What's The BEST Amp Brand? (with KDH)
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2022
- Tonight, we rank all the amps.
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Now I can finally brag about making a video with Mia Khalifa!
Seriously though it was a fun collab!
KDH
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It was, can't wait till we get the other one to work
My man KDH went full savage there... Gotta love his savagery.
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Every tier list is simultaneously enjoyable AND infuriating.
Thanks for putting Orange in the S tier. They can do pretty much any genre of music from the late 60s/early 70s rock to modern metal/djent.
I have a 35 watt crush combo and recently got a 7 string. Was surprised with how saturated I could make the tone and still have clarity for such a good price
The 12w orange crush is amazingly jazzy. Like, you can play songs and have Joe pass tone, Les Paul tone, Barney Kessel tone, and so many other amazing players sounds in there. I’m not saying I play that good, I’m saying my friends who play good have found some wonderful sounds inside that little amp.
I use my rockerverb for old school death metal and it works PERFECTLY. It also does really good cleans and classic 80s metal tones
I love the crushes but crap quality
Orange amps are superb .
The collaboration we've all been waiting for.
A collaboration we need to see more of
These two together are 🔥
I love how you and KDH put most of the OG Amplifier brands below B, but most of these brands don't make amps like they used to, one of which focuses more importantly on beers and refrigerators. So I get why you did so.
Im just happy these two found each other.
We've been wanting to do something for months but always lacked ideas 😂
Shred wars..the both of u....
Fenders might not be great for high gain but they can sound insane with fuzz. One of my favorite metal records, the Hell selftitled from 2017, was just a Fender Twin and a Black Russian Big Muff, and it's one of the most crushing records I ever heard.
What people don’t seem to realize is that fender especially the twin reverb is that they are good pedal platform amp. if u leave the fender on clean and have really good pedals such as distortion or fuzz, you can really make that amp roar. the built in distortion might not be the best but once u start throwing pedals on the clean channel that’s when the magic happens.
i guarantee neither of them have ever played a fender amp nor can even play unless gain is on at least 7.. without tons of gain they just would sit there and look at you quizically- huh???
Yeah this is clearly bias towards metal even though you can get a great overdrive tone with a Fender. My Deluxe Reverb is used for every genre and does the job extremely well.
Without the Bassman there wouldn't be a Marshall. AND yes I can get High Gain from my 1965 Bassman Heads or my Lacquered Tweed 59 Reissue 4x10 Combo. It is all in the way you run it, along with a pedal or 2.😉
Bro I can't believe I found another Hell fan out there. At least outside of doom metal groups
Hughes & Kettner is quite popular in Japan in fact some of my favorite Japanese Rock and Metal Guitarists uses it like Otsuka Sae from Poppin'Party, Syu from Galneryus, Hizaki and Teru from Versailles, Shimizu Akio from Anthem, Sex Machineguns etc.
shoutouts to Otsuka and Demetori, the triAmp is a piece of beauty
NORI from TOKYO YANKEES, I saw BAND-MAID recently I think they were using, though they might have just been renting
Hizaki uses a Marshall. Teru's the one who used to use H&K, but he switched to ENGL a few years ago
@HenryJonesVictor they use multiple amps. Actually, Hizaki has Hughes & Kettner, Bogner, Brunetti, Mesa Boogie, and Laney Amps. Even Syu from Galneryus uses Marshall, Diezel, and Orange Amps.
I know he’s not Japanese butJack Fliegler/ToxicXeternity uses Hughes and Kettner and is even sponsored by them.
He even was their demonstrator at NAMM once.
Guitar pickup brand tier list next would be cool
Hey!! It's really cool to see both of you on the same video. I love both channels I think a lot of people sleep on the both of you in the guitar community. You're both amazing players. With good content
I completely agree with Orange being S tier. Love that sound so much and nothing else sounds remotely similar.
If only someone could release an amp sim where the 'Orange' model doesn't sound like garbage. I would be very grateful to whoever put that out because those amps get pretty hefty to lug about once you get out of the lunchbox zone and into the big boy amps.
