Oh boy..I need an amp.

[jgcable]

I planned on getting a carvin x100b reissue, but the band I'm playing it, the amp just won't do. I for one (and I'm definitely the minority on this one), cannot stand the generic, sterile, and monotone tones that come from ENGL. I've heard a few powerballs and they all sound EXACTLY the same. They give out 1 tone, not matter what preferences you adjust, they always sound like an ENGL, and they cover sloppyness up very much, which I don't dig.

If you want an amp that will expose everything get a Soldano SLO100

[jgcable]

just stick with your 5150.

[Strangletooth]

I'll tell you what bro...

Send me a check for $1200, I'll send you an amp, if it doesn't work for you, tell me so and I'll send a call tag to pick it up. In the meantime, the check doesn't leave my hands, if you decide to keep it, I cash the check. You have 48hrs from the time stamp on delivery to make a decision.

The ONLY string I have with this deal, is it MUST come back to me in the SAME condition it was shipped/received in if you choose to send it back (which I seriously doubt)

Up for it?

I'm gonna save you at least $100 in time and "green" energy...

[horns666]

The Uber is the most unforgiving amp I've ever owned or played in my life...maybe I should check into those Engls.

[Strangletooth]

The Uber is the most unforgiving amp I've ever owned or played in my life...maybe I should check into those Engls.

No Bill, you need a Randall with at least 6 mods. 4 sigs and 2 Marshall.... Now WTF u gonna do? keep the Uber on the 8th channel....

[bre4dfish]

Sounds like a job for a good ol Mesa

[Strangletooth]

Sounds like a job for a good ol Mesa

Arizona? :think: Long way to go for some tone, no?

[horns666]

No Bill, you need a Randall with at least 6 mods. 4 sigs and 2 Marshall.... Now WTF u gonna do? keep the Uber on the 8th channel....

That is damn good advice bro!!

IMO, I'd use a very clean amp and a few Boss Metal Zones..depending how much distortion you need. If it's not brutal enough, just add another Metal Zone. Once I got the best heavy metal tone ever achieved by man by slamming a bass amp with 6 Boss Metal Zones. The rythm tone was a tad "fizzy" but cleaned up nicely when I rolled my guitar's volume back.

The best part is you can run them in the front or the loop or both..the possibilities are endless. I don't know why this isn't suggested more often.:think:

[roodyrocker]

I'll tell you what bro...

Send me a check for $1200, I'll send you an amp, if it doesn't work for you, tell me so and I'll send a call tag to pick it up. In the meantime, the check doesn't leave my hands, if you decide to keep it, I cash the check. You have 48hrs from the time stamp on delivery to make a decision.

The ONLY string I have with this deal, is it MUST come back to me in the SAME condition it was shipped/received in if you choose to send it back (which I seriously doubt)

Up for it?

I'm gonna save you at least $100 in time and "green" energy...

Now thats a heck of an offer by Pat on a Randall with modules. If I didn't already own one myself I'd be tempted to take a shot at it. Play, if you don't like it then send it back. Nothing lost.

[Strangletooth]

That offer's not good forever, maybe by the end of the day, but that's how confident I am that he'll like it.

You own one Roody, you know!

[Jacksons Shred]

That offer's not good forever, maybe by the end of the day, but that's how confident I am that he'll like it.

You own one Roody, you know!

I really appreciate the offer, and I wish I could take it up to try, but I don't have any money right now, so even if I did love it I couldn't buy it. Thank you though.

[markD]

well, i personally, would recommend the rivera M100. it sounds like a really good combo of a modded marshall with a little boogie MK series (think MK1, 2, 3 - NOT 4) thrown in. the amp is very unforgiving, the tone is thick but clear, and you have 2 midrange setting to use. the mid control has a push/pull "notch filter" that changes the center frequency for the mids between 500 khz and 250 khz. combine that with focus and presence controls and you have a versatile lead channel.

for rythym, i assume you mean the clean channel? if so, the rivera has one of the best. again, it has that notch filter, along with a bright switch and a bass boost switch. it also has a boost switch that enables you to drive the preamp harder giving the amp more of vox/matchless cranked distorted sound.

the best part is that they are very reasonable to buy used. it is NOT a modern metal amp though. it's tones are clearly rooted in late 70's to mid 80's metal sounds, but on steroids. a few examples would be:

the scorpions (rudolph schenker used riveras from "world wide live" up through "eye to eye"

saigon kick

skid row "slave to the grind"

ted nugent on the first "damn yankees"

michael schenker used them in the mid 80's

but if you are looking to do the super bass'ed guitar tone, then the rivera m100 won't work for you. in that case, you might want to look at the rivera KHR100.

[themisfit138]

Well, here comes my typical response in these what amp do I need threads. I think you should get a Mesa Mark series amp. A Mark III or IV would be fine. Or if you have the money a IIC+(best amp I have ever owned)

[///MK]

If you are ever on the east coast I have an mid 80's jcm800 50watt lead and the Soldano hot mod that does a convincing thrash metal as well as a amazing solo/yngwie tone. if you want versatility the MTS is hard to beat if you really want the Yngwie thing then a old crusty marshall is in your cards. Of course a Boogie IIc+ rocks as well (glad I have all

[hippietim]

If it's not brutal enough, just add another Metal Zone.

Quote of the day.