best heavy metal amp

[presa_tito]

Re: best heavy metal amp

nobody has mentioned king Bogner Uberschall yet.

 

[Bones]

Re: best heavy metal amp

Triaxis

Word.

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: best heavy metal amp

modern metal
mesa f 50/100
mesa recto
mesa traditional recto cab
vintage 30's

80's metal
marshall jcm800 2203
marshall cab
v30's or g12t-75's

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: best heavy metal amp

There's lots of good ones out there nowadays.

Bogner Ecstasy
Bogner Uberschall
Diezel VH-4
Diezel Herbert
Framus Dragon, Cobra
Mesa Stilletto, Rectifier, Mark series heads.
ENGL Powerball, Fireball, Savage 120
Soldano (most models)
Peavey 5150, XXX
VHT Ultra
Marshall Jubilee, DSL, TSL, modded JMP's and 800's, 900SLX
Line 6 Vetta, HD 147
Vox Valvetronix AD120 or AD60 heads

 

[rguser]

Re: best heavy metal amp

If your wanting a lot of versitility then your answer is yes, its worth the extra money. Its also the loudest and fullest sounding 1X12 I've ever heard.

I see you got a rectoverb. cool.
my favourate mesa sounds include smashing pumpkins and tool. does f-50 have enough gain for those? I am sure rectoverb can do either before breakfast. but if f-50 can do those too I will save the extra money.

 

[vinterland]

Re: best heavy metal amp

From the little I have heard of the f-50 it should do those bands just fine gain-wise. Tool doesn't use much more than medium gain.

 

[Mephis]

Re: best heavy metal amp

If I was going to be playing metal, I'd get a Peavey 6505 combo.


Woulda got that instead of the classic, but theres a $500 difference lol.


A JCM800 isn't very metal'y to my ears.

 

[Johtosotku]

Re: best heavy metal amp

A JCM800 isn't very metal'y to my ears.

!?!?!?!?

Or are you saying that with playing it with low volumes, low output pickups and no pedals in front?


I'm thinking of getting an amp soon, perhaps as a graduation present for myself, and the top candidates at the moment are Framus Cobra and ENGL Blackmore. That said as I live in Europe. If I lived in the US, I'd at least look into Soldano, maybe some Splawn/Voodoo stuff as well.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: best heavy metal amp

ENGL Savage 120 through an ENGL Vintage 30 loaded quadbox or similar cabinet.

The amp can do 80's metal on tap and really tasty plus it can rip out the heaviest metal stuff you can think of...its a classy heavy metal amp!

 

[Young Angus]

Re: best heavy metal amp

!?!?!?!?

Or are you saying that with playing it with low volumes, low output pickups and no pedals in front?

Hahahaha probably!

Are we forgetting that Zakk uses a JCM800

 

[Johtosotku]

Re: best heavy metal amp

Are we forgetting that Zakk uses a JCM800

And the gazillion others. The JCM800 is a very, very good amp for metal. That said as a player of one myself! Lucky me!

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: best heavy metal amp

When I'm thinking of "metal tone" i'm picturing like three dudes with superstrats and a wall of JCM800s behind them with the volume at 11.

That said I get a perfectly usable metal tone out of a dimed Bassman and distortion pickups.

-X

 

[raglor]

Re: best heavy metal amp

Peavey 5150, Ultra Plus, XXX, JSX
Mesa .22/.50 Caliber , MKIV, Triaxis

I'm not even gonna include $3,500 boutique amps.