"The Earthquake truly is a no-brainer. You plug it
in, turn up the volume and you have instant tone!
The flexibility of my new VVT Earthquake is amazing.
I find it so easy to go from the sound I am hearing
in my head to what comes out of the speakers without
any compromises. The ability to fine-tune the
settings on the Earthquake give it a unique ability
to be more than just one amp. This amp can grow and
change with your needs and the style of music you're
playing ..... that's very rare in any guitar amp
these days."
"Another thing that I love about my Earthquake
is the fact that it's such a beauty. I get as many
compliments on the way it looks as much as the way
it sounds!"
Craig Bartock - Heart
SPECIFICATIONS:
Available in both 50 and 100
watts.
Two
separate channels, Clean and Overdrive. As well as a boost
for each channel, footswitchable.
Tone and
volume controls include, Volume, Master Volume, Treble,
Middle, Bass, Overdrive controls include a Drive control for
gain control and a Level for Overdrive Level. Added tone
shaping switches include a Middle boost and a Bright switch.
Power,
Output and Choke Transformers by Mercury Magnetics.
Available
in black or white tolex, with brushed metal front trimmed
with tiger stripped maple .
The
inspiration behind the Earthquake Overdrive series was to
design a well balanced, highly versatile amplifier that
covers a broad range of tonal qualties, but most importantly
an amp that is truly musical in voice as well as a blast to
play.
The chameleon like tonal properties our overdrive series
produces range from a warm clean strident hifi like clean
channel, to a boost mode serving up a midrange snarl giving
you the ability to lighten up and still cut thru the mix.
The
overdrive channel consists of two separate controls. First
is the drive control for setting the amount of preamp tube
saturation as well as the amount of compression. The second
control is the balance level, giving you control of the
overall overdrive level. We voiced the overdrive channel for
a smooth, rich, thick and creamy overdrive that is
harmonically complex and touch responsive. Although we set
up every amp that leaves here, we have incorporated
additional individual tone controls inside the amp giving
you the flexibility to adjust the overall tone of the
overdrive section to taste. Finally, if you want a singing
over the top feedback on virtually any note, hit the boost
in overdrive mode and experience a high gain tone that
unlike so many amps today, is rich, complex and musical.
Just like
the rest of our amps,the
entire audio signal path is fully tube driven . The
Overdrive features a separate regulated power supply for
operateing both overdrive and preamp boost channels for
lowest possible noise and consistent tone, despite line
voltage variations. Mil spec resistors provide a low hiss,
high stability design. High quality tone and coupling caps
are used for a smooth, warm natural tone. The output stage
features separate 4 and 8 and 16ohm outputs, AC and standby
switches, as well as a detachable IEC power cord and
external fuse. faceplates printed on brushed aluminum
covered with a thick high quality vinyl. We use a
combination of point to point and eyelet PC board
construction designed by us exclusively for our amps. All
componets are installed and soldered by hand.All tubes
mounted directly to the chassis. By using single point
grounding, the amp is quiet and free of hum at all operating
levels.High current power transformers and audiophile grade
output transformers by Mercury Magnetics are standard, and
are custom built to our specifications. Many of these
techniques are used in the finest audiophile and tube studio
equipment, and are unique to our guitar amps.
We at VVT feel that for the money you pay for a Custom
Boutique amp it should not only sound incredible but should
also
look good as well. All of our Overdrives come standard with
cabinet grade plywood covered in White or Black tolex,
lacquered Tigerstripe
Maple trim and brushed metal fronts in gold or silver.
