Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Sun May 18, 2025 9:17 am
Saw a Facebook post teasing a new Sarno product to be released soon.
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Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:28 pm
I've heard one a bunch. Stu Allen seems to be using it full time instead of the SMS. Can't say I can hear the difference from the audience side, but Stu sure seems to like it
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:52 am
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Mon Jul 21, 2025 5:36 pm
Jon S. wrote: ↑Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:52 am Anyone here live in Bath, NY?I will be 25 minutes away over the weekend. Should I buy it?
https://reverb.com/item/90687890-sarno-spectrum-2024
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Tue Jul 22, 2025 9:44 am
Why not just buy a new one from Brad for $1,450?
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
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Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Wed Dec 17, 2025 5:12 am
Hey Sean or anyone else who’s tried pairing a Surfybear with the CTP- how’d you like it? Did he sound like a big upgrade I reverb quality?
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Thu Dec 18, 2025 9:29 am
I feel we're at the point of diminishing returns now. But I'm open to the possibility others' ears are better than mine or your standards more exacting. Myself, my Classic Pre with JG Mods does all I ask of it. And this being said, I'm using my little Quilter SuperBlock US the most these days anyway.
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Thu Dec 18, 2025 10:47 am
The SuperBlock US is indeed a great little unit!
Bill, tgo
Bill, tgo
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Thu Dec 18, 2025 11:59 am
It really is.
Interestingly, after using mine for over a year on the '65 setting exclusively, I decided my Strat-type guitar needed a bit more mids/balls to its tone and switched to the '57 setting. I've come to love it. The key for me, in the '57 setting, is to set the Superlock's gain extremely low and crank up the volume to make up the difference. This is because even a very small increase in the gain in the '57 mode adds unwanted overdrive/distortion (not that I don't dig that sometimes but I'd prefer to get it from my pedals).
Interestingly, after using mine for over a year on the '65 setting exclusively, I decided my Strat-type guitar needed a bit more mids/balls to its tone and switched to the '57 setting. I've come to love it. The key for me, in the '57 setting, is to set the Superlock's gain extremely low and crank up the volume to make up the difference. This is because even a very small increase in the gain in the '57 mode adds unwanted overdrive/distortion (not that I don't dig that sometimes but I'd prefer to get it from my pedals).
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:45 pm
Curious why you have the Boogie and Spectrum? Do you use them together stereo or separate?
Have a SMS with Jerry mod. How is the Spectrum different?
Have a SMS with Jerry mod. How is the Spectrum different?
Tacosauce wrote: ↑Wed Apr 02, 2025 11:26 amBoogieMK2 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 02, 2025 6:42 amHey Boogie,Tacosauce wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 11:33 am And while I’m here and we’re on this topic, I took the top panel off out of curiosity to look inside when it arrived. This amp is a goddamn work of art, I’ve never seen amp guts (if that’s the best term?) so clean and organized.You didn’t happen to take any photos?
Brad killed it with this.
I didn’t, don’t know why. Will try to do so on Friday when I have some free time.
Here’s one to give you an idea of the rig tho
Sean
Re: Sarno MS "Spectrum"
PostPosted:Wed Mar 04, 2026 10:40 am
Tparmacek wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:45 pm Curious why you have the Boogie and Spectrum? Do you use them together stereo or separate?
Have a SMS with Jerry mod. How is the Spectrum different?
I use the boogie when our band does a lot of 76-77 stuff at gigs. And at home I’ll run them in stereo to get a fuller sound.
The differences between the SMS CTP and the Spectrum are quality of components and reverb- CTP is digital, Spectrum has an actual three spring tank, with dwell and level controls. Also size, Spectrum takes up 2x the rack space.
Tacosauce wrote: ↑Wed Apr 02, 2025 11:26 amBoogieMK2 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 02, 2025 6:42 amHey Boogie,
You didn’t happen to take any photos?
I didn’t, don’t know why. Will try to do so on Friday when I have some free time.
Here’s one to give you an idea of the rig tho
Sean