5 Of My Favorite Amps!
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
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Let's talk about 5 of my favorite amplifiers that I own!
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Is there a website that gives the set up of Chevelle’s settings on the IV?
The new light looks great. Really brings out the blue on your eyes. (Ha!)
Mom comment 😂
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My top 5 are as follows
1. Peavey 5150 that I curse myself for seeling
2. Marshall JCM 900 with red tolex that I curse myself for selling
3. Peavey 6505+ that I curse myself for selling
4. Bogner Ubershall that I curse myself for not being able to afford
5. EVH 5150 III Stealth that I will never let go of.
I love my 1990 Rev A Mark IV for high gain stuff. I got it in 2018. I couldn't afford it in 1990 being a teenager but I wanted it so bad back then.
Pretty mighty lineup! Sounding great as always man.
Took out a personal loan for $2800 back in 1994 to buy my Mark 1V head and slanted cabinet without even ever physically playing it. Back then there were no major music stores near me so this entailed driving nearly 3 hours away, Handing over $2800 and driving home with a receipt and told they'd call once it comes in usually 3-4 weeks. I was in a band was young and admittedly very ignorant but to this day that purchase I have never regretted although upon first getting the thing home it became obvious this was exactly a plug and play type amp. Nearly two years later I knew how to use the thing to get the sound I wanted and it sits here today still operating perfectly with no more than a few tube changing in all those years.Truly a finely built machine
Wow that Ohnmacht sounds huge, i'd love to have that one!
I'm mostly Engl fanboy, with a 1994 Savage 60 which is not leaving my home and an Invader 100 to play with my band.
But i'm also into small hybrid and even pedalboard amps, got a few of these.
Mesa stiletto ace 2x12 as my wet effects amp and a 1960 ampex 2010 speaker for dry amp ! Records so sweet this way- I can balance dry direct punch with spread out smoothed distortion through the variac Mesa. Super fun to record that way!
Great amps, I've been rocking a Marshall DSL1 lately and I love it
My top 5 amps that I had owned:
1. Orange Rockerverb MKIII 50W head - Best sounding amp of all time! Incredible low end.
2. Marshall JCM 2000 dsl 50 head - My first head. Still regret selling that one. Have never found another one that sound the same.
3. Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier 1x12 combo - Great amp, but hell it was heavy...
4. Marshall JCM 2000 dsl 40 combo - My first valve amp. Has always a place in my heart.
5. Orange Micro Terror - The loudness still surprices me.
The ones I want to own or feel like it makes the most sense for me to would be an Electro Harmonix Dirt Road Special, Orange Micro Dark, and Roland Blues Cube.
Just chilling on my Fender Champion 40 at the minute.
Nice selection Fluff! I personally love my Peavey Invective mh. It serves all my home recording needs
As an amp-tech I have the opportunity to play some really great amps, sometimes. The 5 best I heard so far: 1. high gain-wise my own DIEZEL VH4, so unique and versatile. The DIEZEL midrange is special. The amp is very sensitive to tube changes. 2. MESA Dual Rectifier Rev-C, very special compared to the later ones. It was so raw and not overly high gain. 3. Mesa MKIV for the versatillity and the reason Fluff mentioned, the great lead-channel. 4. 1974 FENDER Vibrolux silverface, 10" speakers and the best!!! clean sound, I ever heard. 5. 1968 JMI VOX AC30 top boost, THAT was the AC30-sound! I had several ACs on my work bench, but that particular one...
One of my favorites is my Marshall Artist 3203 hybrid amp. It’s a quirky amp: single channel with boost, solid state preamp, tube power amp. The best sound is on the Normal channel all the way up (for about 30 seconds because your ears will bleed out). I have it paired with an open back Carvin 410. It is not easy to get a great sound but when you do it is marvelous.
Great selection! Personally, I love the Recto and Mark series. But here's a question: how come there's never been a Bogner amp on this channel?
Or Soldano, Metropoulos, Catagory V, Two Rock….
Amps aren't cheap, i think that the amps he has had on here are going to get him views... and bogner isn't exactly the best sounding brand imho, then again, all I've played was the uberschall.. and there has been soldano stuff on this channel
@@jjulch as for r category 5 and two-rock, as those are amazing amplifiers, they are more designed for clean stuff, this guy doesn't really do that kind of music from what I have seen. It would be like if a blues and jazz based channel did a review on a 6505
@@alexandertorrente198 what he's been bringing to the channel surely will get him views, but he isn't focusing on budget stuff either. This is a man with multiple Ernie Ball guitars and many amps stored away. Bogner is just a name that came to mind and that, to me, is famous more than enough to be featured on the channel.