Agreed! They are a unique brand that survived being a lost one and re-emerge years later without losing its soul. The only thing is that they are as bad as Blackstar with right to repair m
Absolutely. Orange can do everything right. Even the SS are very good. Ive got a Rockerverb thats one of my favorites.
amplitube orange sims are nice, got some pretty nice high gain tones with some HM-2 trial/error
I assume you put Amplitube in that camp as well? They have Orange sims. I love their MESA sims.
the helix rockerverb is absolutely spot on. ua-cam.com/video/K9XeFZ7sRgE/v-deo.html
Don't forget the Roland Cube amps. I've had a Cube 60 since '06 or '07 and gotta say it's a pretty decent and versatile little practice amp. Lots of tonal options and decent onboard effects. The rectifier channel is good for modern high gain tones, especially if you use a boost to tighten it up. Plus the clean channel is modeled after the Jazz Chorus. They're also built like tanks and very solid.
Marvel: "We have done some great collaborations with different Spidermen..."
KDH+SSTV: "Hold our Marshall heads, please..."
Finally, hope to see even more in the future
You won't be disappointed
Love the collaboration!
As a Laney user, I really wonder what happened there? I've been so well treated by their costumer service, giving me info, schematics, manuals and modding info for an used 90's amp.
Laney customer service is excellent.
Blackstar is put in B rank but they have terrible customer service, forget schematics they won't even provide you the tube layout for their amps.
Same experience here, I'm really curious what's got KDH so riled up.
The Ampeg VH140C is a very well known and sought after death metal amp. Their VL series amps, which were designed by Lee Jackson, were also quite nice. They do the hot rodded Marshall thing very well.
I think Jimmy Bower uses that amp now that thing sounds nice.
@@hypnoticjazzincorporated2362 Yes, they are pretty solid. They are just grossly over inflated now, not worth the $1000+ that people are asking. $5-600 is the absolute max I would pay. Also, the SNK VHD pedal is an exact copy of the VH140C preamp so it is a great alternative to get the exact same sound.
I loved the 140C I bought mine for 200 bucks and recently traded it for a brand new Engl Fireball 100, I miss that amp :( but i have a SNK VHD and a seymour duncan power stage so the hole has been filled
@@denverwalker9078 Yeah, that VHD pedal nails the 140. I guess it should though as it's an exact copy, haha. I have one as well and have compared it to the Crate VTX350H, which is also a copy of the VH140C, and it is the same. The Crate just has a little more top end sizzle since the treble adjustment is at 7KHz instead of 3.5kHz like the Ampeg and VHD.
I have the VH 150 great amp
I have a first year production Ampeg V4 guitar amp and it's an amazing amp! Super versatile cleans and a great 70s rock sound.
Great video!
Your descriptions of Mesa amps is quite a good summary of Trey Anastasio’s sound.
This was definitely entertaining and I am not sure I could ask for more than that!
A Fender Twin sounds great clean and as a pedal platform. I used to run a Radial Tone Bone from my board into a Twin, along with modulation, delay etc.
Its such a classic company, they didnt have to do them like that lol
Bit odd that Peavey is E and EVH is A. It continues to astound me how no one will admit that the EVH range sound like Peaveys despite being designed BY THE SAME GUY.
Hard disagree on the Laneys and H&K too, had a cracking LC-15 as a 1 channel combo amp and been a huge HK fan for years. Incredibly versatile and monstrous tone. Would've liked to have seen Engl, Revv on the board as well.
Peavey is in E because of how Peavey is run. EVH is run by professionals.
@@sixstringtv1are you tier listing amplifiers or corporations?
You guys should do a hair care products tier list.
Ive got a Peavey 6505+ 112 combo and a old hybrid bolt 60. The bolt 60 is mostly solid state but has 1 preamp tube and 2 power amp tubes. It has beutiful cleans BUT I love the speaker for high gain tones its amazing. I mostly use that speaker for the Peavey. Shout out to you KDH from South Africa love youre content...
60’s Ampeg Rockerverbs are INCREDIBLE amps. I’m a bit disappointed that KDH doesn’t know about those, because they really rock.
