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The trick with the steins is to keep the global master higher than channel master volumes.
Dime the master and then bring the channel volume up for level and it really shines.
This is cool. I've got an old JCM 800 Tony modified before he got Krank amps up and running. It has the sweep control too. It can be a pain to dial in but once you get there it sounds pretty damn sweet. He described the sweep control as the Q on a parametric EQ to me.
I own a krankenstein + 120 watt head with matching cabs full stack, bought new in 2007, never has been my go to amp. but it's the heaviest and loudest amp I have ever owned. I still have it today, with original tubes, and never have had any problems, built like a tank, great review Kyle
So many of those classic Andy Sneap productions were using Krank Revolutions and Krankenstein’s. They’re very similar circuits. Killer sounding amps as long as you dial them in right.
Build quality is a little weird, they get the job done but they could have done some simple tweaks to the pcb’s that would save a lot of problems
16:05 FINALLY a full sounding tone😂😭
So awesome that you made this video on a Krankenstein in 2022. I bought mine in 2005 new which I still have. I love it. You're right about spending time to dialing it in. I gigged with it using a Ibanez with a JB in the bridge through a Mesa cab with V30s. I also ran a TS9 to make it less dry. I just turned up the volume on the TS9 only. It sounded great. I'm going to have to revisit that setup again soon. I'm curious to see how it would sound with my Kiesel
Excellent vid! That TC Integrated Preamp side of the Deadweald really had that amp sounding fantastic which makes sense as those pedals tend to make the low end more percussive and this amp apparently does that well already. Speaking of which finally on the waitlist for that Deadweald Duality DX.
Bro that camera looks sick..super crispy! also awesome video as usual!
I like it. Great video once again! I used to love my Krank Rev with the Krankshaft OD. Great stuff actually!
Krankenstein+ was the best sounding amp to me I actually owned. Killer demo man, keep up the good work! Greetings from Slovakia!
you bet man! Thanks for watching!
Yep I have 2 and with kt88s they sound massive when kranked up....these are what a modern marshall should sound like.Very under appreciated amp that can get a.variety of tones...good clean channel as well
One of the best reviews you've done! Got an interesting amp sounding amazing!
I ran 2 different eminence speaker set ups and both sounded absolutely killer. 1 was 2 swamp thangs and 2 texas heats in an x pattern in a Valveking 4x12 and then 2 legends and 2 texas heats in an x pattern in a randall xl 4x12. SD-1 in the front and an EQ in the loop. Thing to remember is that the sweep works with the bass and mid knobs. Once dialed in it's my absolute favorite amp that I've found to be unmatched. Great video man and keep on rockin!!
This amp sound amazing with your style. The quick and snappy attack is distinct and cool imo
I’ve owned three variations of Krankenstein and this is a fair example of what to expect with it. I prefer the 50 and 20 watt Jr models as they have a little more compression and can really breath fire. The power tube volume knob isn’t really necessary for this amp and can make weird things happen on your channel volume as you turn volume up and down
The real secret to krank amps is using the recommended speaker for the amp. Play the Kstein through Texas Heats... it's easily the best sounding amp I've ever heard for metal. Play through a V30? - becomes a tighter 5150ish amp
Damn it sounds awesome. Always wanted to put my fingers on it... Pretty much impossible to snag a one these days... Thank you, Kyle! Appreciate it very much, brotha!!! Rock on!!! \m/
No doubt, glad you enjoyed!
Krank has this unique sound! Love it!
I had one of these. I never really liked the sound, but i remember it being unbelievably loud.
The sweep and EQ is definitely touchy. But when you find that sweet spot, its sooo good!
@@ABHORRANCE831 i sold mine for $950 and bought a vht pittbull 100 cl for $800. That was in 2009, I'll be buried with the pittbull.
When I had a Krankenstein, lets be honest because Dime passed away, I used a Dallas Rangemaster Treblebooster set about 10 O'Clock and a DOD 250 which gave a it sharper attack IMO
I remember all the advertising they did in the guitar magazines my father had... full pages of artists that used them. Then suddenly.. they were basically gone. Can't think of a metal player still using them now
i have the krank krankestein half stack in chrome its a beast for sure! also has awesome low end too i have the original
I would really like to see a video with different speakers. When I got my krank I only bought the head. A year or so later I found a matching cab with the Texas heats and it did make a big difference. Try adding some more gain into the sound too. I found it likes to be almost at max. The sweep know was killer for me when I first got the head but it definitely takes some time to get use to how that knob effects the amp.