What about Diezel amps)
My top 3 right now are my 1967 Fender Bassman, 1987 Mesa Mark III Red Stripe, and my 1975 Marshall Superlead.
In 1972 I had a Marshall Super Lead Stack. Nothing Like it
Enter SUNN Model T
I ran into a used one around 1979. Definitely one of the greatest amps of all time. Then in 2004 or so I bought a used Fender Sunn Model T. Different Beast, nice but no cigar.
I have currently acquired a Dime D100C 2x12... I also have a Marshall VS100 with a 1960A JCM900 cab.
Randall RT100
Diezel Herbert MK1
Blackhawk Amplifiers Odin
Blackhawk Amplifiers Mjolnir
Orange Dual Dark 50
Great amps ya got in your stable! I used to run a Mark IV for a long time. Moved to a Roadster for a bit-also great. Moved to an early ENGL Powerball for a while-sick. Acquired a Mesa ‘96 Rev G Blackface and love it. Then discovered the Splawn Quickrod and Pro Stock which took over for a few years. Recently nabbed a ‘97 Bogner Ecstacy and that changed everything. Good gawd.
That sounds lovely.
Engl Savage, IronBall and a lil blackstar ht5, id love to get my hand on a mesa dual but not so easy around here. verry nice vids, keep them coming
Being from England I decided to get an amp from each of the big brittish amp companies. I have a Vox ac15, Marshall jcm800, Orange or15, Laney cub supertop and a Blackstar ht-5. I might get a Hiwatt next to complete my collection. I also have a rogue Peavey 6505mh!
I have a Bugera 333XL Infinium (I know it's a cheap) and a bunch of pedals, for some reason I love that amp
As someone who never got his hands on a high end amp (starving artist, lol) I still have my old Marshall DSL40C I bought used a few years ago. I am still in love with that little amp and still heartbroken over the new DSL series not sounding as good as mine.
I don’t play metal but I still love your work. I have a Tonemaster Fender Twin and I absolutely love it. Throw my Mjolnir in front of it, a little reverb from the amp and, for what I play, it is absolute heaven.
hey fluff!!! i too have a 2008 mark IV in near-mint condition that i scored right at the start of covid...according to the serial number, it left their shop on april 24, 2008...i play it in stereo with a EVH 50W stealth...cheers brother!!!
My favorite amp is the Victory Kraken VX. It's my first tube amp and it was my dream amp since it came out. I love everything about it.
That’s a cool looking PRS. Beautiful!
Great List. My top pic is still my Diezel Herbert... because that is what I am used to since over 10 years. Nowadays I really like my SLO clone which is completely different... but the Diezel has the features for me.
Finally a video where the Mark iv gets some love ❤️
Have you ever considered getting a Royal Atlantic? Mark Morton (Lamb Of God) uses a Mark IV and a Royal Atlantic mixed, and that is his live sound. He uses a Royal and a Mark IV for on stage, and another Royal and Mark IV going to front of house.
Since they pair together so well, if you love one, you will love the other.
My Engl rack half stack:
E530 Tube Preamp
E850/100 Tube Power amp
2 x E212VHB Pro cabs
I miss my Soldano Avenger but I have a new love with a Dr.Z Jetta. Cheers Fluff!
Really loving my Dr. Z Maz 18 MKII at the moment. It does that small amp on fire sound, but it stays together better than a small Vox or Fender.
Fellow owner of a Mark IV here.
Mine is a Rev A short-head and I still haven't found a high-gain amp I love more than that. Also, it can do all sorts of stuff and yeah it does DOOM.
I got an AMPEG Micro-VR for my birthday after trading in some older gear. I also have a Latana head that plugs into a fender deluxe cab, and an Orange Crush 12
My favorite amp i own is a 2014 Peavey 6505+. Picked it up at a pawnshop for 400 bones. I have a Fireball 100, an EVH 5150 stealth, and an Origin 50, but none of them come close to the sonic goodness of that 6505+. Which is weird because most of the 6505s i have played did not move me. Some serious Voodoo in that amp.
Mesa Mk V:25. Insanely versatile and unbelievable tone in a small package.
My current collection is a Lab Series L5, Orange Crush Pro 120, Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuce and an Egnater Renegade 65
That Friedman sounds amazing. I have a Marshall 2505 so I'm not surprised I like that one the most!
