Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Poetic Justice on October 16, 2011, 03:38:50 PM
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I got a call yesterday asking if I would like to work in a different department, for more money; so I thought: "Hey, I'm gonna treat myself to a top quality Amp" :)
So if anyone knows of any amp builders that can make great sounding, versatile, metal amps, could you please let me know.
Also how much would i be looking at?
Cheers
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Id say around £1k+ minimum but that is absolutely scr@ping the bottom your most likely looking at around £1300+ with most builders
And there are plenty on here HTH posted a few videos of one of his newer amps recently
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Where do you live?
I really, really like DAR!. Check those bad boys out!, if i had that kind of money, then i would have FOUR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbg1c4GqXg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbg1c4GqXg)
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I'm based in UK. N those Dar amps sound awesome
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yeah. but they cost around 5000 dollars :/
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yeah. but they cost around 5000 dollars :/
Jesus Christ! I just wondered btw, rather than having a 3 channel clean/crunch/lead type amp, is it possible to have something like a 3 channel with 1 Clean and 2 Lead channels. Kind of like a Lead channel to give me that Peavey 6505 tone, and another Lean Channel which would be based more around my Solo style playing, where I play instrumental music?
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if you go custom then yes. but be prepared to pay. if you want a 6505 tone it may be better to still get a 6505
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MJW - not aimed at metal per se, but worth looking at
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and HTH more metal end
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if you go custom then yes. but be prepared to pay. if you want a 6505 tone it may be better to still get a 6505
Well I'm getting myself a Jet City for a nice versatile amp, and was going to get a Peavey 6505 for metal. But now I'm wondering whether to just get a Marshall JVM since I've heard it's really versatile amp with great metal tones. The idea of a custom made amp is more just enquiring about it, weighing up my options. Has anyone had experiendce with the JVM?
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yeah, I have a JVM, among other things. What you wanna know?
Edit - fwiw from my brief play of the MJW electra, I thought it was nearly there. In all fairness the lions share of my objections could easily have been down to the cab and speaker.
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yeah, I have a JVM, among other things. What you wanna know?
Edit - fwiw from my brief play of the MJW electra, I thought it was nearly there. In all fairness the lions share of my objections could easily have been down to the cab and speaker.
I just want to know how it is for metal since it uses EL34s? I know for a fact it will be great for all the other styles I play.
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Its the best marshall metal amp I've used. EL34s shouldnt put you off for metal at all, there are many great EL34 metal amps out there.
The only thing about the marshall is it doesnt like to be quiet, and its quite noisy. But if we're talking a band setting here, channels 3 and 4 each on orange or red are all (4 options there, obivously) capable of various degrees of metal.
it goes up to pretty severely hotrodded JCM800 territory on its most metal settings.
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thanks for the plug guys.
for the more metal end of things, this is what I've been working on, but it could be made more metal if you wanted. I tend to try and retain that grind in the mids and not have the tone become too saturated and fizzy.
here are a couple of clips...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLexfbnJicg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PX2M-iN7Yc
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nice am still loving the orion you modded
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As for the EL34 thing.
i find El34s to be far better for metal than 6l6 they dont have all that bloat in the low end and they have some great grind in the mids with nice high end.
I also find El34s tighter in general as well which is mainly due to less bloat in the lows
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nice am still loving the orion you modded
cheers dude, glad its working for you.
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As for the EL34 thing.
i find El34s to be far better for metal than 6l6 they dont have all that bloat in the low end and they have some great grind in the mids with nice high end.
I also find El34s tighter in general as well which is mainly due to less bloat in the lows
for metal I really prefer 6550s - plenty chunk in the bass end, but TIGHT plus plenty of grind in the mids and clarity in the top end.
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nice am still loving the orion you modded
cheers dude, glad its working for you.
it is more than working, sounds ace have through matamp 2x10 with vintage 10's in at mo...does hang over both sides (feet sit ok)
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nice am still loving the orion you modded
cheers dude, glad its working for you.
it is more than working, sounds ace have through matamp 2x10 with vintage 10's in at mo...does hang over both sides (feet sit ok)
you need a big 4x10 made up :D
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mmmm 4x10, still contemplating this 2x12 (http://www.ourstuff.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/selling/zilla.jpg)
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6l6/5881's for me =) I've always preferred the american thing in favour of the marshall stuff :)