@razormusik if someone sends me one, yeah. I imagine that tone king will be the one doing that one though until more owners and their webcams start trying to put them on here.
Hey Drew, I had never seen this vid of you. I thought it was your little brother. LOL Then I looked at the date. It is you :-) You go thru amps like I go thru food. :-) How did you like the Carvin? Sounds pretty good to me.
@pgcky1207 no the neck pickup was one of the carvin TB60 pickups. mini humbucker. Anyways, I've routed that pickup cavity out to hold a full size humbucker now and the amp doesn't sound that great because number one: it isn't that great and number 2: the cab sucks. I still have that legacy 4x12 and I can't even give that damn thing away.
@pgcky1207 Tell Yngwie Malmsteen you can't play metal on fucking single coil pickups. Yes, I know they're stacked, but they still sound like single coils.
I have a bunch of high end, high gain heads. Right now I'm using the V3 most of the time. It's huge sounding. Like most of these amps, they need to be turned up a bit to get the full effect. When you consider it costs 1/3 what some of my amps cost me, I think it's amazing.
@DeadPandaTits I'd get something else.. there are much better sounding amps out there for the money. the V3 is pretty fizzy and way too compressed/muddy at stage volume.
I'm undecided between two amps.. Both are being sold for the same price $900.. Marshall TSL 100 w/ a 1960 cab G12T75's or a Carvin V3 with a 4X12 Vintage 30's
@fixxxer602 Neither. Get a DSL and a good overdrive pedal. The DSL sounds better than both of the amps you mention and is dirt cheap. Much better tone than a TSL. If you can find a 2 channel JVM, even better.
@FastRedPonyCar not the first time I hear that DSL is better than TSL.. Why is that? I thought it was the same same only with one more channel and more EQ options...
@fixxxer602 No idea.. it just has a better voice. Different preamp section. the TSL offers more sounds on tap at any given time but you suffer quality of tone. The JVM was what the TSL should have been. The JVM is my favorite current production high gain marshall. Try and find a used 2 channel jvm head and an avatar speaker cab.
@FastRedPonyCar Thanks for your input.. I'm going amp shopping on tuesday and im' trying out that carvin V3 and Marshall TSL.. I need to find a DSL and JVM to try out aswell.. No matter what I get it will be an upgrade from the shitty marshall VS100 solid state with the MG cab..lol
It needs an attenuator or at the least a volume pedal in the fx loop to lower the output. The channel volumes seem happiest around half way up and the master volume needs to be at around 9 or 10 o'clock before it loses some of the harsh upper end. I'ts kinda like a recto in that regard.
start with the overdrive channel volumes at noon, set the master depth at 3 o'clock, master presence at 1 o'clock and mid cut at about noon. Use the mid gain mode for your high gain to avoid excessive high end harshness, set the EQX in the up position, gain knob no more than half way and boost it with a clean boost for more gain. lastly, keep that master volume at around 9 o'clock or higher and use a volume pedal in the fx loop or attenuator to control overall master output.
I just noticed this guy has the same slant board I use, I can't see his pedals well enough. This amp sounds great for any type of music, I play full step detuned heavy fusion from clean to intense tubes. I would not take two Marshalls for this amp. It's best if you match it with their vintage 4x12 cab.
@CarvinTone the celestion g12y75 are for the modern high gain tone reproduction. i heard a celestion speaker test at 2010 namm show at there both or room theg12t75 was voted 18 of 20 in the final comparison round the g12t75 was the panel best of 18 of 2o metal and indudtry dudes.vai was there he was brafin bout the v30 and then the guy from hate breed was riping him in fun way he said the g12t75 was not the tone he wanted to reproduce . the g12t75 is to brutal harsh . so i lovem
metal musiq, if you like the T75's, you'll love the G12K100. It's like a 75 with a tighter low end, a bit more in the midrange and a more controllable high end. they're great.
Does your mom know you are buying all this gear? I have played Carvin gear for many years. The V3 amp can be adjusted to do anything. I just retubed mine after 1 year and I would not take two of anything for it. I use the vintage 4x12 and I run the amp on the 50 watt adjust. I play heavy fusion from clean to intense and this amp delivers the goods. By the way I have the rails, and a Stellartone tone control, these pickups are 8.3 ohms they are full range and have higher output than some HBs.
I sold the V3 long ago. It's a decent amp but the tone is too compressed at high volume. I play a splawn nitro and have a 2 channel TITAN amp being built as well. the V3 was a decent amp to point me to a tone that I really was after that the V3 couldn't get. Seems several guys I know are like that. They bought V3's and then discovered the V3 could almost get it but not quite and they sold their V3 to get an amp that got that particular sound they were after.