I love the use of the Rockler bench cookies lol
My top 3ish amps still in my possession
1. 1986 Marshall JCM800. Sound wise could be better, but the thing is just built to have the piss beaten out of it and it has never even remotely had an issue
2. 1973 fender twin reverb (silver face). The first amp I ever found on cl was a 73 quad reverb (still have that too) and I've just always loved how pristine the sound was.
3. Mesa boogie 50 cal + (your fault...jk). It was the first amp I ever went on the road with. Until it kinda exploded in a southern California garage show, it was just a fantastic amp for live.
Great video as always, fluff man.
Oh and one more thing - I play a marshall valve state with a creation audio distortion pedal run the wrong way. I learned that i could increase the reactance of the speaker when I used it as a power boost in the fx loop. I found out that as long as i didnt use the gain pot or the distortion pot at all but only use the loudness that it added 25 percent more reactance; the distance the speaker actually moves back and forth was wickederly cooler. i tested that preception with an sxsw expert and he agreed with my take; note that it clips most amps and the creation audio lab pedal is powerful enough to hurt an amp. beware
I love my Dark Terror! And have a Badlander 50 on order. Patientlyyyyyy waiting for it to ship 😩
My jack of all trades Tech 21 NYC Trademark 300 head is just my sound. Bought one new in '06 to go on tour, then made the mistake of selling it when I moved up here to the PNW. So, I bought another one on the used market a few months back. Being a solid state guy, who loves tune tones, SansAmp technology is just the pinnacle. 👍🏽
Those blue feet under the Mark IV? What and where? Super handy
Peavey amps are so underrated. My dad used to own a Classic 30 before he sold it off to buy a vintage Gibson GA-5. Personally my favorite amp for guitar is my Rumble 25, I know it sounds odd at first but it’s a great clean platform and the overdrive button sounds great for just a little grit.
Love my rev g. Recto and my mark iv!
Nice list. How about cabs?
I had a chance between an Orange TH-30 and a Rocker 32. I LOVE them both. I'm glad I got the Rocker, but I really wish I could have them both
Would any of the top 5 change depending on if you are using IR’s or a speaker cab?
I have a 1990 Mesa Boogie Mark IV rev A. It used to be a combo but i turned it into a head.
What are your settings??
all amps were gr8 except last one ... forgot to add soldano amps as well ...gr8 video overall bdw ..cheers!!
BE 100 deluxe is my favorite. Best amp I’ve ever owned by a LONG shot
Interesting - no SLO in the 5?
(Nice to see a Boogie Mark in there though!)
Red Seven Leviathan, KSR Orthos Mk1, Fortin Cali, Reynolds Valvart 501C
Can you please tell me where to get those foot pads you have under your Mark IV? Thanks!
Fender Twin from the 70s was the best amp I ever owned. Although any distortion comes from a pedal. I didn’t care at all though
The Crate Stealth 50 and Peavey Ultra 410 are two amps I wish I had back. I will be keeping my Mesa Recto-Verb 25 and Vox AC151C w/Creamback. I don't have a number 5.
I have a marshal JVM 410H, and it’s the only valve amp I have ever owned, and I do not like it. But also as it’s the only multi channel valve amp, I’ve kinda got to keep it.
i was curious on how much the last amp costs and couldnt find that info but i did find videos of the ohmmacht and all the videos sounded really bad but i guess might sound good to somebody lol.
The Mesa Boogies have so much bottom end. How do you get them to sit in a mix? I've always picked amps with less low end because I found it too challenging if the guitars are taking up the entire frequency spectrum.
Between the amps in this video, I'd definitely choose the 5150 for that reason. It sounded like there was way more rolloff below 150 hz or so. The Friedman was the same way but sounded a little more brittle.
Dayummmn! #5 is a beast! Every beginner needs a 200 watt amp for those late night jams...lol
Which fuzz pedal were you using on the Jupiter Sunn clone?I know the distortion on a beta lead isn't half bad but what about the model t or was that it's gain?
I have an original Model T, planning on getting an Ohmacht
Great vid, what are your dual rec settings?
BE50 also has an incredible clean channel! On the less heavier end, The mesa lonestar is fabulous... Andy Timmons really makes it sing. Well, Andy Timmons makes everything sing!
The Friedman's are the best amps I've ever played. Do it all, sounds better than anything else I've tried imo
1. Fender Vintage '68 Vibralux Reverb
2. VOX AC30
3. VOX AD50VT Valvetronic
4. Orange Crush 50 (bass)
Fluff weren't you an Orange artist at one point? You still use your RV? I love my RV 50 mki and then at the complete opposite side of the spectrum my early 68 super reverb with the AB763 circuit
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No revv?
i love my 5150iii heads.the fifty watt or hundred watt,can't beat them for the sound or price!!!
