Best "metal" amp head

[SlayerOfGodz]

Yeah... I actually like Kerry's signature stuff... I own his MXR eq pedal, and I like his amp alright... But damn if I can get over that awful tribal design they put on all his gear! It's just completely stupid looking to me, and a total deal breaker.

I have a 2203KK ,goes great with my other amps, KFK 10 band and the KFK Q-zone..lol

[damagedjustice93]

I can get a great thrash tone with a Mesa Mark II, III, or IV. But I do like the JMP-1 slaved through the Mark IV. I use to have a Triple Recto, but it was a little to bass heavy and modern sounding for my taste.

ive heard the Mark IVs are one of the best amps out there for metal

[metalvince333]

go for the randall all the way.Sounds good and you can switch the modules if you want more versatility,other than that ive got a hughes & kettner switchblade you should get your eye on but theres no good metal clips of it sadly but when i tried it in the store it was better than the randall kirk hammet mts, marshall new dsl head,mesa dual rectifier, rivera tre knucklehead reverb, and the marshall kerry king wich I loved but its just not versatile enough for me.

[toxikdeth]

I heard that the 3120 is a 3 channel 5150

[jgcable]

You really can't beat a 5150 for all around metal.. providing you can live with the HISS.

[skintaster]

You really can't beat a 5150 for all around metal.. providing you can live with the HISS.

The legendary hiss is definitely part of the deal when you play a 5150!

I've been playing them since they were first released, and I guess I'm just used to it by now.

[Outlander]

I also have a Dual Rec and in fact when I bought it new back in 2001, I A/B'd it in the store against a Triple Rec. There really wasn't a difference in tone even with the amps cranked. A friend of mine worked there at the time so did this just after store closing hours so we could REALLY crank the amps. I ended up buying the Dual Rec since it was a bit less money for the same tone.

Did the same thing here a/b-ing the dual and triple.The only thing I noticed was more headroom on the clean channel of the triple so I went with the dual.

[AK47]

Best metal amp period if you can find one.

Tonally different than the newer silverface VH4 and they had a extra preamp tube.

[elysianfield]

But damn if I can get over that awful tribal design they put on all his gear! It's just completely stupid looking to me, and a total deal breaker.

It's either tribal or characteur of a bearded slaphead with sunglasses

[skintaster]

Best metal amp period if you can find one.

Tonally different than the newer silverface VH4 and they had a extra preamp tube.

No disrespect at all... And I've heard Diezel amps rock... But goddamn that's an ugly head!

[pagemalicious]

I really suggest either the Randall T2 or V2. I just put a deposit on a T2, it's such a cool amp. It doesn't even need a boost of any sort. No fuzz or mud.

[markD]

it's all so objective. i have my favorite amps that i use, but i have also gotten KILLER metal tones out of a fender tonemaster and super-sonic head. just try what you can and see what you like.

[Mario8672]

Probably a JCM2000 DSL100 or a Mesa Dual Rec. both are thick and tight.

[horns666]

wow..this is really subjective...almost TOO subjective.

[Jacksonguy666]

The peavey vypyr tube amp head not out yet i dont think, i have the 112, and thast thign is amazing, i saw corey bealiue usign one the shogun dvd, and the 6505 model rips! and it has like tubescreamers and other amzaing stuff built in, plus it has good cleans. Thats what i like about modeling, all amps have a least one fault, but with modeling you get the best from every amp!