Dime +... SOLID STATE?

[TattooedCarrot]

Re: Dime +... SOLID STATE?

Actually SS amps are best a clean, that's why the Roland Jazz Chorus is so popular for clean. There's no tube breakup in a SS amp. Where they get a bad rap, is mostly when pushed at high volumes they tend to go into diode clipping and that usually doesn't sound good. That's why if you're going to polay SS loud, you need one with a lot of power that won't clip when cranked.

 

[ex-250]

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Last I checked Scott's been a Marshall endorser ... I remember seeing a pic of his rack mount a number of years ago and I remember seeing the EL34 100/100 power amps in there

he's been using randall's for a while now. at least since we've come for you all. i dont know about before then

 

[Metalman_666]

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So what are some brands besides Randall (and maybe Marshall) that make "great-sounding" solid state amps?

 

[Guitarist]

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The secret is layering. In the studio, he played the same tracks many times over and over again on top of each other. The sound got better all the time. It rocks too if you make some home recordings. I usually record four rhythm guitar tracks.

+1. There ARE some situations when you don't need a tube amp.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

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He also uses a parametric EQ with it, EQ's help a ton!

 

[Metalman_666]

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He also uses a parametric EQ with it, EQ's help a ton!

Dime is quoted in the interview on the Seymour Duncan website as saying he runs straight into the Warhead. But through 2 EQ's with the RG100H I think it is.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/artists/interview_archive.shtml#dime

 

[TheProphet]

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he's been using randall's for a while now. at least since we've come for you all. i dont know about before then

The pics I saw with the Marshall was on the Stomp 442 tour I believe. Marshalls were also used on the Threat is Real

I've seen him with Randall's behind him on tour, but I wonder if he was actually using them or were they props due to an endorsement deal.

Sort of one of those, I'll be seen with 'em, but I'll use something else.


Who knows what he's using now. The other guitarist is using Uberschalls though :32:

EDIT: Just check some live pics from this summer ... Marshall JCM 2000's

 

[jimmy]

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What is the secret to Dime's solid state tone?

THE FURMAN PQ-3, baby! :fing2:

 

[theodie]

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So what are some brands besides Randall (and maybe Marshall) that make "great-sounding" solid state amps?

I would say the Peavey XXL is as good as any solid state amp made. I had one for quite a while and I still miss it at times. IT is very versatile and does everything from Insane sounding new metal to one of the best cleans if not the best clean I have played.

 

[HetfieldRules]

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I would say the Peavey XXL is as good as any solid state amp made. I had one for quite a while and I still miss it at times. IT is very versatile and does everything from Insane sounding new metal to one of the best cleans if not the best clean I have played.

i have the Peavy XXL and i love it, it put everything else in it's price range(new that is) to shame, it was between the AVT50 head and the XXL head and the XXL won by far...but thats just me

 

[FireBros.]

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So what are some brands besides Randall (and maybe Marshall) that make "great-sounding" solid state amps?

check out the Tech 21 stuff


Also remember that every amp, tube or solid state, has a sweet spot in its settings, especially volume. In a solid state amp, the edges of the sweet spot is where you hear most of the ss nastiness. In other words you usually want the power amp to never distort in a SS amp.

 

[Mephis]

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ive never heard something with as good sounding or with as high of versitility as my Roland Cube 60. and its SS.

 

[Kac]

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Dime's secret may have been in his use of the EQ's, it would definetly help live. I must endorse Fender's new FM series, solid state with the classic fender sound you can expect.:32:

Dime did switch endorsement to Dean guitars and Krank amps shortly before his passing, so maybe he wasn't satisified with solid state anymore...

 

[jmcorey]

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Peavey XXL or Tech 21.

 

[NecroPolo]

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I think it is very easy to set a bad tone with solid state amps but if you learn to set them good they're okay. There is a big advantage to tube stuff is their super-fast speed. A tube amp is a lazy slow beast, while a solid state amp reacts instantly so for some edgy metal stuff with punchy lows and scratchy treble it's superb. Your stlye defines if you like a solid state amp or not. A blues or '70s Rock player probably won't feel them good. They might be too aggressive for '80s style stuff as well. A '90s metalhead like me can find them good.

Considering solid state stuff I think other amps are way behind Randalls. It's not tube, something different but still a sound that makes me smile. But it's just me. Don't listen to me because I like Valvestates and everyone says they aren't any good so probably there is something wrong with my taste

Dime did switch endorsement to Dean guitars and Krank amps shortly before his passing, so maybe he wasn't satisified with solid state anymore...

I think, it was some sort of closing a period for him. Dime wanted to concentrate on a totally new conception, a new yet same way kickass tone.




Chuck: I can confirm that of the Anthrax stuff. I saw Scottie's rig three times: on the Stomp tour his rig consisted of Marshall cabs and some sort of rackmount Marshall amps (I could not see it clear), seemed like he had packed two heads in there and some rackmount equipment. There wasn't another stuff on the stage, so I'm sure it was the rig he played through. In 2003 with "...Come..." they visited my country and as a decoration they had huge pentagrammed flags before the guitar stuff all over the stage. I remained there 15 minutes after the gig had been finished and most definietly, the cabs there were Randall cabs and the amps were Randalls, one of them was a Warhead, I'M not sure about the other. Again, tere was no other stuff on the stage, and it was not an endorsement move because you could not see anything but the huge flags. This summer they played at "Sziget" festival. They had Marshall JCM2000 backline. From the distance I could not see the proper model but it seemed there were less pots so I guess, they were DSL100 amps but I might be wrong about that, they could be TSLs as well.

I know it depends on many factors but I liked best their tone with the Randall rig. And, I must add that I'm a diehard Marshall fan :smack:

 

[NT02]

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It's already been said, Dime's main components were Randall amps and the Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ. I believe he used the RG100H (before the Warhead}, which I think is close to the same amp that George Lynch used on the Breaking the Chains & Under Lock and Key albums. I know George was working with Randall for a while trying to get a tone he liked, using RG-80s and 100s, but ended up going back to Marshalls for the tubey goodness.

It's a well-known fact that solid state is often preferred by metal guys to get a crushing, razor-sharp tone. I keep a Randall RG75 around for fun, and you can get all types of sounds out of it with a mic for laying down metal tracks. There's no "edge of breakup" tone available with the Randall, you know, when you're playing softly, caressing it, and it's just about to start clipping. a;most breathing, then you start hammering on your guitar and the sound gets some hair on it. With the Randall, it's pretty much balls out for massive riffage, or sterile clean for the sweet parts of the song.