After reading all this hate on Paul, One would think people would actually PREFER listening to Misha struggling through a few riffs, and making the amp sound like pure SHIT while he was at it.
Most of the amps sound the same because youtube compression messes with the uploads. No studio headphones or speakers are going to truly emulate what the amp + cab can do, you'll just have to turn it up to 10 and stand in front of it yourself!!!!!!!!
any1 notice a huge noise gate and compression(well maybe not compression) on Paul's voice? He says a sentence and it goes all the way to zero, and then continues. I don't know, but it really intimidates my ear. :D
What a bunch of ass-tards most youtuber's are. People rip on this dude so much, sure the guy looks like a hobbit and has blown out emo hair but, to rip on his playing? C'mon. He's a rock guitarist and isn't playing some black metal bullshit or playing 50million notes a second. Mind you I like those styles too.
Shut up and post your own videos of amp reviews. Oh that's right... you probably don't get paid to do that or have a huge company backing you.
You fuck sticks aint here to hear him play, your hear for the amp demo. So shut the fuck up. If all he did was play you would bitch cause he didnt talk enough about the amp...little whinny ass bitches. LICK BALLS.
In professional studios, every guitarist or producer has a different method. Seems like most would agree on some type of Fender for the cleans and some type of expensive boutique head with a variety of 4x12 cabs for heavy tones. So likely on a professionally done album, you'll hear a huge disparity from small class A combos all the way up to layers of different 100-watt heads through a multitude of 4x12 cabinets.
@TubesInaHat You're right, but I'm betting if they're using monster heads (100+ watts) they're also using some sort of power attenuator in the studio. And you're right, they use a variety of amps, guitars, etc.
I'm looking at building a new setup that consists of three amps for Live and studio, with a switching system to go between them. I just picked up a Traynor Dark Horse for my clean sounds, and I'm going to look into some combos, and switchable powered heads for the lead/rhythm section.
@0AllForNaught0 When a guitarist is playing a 100+ watt head through a 4x12 in a pro studio, they most likely would NOT be using an attenuator if at all possible. The reason why is that when you've got a head cranked and you're hearing killer sound, you're hearing the preamp at its sweet spot, the power stage beginning to breakup, AND the speakers being pushed. When you use an attenuator, it alters what's coming out of the amp slightly AND you're missing the extra punch from the speakers.
@TubesInaHat I disagree. Kirk Hammett and Mark Morton (Lamb Of God) use Weber Power Attenuators, Eddie Van Halen is WELL known to have used a Variac voltage selector to lower the Wattage of his marshall, Paul Gilbert uses a THD Hotplate, Joe Satriani uses a PRX150-Pro, etc and so on.
If you want, I'll dig in and list a bunch more, but here's one fact: ANY studio you walk into has power attenuators at the ready to tame beastly 100+ watt heads, period. I guess these guys don't know good "tone?"
@TubesInaHat Also: the whole PURPOSE of a power brake/sponge/attenuator is to get that "sweet spot" you mentioned without all the punishing low end and speaker reflex of a 100+ watt head when cranked. All an attenuator does is allow you to crank your amp to good power-tube compressed levels, and then drop the volume off with the power brake. It's like having a cranked amp tone at lower volumes in most cases. It depends on your gear, however. These devices all have their quirks.
@TubesInaHat Here ya go: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Slash, Clapton (?) Hendrix, Dave Mustaine ALL use power brakes, ranging from a Scholtz PB, to Marshall PB-100's, lol. I don't get why Clapton would need one, but hey, he's Eric Clapton. Oh, Alexi Laiho uses a Lee Jackson amp with a built-in power attenuator, Yngwie Malmsteen's signiature amp has a built in power attenuator (wonder why he'd want that? Hmmm...)
@0AllForNaught0 Thanks for redundantly explaining attenuators for us. Unlike you, I wasn't trying to CORRECT anyone. My point, which is still 100% valid is that when you've hit that sweet spot between the preamp, power amp, AND SPEAKERS, using an attenuator is going to change the end result pretty substantially. Even a Weber MASS is going to change the sound. If you want more compression and sag and are willing to sacrifice speaker breakup, then an attenuator is the way to go.
@TubesInaHat Nah, nah nah nah - nope. Not today man - you said "most likely NOT using an attenuator, and THAT'S what I was responding to, so eat it. Of course an attenuator is going to alter the tone in varying degrees, that isn't what we were discussing, we were discussing how most guitarists seem to like them in a studio setting, and sometimes in live situations. I gave you several examples of top guitarists that use them to defray your comment that they most likely would NOT.
@TubesInaHat You mentioned how you weren't "...trying to correct anyone" when responding with "...guitarist is playing a 100+ watt head through a 4x12 in a pro studio, they most likely would NOT be using an attenuator if at all possible" in response to my factual statement that many DO use them, so, I'm guessing if you think that wasn't a correction we're going to get a lesson on Fractal Curves and Relativity now? I ate your lunch. Time to go back to school, buddy.
@0AllForNaught0 My bad. I guess I'll just go be wrong somewhere. I'm not the one using obscenities and insulting others. If you spit out this many words when you're right, I'd "sure as fuck" hate to read the book that comes out when you're wrong.
@TubesInaHat@TubesInaHat Alright - let's have the debate then: 1.) where was I "wrong" mentioning most pros seem to use power attenuators, at least for smaller venues and studio recording? 2.) where was I "wrong" when saying it's practical for the small club/home guitarist to think about a lower wattage or switchable power/wattage amp instead of buying a power attenuator for a larger 100 watt amp? 3.) Where was I "wrong" when I corrected your statement that guitarists DON'T use an attenuator?