Awesome collaboration
Awesome collab
Nice Collab dudes, I really enjoy my yamaha thr amp it supports the line 6 wireless and can run off an internal battery highly recommend.
Yeah, I still am rocking my THR 5 from the "first gen", amazing bedroom amplifier that is really really versatile
I love watching this channel grow ,beautifully chaotic
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Ampeg SVT are absolutely the most used live bass amps ever. Look at any back line ever. I have played professionally for 40 years. No one has ever tried to tell me that there was anything better.
Isn’t the V4 the head most players use for guitars?
Very true! Ampeg is to Bass amp back lines to what Marshall is to Guitar amp back lines. Literally walls of them used by more acts than anyone can possibly count
Paul Gilbert even has a song dedicated to it called SVT
I sold my Classic SVT 300w head 20 years ago, and I regret it more and more every day. Even though it's huge and arguably impractical for most modern live performance, the Ampeg SVT-Classic (or other similar vintage/vintage design tube models), is an absolute beast in the studio: seriously unparalleled. Even though I just said it's impractical for live use, if I still had mine, I would not care about the weight and bring it to all my gigs. I own a minivan for a reason. Even though I bought the minivan for my family, I was still visualizing an Ampeg 8x10 in all models I considered 😅.
I have vintage Fender amps and I love my Boss Katana mkII. After some tweaking with the app, it’s absolutely killer.
Good and fair comparison. Thx both, 6stringTv and KDH for this and your explanations.
I am aware that there are almost as much amplifier vendors in our colorful world as residents in one anthill but for me interesting is that some of the "medium or big players" are still missing.
As a German I could start with Engl or Diezel as examples. Did I miss the explanation in this recording?
Kemper and Hughes & Kettner are not the first I would mention if sb. asks me for a list of (German or any) amplifier vendors.
14:00 I think Alex Lifeson from Rush uses Hughes and Kettner
Yeah, he's got a signiture tri-amp
Finally that collab happened! I'd like to add that Peavey made the Classic VTX which is referred to as 200$ boutique amp killer by Johan Segeborn. I have one and I can confirm, it's a pretty good amp.
Well that’s fantastic I have two A tier amps. My EVH 5150 III & Line 6 Helix - and I have always wanted an Orange Thunderverb - I am a bit surprised Mesa didn’t rank higher as the progenitor of high gain amps and the amazing clean tones and versatility of the mark series amps -but I agree - they could be tighter. Well done lads.
Obviously they never looked inside any of these amps. If they knew anything about electronics, the EVH and MESA crap would be down at the bottom.
Sixstringtv, where did you get your JCM 800 from? Is it an orignal or the reissue 2203?
My 800 is the Kerry King signature
35 minuten? Mach mehr solch langer videos, vielleicht jeden monat oder jeden zweiten? Mehr collabs mit KDH währe auch witzig, tolles video und mach weiter so
I paid $800 for a used Marshall JVM205H on Reverb. It still has the original price tag. It was priced at $1600. Marshalls are expensive in the US.
A good Marshal is more expensive than a mid range guitar everywhere, absolutely worth it if you make money with music. Otherwise, a boss katana 100w mk2 combo amp is good enough and you can always change the speakers into something else, there are better ones but I just like the options it gives you.
Please continue to do these tier ranking vids! They are highly entertaining and so are you guys (and Glen too!). Do OD pedals, distortion pedals, string brands, tuners...if you ranked petrol stations, I would still watch.
You two work really well together. And so much great hair.
cool video, would love to see Supro, toneking, bugera, enlg and others
a Mesa Mark IV will never sound loose or flubby if dialed in right...super tight, my favorite amp ever!!! have a laboga mr. hector on the way...a souped up tighter rectifier...cheers guys!!!
I have two old Hughes & Kettner Vortex Black Series (100W solid state) with a couple of their 4X12's that they were sold with back in the day (Celestion Rockdriver Jr speakers). I use them as the wet stereo setup in my Wet/Dry/Wet rig,and for that they work perfectly. For my dry amp I use an Orange TH30 with a Harley Benton 2X12 (Celestion V30's).
Finally let’s goooo🎉🎉
Nice video guys. My Laney IRT is the best amp I've ever had, sucks that they mistreated KDH.