Top end definitely has some paper/cloth ripping quality to it here and I could definitely see where Emi speakers would help that. Still sounds pretty good though! I remember seeing this in guitar mags when I first started playing and drooling wishing I could play one. My taste in tone has swung more to the polite side so I chase more rolled-off top end now, though.
i've had one for years, took some time to dial in, but in low tunings is a beast. i used the zw overdrive and it makes a difference. my latest band plays in drop a# and my other guitar player has used a 5150 which together sound brutal
great demo as usual would like to see what you think of the orange super crush 100
You are an Amp Tweaker's Amp Tweaker, Kyle!! Enjoyed watching you make the Krankenstein sound awesome!!🤘
I used one of these with the matching cab when I toured in Liferuiner back in 2009. It worked for me and I thought it sounded good at the time haha.
Holy fuck, haven't heard that name in a while
Dude i love me some liferuiner
Once again great video. Thanks
The last big head I had was a Krank Rev1+. It was pretty cool. Had the roar of a Marshall but with a lot more bottom end and less Marshall "karaaaang". I ran mine with the Sweep in the lower 25% of the range otherwise it would pummel you with nails in the face. But I got rid of it when I no longer needed huge amps for anything. Sad.
Always been keen on owning the krankenstein ay. These tones in the intro of the vid are sic 🤘🤘
I remember when these were just the thing to have! All over guitar world magazines.. would love to try one
I just bought a Krank 4x12 straight oversized cab for 450 bucks since I couldnt find a decent Mesa os cab for sale. it sounds excellent, makes my 50 watt stealth come to life in practice, rise above the loud drummer with ease, better than my mesa 2x12. The cabs are the real sleepers.
I'd love to see you do a video like this with a Rivera M series amp!
My band was endorsed by krank around 2006, we got some Rev1 and krankensteins , i still have 4 cabs and both heads. Theyre amazing! you have to dial them in properly though. The rev 1 sounds great with a little extra saturation on it as the gain is more crunch than anything on its own.
I love the bass on these amps...
Just subscribed Bro...
Glad to have you dude!
I never played a Krankenstein, but I loved my Rev1...until I got Rev+ (which might be one of my favorite amps I've ever had). The Rev+ had better thiccer lows and low mids, and that overall chunk that the 1's lacked. This demo sounds pretty good overall, but definitely would give the upper hand to the Rev. I think the Dimebag signature has more of that ice-picky voicing.
You took my answer.
The rev1 was good but always thought it was thin now I have the rev1+ and yes same amazing tone with all the low end balls and thickness the original lacked wouldn't mind trying the krankenstein+
Ok, a couple things, so here’s a story for ya and then some tips. I live in Phoenix where these amps were/are made. I had a revolution I was selling and a guy came to buy it that personally knew Tony. He told me the reason the krankenstien is so sharp is because when Tony was tweaking the amp to dime’s specs, dime kept sending it back saying it needed more of a certain frequency. Tony noticed every time he increased the presence dime was happier with the tone. Apparently this went back and forth a few times. Basically dime was tone deaf in a very specific frequency and kept having him increase it because he couldn’t hear it. So dimes signature tone was created by his inability to hear properly haha. I know people shit all over dime’s tone nowadays. Regardless, his tone is instantly recognizable and really what would you rather have? To sound just like everyone else or to have a unique sound that makes you distinguishable? Anyway, Tony finally got the amp to dime’s approval and was going to send out 2-4 amps but then dime got killed. Dime never got to play on the finalized version of his amps.
The master and channel volume have a dramatic impact on the amp’s sound. Running the channel volume equal to the master I’ve found equate to a better sound. But, you can really tweak the mids and treble by running them out of sync. Running the channel volume higher makes the amp thinner and scratchy. Running the master higher makes it fatter.
That explains why Dime's signature Seymour Duncan pickups were ice picky as hell.
You can have a unique tone that doesn't sound like shit though.
Recognition for a shitty tone isn't optimal.
@@vorpalblades I understand what you are saying. One thing to remember is that today's great tone will be tomorrows shitty tone. When Dime was playing with Pantera his tone fit for the time and there were many copy cats that loved his tone. Nobody knows what the next great tone will be but I can guarantee it will change.
