need an amp head on a budget, playing lots of old avenged sevenfold, slayer, megadeth and pantera... thinking of the orange cr120, sounds good and is reliable and well priced, any other suggestions? also how loud can the cr120 go with a 2x12 cab with v30s... id be using it to gig in an auditorium with about a 1000 peope would it be loud enough?
orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
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El Dunco
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Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
Are you trying to get one amp that will sound exactly like the same distortion as AS, Slayer, Megadeth and Pantera? Those bands have very different sounding guitar tones so you won't find one amp that will match all those sounds outside of modelling, unless you're looking for a general metal amp that you can play similar styles to those bands and have a passable tone. In that case the best thing I can recommend is to get out there and start playing through some amps! They're just as much as instrument as the guitar.
What's your budget? What kind of sound characteristics do you want the most?
Are you trying to get one amp that will sound exactly like the same distortion as AS, Slayer, Megadeth and Pantera? Those bands have very different sounding guitar tones so you won't find one amp that will match all those sounds outside of modelling, unless you're looking for a general metal amp that you can play similar styles to those bands and have a passable tone. In that case the best thing I can recommend is to get out there and start playing through some amps! They're just as much as instrument as the guitar.
What's your budget? What kind of sound characteristics do you want the most?
Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
i love lots of mids, tight bass and a smoothish treble, just enough for clarity... my budget is 600 ish for a head and this seems to be the best option so far, i dont want to copy the tones but something just good for metal
i love lots of mids, tight bass and a smoothish treble, just enough for clarity... my budget is 600 ish for a head and this seems to be the best option so far, i dont want to copy the tones but something just good for metal
FuseG4
Our Neighbor Totoro
Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
If it were me I'd be looking at tubes to cut through the mix and have the smoothness at high volumes that sometimes SS amps lack.
some things that come to mind:
used marshall DSL100 (not the reissue) or JCM900 mkIII (both may be a little bright for your taste and application though)
Used 6505 head
used JSX
used Carvin X100B
new Bugera 6262
if you want the orange sound with the reliability of SS then yes I'd look at the CR120. I haven't played one but the reviews are mostly killer.
Also the Blackstar ID100 looks promising.
If it were me I'd be looking at tubes to cut through the mix and have the smoothness at high volumes that sometimes SS amps lack.
some things that come to mind:
used marshall DSL100 (not the reissue) or JCM900 mkIII (both may be a little bright for your taste and application though)
Used 6505 head
used JSX
used Carvin X100B
new Bugera 6262
if you want the orange sound with the reliability of SS then yes I'd look at the CR120. I haven't played one but the reviews are mostly killer.
Also the Blackstar ID100 looks promising.
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Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
Those genres are more about attitude than tone anyway.
Those genres are more about attitude than tone anyway.
El Dunco
Sock Supplier to RHCP
Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
While it could be a coincidence, my recorded tones have gotten heavier and thicker sounding the more adversity I've dealt with before pre-production. It helps to have some real aggression in order to create the sound of it.
While it could be a coincidence, my recorded tones have gotten heavier and thicker sounding the more adversity I've dealt with before pre-production. It helps to have some real aggression in order to create the sound of it.
Falloffthebonetone
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Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
I second the 6505/5150
I second the 6505/5150
El Dunco
Sock Supplier to RHCP
Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
A solid-state Randall halfstack or even something like a Crate Shockwave (not the flexwave, the 350 watt one). More than loud enough for shows and a more than serviceable metal tone. Plenty tight as well. The used Randall RH200s go for peanuts these days and have a smooth hi-gain while the Crate is a little more brittle in the treble but crunchier.
A solid-state Randall halfstack or even something like a Crate Shockwave (not the flexwave, the 350 watt one). More than loud enough for shows and a more than serviceable metal tone. Plenty tight as well. The used Randall RH200s go for peanuts these days and have a smooth hi-gain while the Crate is a little more brittle in the treble but crunchier.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
What band sound are you looking for?
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The 5150 family after series 1 will sound pretty good on a variety of settings, including clean and semiclean. I want one, actually.
the ss amps you're looking at are single sided impressions of 5150s and other tube amps. Getting the real deal for a similar price is a good idea.
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The 5150 family after series 1 will sound pretty good on a variety of settings, including clean and semiclean. I want one, actually.
the ss amps you're looking at are single sided impressions of 5150s and other tube amps. Getting the real deal for a similar price is a good idea.
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dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
Re: orange cr120 for metalcore, thrash metal and heavy metal
If you're wanting all solid state, Peavey XXL or one of the Randalls. Also check out some of the hybrids (tube preamps, solid state power amps), Randall and Krank have models that should do what you want.
For tubes, yeah, 5150/6505.
If you're wanting all solid state, Peavey XXL or one of the Randalls. Also check out some of the hybrids (tube preamps, solid state power amps), Randall and Krank have models that should do what you want.
For tubes, yeah, 5150/6505.