Great video! George Lynch with Dokken used some Randalls on the Back for the Attack album, if I remember right. Peavey used to be awesome, but man, have they fallen off. Late 80s, early 90s Peavey is GOLD! If you haven't checked out the Peavey Rockmaster Preamp, you gotta listen to it!
I'm wondering what amp software I should get. Because of my living situation I need to run my guitar through my PC with this PreSonus device I have, but I don't yet have software for it. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions.
Instant upvote
Yyyeesss the prs MT ! That's kind of what I'm after now.. wait did I already leave that comment?? I don't remember considering I think I'm on my 22nd, now.. happy to help the video lmfao
My first real and only amp is a 1st gen Peavy Vypyr 100W modelling combo and damn it is good. I got it used for around 100$ and it was basically a steal, I almost came out equal after selling my small 3W Nux practice amp, and I'm pretty sure the Peavy would match any Boss katana in sounds and the distorted tones are nasty, it also has a lot of options, some could say too many, but you can make it sound great for anything.
I took a chance and bought a new Hiwatt SA-20 w/ 212. Getting on a bit and had always wanted a Hiwatt. Happy to say I love the purchase, it's blowing me away how good it is. If you'd tried one you'd put Hiwatt on the S list lol
Where is Hartke at lol? I just ordered the Hartke HD50 last night and I'm receiving my first bass guitar
Re. Hughes & Kettner. I was surprised on the take on that one. While it's not my first choice in amps based solely on personal preference, on the occasions I've messed with them I never got any impressions of flubbiness or similar. In fact it was a really really tight tone. I'm sure you've both seen/heard Mika Tyyskä's (aka Mr. Fastfinger's) playing through them. His tones always sounds very articulate and defined to me through them, and very precise. Rather the opposite of what I think of with a "flubby" sound. But then tone is "in the fingers" right? I think Mika could probably play through almost anything and still sound fantastic lol.
As an aside, I actually had an Ampeg guitar amp paired to a 4x12 cab (way) back in the day. It totally rocked and, when paired with the right pedals (which it took well) was great for crunch tones. I actually miss that thing sometimes. Ahhh nostalgia. Cheers!
I play punk and metal. I use the tubemiester 18 and its perfect for solos
Typicality I use my Randall rh 100 through my marshall 1960 4x12 but recently I've been giging with my H&k and my revv 2x12
It cuts through
I played one a while back (Grandmeister 36 I think) and I’d agree that it seemed at least reasonably tight. I absolutely hated the high gain sound though, can’t think of anything else I’ve heard that I took a more instant dislike to, very dark sounding in an odd way - I guess some people might view that as “flubby”? I liked the cleans a lot better.
Friggin Peavey! I had a Bandit 112 back in the 90s, and that spring reverb would clang with any shake or vibration. Just couldn’t rely on it to play live.
I picked up a orange crush 35watt amp after watching this and I assure you that I am so happy with it, going for the Dark Terror next💯🤘🏼thank you for the tips fellas🍀
the Randall Satan and Diavlo are really good though. really tight distortion with the Girth and Grind controls on the Satan. really good bite on e Diavlo.
The Orange Dark Terror might be the best amp in existence. Simple, cheap, and great all around (assuming you know how to use your volume control on your guitar).
Moar collabs with KDH, please. Very nice video :D
I've had a Spider IV since I started playing guitar. And it sits to my right at all times. Next to a Marshall Solid State combo It makes clean noises and distorted noises. And has some built in effects. What else do I need for my room playing. Marshall never turns on.
I own a Hughes & Kettner Blackspirit 200. Underrated amp imo. It's versatility is awesome, and I am able to get a great high gain sound of it with the help of a boost pedal. Only complaint is that for some reason, it is a super noisy amp in the high gain realm, even with the built in noise gate in the amp. You would need another gate in your signal chain to combat the noise issue for sure.
Lol i asked you what you thought of H&K on a stream, i have the tubemeister 18 and really like it, (but i play mostly play black/doom so take it with a grain of salt lol) but Alex Lifeson used them too
what do you think about revv??