That sounds pretty good. Def a different feel than the normal expected amp response. I would probably buy one of these and just change out boosts to find new character I like. But yeah. definitely a tweaker amp. Still, it's cool.
Noice way to start the week
that ENGL cab is nice!
I have one, I used it for quite a while as my main amp. It takes forever to dial in and I love it in a studio setting but live not so much. If you have all your settings marked it's cool to play live with until you get in a weird sounding room and try to change your eq and then it turns into a cluster fuck. It's a cool amp and sounds great once you get it dialed in,but definitely not my number one.
The Krankenstein cabs were an oversized ported Musicman or sunn copy with Texas Heats....Id hook it up to the Marshall MF280....bet you like it mo betta...I started at the 3s and dialed from there...it needed a boost or a TS. A rat works great into that sucker.
I like the old Krank amps Tony used to build cool stuff. His old band we put out there cd.
Oh hell yeas. I used to own this amp im stoked to hear how you make it sound (still in prevideo ads rn)
Oh I had the + wonder what the difference in tone is
They're supposed to be mopre balanced, less bright and less fizzy.
@@belligerentamateur man i really wish I remember what mine sounded like a bit more. I feel like I remember it was very unique. I don't remember the presence being so dramatic tho so that is prolly one of the differences
@@belligerentamateur i can say, I always knew I wanted to get another one after I sold my old one.
You need to play with this more. The EQ is wild. Plus fx knob in back needs to be maxed
The Marshall Mode Four amps were also controversial but guys like Alex Skolnick said that it can be great with some tweaking in an old rig rundown. Maybe that one could be interesting too. Love your channel!
Thansk man! Mode 4 is on my list of amps to track down!
@@belligerentamateur awesome! Can't wait. Kudos from Germany
I wonder if this amp was specifically voiced and designed to work with dime's gear rack.
11:20 that all out war riff tho
Sounds a lot better then the Randall Thrasher on your other clip
I love that metal snot after 6k.
Good stuff, per usual. Definitely not an amp I'm really into when compared to others, but it doesn't suck either
Krank cabs were also solid pine. I don't mind the sound of this Krankenstein in the intro riff
My dream amp!
Also you should have tested it through your Vader 412 cabinet.
looks very hard to dial man. thanks for the video
We would love to see a review of the Krank Rev 1+ as well. Thanks in advance :) .
I have one, and will post a review for sure!
I remember playing a Krankenstein when they first came out and did not like it. Sounds about the same to me on this vid as it did then. I do remember playing a Krank Rev 1 and almost bought at a GC years ago, but never did since I still liked my Peavey 5150's better.
I wish I'd pulled the trigger on a Krank 1980 while they were still available.
Need to try that one
Great amp demo, Kyle! I've never played the Krankenstein, but after hearing your amp demo, it's not a tone that I really liked to hear or play through. No disrespect to those who own or play that amp! I wouldn't buy the Krankenstein since it would fit for my style of playing, but kudos to those of you that can dial it in and make it work for you. I have to agree that adjusting the sweep control & amp EQ is key to getting that amp's tone dialed in.
I have a Krank 1980 Jr. 20 watt amp head that just sounds awesome for hard rock/classic metal. It's more of a hotrodded '80s Marshall amp tone with a good usable clean channel. If you can demo the Krank Nineteen80 80 watt amp along with its matching Krank 4x12 cab with Eminence Governor speakers (voiced like a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker), that would be great! I know that Frank Hannon & Dave Rude of Tesla and Michael Wilton of Queensryche were endorsing the Krank Nineteen80 amp heads for awhile in 2010 and there's a UA-cam review from Premier Guitar as well.
The KRANKENSTEIN+ is an amazing amp! I’m stunned none of the competition bought the designs
Peavey did model it with their vyper amps..also I think Tony Krank is still making rev1 style amps
Turn the global master volume all the way up......... it will come alive
Hetfield did use the krankestein in death magnetic and who knows where in combination with other amps. The first riffs here, sound more like hetfield modern rythm tone than any other video kyle did lol.
Awesome Demo man. I really liked the sound you got with the Mud Killer engaged. I have a question for you though. I am looking for an all valve head and can't exceed $2500. You have most definitely played many more amps than me so I would really love to hear you opinion. Bonus points for amps with 3 or more channels and extras like built in gate or overdrive. Reverb would be cool too and ideally I'd love something that can take a wide array of different power tubes. Thanks for you time and consideration buddy. Keep doing you! Great job with the channel!