I require my rig to produce all manner of tones from glass clean to heavy quality distortion that is articulate and musical. The V3 does anything I require by simply adjusting the vast EQ potential and saturation switching. I also run high end new El34s and new 12AX7 and Jan Phillips in my preamps. The clean channel is set to bright, 2 is on the lower position gain for a really heavy dark Trower Univibe, 3 is high gain intense which resembles a high gain pedal like the ML or MT 2.
I have played the Carvin V3 for over a year and jsut retubed it with quality EL-34s. This is a really underrated amp, You can adjust it to do anything. I prefer Carvin gear for many years and over 30 years of playing. By the way the Carvin rails are 8.3 ohm higher than some HBs, they sound great for any style of playing. I also use the Stellartone tone pot in mine. That is an amazing device for 80 tone options on a 5 way!
Cant stand a Recto? Have you owned one? Theres several great crunch/high gain sounds in a Recto beyond the typical Modern scooped tone everyones familiar with. I own one and wouldn't trade it for any head on the market.
For a couple of months a triple rec and it was too fizzy and harsh. gobs of gain but lots of gain is no good if it doesn't sound good to begin with. I tweaked for endless hours on the eq and I'm very famililar with how the mesa eq's work.
Ah ok, to each their own. I hear that "fizzy" comment a lot from Recto haters, but my Rectoverb never sounds fizzy to me. Maybe its a dual/triple rec thing...maybe its due to too much preamp gain, not enough power tube saturation due to the higher wattages? Anyway, great video.
The last i was in Guitar Center I was trying a recto and it seemed realy fizzy like a lot of people say they are, but the time before that it sounded awsome i guess it's all in the eq.
Recto - Crunch is ok, but... achieved with cranked clean channel :P
Vintage is very nice, but too slow, flubby. Raw-useless.
Modern - too much fizz,harsh.
IMHO Mesa Cabs sucks too if you play metal. They sound clear but thats all. Too much cutting, annoying mids, harsh. _I_ prefer orange/marshall. Mesa is overrated.
if you need a relatively inexpensive amp that can do quite a bit of stuff ok, then yeah but if you're wanting an exceptional tone, the V3 really doesn't have it. It makes up for it (somewhat) with the flexibility.
I like that you aren't a Carvin diehard, or if you are you can still be honest. I've read a lot of your posts on the Carvin forum and you always used to at least, write about how much you loved your legacy and v3. What happened to that? Honeymoon wore off or what? I'm looking at getting the v3 but not so sure anymore. Thoughts?
yeah I still think it's a good amp for the money. just doesn't have the sound I wanted. It's a solid but average tone but above average flexibility and I was willing to make the tradeoff of less flexibility but better tone with the splawn.
I think the X100b is the best amp they sell these days.
yeah I have a couple of zoalla cables I use going from guitar to pedal board and board to amp and the pedal board itself uses the live wire elite patch cables.
Next thing I'm saving up for is a new core i7 cpu/motherboard and ram for my computer. Recording software is getting worn out trying to render superior drummer, countless plugins and half a dozen instrument tracks...
Wow, your sound is great here, but it's so much better with the Splawn and Parker mojo.. What's next on your To Buy list? I think you've got most of what you need already. I spent about $500 on $1000 worth of good used cables on Ebay already for my Carvin V3 and Jackson Rhoads. Next is the Splawn nitro, and I'll use the V3 for practice. Have you thought about some good cables? They can be expensive new.
JCM900 is a pile of crap. the only JCM worth owning is the pre 1985 JCM800's. Best rectos are the 6L6 power tube 2 channel versions built in the early 90's. Engl SE is awesome but WWAAAAY expensive.
Have you heard any of my splawn nitro videos? KILLER tone. It'd take a Diezel Herbert to stop it.
when i finally have a decent amount of money im gonna go amp hunting...but right now im torn between Marshall's Jcm 900, Mesa's recto's, thism or ENGL's SE....
I thinking somewhere between $1000-$1500 new or used. For that price, I was hoping to get like a used ENGL Powerball or Rivera Knucklehead Tre or something. But this thing sounds awesom for it's price, so this will most likely be my next amp. Right now I have this shitty Solid State Crate amp that can never give me a tight enough bass response.
Im curious to know if you have ever used a ts9 pedal on this amp yet? I think im going to buy one next month. The stack is $1490 now with the v30's cab. Pretty good deal for an all tube, 3 channel head. And btw nice gear you got there.
Beautiful tone on the intro... is that an original song? BTW as long as we're talking about chorus pedals, have you ever managed to get ahold of an old BOSS DC-2? They're really awesome. Great sound out of that CE5, tho.
I've seen one a guy was using at a show live once. It didn't seem too bad but it was hard to judge in a full band scenario how it differed from my CE5. Anyways, I've almost phased out my CE5 as I've programmed a few patches on my nova system with various chorus sounds and I'm satisfied with their sounds.
