Re: Overall best ultra high gain shreddin amp for metal
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I never said the 5150 is not a capable amp. Arch Enemy is one of my faovrite bands and both guitarists use the 5150 head and get great tones from it. I did slam the XXL, not the 5150 (reread my inital post). My point was comparing these amps to the likes of a Diezel, Überschall, or VHT UL is insane. They sound like night and day. They sound nothing alike. If the 5150 or whatever other amp works for you so be it. People (kids mostly) that have played an amp like a Diezel, VHT, or Bogner for 5 minutes in a music store playing only 1 string downtuned chords then spouting off how superior their (insert any solid state amp name here) is to everything else are morons. If they have never owned these amps how can they honestly compare them; furthermore, their skewed opinions are simply untrue.
Originally posted by Michael:
Ozz -
Well, after hearing the tone In Flames got out of 5150s in a live setting, I'd say that they're quite capable in the proper hands. If you're on a budget, it's hard to beat.
I own the amp that everyone loves to hate around here - a Triple Rec, as I've already mentioned. I used it for the first time in a while - it's not worth hauling it to a rehearsal space where there's already an amp for two hours of rehearsal - and had forgotten just how good the damn thing sounds. My tone isn't the sludgy, bottom-heavy sound most people associate with the Recto, either, more like the Iced Earth "Alive In Athens" tone - very bright and super crunchy. So, again, I'd recommend a Recto - preferrably a Triple.
Mike
Ozz -
Well, after hearing the tone In Flames got out of 5150s in a live setting, I'd say that they're quite capable in the proper hands. If you're on a budget, it's hard to beat.
I own the amp that everyone loves to hate around here - a Triple Rec, as I've already mentioned. I used it for the first time in a while - it's not worth hauling it to a rehearsal space where there's already an amp for two hours of rehearsal - and had forgotten just how good the damn thing sounds. My tone isn't the sludgy, bottom-heavy sound most people associate with the Recto, either, more like the Iced Earth "Alive In Athens" tone - very bright and super crunchy. So, again, I'd recommend a Recto - preferrably a Triple.
Mike
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