my bandmate scoops his mids too. so same la

For all tube amp, definately but for a hybrid I highly doubt it.

I say they should ask Eric Johnson's opinion. Then write a 12 page report on it.

Oh, and the one thing that really annoys me is that the speaker and line outputs mute the internal speaker.

I've got one, AD50VT.

I use UK Modern and UK 70s, gain at 2/3 and max, respectively, with whatever settings I tweak them to on the day. And always with reverb.

To be honest, while I think the AD series is a great amp for beginners, highly affordable and fantastic for experimenting, it still suffers from the same problems as most modelling amps.

After the first few months, when I was playing around with the settings for everything, I realized that I really only use two amp models, with reverb and delay effects. Also, while I like most things that come out of the speaker, I don't really love anything.

Basically, what I really want is an all-tube amp that rules. (Don't we all.) As such, I shouldn't have bought the AD50VT, not because its bad, but because it doesn't fit my requirements. I should have bought the AD15VT or AD30VT instead, to just use for practicing and experimenting, while saving up for another amp. When I do buy this other amp, I'll be stuck with a huge 50-watter, what am I going to do with that? (Other than sell it off, of course.) If I had one of the smaller models, it would still be useful for small jams and portability.

Moral of the story: don't buy a bigger amp just because you can afford it.

Oh, and the one thing that really annoys me is that the speaker and line outputs mute the internal speaker.

Who cares about the other guitarist, It's the cymbals and bass that are drowning your guitar sound LOL! When you scoop you mids, you're only left with the bass and treble frequency to cut through the band. So do you think your guitar has fatter bass frequency than the bass player and bass drum or treble frequency that could stand out from the hi-hat and cymbals?

I'm skeptical too, but some guitarists have gotten positive effects by just replacing the tubes... so there's still some hope.
Eric Johnson will recommend that we should rewire our amps to a certain direction, use XXX cables and Duracell batteries to power the pedals.

It's annoying, but I think they have a reason to do so : The amp really doesn't sound as good on line out itself. They're probably encouranging people to crank their amp (In terms of volume) just like the good old way.

Though, they should've included a switch behind.

It's all about finding your own little niche in the soundscape, so you can cut through. Or get a Tele. They cut through damn near anything...
Everyone knows that to get the best sound from an AD, you gotta change the handle to a leather one. It absorbs the bad 14764.23hz frequencies. Eric would agree. Also, for best results, lick your jack before you plug in for that all-important enzyme bond.
Yeah, the line out only takes the preamp output, and ignores the tubed poweramp. It's dumb, tho, in live situations, when you're running into the board and you need some monitoring on stage, but the speaker's not moving...

tubed poweramp? i thought its only tube in the preamp section

there's an AD100 head eh.. is it possible to turn ours in to a head...yeah, it might not be practical, but is there a possibility?

Well, you could potentially get a 4x12" speaker cab (or whatever dimensions you want) and hook it up to the combo...but I have no idea whether results will be any good.

Wanna hear clips???
Nah *Shameless plug* :
http://eongxien.multiply.com/music

   

Guys, you know what ..... if you can, add in some sound clips for the settings you have managed to adjust with this amp.

Its like the folks at the Hardware forum like thread such as "7900GTX Official Thread" where they post thier 3Dmark 2006 scores and compare with each other.

Of course, 3Dmark 2006 won't work with your amps ..... but you post like, "I manage to get XYZ sounds with 123 settings" then post a sound clip 

This will help others to "hear" how this amp sounds like.

yea mic'd is fine. would prefer if u mic'd it on axis than off axis