Hey man I've seen you on the carvinbbs for a couple years now. I've had a DC127 for a long time, and no matter what I try, when I tune to B the intonation is horrendous. I have the saddles on the bridge all the way back and have tried a couple string gauges. The intonation issue has forced me to stick to a Les Paul for B tuning. Any hints?
The 127's scale length I believe is what is causing this. What gauge strings are you using? For B, I'd say at least 11' if not 12's or 13's would work best. give those a shot.
Sounds sick man. Nice playing. Is your front panel diamondplate? It looks like it. I may have to get a V3 to go with my Mark IV. Sounds like a Recto a bit.
I'm thinking of getting a Carvin V3, and I wondered if you could answer me a could of questions-
Does the Carvin do a prog metal tone? I play 7 strings, so I need lots of low end. I play stuff like Dream Theater, Dragonforce, so is this amp capable of that?
My new band is metalcore, so can it achieve Killswitch/Shadows Fall type tones?
I tried it and really didn't like it. It wasn't deep and lush as the CE5. The damage control glass nexus is the creme of the crop though. Definately kills every chorus around.
how about you go play a CE5 before joking on it. I think you'll find your EHX can't compete. Some of the top players in the world use CE5's. Adam Jones of TOOL is one of them. Steve Morse and Zakk Wylde also use it. I also use mine in stereo with a stereo preamp and power amp.. oh wait.. the EHX is mono! FAIL! LOL at the EHX indeed.
its alright, ive already tested both when i went to try out chorus pedals. i tested out poly chorus, small clone and ce5. and yeah, your CE5 is probably digital. :)
doesn't matter if it's digital if it sounds better and is more flexible and works better for me. Boss DD20 is a digital delay that works for John Petrucci but other players only swear by analog delays. Analog vs digital isn't an argument these days.
Does your band have a website to check out your sound. Love your tone and playing!!!!!!! Are you running Green Machines, Clones, or Green Machine / Clone combo? Your vids all say different. Whatever it is IT ROCKS!
It's actually really good at low volumes becuase you have a master volume you can use. As with all tube amps though, the louder it gets, the better it sounds :D
The V3 doesn't need to be modded and not everyone has $4000 to spend on an amp. I've played the V4HS, herbert and Einstein and the Einstein is the only one I'd take on stage with me. I play stuff besides metal and the V4HS and Herbert can't do blues or classic rock.
Unfortunately, I agree with you. Carvin just released a new V3 video with Angelo someone and the tone was absolutely AWFUL. I actually have a hard time getting mine to sound that bad. I guess they're using the stock junk tubes and have the amp at a whisper volume :(
hey I've been thinking of buying a carvin head, either an MTS3200 or a V3. I've heard good (and some bad) things about both of those, but I was wondering if you had an opinion. I play death metal in general, but I also do a lot of clean work, and dabble in jazz/blues. I would just buy the V3, but it's $300 more than the 3200.
I've never listened to KSE before but check out my other V3 videos to get an idea of what all sorts of overdrive sounds the V3 has. It's eq is EXTREMELY powerful (a lot like the mesa mark series active eq'ing if you've ever used one of those.)
Yeah but you'll have to find someone local who does water jet cutting and take them the original face plate and a blank sheet of diamond plate to cut.
@slimmetalpickn they're good. I've actually got the pair of green machine speakers I'm trying to sell if you're interested.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
Any chance of a demo of the v3m when it comes out? I'm GASing hard for that thing.
razormusik 1 year ago
@razormusik if someone sends me one, yeah. I imagine that tone king will be the one doing that one though until more owners and their webcams start trying to put them on here.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
Is that an actual Tonebone pedalboard?
hawg427 1 year ago
@hawg427 yep stil got it too! weighs a ton
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
Dont know if the last one sent properly. What about Mesa Dual Rec or the Engl Fireball?
hawg427 1 year ago
@hawg427 they're ok... I think the 2 channel titan buries them both.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@FastRedPonyCar Titan? Randall, Mesa, and Titan amps are all have amps called called Titans. What are you referring to?
flankerchris7 1 year ago
@flankerchris7 no there is a company called titan amplification. hand wired, high gain, totally customizable, etc.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@FastRedPonyCar ahh, thanks, I will investigate further.
flankerchris7 1 year ago
Hey Drew, I had never seen this vid of you. I thought it was your little brother. LOL Then I looked at the date. It is you :-) You go thru amps like I go thru food. :-) How did you like the Carvin? Sounds pretty good to me.
hawg427 1 year ago
@hawg427 it was ok I guess. lots of options and functions but not a whole lot of substance as far as the core tone goes.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@hawg427 it was ok I guess. lots of options and functions but not a whole lot of substance as far as the core tone goes.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
It probably sounds like shit cause your trying to played "metal" through a fucking single coil pick up guitar
pgcky1207 1 year ago
@pgcky1207 no the neck pickup was one of the carvin TB60 pickups. mini humbucker. Anyways, I've routed that pickup cavity out to hold a full size humbucker now and the amp doesn't sound that great because number one: it isn't that great and number 2: the cab sucks. I still have that legacy 4x12 and I can't even give that damn thing away.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@pgcky1207 Tell Yngwie Malmsteen you can't play metal on fucking single coil pickups. Yes, I know they're stacked, but they still sound like single coils.
