the Mercury could switch between the old and new Vintage voices, or have a sag control. That would be perfect.

[@odgeUK]

Perhaps the new Amp-X will?

[@thelolguy007]

I believe the amp x will have sag

[@tonystartup3817]

I think I prefer the vintage channel in the original

[@majorpentatonic2310]

I had one of those Marshall Super Lead 100-watt amps back in the 1970s. I got it 2nd hand for £100. I ended up selling it for about the same price a few years later, which I always regret😢. They are great sounding amps. I've now got an Amp 1 Mercury, which I'm really enjoying, having got back into guitar again a few years ago. Great work, Thomas and Andreas 👏🤘🙂

[@BluGuitar]

Thank you so much! Enjoy your playing and your AMP1!

[@christianneumann7608]

Great and wonderful, both!

[@BluGuitar]

Thanks so much!

[@florianju5638]

Hallo Thomas! Ich finde es super, dass du die Mercury Edition produziert hast und vor allem, was für Gedanken Du dir dabei gemacht hast. Klasse! Man merkt einfach, dass da dein Herzblut drin steckt, ich mag das. Mache ich in meinem Beruf ganz genau so und meiner Erfahrung nach wird es so immer ein besseres und wertigeres Produkt und es fällt einem leicht, dafür einzustehen. Ich finde auch, dass ein Vergleich der beiden Versionen absolut nötig und sinnig ist. Dass Andreas Kloppmann da mit macht, macht es nur noch besser, zumindest meiner Auffasung nach. Bekommen wir bitte noch ein ähnliches Video von Dir/Euch, mit besserer Tonqualität? So als "kleiner" Appetitanreger taugt dieses Video hier ja schon sehr gut, zumal ja auch viel von Euch erzählt/erklärt wird, aber ich finde es schon irgendwie unangemessen, wenn zwei absolute und erfolgreiche Vollprofis, wie Ihr beide es nun einmal unstreitbar seid, ein solches Video herausbringen, obwohl IHR ja nun A) Wirklich wisst, wie man vernünftig Töne aufnimmt und B) die technischen Gerätschaften/Möglichkeiten dazu habt. Klar, über selber Testen geht nix (Ich habe den Neuen auch schon gespielt!) und das sollte auch immer das Maß der Dinge sein, aber gerade ein professionell durchgeführt A/B Vergleich ist schon was feines und den kann man eben auch nicht überall selbst bewerkstelligen. Also ich würde mich sehr freuen und ich bin mir sicher, dass es da vielen genauso geht. Viel Erfolg mit dem Neuen wünsche ich Dir! Ich werde ihn mir übrigens tatsächlich zulegen, finde den wirklich absolut Klasse, obwohl die erste Version auch schon tip top ist. Grüße aus Berlin, Flo

[@BluGuitar]

Hallo Flo, vielen Dank für das sehr ausführliche und konstruktive Feedback. Wir suchen noch nach einem Workflow, der es uns ermöglicht zeitnah UND mit guter Tonqualität Videos zu liefern, die unser Budget hergeben. Das 2019 da was kommen wird, das kann ich schon jetzt versprechen. Grüße nach Berlin

[@zeppo20]

That´s awesome, the older one was very good, but this one is... FANTASTIC!

[@georgebarry8640]

You owned both?

[@zeppo20]

@@georgebarry8640 Only mercury, the other one was a friend´s borrowed

[@ToonDeWachter]

The classic channel sounds way better in the Mercury edition, but all the other channels sound better in the old version, at least to my ears... I like that loose feeling in an amp, especially clean. Both the clean channel and the vintage channel sound too tight now - in my opinion. I hope I can find the old version somewhere at a discount ;-)

[@zeppo20]

Yeah, for me too.

[@ToonDeWachter]

I take back my words. I have actually tested it in a shop and the new one is definitely an improvement. It sounds much more amp like. There was an unpleasant high in the original one, which held me off buying one and that's gone now. I am seriously considering buying this amp 1 now.

[@francissalva9307]

@@ToonDeWachter could it still sound like the tone of the original amp1 with tweaking?

[@vidsforsquids]

With the right cabinet the Blu could be amazing!!!

[@odgeUK]

10:42 is soo much better than 10:58. It's kinda changed my mind on looking for a Mercury edition! But then later, Thomas gets a decent 69 JMP sound with the Mercury! So confused! I get the feeling that the old one sounds more like old Clapton and Hendrix lead guitar, but is too flubby for any tight chordal stuff, like if you were playing The Who or Zeppelin riffs?

[@BluGuitar]

You should get a hand on both. You will feel and find your preferred one…;-)

[@odgeUK]

@@BluGuitar Thanks! Will the Amp-X have both the unit sounds?

