Permutation...

 

Is that one of your "math things," Jim?  Yeah, pretty much.

After Joan and I got back from lunch out today, I "went to work"... not at anything like a real job... I have been trying different guitars and pedals with the new amp.  You do have to spend some time with each of these permutations (specific combinations) of guitar > pedal > amp.

It takes a while.

Conclusions: this is really a great amp.  It makes me want to play better.  And more.  It sounds great with my electric guitars.  With or without pedals.  Well, most pedals.  For those readers who don't play guitar: some guitar/amp combinations really need some effects pedals to get a good tone.  I have generally been more of a minimalist with pedals, only adding them for a specific purpose.

Addressing that "most pedals" comment in the paragraph above: putting my acoustic guitars through the Fishman Aura pedal is not the best use with this amp... it gets a "woofy" tone to it.  But, the Aura sounds great when run to an acoustic amp (I still have two), or direct to the PA.  That said, I can get a pretty decent acoustic tone out of the Emerald Virtuo with this Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb.  Meaning: when playing with the group, I don't really need an acoustic guitar.  Did I just say that?  (No, dumas, you wrote it.)

 Yeah, that is a lot of "spaghetti" - cables all over the place; I was trying different combinations, so more cables than what I would have in actual use.  In that lower image, that is my "reduced" acoustic pedalboard.  The top image is what I have been using as needed for the electric guitars.  With this new amp, I can get a good range of tones without pedals.