Zubirrex 1 year ago
@nemesiskorn dude you're totally right! it does sound like it
iluvs2sk8 1 year ago
every amp i seem to want/look at you seem to have a pretty nice demo of lol
Linqua2112 1 year ago
@Linqua2112 LOL.. skip this one!
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
my buddy has this and plays with it in a band. not fuzzy at all.. love this amp c:
killermind19 1 year ago
love your clean tone what is your rig set up on that?
darkguiitargod 1 year ago
V3 have 2 parallel speaker outputs, Which selection should i choose (4 , 8 or 16 ohm) when I have only one 8 ohm stack cabinet?
MortusThrash 1 year ago
I have a bunch of high end, high gain heads. Right now I'm using the V3 most of the time. It's huge sounding. Like most of these amps, they need to be turned up a bit to get the full effect. When you consider it costs 1/3 what some of my amps cost me, I think it's amazing.
KevinFL 1 year ago
You say V3 is too fizzy? thin and trebly?
Zhorellski 1 year ago
@Zhorellski yes
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@Zhorellski Yes, yes, YES!!! I hate that amp. I'm glad Drew finally saw the light and moved on.
CudBucket 1 year ago
@CudBucket haahh What's up dave!
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@FastRedPonyCar Not much man. Love the Splawn clips. Bad for my GAS!
CudBucket 1 year ago
sweet clean section, what effects you runnin on that part?
DeadPandaTits 1 year ago
@DeadPandaTits tc nova delay and chorus i think
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@FastRedPonyCar sounds great man, im lookin into a v3, seems like the cleans hold up
DeadPandaTits 1 year ago
@DeadPandaTits I'd get something else.. there are much better sounding amps out there for the money. the V3 is pretty fizzy and way too compressed/muddy at stage volume.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
I'm undecided between two amps.. Both are being sold for the same price $900.. Marshall TSL 100 w/ a 1960 cab G12T75's or a Carvin V3 with a 4X12 Vintage 30's
fixxxer602 1 year ago
@fixxxer602 Neither. Get a DSL and a good overdrive pedal. The DSL sounds better than both of the amps you mention and is dirt cheap. Much better tone than a TSL. If you can find a 2 channel JVM, even better.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@FastRedPonyCar not the first time I hear that DSL is better than TSL.. Why is that? I thought it was the same same only with one more channel and more EQ options...
fixxxer602 1 year ago
@fixxxer602 No idea.. it just has a better voice. Different preamp section. the TSL offers more sounds on tap at any given time but you suffer quality of tone. The JVM was what the TSL should have been. The JVM is my favorite current production high gain marshall. Try and find a used 2 channel jvm head and an avatar speaker cab.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
@FastRedPonyCar Thanks for your input.. I'm going amp shopping on tuesday and im' trying out that carvin V3 and Marshall TSL.. I need to find a DSL and JVM to try out aswell.. No matter what I get it will be an upgrade from the shitty marshall VS100 solid state with the MG cab..lol
fixxxer602 1 year ago
@fixxxer602 Gaaahhh!!! the MG cab is horrendous!
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
which one is better for metalcore?
Peavey 6505+ or Carvin V3?
for gigging intensely with it..
deestra 1 year ago
6505.. no question about that choice.
FastRedPonyCar 1 year ago
Hi man excellent sound.
How is this amp at a pretty low volume??
xxjamesroot92 2 years ago
It needs an attenuator or at the least a volume pedal in the fx loop to lower the output. The channel volumes seem happiest around half way up and the master volume needs to be at around 9 or 10 o'clock before it loses some of the harsh upper end. I'ts kinda like a recto in that regard.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Btw, sick guitar playing- I don't give that complement out easy or often, but really nice on the clean and the heavy stuff
weseyedwalk 2 years ago
what tuning is that? nice chording
weseyedwalk 2 years ago
Could you please give me some general tips on how to start dialing this amp in? I would appreciate it.
s1uff1sc001 2 years ago
start with the overdrive channel volumes at noon, set the master depth at 3 o'clock, master presence at 1 o'clock and mid cut at about noon. Use the mid gain mode for your high gain to avoid excessive high end harshness, set the EQX in the up position, gain knob no more than half way and boost it with a clean boost for more gain. lastly, keep that master volume at around 9 o'clock or higher and use a volume pedal in the fx loop or attenuator to control overall master output.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
What do you mean by boost it with a clean boost? What pedals would you recommend trying with this?
s1uff1sc001 2 years ago
sorry, did you use any effects? which? thank you! amazing sound!