Thanks man! Af far as a recommendation, I'd need to know what sounds you're going for
@@belligerentamateur hey bro! Thank you so much for getting back to me! I play 7 string in B standard or drop A pretty much exclusively and am looking for something that retains that low end tightness. I really enjoy the guitar sound on that newest Alluvial record. I'm mostly into technical death metal. I like a pronounced mid range in the upper mids. Looking to avoid harsh highs. Another bands sound I've always loved is Aeon off of the album Bleeding the False. Hope that helps. Thanks again Kyle! I really enjoy your content buddy. Keep at it!
The knobs on your krankenstein are different than mine? Wonder why, I'm 100% mine are stock.
my guitar center in early 2000s had one next to a used VH4, VH4 was 2000 used, and the Krank was that much new with cab. Which would you buy? This is where Krank name came from!
Definitely not the speakers for this amp. The speaker that came in the Krank cabs was the Eminence Legend V12 but spec'd for Krank and was very close to a T12-75. The amps were voiced towards that, although the Kstein cabs came with Texas heat speakers which do have more high end that the regular Krank speaker. I love my Kstein for sure
a fizzy version of the R1 but get the PLUS version of both amps they have improved major components!
Yeah, I have a Rev1+ and def dig that more.
I had the opportunity to play this very amp with 2 Krank cabs, full stack on kill at my local guitar center. Now they had a Metal Zone hooked up to it. I've gotta say,.....it was ferocious. The low end was massive. Great mids. Now,......... the factory gain was a bit hard to dial in without the pedal. But,....it didn't take but about 10 mins of tweaking before it was ripping faces off. I will say though,...the factory voicing is more like Slayer territory instead of Dime territory. However,....with the MZ it was very convincing. Very loud. Very heavy.
This sounds totally sick. The brittle/harsh tones are still very 3D, but it's cool you can mix them out. You can mix any head, obviously - since you're a pro at tones.....but I'd go out of my way to add this to my collection. Currently, I have a 2203 from 1978 (JMP) and a USA 6505+. ROCK ON!
Yeah, you can definitely tell that this amp was meant for a cab loaded with Eminence speakers in regards to the high end. 😅 honestly though, i don't think that's too bad of a thing. I've played digital models of Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers before through a set of Eminence CV-75's and they sound absolutely crushing. The CV-75's have a lot of complex midrange frequencies going on compared to the V30, and it in turn pairs really, really nice with the scooped mids of a Mesa Boogie Rectifier amp.
I know i say this all the time, but it's always worth checking out different speakers and pairing them with the right amps, wether you do so through buying the speakers theirselves and putting them in your cab, or using an IR.
That's why I own a variety of different cabinets with different speakers
Hey kyle this is unrelated to the video but i am looking for a good 2x12 cab that is Bright and maybe a little scooped and wondered if you have any suggestions, i have been recomended mesa and ENGL but mesa is too expensive and j think the ENGL cabs are way to Ugly haha right now Im thinking the EVH ones maybe , you got any other one i Should consider ?
The EVH 2x12 cabs are damn good and cheaper than the Mesa by about $300
seems like you can make almost any tube amp with decent gain sound good, with a boost and the right cab.
Because all you need is a solid cabinet.
@@BlvckjvckRecordings well not really, this amp def needs a boost... and you need at least some gain, can't really do much with a Peavey Windsor for example.
I bet an MXR EQ would be helpful.
When I had one I thought it was a one trick pony. But damn it does that trick very well.
This was the quickest I got rid of an amp. Too much fiddling for a decent sound, move to a new room and start tweaking again. They sound decent, but aren't very practical for a consistent sound.
i love dime but i played this head through it’s 4x12 cab and man i couldn’t get a good sound out of that amp. it’s funny he saids the highs are too harsh. when i played it i couldn’t get any kind of good highs out of it at all. the amp was just super dark. somewhat tight but i don’t know if it was the speakers or what but no matter what i did the amp was just always dark. this review sounds way better than the one i played.
funny think with signature gear is people will have a hard time using it but the artist can walk up to it turn two knobs and be done and set sounding great.
Sounds like the tone i want for real. Lots of gain and low end
I think it sounded better with the boost but it do anything for me. Controls didn't seem to do what I would think they should do.
