Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: rimsky on November 19, 2008, 05:07:21 PM
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Hello there!
I'm a new BKP tone soldier. :P
Just loaded my 1978'SG with WARPIG and now waitin' for my PIG-90 to complete the piggy gibbo)
For a few times I wanted to start a topic about pickups but...whatever..so now is the time.
I'm looking to get a new amp for my rehersal room and i'm in the sad blace between the Rivera KR-100 and Krank Rev.
So I wonder what you guys have to say about this.
P.S.Amp Is for:1) Sabbath\Crowbar\Down oriented stuff 2)some bluesy stuff too
P.S.S Thanks for your kickass clips and helpful topics!
I'm from Russia so you have to forgive me for my lame english :)
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Is
Niether
And
Bogner Uberschall
An acceptable answer?
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Is
Niether
And
Bogner Uberschall
An acceptable answer?
You read my mind, lol
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Pah! Up with the Koch!
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Great minds and all that!
Johnny, I only suggested the Uber because its got an ultra-heavy-marshall vibe thats perfect for those bands. I'm sure, as always, that you Koch is wonderfull, and if you say it can deliver the goods, I believe you, but I'm afraid I've had no experience of your Koch, so I couldnt possibly comment!
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Johnny's koch is alot more flexible.
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Johnny's koch is alot more flexible.
I hear it can go pretty much anywhere you want it.
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Johnny's koch is alot more flexible.
I hear it can go pretty much anywhere you want it.
Yep. But its too big for bedroom use.
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PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE don't let this degenerate into a "Koch" thread..!
Welcome, Russian friend - please ignore the childish penis jokes...
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Penis jokes!? PDT_023
You've got it all wrong. The Koch is a very flexible unit that can go anywhere but unfortunately has too much headroom for the bedroom(isn't that a Jason Becker song?:P).
However:
"Concerns
Right side of rear panel is only secured to the chassis with double-stick adhesive, and is vulnerable to separation when the chassis is out of the cabinet."
I too would be concerned if the rear panel of my Koch was only secured with adhesive! Johnny is this a problem for you or do you just never take the chassis out of the cabinet?
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Welcome russian dude!
Dont ignore the Koch jokes. Join in! Johnny likes it when people talk about his koch.
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down, sabbath and crowbar?
ubershall would be a great idea.
I've also heard a jcm900 get VERY close
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I've never had to dismantle my Koch's chassis from its cabinet. Dissected I must say from photographs, it does look mighty impressive. It can also be modified to take 6L6 valves or others and is a breeze to bias from a DIY point of view, so I understand it. Yes my Koch's flexibility is incredible going from very soft clean & pleasant to rock hard and tight as f*ck gaining aggression as I turn my Koch's knob. For the harder Marshall sounds my Koch can achieve these by simply using a Marshall Cabinet if the Koch's cabinet of these requirements are not to your liking. Koch's speakers are made by Jensen with input by Koch. My amps headroom is massive for my bedroom running 120w rms into a 4 x12 cab at 4ohms is something to behold. Such is the power of my koch I can feel it plummeling my liver. So an attenuator is in order. Trust me you will love it.
It also does the bluesy stuff real nice. Two different gain channels you see. With lower output pickups the differences are stark but units like war pigs and miracle mans they drive them into huge amounts of gain, the normal gain channel which is more like a marshall has a massive low end kick to it.
http://www.koch-amps.com/upload/documents/PDFs/Powertone-II-manual.pdf
The new Koch Supernova is very well specced
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Thanks a lot.I'll check out a bogner this week.I saw some youtube vids and it sounded too modern(for my ear).
Is there any owners of RIVERA KR-100?
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There's lots of KR 100 videos on YouTube
Having looked up the Uberschall on YouTube too, blimey! :o
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yup,you could get the "idea" of the sound from youtube vids..nothin more.
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Obvious choice would be a Marshall, wouldn't it?
Or what about a Bogner XTC?
Personally I am no big fan of Riveras (once owned a Knucklehead), but would take one over a Krank.
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I'll have to back Jonny up here with a nod towards the Koch. I only have the Koch Studiotone, which is only
18-20 watts but is has a unique sound. However, I still like my 65 Amps London 18 , which has a Marshall sounding side and a AC30 sounding side: Rock versatile but not brutal.
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its funny because down and mastodon use jcm800 and jcm900's.
Bloodmountain however was done with mesas.
For remission, lifesblood and leviathan, it was just a tubescreamer into a jcm800. Thats IT.
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Obvious choice would be a Marshall, wouldn't it?
Or what about a Bogner XTC?
Personally I am no big fan of Riveras (once owned a Knucklehead), but would take one over a Krank.
Why didn't you like the Knucklehead, hunter? Too heavy?
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Obvious choice would be a Marshall, wouldn't it?
Or what about a Bogner XTC?
Personally I am no big fan of Riveras (once owned a Knucklehead), but would take one over a Krank.
Yep,It would be great if you'll share some details :)
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It was too tight and harsh in the high frequencies. I kept getting buzzing ears after rehearsal, but had the feeling I hadn't heard myself well while playing.
It's just in the face, not in the chest/stomach, as I prefer...
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It's just in the face, not in the chest/stomach, as I prefer...
:lol:
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It's just in the face, not in the chest/stomach, as I prefer...
:lol:
And the bar lowers further still
Good work that man!!
:lol:
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It's just in the face, not in the chest/stomach, as I prefer...
What's about Rivera M-100(S-120)?