I love my jcm2000. I think it's one of the most underrated amps.
Mark4, best amp I own! Close 2nd would be Peavey Rage!
Curious about the bench cookies between the head/cabs? Why is that?
All I have in terms of actual tube amps is a Mesa Boogie Mark V and a Fender Blues Jr. I can cover quite a lot of ground just with the Mark V. I just recently got a couple amp sims too hough and those have been really cool (Neural DSO SLO-100 and Line 6 Metallurgy Modern). Would like to check out the Revv Generator and Peavey Invective some day too just to expand my high gain amp options.
While I don't own any high end amps (or have ever owned any) I have tried and played many, whether through rehearsal studios or through friends or through Guitar Center just having them. So here's my list.
5 - EVH 5150 Iconic. This was the first 5150 I tried in my life. I have them in plugin form but never tried one. And Holy Christ, it was an absolute blast.
4 - PRS Archon Mk. 1. The original version of the Archon and I was FLOORED when I tried it. It was the Tremonti tone I wanted, but BETTER. It was awesome.
3 - Orange Super Crush 100. So a bit cheating cuz it isn't a high end amp, but WOW. I tried Orange in the past with their Terror line and the CR120, but this thing was something else.
2 - Fender Super Sonic. I almost bought this amp on the spot it was that good. It didn't have super high gain but had more than enough with a crystal clear clean channel. If I could go back and buy it I would.
1 - Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Rev G. The first high end amp I ever tried and I will love it til the end of time. All Killer No Filler.
Does the hang tag bring out the mids?
That rev E is the kind of amp that's only going to get more and more valuable as time goes on. Good catch.
Hey man, not too sure abt your opinion towards fryette but do try the Deliverance 120. That thing is a beast for the plexi stuff. Incredible!!!
For the Mark IV I can kinds see how on the crunch channel I can kind hear "Point No.1" tone, but I think I was kind of expecting that extremely pushed sound that Pete gets from a sansamp gt2
Rectifier-800
Plexi
Krankenstein
I've tried alot rockerverb mkiii was good but I only jammed it for like 10 minutes but it was a good 10 minutes, splawn = no joke, evh 5150 mkiii 50 watt 6l6 version great, Mesa mk iv and v( I would like to try the 2c+ and see what the hype is), I'm forgetting alot of honorable mentions, I've tried some bogner models that sounded damn good makes me wanna try the real thing. Pretty sure a Friedman is amazing kidding by the just the be-od I use from time to time. I've tried and liked alot of amps
ill admit , when you start to go into Revision Alphabet Soup, my eyes glaze over. But, the REV E is the best sounding amp in any of your videos, and i OWN a mark IV . i live way up north, and getting quality gear is a hassle, i have a Mark IV Combo that i love, and i live vicarously though your amp demos. Thanks for a great video , Cheers.
Where did you get the Spacer Blocks/Pucks, looks like "Rock Cookies" Google isn't helping me find them.....
I’m not sure why Mesa didn’t keep the rev E. I kept trying to get rectifier to sound like that.
That Rev E sounded great!
My Matamp GT120MV is the best amp I’ve ever owned. I love Model T’s as well. Fuzz does sound great out of them, but a Rat kills out of them.
Love that Friedman! Straight up Rock n Roll
Owner of a Rev E here! Early 600 serial number. What settings do you live at? So many different possible tones.
Pres: noon, Bass 11:00, Mids 3:00, Treble 1:00, Loop always off
Right..that rev rectifier sounds unbelievable.
I appreciate good high gain amp tones. But, I'm a Marshall / Vox guy. I just love the attack of a cranked Plexi.
Is that Sunn clone anything like an old Hiwatt ? Hopefully someone will answer since Fluff usually doesn’t….
The Marcus 4 is fantastic!!!!!
Mark 4 is the only Mesa I would play as I am not a mesa guy, but what an amp. wow
@ FLUFF--I have a really early rev C (serial # R0058) that was recently given to me by one of my old band mates. Long story short, there were termites in his warehouse that got into the headshell cab so he yanked the amp and burned the headshell (I have pics of him burning the headshell and matching speaker cab). I was wondering if you or anyone you know has a 90s headshell to sell? I don’t care if it’s crusty looking haha
I normally prefer lunchboxes for their footprint…. What do you think about the Mesa mini rectifier?
I’m biased but the Orange Rockerverb 50 MK3 has the nicest gain channel I’ve ever heard.
What cabs / speakers were used in this?