Give it some time , they re like all nembrini work hyper sensible to gain while ik are more forgiving , the sweet spot is larger in ik , i do like the groolllll ik have , but in blind tests while they have more body , the PA seemed to integrtate better in the mix i was working on ....
i really wonder this washed sound you get when pushed a lot , is it like that on the real deal ? I recall ampeg as vibrant but not washy ( vibrant like fenders for exemple) like you feel the fabrik ...
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