Amp for Sludge

[Mattallica]

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Also, +1 on all of the hovercraft suggestions. These things are Doom/Sludge/Stoner in a box. I also really like their "ionostrofear" fuzz pedals.

 

[Hecubus]

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+ 1 on the Hovercraft. Be warned, they are LOUD!

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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<--- Sunn voiced Hovercfraft

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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The more i listen . . . the more i want one !

 

[everdrone]

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I play sludge and doom only... thats why I got an orange thunderverb 50! the best. endorsed by mastodon and down.

 

[Empty Pockets]

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My heroin comment was only 66% joking... the best sludge bands just use whatever amp and a gnarly fuzz box.

Of course when i think sludge i think EYEHATEGOD and weedeater.

 

[Rich_T]

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Those Hovercrafts are made for this stuff, but anything loud and vintage with a filthy distortion/fuzz will get you there.

 

[some_dude]

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Those Hovercrafts are made for this stuff, but anything loud and vintage with a filthy distortion/fuzz will get you there.

I disagree.

IMO, the only requirement for an amp is for it to be loud. The rest is personal taste.

 

[King IzzO)))]

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Yep, you don't need no Hovercraft, you just need loud, a decent pedal, heavy strings, a low tuning and a decent neck humbucker. Some reefer probably wouldn't hurt.

 

[sosomething]

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Yep, you don't need no Hovercraft, you just need loud, a decent pedal, heavy strings, a low tuning and a decent neck humbucker. Some reefer probably wouldn't hurt.

Finally. I was running to the end of this thread to say pretty much exactly this.

There's a reason guys tour with those 300-watt Sunn Beta Leads and Coliseum heads, and it's not for their natural overdrive.

All you need for sludge/doom/stoner is a de-tuned guitar through a good-sounding fuzz into a clean amp with tons of headroom.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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Yep, you don't need no Hovercraft, you just need loud, a decent pedal, heavy strings, a low tuning and a decent neck humbucker. Some reefer probably wouldn't hurt.

I am VERY impressed with my Tokai (stock) neck pick up.

VERY DECENT INDEED !

 

[Maggot]

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If you're looking for cheap sludge and you get your distortion from the amp, try a Laney AOR Pro Tube 50 or 100. I wouldn't buy a Marshall for sludge but If use one if I already owned it. Most Marshalls aren't bassy enough.

With low-output pickups on an AOR with the gain set moderate and a boost pedal Sabbath is easy. And there are tons of scuzz and bass that you can dial in from there. There's a bass boost that can make it entirely unlistenable, if that's your pleasure.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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Guys . . . does anyone know how good of a guitar-amp the Ampeg SVT 3 PRO bass amp + SVT 15e cab will be ?


I know the Ampeg V4 makes for a killer guitar amp, but what about the SVT 3 PRO ?

 

[King IzzO)))]

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I played with a bass player who used one, doesn't strike me as something suitable without a pedal. Unfortunately I never heard it with a pedal in front. It's def not much like a V4.

 

[everdrone]

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band practice last night, SLUDGE DOOM CONTENT WITH my ORANGE THUNDERVERB 50 :headbang: