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I wasn't sure which of the two boards to post this sort of crossover question on, so I chose this one as sort of a generic board.


I know the amps are absolutely different, but amongst the Trinity offerings they do share some commonality, at least from a performance perspective. Both offer the ability to switch modes or channels into a dirty channel. I suppose they both also offer fairly dirty tones at reasonable volumes given such things as Master Volumes and VRMs.

My questions concern the dirty modes: OD for the Triwatt and 'Tude for the Tramp.
1) Which is the dirtier or nastier of the two?
2) How do they compare and contrast tone wise on those dirty settings?

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I've built both and am really happy with both.
Answers for your questions.

1) The Triwatt is "nastier" because it has a more cutting tone and perhaps slightly more gain.
2) You can get "Marshally" and "Fendery" tones from the Tramp while the Triwatt obviously emulates a Hiwatt. They are not "metal" amps.

It's really hard to give specific descriptions of their tones because they are both extremely versatile. Both are super for recording. Add a couple of pedals and anything is possible. Clean, blues, overdriven, full gain, it's all there in both amps. Great designs in my opinion. When I play I usually spend time with both amps. Right now I'm using the Triwatt with my band.

The Tramp is obviously an easier build but the Triwatt was so worth the effort.