How about Fender EVH 5150III or Elmwood M90?
I never saw a Elmwood amp before! I checked it on youtube and it is worth trying though!
I don't know about the EVH 5150III...I am not too fond of the brown sound hype 'nd stuff, but I can give it a try..
Egnater Mod 50
I like the principle of that amp, but I remember some older Egnaters that all broke down because of very bad soldering. Do you have any experience with the newer Egnaters? Because of the preamps that you can change, it doesn't look rock-solid (as far as a tube amp can be), but maybe I am wrong.
Have you tried the Koch Powertone II (being from Holland and everything)? I've played with it briefly and it seemed pretty awesome. Need to find some more time to go and crank it up to see if it does brutal metal as well :)
Yeah, Koch is pretty nice actually! Our other guitarist uses a Multitone, but I don't like the fact that it doesn't have a master volume.
I like master volumes , just because it is very handy.
I can't really remember what the clean was like on the shiva... :lol: kind of warm?
i'd say the Engl SE would probably do what you want, if i'm interpreting what you're saying correctly, but it is a lot of cash.
Well, the Bogner Shiva clean channel is like a tonal orgasm for me. I tried that amp and I loved it! Every time I hear someone playing on the shiva clean channgel, it makes me very happy!
Yeah, the SE is pretty expensive, but most of the amps with the features I am looking for are. Hell, I thought I had an expensive amp with the Triamp, and then I came across the mesa boogie Roadking :lol:
I really don't like the overdrive/distortion of the shiva
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Yeah...I know....sorry man...not that it is bad, but it is just not what I want :)
May I ask why it has to be 3 channel?
If so, check out the Marshall JVM series.
If a 2 channel with a dedicated solo boost will do, check out Splawn. Or, you might want to check out a Rivera Knucklehead and use a boost in the FX loop for a solo boost.
Another option is to get a MIDI preamp (JMP-1, ENGL E580) and something like a Marshall rack mounted power amp.
The reason I want a 3-channel amp is that I use it all 8)
I play mostly rock and metal oriented music, but I need a good clean also (well, no one will notice when I have a cr@ppy sound, but it's my hobby, so I want to get a kick when playing :) ).
In the band I use clean sounds as well as classic rock sounds (think of AC/DC and Guns N' roses), but also system of a down type of music, which is nicer with a modern sound.
I can try to mess with some distortion pedals, but I like the sound of a big tube head (although I am very curious about the Damage Control pedals!)
So a 2-channel with dedicated solo boost is not what I want. In the Triamp I use a booster pedal between the preamp out and power amp in, for solo boost, on top of the different channels for the sounds.
MIDI preamp is nice too, I have a JMP-1 with poweramp at home, for practise and backup purposes, but I like to use a head in combination with some floor pedals.
