![]() The front of the Bias Head offers two rows of controls. From the packaging and presentation to the feel of the controls, this is a high-end product that justifies its price tag for sure. The head is smaller than the average amp and can look a little lost on a large cab, but build quality is exceptional and it should withstand the vibrations of sitting atop a 4x12 cab with no issues at all. It looks superb, with just a little bit of a retro sci-fi vibe, giving it a very distinctive appearance. ![]() The unit takes a lot of design cues from companies such as Apple and Apogee with a sleek, all-metal construction, premium leather-look handle and brushed finishes everywhere. The head can be used on its own with up to 25 onboard presets and basic pre/power amp editing capabilities, or can be combined with the Bias Amp software via a USB or Bluetooth connection (on a PC, Mac or iOS device) for an insane amount of flexibility and tone customisation and limitless presets. Using this technology live is another matter altogether though, and only the most daring (or foolhardy) guitarist would trust their laptop on a gig in place of their beloved tube amps!Įnter the Bias Head – a hardware unit designed as a standalone 600 Watt solid-state amplifier, utilising all the modelling technology from Positive Grid’s Bias Amp software in a compact and fully gig-able format. Thanks to some shrewd marketing and some great tones, Bias Amp has become a staple part of many guitarists' recording set-ups, allowing them to create their own, custom designed software amplifier with incredible depth and tweaking potential. Positive Grid has made quite a name for itself over the last few years thanks to its high- quality software amp modelling and effects. Tom Quayle checks out the amp so many are talking about and finds out how it stacks up against the competition. ![]() But then Positive Grid has always been a very different company. It's not often that a software maker tries its hand at hardware - in fact it's usually the other way around. Great sounds can be found with some tweakingĪmp Matching not as accurate/easy as the Kemper Insane amount of parameters to tweak in software Included Bias Amp Pro software for Mac, PC and iOS
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