Author Topic: What high gain head....... (Read 5485 times)

AdamB · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2007, 10:55:10 PM »

I really need to get to Sounds Great, they stock Krank, Diezel, Bogner etc

Don't think my girlfriend would be too impresses though, 'It sounds the same'

And she's an audiologist!!!

zf · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2007, 11:03:44 PM »

I'm looking for a metal-oriented yet versatile head myself at the moment. I've heard good things about the Koch Powertone II head. The Koch dealer nearest to me sucks though, went over there to try it out, and they didn't have a separate room for the amps or anything. So, basically I couldn't turn the volume beyond 0.5 (out of 10, the things got 120w after all) without being told to "keep it down a bit". Idiots, as if you can get any real sense of a tube amp at those levels :)

Still looking forward to trying one out in a proper setting... There's another dealer that's some 50km from here, might have to make the trip there.

Has anyone else tried the Powertone?

AdamB · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2007, 10:15:48 AM »

Never seen Koch stocked anywhere to be honest, they're going to my list now. I was meaning for this list to go smaller, haha!

badgermark · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2007, 12:13:32 PM »

Quote from: adammato

Don't think my girlfriend would be too impresses though, 'It sounds the same'

And she's an audiologist!!!

Well to be honest most high gain stuff sounds similar to untrained ears too. Untrained meaning not a metal connoisseur...

My girlfriend is the same though, studying music at Uni and still doesn't care unless I pull out some lovely clean chords with a warm tone... Appreciate the dirt woman!.

hunter · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:07:43 PM »

check out Mako Dorado, similar to Avenger, but a bit less smooth
http://www.makoamplification.com/sounds.html

DeanS · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2007, 02:58:19 PM »

Those Mako's look cool, especially the plexi version, but so do the Elmwoods.........

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mLelkfdShhY

dave_mc · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2007, 04:58:15 PM »

if you're looking at single channel, i like both the deliverance and the avenger... i like cornfords too.

AdamB · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2007, 07:19:00 PM »

Quote from: hunter

check out Mako Dorado, similar to Avenger, but a bit less smooth
http://www.makoamplification.com/sounds.html

They sound lovely!!!

Would you really say they're not as smooth?

AdamB · « **Reply #23 on:** December 22, 2007, 07:45:17 PM »

Also, the Cornford mk50, so many choices!!!

dave_mc · « **Reply #24 on:** December 23, 2007, 02:27:35 PM »

oh, regarding the koch powertone, i haven't tried it, but i think johnny mac has one.
maybe he'll turn up.

but if you're looking at multi-channel heads now, i have a bunch more suggestions... :)

AdamB · « **Reply #25 on:** December 23, 2007, 03:35:22 PM »

I've been on the Egnater forums, and the EG5 just sounds incredible

I'm sticking with Egnater mod 50, if i try to convince myself otherwise, slap me

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #26 on:** December 23, 2007, 04:19:50 PM »

Yes do try a Koch Powertone II but crank it for the best effect. As Dave said I've had one 2.5 years now and they are great. It's 3 channel the ultra gain which is just pure evil uses an extra valve in the pre-amp than the gain channel, which is a monster in itself. Both have mid boost/cut and share the EQ. The clean channel has an amazing sound and has it's own EQ. It has two master volume levels which are foot switchable as is the reverb. There is a 3 way speaker damping switch which can dramatically tighten or loosen the sound, especially at high volumes. It has direct outputs for recording, Triode/Penthode power switching. Pretty much all you would need without the silly price tag.

Holiday Music stock them.

QS-Nalle · « **Reply #27 on:** December 24, 2007, 06:03:22 AM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Diezel Diezel Diezel Diezel.

Diezel.

Diezel.

Herbert or VH4.

I quite agree :D :D :D :D
Fantastic amps!