It might sound strange for many, but I am playing an Fender HotRodDeluxeIV as a very flexible solution in a Metal Band! I use the destortion/OD/Fuzz peals as pre-amps. The sound works!
Mesa Triple Crown Red Channel is super tight and no flubby low end! Also H&K Black Spirit is a really great sounding little amp do try one if you get the chance! Orange is cool but very expensive in the US just like Marshall. Plus their knobs and hieroglyphics aren’t my fav
I would love to see these two start a band.
Great video. Next time you guys should cover Diezel, Rivera, Laboga and Revv amps as well.
My Diezel Herbert mk3 is the best amp ever owned and by a lot for my tastes.
Fryette too. The issue could be whether they’ve actually played amps from these brands.
Engl too. They missed a couple companies and it heart my brain.
Ampeg is that good for bass amps that it should at least be B tier. Just expensive for the model everyone wants and it’s made for big shows/touring so not right for most people. Class D amps have helped a lot for bassists, for me it was a welcome surprise when purchasing latest head. Not as much fun as guitar amps for sure!! Like most bass stuff so much less variety. The major tones do a lot still I think. Also y’all should do this for speakers now that it’s becoming recognized as so important to the chain. I put a Jensen in my Boss Katana and the sound difference was considerable. Same for when I subbed an 8” Jensen for my micro dark, favorite upgrades I’ve come across so far. Great video!!
“I’ve got a skull shirt on because I’m a bad boy.” 😂😂
Nirvana's Bleach album was recorded entirely running a Boss DS1 through a Fender Twin Reverb. More recently the Swedish hardcore band, Refused, recorded an album called War Music, largely just using a DS2 with a Twin Reverb. Refused in particular got an impressively wide range of great tones out of such a simple rig. I dont particularly like those pedals, or Fender amps, but that combination can definately sound excelent.
You just said the tone on Nirvana's Bleach was great. Get well soon.
@@sixstringtv1 For a $600 garage recording, done on 80's era technology that album is amazing. While almost none of Kurt's guitar tone's are anything I would want to use, I feel that they always worked pretty well for him. Tastes vary, but if the guitar tone is jiving well with the riffage, the song, and the mix: Its good tone. IMO theres alot more to good tone than strumming a couple chords and giving yourself a chubby.
Ok either King Gizz switched or they only use Fender on tour, I just saw them in New Orleans in October. And on the “Fender can’t do high gain” opinion, I read an interview with the guitarist for Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats and he said they specifically use something from the Fender Hot Rod lineup can’t remember if it was a Blues Jr or a Hot Rod Deluxe. Now they are high gain, well lots of fuzz, plus I love running my EQD Hoof Reaper on my Hot Rod Deluxe and I get the doom metal sawing tone out of it. It may not be common but it can be done.
Would you do a list for guitar brands?
Was the Pantera video deleted?
Hey guys! Love both of your channels so it's pretty cool that you are doing an episode together. In reference to Ampeg amps; Doyle from the Misfits uses Ampeg SVT heads exclusively. It is awful. A few years ago I saw him with his solo band in a small club and due to his EQ you could not make out ANYTHING the man played. He has hella bottom end, mids completely cut, and highs cranked, but it made no difference. He uses the same rig with the reformed Misfits and it is the same result there as well. They had to add another guitarist to fill that spot in the mix it's so bad. I think everyone is scared to say anything about it to him 😂.
It's so funny that my list would be completely different for completely different reasons for every brand and I wouldn't even be close to the arguments you used. I love it.
But I'm very disappointed about a couple manufacturers that had a huge impact and are missing, still kicking or not.
Sunn o))) amps, Lee Jackson Amplifier (to be fair, if I had had the money, his new metaltronix would be the first I would buy, this thing is a monster)...., Crate amps (which had some sice cabs and nice-ish amps), Ibanez amps or for example Paul Rivera (now Rivera amplification), who had a huge impact in the amp scene and also created a lot of amps for very different brands.