GiuliaBernardHerself 2 years ago
in this video I was using a TC nova system. Now, I use hardwire reverb/delay pedals.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Cool demo. My first Carvin was a 94 Koa DC 135. Still have it. Still sounds great.
thebahana 2 years ago
I just noticed this guy has the same slant board I use, I can't see his pedals well enough. This amp sounds great for any type of music, I play full step detuned heavy fusion from clean to intense tubes. I would not take two Marshalls for this amp. It's best if you match it with their vintage 4x12 cab.
CarvinTone 2 years ago
@CarvinTone the celestion g12y75 are for the modern high gain tone reproduction. i heard a celestion speaker test at 2010 namm show at there both or room theg12t75 was voted 18 of 20 in the final comparison round the g12t75 was the panel best of 18 of 2o metal and indudtry dudes.vai was there he was brafin bout the v30 and then the guy from hate breed was riping him in fun way he said the g12t75 was not the tone he wanted to reproduce . the g12t75 is to brutal harsh . so i lovem
metalmusiqcrzy 2 years ago
metal musiq, if you like the T75's, you'll love the G12K100. It's like a 75 with a tighter low end, a bit more in the midrange and a more controllable high end. they're great.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Does your mom know you are buying all this gear? I have played Carvin gear for many years. The V3 amp can be adjusted to do anything. I just retubed mine after 1 year and I would not take two of anything for it. I use the vintage 4x12 and I run the amp on the 50 watt adjust. I play heavy fusion from clean to intense and this amp delivers the goods. By the way I have the rails, and a Stellartone tone control, these pickups are 8.3 ohms they are full range and have higher output than some HBs.
CarvinTone 2 years ago
I sold the V3 long ago. It's a decent amp but the tone is too compressed at high volume. I play a splawn nitro and have a 2 channel TITAN amp being built as well. the V3 was a decent amp to point me to a tone that I really was after that the V3 couldn't get. Seems several guys I know are like that. They bought V3's and then discovered the V3 could almost get it but not quite and they sold their V3 to get an amp that got that particular sound they were after.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
I require my rig to produce all manner of tones from glass clean to heavy quality distortion that is articulate and musical. The V3 does anything I require by simply adjusting the vast EQ potential and saturation switching. I also run high end new El34s and new 12AX7 and Jan Phillips in my preamps. The clean channel is set to bright, 2 is on the lower position gain for a really heavy dark Trower Univibe, 3 is high gain intense which resembles a high gain pedal like the ML or MT 2.
CarvinTone 2 years ago
I have played the Carvin V3 for over a year and jsut retubed it with quality EL-34s. This is a really underrated amp, You can adjust it to do anything. I prefer Carvin gear for many years and over 30 years of playing. By the way the Carvin rails are 8.3 ohm higher than some HBs, they sound great for any style of playing. I also use the Stellartone tone pot in mine. That is an amazing device for 80 tone options on a 5 way!
CarvinTone 2 years ago
Legacy 2 or this?
pkerlover 2 years ago
You have some of the most wicked riffs, dude.
Dojom1023 2 years ago
do you need pedals to still make thi amp brutal and for metal like whitchapel, suicide silence, etc.
metalislife13666 2 years ago
no it's got plenty of saturation.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Cant stand a Recto? Have you owned one? Theres several great crunch/high gain sounds in a Recto beyond the typical Modern scooped tone everyones familiar with. I own one and wouldn't trade it for any head on the market.
megatoned 2 years ago
For a couple of months a triple rec and it was too fizzy and harsh. gobs of gain but lots of gain is no good if it doesn't sound good to begin with. I tweaked for endless hours on the eq and I'm very famililar with how the mesa eq's work.
it just didn't do anything for me.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Ah ok, to each their own. I hear that "fizzy" comment a lot from Recto haters, but my Rectoverb never sounds fizzy to me. Maybe its a dual/triple rec thing...maybe its due to too much preamp gain, not enough power tube saturation due to the higher wattages? Anyway, great video.
megatoned 2 years ago
The last i was in Guitar Center I was trying a recto and it seemed realy fizzy like a lot of people say they are, but the time before that it sounded awsome i guess it's all in the eq.
ESPman32 2 years ago
I've had Single Recto EL34, Mark IV A.
Recto - Crunch is ok, but... achieved with cranked clean channel :P
Vintage is very nice, but too slow, flubby. Raw-useless.
Modern - too much fizz,harsh.