KYLE PLEASE HELP Balaguer are they worth the money ive been contemplating building a custom one tonally and playability wise are they worth the money
Absolutely worth it. They've become my favorite guitars
Nolly's pickups would sound phenomenal in that guitar i have no doubt
Correct me if I'm wrong. If you know how to dial your tone and have a Boss SD2 you can get your tone out of every single tubes amp head that you can check ✔️✅ I'm not that an expert in tone as you are, but I think I will be able to gig with almost every amp I can borrow. Even a Solid State amp head. I think we're kinda obsessed with the tone and sound and what's really important is the make the audience headband or mosh. Cheers bro.🤜🏻🤛🏻
was in the front row for a show where dude was using a krank. the high end made me nauseous. i bought a shirt and wrapped it around my head to dampen the high end.
Sounds better with American voiced speakers. I have a krank rev and through my Jackson cab it sounds thick as hell.
Thing sounded pretty good. Feel like I’m inspired to smack a couple bullies
Same opinion about the SD-1. I found myself constantly putting that pedal in front of my Rev Jr. Gave the amp more punch and clarity than an 808.
Yes! Really starting to love that one lately!
@@belligerentamateur me too! I run it in front of almost everything again now. I put it away 10 years ago and bought into the 808/TS hype. That thing is hard to beat for the cost.
I tried to buy one at a guitar center about a decade ago. It was the only one I had seen online in years, and I haven't seen one since. It had clearly been dropped hard at some point before it got to my hands, so I wound up cancelling the order. All the transformers and tubes were sitting at a 45 degree angle, and it barely functioned. I was so bummed.
I'm sure they didn't even repair it in order to sell it. It probably wound up in the trash
Yikes, sounds like classic GC
I've wondered what that popping noise is when you stop playing for a wile now. Is it something to do with one of your noise gates?
It' the audio from my vocal mic coming back in. The amps are loud in the room so I have to edit my audio to remove the room sound from my audio mic, but sometimes I can't edit it all out
@@belligerentamateur makes perfect sense idk why I didn't think of that lol
How is it on this amp the separated note riffs sound not so good but the lower chord chugg stuff is pretty good sounding lol weird
The frequencies it pushes makes it goofy
Played thru one and it sounded as good as most other amps.
To me it sounded like the solid state amps Dime played originally which was his sound anyway.
I am More a Marshall 2204 guy and not into the scooped muddy mids like you have in the video.
I wish they had one in uk for sale 😭
not my favorite, but you had it dialed nice by the end.
I’ll never sell mine, wish I had tho money at the time to buy a revo. These are good amps, but they can get hairy if you don’t use a right cab or setting.
At its best, it sounds like a weirdly constipated JCM800. Also explains why the SD-1 works well with it. Somehow it gives me Mastodon vibes? EDIT: It actually gets something good going in the last part of the video, huh...
I just started putting a SD-1 before my Laney VH100R (GH100L's big brother), and it's SO GOOD.
So the krank amps are my favorite amps ever. I own 4. I think my favorite of them is the rev jr. but it came alive when I changed the tubes. I can’t remember what I put in it though. You really need to try a revolution of some sort.
I have a Rev1 + ! I'll demo it soon!
Well, after watching Ola's video, You're ones, and Official Krank Video Abou Krankenstein, I think, I would Buy This one with OG Krankenstein Cab
Yes! Keep riffin
Is the krankenstien heavier or filthier then the new evh 5150 iconic ? I’m thinking of trading my iconic for the krankenstien or is that a bad choice and bad trade? Hahaha
Value wise, you'd win. Overall, I'd rather have the Iconic but it's really personal preference.
The later plus ones sounded so much better i played the ogs of the rev and krankenstein and owned the plus version they sounded more like a vintage marshall and not twangy
It's interesting, I'm hearing that it lacks mid mids and some upper mids but plenty of low mids and treble. Might I suggest messing around with an EQ pedal in the loop, just to better demonstrate what you're hearing an amp is missing (in your opinion)?
Hey man! Appreciate the suggestion! That would really just show the capabilities of the EQ and not the amp though.
@@belligerentamateur that's fair haha
Had one for over a year. Literally spent more time tweaking it then actually playing.... man it was bad. That said I wish I still had it though
Definitely veryyyyy finnicky with the controls
I can get a half stack in great condition for 1500,just looked at it,odd this popped up
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