Anyway, I love those insights and different views. Keep em comin 💜
As a Texan, I can confirm, he looks like my neighbor
Yous guys are both talented and beautiful 🔥
I also prefer the Mark series over the Rectifier but you can make the Rectifier tighter by lowering the bass and boosting it with an overdrive pedal. Also, as Randall goes, let's not forget Ola Englund's Randall Satan which sadly got discontinued. The Laney Supergroup is like an inferior Plexi in my opinion. As modern Marshall goes the DSLR range is pretty good. I especially like the versatility of the DSL40CR and 100HR.
hey at 25:42 you ask for another Peavey for points. i own a Peavey Vypyr combo amplifier, it’s very good for home use, and with a thick bass driven clean tone, it sounds absolutely monstrous with a Distortion Pedal or my personal favorite, the SF300 hyperfuzz.
the amp has good tones by itself, especially for home players to practice or play. it’s got good metal tones, decent cleans and a handful of effects
Oh and also, I had an Ampeg Reverberocket 1x12 for year, which was a smoking combo. Really good for sludge rock and and hard blues.
The two best amps I’ve ever used for a pedal platform are the Hiwatt 50 watt head, and the Carvin valvemaster 100 watt head. So much clean head room, and soooooooo loud!!
I had a Peavey VTM120 at some point. Fantastic amp
Gosh, no Krank or Crate amps? I just bought a Victory Jack, and it's pretty great. Very versatile.
Marshall, Peavey, Mesa, Hughes and Kettner and Orange are my favs,
(Maybe line 6 for the extra goofy early 2000’s distortion).
But my dream amps are certainly Hughes and Kettner Tri-amp, Mesa Dual Recto and Peavey 6505/Triple X (Ultra).
Would love if I owned any of them.
I felt that when you guys were talking about Marshall. I spend about $4000 on my Marshall yjm 100 😅. I’m a huge fan so I had too
Ive got the PRS mt15 and i only have great things to say about it. Killer tight distortion and beautiful cleans
I've never played a recto. I love my Mark iv. It's tight where I don't typically use a boost
I had an old Hiwatt and a jcm 800, Now all I have is tinitus and a combo.Best laugh I had was the Roland was more versitile than a Fender, You kids are a hoot!
I agree. I had a lot of trouble trying to get a mesa mk5, and instead, recorded an entire punk ep using a digitech element xp, multi effects unit as a preamp, into a quilter power amp, and a Marshall 2x12 cabinet. Much better sound for the style I was playing.
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Thanks 😎😎
Curious, why no REVV on the list?
The xxx, jsx, 3120 lineup peavey had sounded pretty cool in my opinion. I'd even say good enough to bump them up to c or d. Also why no Engl ?
Hell yeah 2 of my favorite Geetar fellers.
Very cool...on the comment about no good high gain tone from a fender amp..the 3 gain stages in the bassbreaker 15 I have is very good if you dial them in...the mid gain setting is a great tone once u get those tubes warmed up..this amp gets little love but to my ears and w my pedalboard it's fantastic..great job guys and I love my katana 50 as well..you can also get a great affordable bogner ecstasy tone w thier pedals..
What about Kustom, Behringer, Engl, Egnater, Dr. Z, etc?
Where would put Sunn amps if they were still being made?
about 20 years ago I used a bass amp and 410 cab at a rehersal once because i got out of work late and the bass had a spare rig at the rehersal spot. I stopped bringing my head and cab after that 1 rehersal. If you use pedals or processors and need/want a super clean signal to start.. Bass amps are the way to go...
I've been playing a 4×10 Hartke cab for 25 years. Transient Attack with aluminum cones.
A death metal weapon.
who did you kill to get the Kerry King amp for 600? or was ist broken? crazy
Opposite of broken, was modded to also have an FX loop added. Bought it off my old guitar teacher
So peavey's a sad story. The whole 3 years I toured the country.. the country being america.. LOL I used a 6505 +and a jcm 900. They're both classics and they're both incredible you can't go wrong with either. There's a lot of great amps out there now but I still love those two amps. The only amp right now that I have my eye on though is the PRS Mt series amps those things sound fucking incredible. Blew me away on how good a PRS amp could really sound. You guys should do a demo on that amp that would be really cool
How about amp sims/plugins?