IMHO Mesa Cabs sucks too if you play metal. They sound clear but thats all. Too much cutting, annoying mids, harsh. _I_ prefer orange/marshall. Mesa is overrated.
wiory 2 years ago
Marshall is the best
iLikechevelle 2 years ago
highly modified marshall...
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Way to go bro that's some deadly playing. I got a powerball and yeah it's wicked.
mrcolin 2 years ago
do you like the carvin twin blade or no?
moser8 2 years ago
yeah I love it... it's in my strat now.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
sweet, i think im gonna get one for either my usa strat bridge or i might compliment it with the C22 and put it in the neck of my carvin.
moser8 2 years ago
i think with my strat, since it has a seymour duncan JB in the bridge,
im gonna put a carvin twinblade
in the mid and a seymour duncan
hot rail in the bridge. do you think
that'll sound good?
moser8 2 years ago
put the twin blade at the neck. It's much better (in my opinion) than the cool or hot rails.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
nice tone man. i was thinking of getting one. would you sujest it?
bleedmyheart77 2 years ago
if you need a relatively inexpensive amp that can do quite a bit of stuff ok, then yeah but if you're wanting an exceptional tone, the V3 really doesn't have it. It makes up for it (somewhat) with the flexibility.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
I like that you aren't a Carvin diehard, or if you are you can still be honest. I've read a lot of your posts on the Carvin forum and you always used to at least, write about how much you loved your legacy and v3. What happened to that? Honeymoon wore off or what? I'm looking at getting the v3 but not so sure anymore. Thoughts?
carvin1657 2 years ago
yeah I still think it's a good amp for the money. just doesn't have the sound I wanted. It's a solid but average tone but above average flexibility and I was willing to make the tradeoff of less flexibility but better tone with the splawn.
I think the X100b is the best amp they sell these days.
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
what fx unit are u using?
BlueBarrier782 2 years ago
gmajor
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
yeah I have a couple of zoalla cables I use going from guitar to pedal board and board to amp and the pedal board itself uses the live wire elite patch cables.
Next thing I'm saving up for is a new core i7 cpu/motherboard and ram for my computer. Recording software is getting worn out trying to render superior drummer, countless plugins and half a dozen instrument tracks...
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
Wow, your sound is great here, but it's so much better with the Splawn and Parker mojo.. What's next on your To Buy list? I think you've got most of what you need already. I spent about $500 on $1000 worth of good used cables on Ebay already for my Carvin V3 and Jackson Rhoads. Next is the Splawn nitro, and I'll use the V3 for practice. Have you thought about some good cables? They can be expensive new.
metalfiend124 2 years ago
hey if you have any free time, can you please write down you presence, drive, bass, and all the other knob levels for me?
DimeandJimi 2 years ago
no idea man.. those knobs changed on a daily basis! haha
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
JCM900 is a pile of crap. the only JCM worth owning is the pre 1985 JCM800's. Best rectos are the 6L6 power tube 2 channel versions built in the early 90's. Engl SE is awesome but WWAAAAY expensive.
Have you heard any of my splawn nitro videos? KILLER tone. It'd take a Diezel Herbert to stop it.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
when i finally have a decent amount of money im gonna go amp hunting...but right now im torn between Marshall's Jcm 900, Mesa's recto's, thism or ENGL's SE....
15viceandvirtues 3 years ago
go with either a 6505+ or engl bro to of the hottest heads out there !!! they blow away marshall and mesa ... accept the roadking...
robvk6 2 years ago
for straight up metal, yeah. the powerball or framus cobra are about as good as it gets unless you can afford the herbert.. I can't STAND recto's..
FastRedPonyCar 2 years ago
holy shit....this amp sound amazing...way better than...i've expected from...carvin.
guitarpikz 3 years ago
this sounds like one of the water level's music from mario 64
tfjguitarist 3 years ago
i fucking love that song :)
EMBERSxLEFTxBURNING 3 years ago
Nice playing, man. I'm thinking about getting this amp. What tuning are you in? I usually play in Drop C.
Dojom1023 3 years ago
I was in C I think... What's your budget?
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
I thinking somewhere between $1000-$1500 new or used. For that price, I was hoping to get like a used ENGL Powerball or Rivera Knucklehead Tre or something. But this thing sounds awesom for it's price, so this will most likely be my next amp. Right now I have this shitty Solid State Crate amp that can never give me a tight enough bass response.
Dojom1023 3 years ago
20 bucks says its a Flexwave half stack right?
tried one of those, it sounds like an ok beginners HS. also tried one with ADA cabs instead, sounded a little better than the Crates 412 cab
CodyHarris0069 3 years ago
Im curious to know if you have ever used a ts9 pedal on this amp yet? I think im going to buy one next month. The stack is $1490 now with the v30's cab. Pretty good deal for an all tube, 3 channel head. And btw nice gear you got there.