[@BluGuitar]

That’s our plan!!!

[@paulmcgilloway]

That sounds godly! It actually comes across better than the 69 by the end! Where do you have the gain set? 5-ish? Amazing! I have the Amp 1 I might need the ME

[@billrand4138]

I have the origional for a year or so,,never thought about running an eq pedal in the loop ,,,but maybe after hearing this

[@thesphericalguy9018]

I've thought about it a million times but never got around to actually doing it, because I'm a lazy idiot.

[@billrand4138]

@@thesphericalguy9018 what eq pedal with the amp1?

[@jeddak]

@@billrand4138 Empress Effects Para-Eq would be my choice

[@harrygysler9193]

Hallo Andreas. Das Video ,,Könnte" sehr informativ sein, wenn der Sound so wäre, dass man einen korrekten Eindruck von den Sounds ,, erhören" könnte. Das Ganze klingt leider mumpfig und drucklos auf dem Video. Der Raumklang tut sein übriges dazu. Gut gemeintes Video, für mich aber ohne ,, Aussagekraft. Aber : Das ist meine eigene ,subjektive Meinung. Jeder hört's anders :-).

[@akaemzett]

Absolute Zustimmung, die Aufnahme ist so amateurhaft, ich kann nicht glauben, dass das von Kloppmann kommt.

[@philippegilson666]

My next buy 😋😋😋

[@-DILLIGAF]

Wonder if it is not only the difference of a "tube rectifier" but also the shared vs. split cathode, bright cap, etc (i.e Bass vs. Lead) spec that listeners wanted. Essentially the "subtle" JTM vs. JMP circuit changes Marshall made between the two.

[@BluGuitar]

Of corse both things are affecting the Tone

[@bradfordmcgwire1094]

Hey man, hope you are well. I have the original amp1 and it serves me well playing blues based music. I’m waiting for the newest metal version to link using a amp-switching to get a full array of sounds for gigs where I have to play blues-classic rock and metal songs. Small is good! The real issue is what is the best comparable speaker cabinet array for such a set up, with best portability.

[@baselstein]

how can you tell which one original and which one mercury?

[@georgebarry8640]

Yes. REALLY!!! I just bought one used and I cant tell what I have. ANYONE KNOW HOW TO TELL WHAT VERSION WE HAVE????????????????????????????????????????????/

[@BluGuitar]

We can tell with serial numbers ;)

[@baselstein]

​@@BluGuitar Thank you for making it clear Mr. Blug. I wanted to get one until i found out about Amp X :). 2022 around the corner when is the release date?

[@BluGuitar]

@@baselstein Yes, hopefully not so long! We're working on NAMM 2022, so January...

[@harrybee3093]

Ich muss meinem „Vorredner“ absolut zustimmen. Bei so einem miserablen Gesamtsound kann man nun wirklich keine Entscheidung treffen, welcher der beiden Amps der für einen selbst geeignetere ist.

[@ForViewingOnly]

This seems to me to be exactly like the debate about which is better between the Carl Martin original large box (3-switch) Plexitone, and the newer 'single' button Plexitone. Carl Martin released the newer Plexitone with a tighter low-end and less high frequencies, and a midrange that cuts through better in a band situation. Plexitone fans are divided about which is best.

[@georgebarry8640]

So True. I like the 3 button large box, the smaller one just doesn't sound as good..to my ears.

[@Mywheel]

I prefer the old, the silver one a little more. 😃

[@BluGuitar]

Some people just love the vintage looseness of the Silver Edition, and we are 100% OK with that! Rock on!

[@RobCmusic]

I prefer the sound of the original.

[@marcojeronimo8933]

After spending hours of tweaking sounds with my Amp1 Mercury to dial in Tones of my favorite Amps I can say that you can nail all tones of Marshalls. Even Andrea's said the Amp1 sounds more fat. Thomas just tweaked a bit the EQ. But there are so many options just with the EQ. Bass Middle Trebble set on 333 will sound more thick as 444 or 555 and so on there are so much possibilities... goes on with Volume and Gain settings wich also changes the overall Tone in terms of fatness , tightness, roundness and so on... than the custom Control combined with all the stuff before is the next thausands possibility......AND Than all starts again in the low Gain Mode were the Mercury have the next world again with all combinations. For the few seconds that Thomas used to dial in it's great but if you take time I'm sure you can nail the tone.

[@musicalgroovesaucet.v.1789]

Hi Marco, its been 3 months since your review. How do you feel about the unit now? Is it better than the original? Can you get the same sounds from the original and then some?

