banner

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

    I am looking for another British flavored amp that isn't like my Friedman JJ-100. I want something brighter and slightly drier and voiced better for more extreme metal like 80s death metal and black metal and stuff like Megadeth and Iced Earth. Does the Suhr have enough gain to do what I want it to without adding an OD? Is the Splawn too stiff and dry? I want some sag but not as much as my Friedman, and definitely brighter than it.

  • #2
    Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

    Have you looked at the Victory range - the Kraken sounds like it might be the closest to what you want.


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

    Comment


    • #3
      Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

      Neither of those amps will have more gain on tap than the JJ
      -Chris

      Originally posted by John Suhr
      “Practice cures most tone issues”

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

        Originally posted by Ayrton View Post
        Neither of those amps will have more gain on tap than the JJ
        Ditto that.

        Look into VHT Pitbull Ultralead, Diezel amps, any number of Engl models, etc. The Suhr and Splawn amps that you have listed are for 80s hair metal... not thrash, black metal, etc.

        I owned an Ultralead with the EQ and it would probably nail what you are looking for. The Splawn QR that I had was a great amp and worked very well for stuff like AIC (about as well as the Friedmans that I had). But the Splawn has too much sag for the tight tones that you are looking for. Not Friedman levels, but still more about the 80s brown sound.
        "Always remember... all you do in life, comes back to you" - Roy Kahn, formerly of Kamelot, during the intro to "Karma" on their One Cold Winter's Night DVD

        http://www.soundcloud.com/jwflamenco

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

          I believe the Friedman Butterslax Bill Kelliher has the most gain of the line
          -Chris

          Originally posted by John Suhr
          “Practice cures most tone issues”

          Comment


          • #6
            Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

            Originally posted by Red_Label View Post
            Ditto that.

            Look into VHT Pitbull Ultralead, Diezel amps, any number of Engl models, etc. The Suhr and Splawn amps that you have listed are for 80s hair metal... not thrash, black metal, etc.

            I owned an Ultralead with the EQ and it would probably nail what you are looking for. The Splawn QR that I had was a great amp and worked very well for stuff like AIC (about as well as the Friedmans that I had). But the Splawn has too much sag for the tight tones that you are looking for. Not Friedman levels, but still more about the 80s brown sound.
            I am currently selling a VH4. Won't the other Diezels and the ENGLs be too modern sounding? I want something similar to 80s death and black metal, not the later stuff. The VHT has my attention though.

            Comment


            • #7
              Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

              Originally posted by Seamus McFlanery View Post
              I want something similar to 80s death and black metal, not the later stuff.
              I have no idea what that sound is, but what rig did some of these bands use?
              -Chris

              Originally posted by John Suhr
              “Practice cures most tone issues”

              Comment


              • #8
                Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                Usually solid state or jcm 800s/900s, but they usually boosted them and had their heads modded. I just want that sound without having to mod the head or run a boost.

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                  Best one around for real death metal/thrash...



                  I've got a Laboga The Beast Plus 30W head & it cranks out excellent old school death metal tones as well..no boosts required. The Mr. Hector is bigger & more versatile though.
                  "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

                  I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

                  Originally posted by Rodney Gene
                  If you let your tone speak for itself you'll find alot less people join the conversation.


                  Youtube

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                    Originally posted by Phantasmagoria View Post
                    Best one around for real death metal/thrash...



                    I've got a Laboga The Beast Plus 30W head & it cranks out excellent old school death metal tones as well..no boosts required. The Mr. Hector is bigger & more versatile though.
                    My KSR can do what the Laboga do and then some. I want something more British sounding. That clip sounded more like a dry 5150 to me.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                      Originally posted by Seamus McFlanery View Post
                      I am currently selling a VH4. Won't the other Diezels and the ENGLs be too modern sounding? I want something similar to 80s death and black metal, not the later stuff. The VHT has my attention though.
                      Hmmm... I gotchya. I was focused on the metal thing and was missing your point. Honestly, I've never been into death/black/thrash metal... 80s or now. So my opinion is mostly based on the amps that I have experienced.

                      The VHT might get what you want. I wonder if the VHT Deliverance 120 might do it?

                      But as has been mentioned... those tones recorded with Marshalls that had been tightened-up and gain added. Usually the 2203. I wonder if the Kerry King JCM800 model with a tight, gain/boost pedal. I wonder if a JCM2000 DSL100 might get you there with a good pedal as well. I had the DSL50 and I could see where that could be tweaked for those tones. The 100 would have more headroom and less sag.

                      Some of those tones were also acheived with the Mesa models of the day. That was about it for high-gain tones of the 80s: Marshall and Mesa.
                      "Always remember... all you do in life, comes back to you" - Roy Kahn, formerly of Kamelot, during the intro to "Karma" on their One Cold Winter's Night DVD

                      http://www.soundcloud.com/jwflamenco

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                        I’ve got a Quickrod but I’m not exactly what 80’s death metal tones sound like. It wasn’t my jam back then. But if you post a clip or have any specific questions about the QR HMU.
                        I also have a modded JCM 800 for reference too.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                          Try the Marshall TSL series heads. They sound more vintage Marshall then the DSL'S and can be found for cheap. I put KT77'S in mine and its a monster. No boost needed. Also the Kerry King 2203 has a built in boost and a nice noise gate. I added an FX loop to mine just to tweak it some more. Its pretty much Seasons in the Abyss without the added loop. Killer amp but more versatile with the loop. Also try the Soldano Avenger, another no boost needed Brit style head.
                          Last edited by Repoman; 12-12-2019, 07:32 AM.

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                            Really depends on what band's/sound's your'e talking about. In the really early days every band had it's own distinct & very 'different from the next band' sort of sound. Bolt Thrower's tone was completely different from Death's which was different from Suffo's which was different from Asphyx's, .Autopsy's, Carcass's, Morbid Angel's, Autopsy's, Obituary's, Entombed's etc.. they were all pretty radically different tone's actually before things started to get totally homogenized like the stuff you hear today..

                            A lot of the saturation in their tones also depended on how they were running the bass as well..distorted or clean & apart from boosted Valvestate's/SS amp's/Peavey's/JCM 800's some of those guitar guys plugged into bass amp's/cab's too..

                            It's not like these days where every deathcore band out there uses the exact same (6505) EQ setting or Axe FX preset.

                            I have a Cicognani Brutus Live head with 5881's that work's great for raw/primitive death metal (among other things) & the gain comes from the amp..no boost. It is British voiced as well. 30 watts may not seem like a lot ...but 30 Class A watt's is actually plenty loud. I gig with it often.

                            "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

                            I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

                            Originally posted by Rodney Gene
                            If you let your tone speak for itself you'll find alot less people join the conversation.


                            Youtube

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Re: Suhr PT100 vs Splawn Quick Rod

                              Ignore the folks who tell you a QR can't do '80s death metal. Look up live vids of the band "Oath of Cruelty"; one of their guitarists uses a KT88 Pro Stock (which was the one-channel version of the QR) when he plays live, and he gets an absolutely lethal death/thrash tone out of it.

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X