LOGFAN87 3 years ago
No I think I was using =C= 6L6 GC's for that video. The ruby EL34B-STR's are much better IMO. The best EL34's I've ever heard actually.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
wow is that with the stock tubes? sounds good. ive heard from some people that the stocks arent so good...
stratman687 3 years ago
Sick dude, nice collection of gear
bingomoney1 3 years ago
yup.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
So is the distortion just the amp?
grindlikecoffeexx 3 years ago
Awesome clean tone and ripping distortion later. Great playing too.
chrisjd4 3 years ago
amazing tone!! killer for all patches... clean was beautiful and heavy was raw and kickass... A+
rodrigozamo 3 years ago
Beautiful tone on the intro... is that an original song? BTW as long as we're talking about chorus pedals, have you ever managed to get ahold of an old BOSS DC-2? They're really awesome. Great sound out of that CE5, tho.
gtralien 3 years ago
I've seen one a guy was using at a show live once. It didn't seem too bad but it was hard to judge in a full band scenario how it differed from my CE5. Anyways, I've almost phased out my CE5 as I've programmed a few patches on my nova system with various chorus sounds and I'm satisfied with their sounds.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
Hey man I've seen you on the carvinbbs for a couple years now. I've had a DC127 for a long time, and no matter what I try, when I tune to B the intonation is horrendous. I have the saddles on the bridge all the way back and have tried a couple string gauges. The intonation issue has forced me to stick to a Les Paul for B tuning. Any hints?
Alfredpusey 3 years ago
The 127's scale length I believe is what is causing this. What gauge strings are you using? For B, I'd say at least 11' if not 12's or 13's would work best. give those a shot.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
currently using a set of 12's. Gonna try playing around with the saddles to see if that helps.
Alfredpusey 3 years ago
well played sir. It's in B
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
whats the tuning here? drop B or drop A? or neither?
DiegusMaximus 3 years ago
A full step down and then drop D tuning so drop b.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
thanks a ton. awesome playing and tone by the way
DiegusMaximus 3 years ago
what a full step down would mean dgcfad then drop d back up to dadgbe ?
tylersinger2 3 years ago
If you go a full step down and your tuned from D to D then you drop your E string another full step you'll be at Drop C.
hooptydoo11 3 years ago
Sounds sick man. Nice playing. Is your front panel diamondplate? It looks like it. I may have to get a V3 to go with my Mark IV. Sounds like a Recto a bit.
petruccirocks02 3 years ago
yeah I had it custom made. wasn't cheap but looked great.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
I'm sp fucking buying this amp!
DiMeHammet 3 years ago
haha have you heard the video clips of my splawn? It rips the V3 a new one. No comparison.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
I'm thinking of getting a Carvin V3, and I wondered if you could answer me a could of questions-
Does the Carvin do a prog metal tone? I play 7 strings, so I need lots of low end. I play stuff like Dream Theater, Dragonforce, so is this amp capable of that?
My new band is metalcore, so can it achieve Killswitch/Shadows Fall type tones?
Thanks a lot.
Lethallergy 3 years ago
yeah it works amazingly well for that style music. Metal is what it was built to do.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
Great, cheers. I've heard that its fizzy as hell but all the videos of it that I've seen show it with amazing tone.
Lethallergy 3 years ago
not the best metal tone ive heard. go krank
chrismahaffey6666 3 years ago
Kranks are a joke. Get real.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
I disagree. They have their own tone, very raw, great leads.
Check out Erock503's clips on UG...this is MESAexplorer btw.
WGPmetallica 3 years ago
yeah I know him and his Nitro and Diezel clips just show how much better of amps they are than the krank.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
no thanks. I have a splawn nitro.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
i like the tread plate you put on the front! it looks way tougher.
6XstringXsamurai 4 years ago
nice! What are you using for that modulation at the beginning?
blahman178 4 years ago
Boss CE5. Best cheap chorus pedal ever. Mine's been going strong for 10 years.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
small clone is best chorus pedal.
Diisafatslag 3 years ago
I tried it and really didn't like it. It wasn't deep and lush as the CE5. The damage control glass nexus is the creme of the crop though. Definately kills every chorus around.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL you like a boss over a electro harmonix LOOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Diisafatslag 3 years ago
how about you go play a CE5 before joking on it. I think you'll find your EHX can't compete. Some of the top players in the world use CE5's. Adam Jones of TOOL is one of them. Steve Morse and Zakk Wylde also use it. I also use mine in stereo with a stereo preamp and power amp.. oh wait.. the EHX is mono! FAIL! LOL at the EHX indeed.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
its alright, ive already tested both when i went to try out chorus pedals. i tested out poly chorus, small clone and ce5. and yeah, your CE5 is probably digital. :)
Diisafatslag 3 years ago
doesn't matter if it's digital if it sounds better and is more flexible and works better for me. Boss DD20 is a digital delay that works for John Petrucci but other players only swear by analog delays. Analog vs digital isn't an argument these days.
