Author Topic: Just how tight is the ceramic warpig? (Read 12315 times)

OD-Black_Fire · « **Reply #15 on:** November 18, 2006, 04:54:34 PM »

This thread is actually two threads in one. Something Awful thread and BKP thread XD

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #16 on:** November 18, 2006, 05:53:28 PM »

All this talk of ceramic Warpigs has me yearning for one - I played my Miracle Man at rehersals into my Randall, this was the first time I'd heard it LOUD. I must say it doesn't sound as BIG as the WP did and I really miss that.

I got rid of the WP as there was pretty much no chance of any clean from it - it just overdrives everything in sight. The Miracle Man is much better on this score.

Which BKP is as PHAT as the WP but without being 'so' hot ????

MDV · « **Reply #17 on:** November 18, 2006, 09:40:53 PM »

Probably the painkiller

Dakine · « **Reply #18 on:** November 18, 2006, 09:48:11 PM »

Painkiller :twisted:

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2006, 09:14:31 AM »

Thanks for the insight Mark! :D My MM overdrives everthing i put it through HTH, but I love it and it sounds brutal through my Koch Powertone II very FFing loud! :twisted: Those RY's i bought which are not in a guitar at the moment, were Fffing fantastic at lots of things. Not as much output as the new Painkillers but great all round sound. Proper sleazy filfy $%&#ers, or really nice cleans or blues break up.

MDV · « **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2006, 06:17:35 PM »

Quote from: Johnny Mac

Thanks for the insight Mark! :D My MM overdrives everthing i put it through HTH, but I love it and it sounds brutal through my Koch Powertone II very FFing loud! :twisted: Those RY's i bought which are not in a guitar at the moment, were Fffing fantastic at lots of things. Not as much output as the new Painkillers but great all round sound. Proper sleazy filfy $%&#ers, or really nice cleans or blues break up.

Mate, having got 2 miracle men and had a total of 3, I can tell you, the pig sounds much bigger and fuller. Its in the mid snarl

It'd sound savage through your koch.

Maaaaaaaaan, why'd they have to call it KOCH?

I hope Ive been pronouncing it wrong and its "kotch".

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2006, 06:22:33 PM »

Man i would love to play with your Koch :lol:

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #22 on:** November 19, 2006, 09:14:58 PM »

One mention of me Koch and it all starts over again! :lol:

The bloke who started making them is called Dolph Koch. As we British are renown for changing names to fit our sensiblitys it has taken on 'Kotch' as it's pronunciation. But there a Dutch firm and It's prenounced 'Kock' :lol: The Dutch being loose, free and easy with this type of thing, they can't understand why we find it funny! When I first saw an advert for them I thought no way could i have an amp with that name on it. Then I had a go on one and I was sold! :twisted:

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2006, 09:16:37 PM »

So what string gauge would you have for C# or C and dropping the top 'E' Mark? :twisted:

dave_mc · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2006, 09:52:19 PM »

are you sure it's not pronounced "koch" (rhyming with scottish "loch")?

dunno any dutch, but being a germanic language they go all in for those breathy, phlegmy noises...

MDV · « **Reply #25 on:** November 19, 2006, 09:55:41 PM »

Quote from: Johnny Mac

So what string gauge would you have for C# or C and dropping the top 'E' Mark? :twisted:

For C# and drop B I use 11, 25, 19, 33, 43, 60.

Its a GHS boomer 11-53 set with a zakk wylde set 60 thrown in. I use the 60 to give that much more low end kick and keep it tight. I also play lead-y type stuff in riffs so I want the 4th and 5th to cut compared to the the heavy low string stuff.

For more conventional playing (as opposed to tech death metal) I'd go for 11-53, or similar.

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #26 on:** November 20, 2006, 06:29:07 PM »

11-60 sounds like fun to me! :twisted:

MDV · « **Reply #27 on:** November 21, 2006, 07:55:09 PM »

It positively fukking growls at you :twisted:

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #28 on:** November 21, 2006, 10:17:50 PM »

Quote from: MDV

It positively fukking growls at you :twisted:

I'm growling in anticipation! I wanna take it to band practise and plug into the Koch running on 4ohms with no attenuator, ultra low engaged, channel 2, 6-7 on the gain, stand in front of it and feel my nuts shake like Kerry King said in his Marshall quote! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: 'kin 'ave some!

MDV · « **Reply #29 on:** November 21, 2006, 10:41:26 PM »

Quote from: Johnny Mac

Quote from: MDV
It positively fukking growls at you :twisted:

I'm growling in anticipation! I wanna take it to band practise and plug into the Koch running on 4ohms with no attenuator, ultra low engaged, channel 2, 6-7 on the gain, stand in front of it and feel my nuts shake like Kerry King said in his Marshall quote! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: 'kin 'ave some!

That sounds DESTRUCTIVE.

Bare in mind, when I first started using the 60 on the legra (a guitar with a C-WP and a tone of natural bass) I backed the bass off on my screamer from 10, which wasnt giving enough with a normal WP in a fairly full sounding but not really heavy basswood/maple jackson, strung 11-53 (my previous heaviest sound), to 5: anything over that is too much!!!

With a high gain head and a closed back 4x12 and a powerfull BK in a modestly heavy guitar C#/C/drop B with a 60 on 6th will blow windows. Your bassist will wonder where his sound went 8)