[@napalmhardcore]

I'm someone that fantasises about buying things more than I actually buy things. Because there are so many products I'm interested in and I don't make a lot of money, I get option paralysis and end up not making big purchases. AMP1 is one of the products I've thought about buying on and off. I'm kind of sad to see the original discontinued because the vintage channel in particular really appealed to me. The JTM45 is one of my dream amps, but certain things such as the lack of effects loop and having to crank the volume to make it overdrive make it impractical for a lot of situations. I'm kind of surprised you didn't keep both available seeing how you personally prefer some of the sounds of the original, but I suspect it is impractical/too expensive to produce both.

[@chumbo]

Great idea for a video, just too bad the sound capture is so bad. I really can't tell them apart 😕

[@BluGuitar]

Sorry it was just the room microphone. We have more A/B videos out there on KZbin and Academy of Tone with that topic

[@martynrandall7652]

I also would like to say you also have like Thomas a wealth of knowledge and certainly sounds you know what your talking about. How do you rate the little nanocab? Cheers

[@georgeback_de]

Hallo zusammen, ich schließe mich meinen Vorrednern an. Die Tonqualität ist in diesem Video wirklich sehr schlecht und man kann nur erahnen von was Herr Kloppmann hier spricht. Hier muss ein wenig mehr Aufwand in die Videoproduktion gesteckt werden, damit die Tonqualität und der Sound auch wirklich zum Vorschein kommt. Viele Grüße

[@Doty6String]

Thomas can dial in a frecking amp ill tell u that right now

[@sixtyaffairs]

Du kannst heutzutage nicht mehr hergehen und mit nem Frontmikro von ner Videokamera oder mit nem iPhone hochwertige , differenzierbare Sounds erwarten. Da muss man sich etwas mehr Mühe geben und das wird dann auch eben aufwändiger und etwas teurer. Hier im Beispiel zerrt leider nicht nur der Amp sondern auch der Eingangskanal der Videoquelle. Und das klingt unerträglich. Das muss mindestens vorher zusammen mit einem Mischer getrennt , und einzeln mikrophoniert werden. Das geht auch live on Tape aber man braucht einen wachen Tontechniker.Kann dir gerne weitere Tips geben

[@fishcakes1621]

Another "A/lots of talking/B" comparison.

[@marcelfok2561]

Is it my imagination or is there more white noise coming from the Mercury Edition than the original Amp1? Maybe just down to different noise gate settings?

[@raymondtash]

Wickelt high end pus; benutzt high end instrument; benutzt high end box; diskutiert minutenlang über sound; benutzt audiospur vom handy. Sorry ich finde hammer, was andeas und thomas machen, aber das hat auch nix mit „selber vergleichsbasis oder sonstwas“ zu tun. Find ich net so heiss

[@robertbriquet]

i have the original bluguitar amp 1 what should i do now?

[@billrand4138]

keep it Thomas prefers the old one

[@jeddak]

donate it to me :)

[@Unlimit3d1992]

Das Video hat klanglich gesehen, überhaupt keine Aussagekraft.

[@xdisciple2776x]

I love my silver edition :)

[@BluGuitar]

Its a killer amp, and always will be!

[@xdisciple2776x]

@@BluGuitar Agree wholeheartedly!

[@martynrandall7652]

Great amps got the original amp1 were you using the 4×12 or the 1x12 blu guitar cab?

[@kloppmann-electrics6660]

All Amps (Amp1 org, Amp1 Mercury and the Marshall SL) ran though the same 1X12" BluGuitar Nano Cab. Of course it was the right cabinet (of the two Nanos seens in the video)!

[@elvagabundovatti]

17:55 Coooone cryyyyyy :D

[@markinthemix6055]

Run your amp 1 through the 4x12.

[@JudgeFredd]

How to do visually the diffrence between the two ?

[@attiliorigutto8269]

witch cabinets do you use ?

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

All Amps (Amp1 org, Amp1 Mercury and the Marshall SL) ran though the same 1X12" BluGuitar Nano Cab. It was the right cabinet (of the two Nanos seens in the video)!

[@dickjexby]

The Mercury edition is too bright.

[@BluGuitar]

I would say: That’s a matter of taste, but it’s good to hear that there are fans of both versions...

[@jaakkokunnas]

Phone mic? Seriously 🤦‍♂️

[@BluGuitar]

We have more a/b compression on academy of tone using BluBOX…

[@mrpollack]

Old soudns better !

[@sbrave]

I didn't know there were 2 silver versions? Have only seen one, and the black Iridium model

[@BluGuitar]

There’s one without any writing under the fan: thus one is called silver The one that has Mercury edition written under the fan is called Mercury edition (even though the housing is silver) and there’s the black iridium edition