FastRedPonyCar 3 years ago
Don't forget Alex Lifeson of Rush.
IntensityStorm 3 years ago
do my ears deceive me? ist thou a non follower of the EHX bullshit? omg i thought i was the only one. i use the CE5....AND I HATE CHORUS!!!
EngageTheKnot 3 years ago
I have a ce5 and it kicks ass. I'm looking at getting a visual sound liquid chorus which is another good one!!!
sincityskywalker 3 years ago
Excellent sound.I have a v3 with ruby el34 bstr's. sounds awesome!!! CARVIN V3 RULES!!!!!!!
camelot369 4 years ago 2
Just ordered a BuzzBomb with Green Machine and Clone in it. Can't wait for it to get here. 6 LONG weeks to wait. That sucks.
toddf007 4 years ago
Does your band have a website to check out your sound. Love your tone and playing!!!!!!! Are you running Green Machines, Clones, or Green Machine / Clone combo? Your vids all say different. Whatever it is IT ROCKS!
toddf007 4 years ago
in this vid it's a carvin 4X12 legacy cab with green machines and clones. 2 of each.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
Drop D down a step is drop C tuning(CGCFAD). Pretty much every big metal/hardcore band is tuned to that nowadays.
rooflessntoofless 4 years ago
It's actually really good at low volumes becuase you have a master volume you can use. As with all tube amps though, the louder it gets, the better it sounds :D
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
What song are you playing?
slashnumberonefan 4 years ago
nothing in particular. I never really play anything specific in my videos.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
What did you tune down to?
funkdified1 4 years ago
I think a full step down and then drop D tuning...which I believe was B.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
that would be C
ziehenderzahne1 4 years ago
Yup, its B.
AxeDavy777 3 years ago
Would you make a video showing off what your Diezel can do?
makersmark13 4 years ago
I don't own a Diezel. We have a store in town that carries them.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
The V3 doesn't need to be modded and not everyone has $4000 to spend on an amp. I've played the V4HS, herbert and Einstein and the Einstein is the only one I'd take on stage with me. I play stuff besides metal and the V4HS and Herbert can't do blues or classic rock.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
Would you say that the v3 can do blues or classic rock on top of its obvious metal capabilities? or did i misinterpret what you said?
carvin1657 4 years ago
Dude, your demo of the V3 beats the crap out of the one on Carvin's site. I think you just sold me on it (and I was looking at a JVM or Stiletto).
jmillion1969 4 years ago
Unfortunately, I agree with you. Carvin just released a new V3 video with Angelo someone and the tone was absolutely AWFUL. I actually have a hard time getting mine to sound that bad. I guess they're using the stock junk tubes and have the amp at a whisper volume :(
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
So what did you switch the tubes to?
jmillion1969 4 years ago
Never mind! I just saw the SED Winged C post. Great tubes.
jmillion1969 4 years ago
great tone is it through the amp on it's own or any effects for eq. i was looking into a V3 for some time or a peavey XXX. great job playing
freakboy1099 4 years ago
Just the guitar plugged into the amp. None of the pedals on the pedal board were used.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
hey I've been thinking of buying a carvin head, either an MTS3200 or a V3. I've heard good (and some bad) things about both of those, but I was wondering if you had an opinion. I play death metal in general, but I also do a lot of clean work, and dabble in jazz/blues. I would just buy the V3, but it's $300 more than the 3200.
thinkpad20 4 years ago
The V3 will wipe the floor with the MTS in every way imaginable. You won't be disappointed.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
can the v3 head do killswitch engage distortion?
snapascrew 4 years ago
I've never listened to KSE before but check out my other V3 videos to get an idea of what all sorts of overdrive sounds the V3 has. It's eq is EXTREMELY powerful (a lot like the mesa mark series active eq'ing if you've ever used one of those.)
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
is yor v3 diamond plated?
snapascrew 4 years ago
Yeah but you'll have to find someone local who does water jet cutting and take them the original face plate and a blank sheet of diamond plate to cut.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
Thats a killer tone. Is that riffing from an actual song or made up?
GuitarGodRichard 4 years ago
Just making up stuff as I go. Almost all my vids are improv.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
You have it with 6L6´s or with EL34´s?
tyrhaenum 4 years ago
SED Winged C 6L6GC's.
FastRedPonyCar 4 years ago
nice tone
dudtonNE 4 years ago
Hey Drew this is Awake from the Carvin forums - awesome playing man and kick ass tone:) You are like the internet's V3 spokesman:)
Awake1077 4 years ago
Hey Drew whats your bass at? My V3 seems way to bassy and muffled.
scoppabuffman 4 years ago