@TubesInaHat Listen: I've been playing for nearly 25 years, spent THOUSANDS of dollars on gear that I could have saved if I'd listened to the old-timers, professional musicians and studio pros, and I get on some of these vids and try to drop a few pearls to younger guys that will hopefully save THEM some cash. 50 watts IS PLENTY loud enough for any bar/club/outdoor gig, etc. and drives any 4x12 cab nicely. Most CAN'T USE a $2,000 amp with this much headroom, and there's other great options.
@TubesInaHat I had to go and buy a 16 ohm THD Hotplate to tame my Triple Recto, adding ANOTHER $370.00 to my $2,000 dollar amp just to be able to use it properly in smaller venues. I'd much rather have spent less, and tried out more 50, and 30 watt amps (Marshall JVM, Buddah Superdrive 30, Egnater Renegade 65, Krank Chadwick/Krankenstein Jr 50, etc) and there's LOADS of them!
I'm just trying to discourage less experienced players from being impulsive, and be practical about their needs.
@0AllForNaught0 I said I was wrong and that YOU are right. It blows me away that you not only misunderstood what I said, but you also felt the need to add another 3 stanzas explaining how right you are. I gave in. You win. It's over.
@TubesInaHat My bad - I thought you were being facetious - sorry. The VHT Sig X is a great amp I'd love to own, but it just isn't practical for me, financially, or utility wise, I'll leave it at that. I'd trade my Triple Recto for one, if anyone with a VHT Sig X is that ignorant, lol.
I'm just so used to all the smartasses who want to flame on this site I assumed you were just another one. Apologies.
@0AllForNaught0 It's cool. To be honest, I really don't want to get off on the wrong foot with anyone here. The thing about high powered heads is that every time you double power, you only get +3dB. So really, if you want to be able to crank a tube amp to its breaking point and be in the realm of sanity, 20 watts or under is about all I can take without a nice attenuator. Having said that, I like the added headroom of a 100 watt head, but I do understand that not everyone else feels that way.
@0AllForNaught0 Secondly, if you'd ever heard of the Fletcher–Munson ear curve, then you'd know that "punishing" low end is ALWAYS there, you're just not hearing it. Thirdly, to quote Weber's attenuator page, "...do not expect to be able to dime your amp and then use any attenuator on the market to get the exact same sound from your amp at whisper quiet volumes."
@TubesInaHat I'm willing to bet 90+ percent of guitarists including myself aren't so studious of the science of frequencies to have ever HEARD of the Fletcher-Munson Ear Curve, and back to my original comment on the matter: it isn't practical for most hobbyist guitarists to use a 100+ watt head in smaller gigging, recording, and house situations, period. You have heard what a Triple Rectifier sounds like when properly cranked, right? Ungodly loud at 50% and up, with the output at nominal.
@TubesInaHat You're sure as fuck hearing "punishing low end' if you're in the same room as a fire-breathing Triple Rectifier with a 4X12 G12T-75 cranked to nominal volumes - no one cares about the frequencies we AREN'T hearing, we're discussing volume here, right?
This amp sounds FANTASTIC - but careful listeners will notice (like most un-modded heads) the tracking is still a touch off. It's the price you pay when you have so much dedicated circuitry. In my quest for the perfect amp, I've only found 3 so far that track notes perfectly: and each of those are low-wattage "lunchbox" style amps, which explains the trend towards those amp types these days.
Don't drop the cash, peeps - I wasted $1000's on "monster" heads, only to find simpler is better.
@epitaph664 Basically, the more circuitry between your guitar, and the speaker, the less instantaneous the response between when you play, and when you hear the note. A lot of musicians send their amps to companies like FJA to modify their circuitry to circumvent this problem, by either bypassing certain circuits or putting higher quality transformers and other circuitry in.
Lower wattage amps always sound and track better. 50 watts is plenty.
@0AllForNaught0 lower wattage amps don't always sound better, how could you even say that? i've ABed 50 and 100 watt versions of more than a few amps and while I do like 50 watt amps, for a lot of people the 100 watt versions sound better (ie, ceriatone ots, 100 watt is a lot bigger sound, vht deliverance, 100 watt is a lot ballsier) - i own a VHT 50/CL and for anyone who wants the vht death metal sound should buy the 100/CL instead - i like the 50 myself
@HopePoisoned Yeah, 100 + watt amps sound great: if you're playing an arena show and cranking the master volume up enough to compress the power tubes. The other benefit of smaller amps (and also the reason for the high cost!) is that because they're not as expensive to produce, they can make up for much of the profit by installing MUCH higher quality circuitry, including the transfomers, potentiometers, and circuitry.
And when your gear is mic'ed or being directly recorded, size doesn't matter
@HopePoisoned - because you're amplifying the signal with your mixing anyway.
Also: if you bother to look at the recording process for professional musicians, many, or most use smaller amps in the studios, and a variety of them. Why? Fatter sounds at more reasonable volumes.
The only reason to go with a 100+ watt is if you need to fill a big staging area - like arena bands. But many nowadays are just pumping combo amps through the monitors. I own a Mesa Triple rectifier, where will I use it?
@HopePoisoned And lastly, I would challenge you to find ANY amp that compares with the clean tone of the current "lunchbox" amps, like the Mesa Transatlantic, Traynor Darkhorse, Orange Dual/Tiny Terror, Egnater Rebel 30, etc.
The 80's is over, friend - musicians are getting smarter about tone. Why buy a 100+ watt amp when you'll need to add a $370.00 power attenuator/soak to be able to use it (fully compressed!) in a normal setting?? I stand by my facts.
JCM 900 4102 combo. if you kow what youre doing, set to channel 2, lower the gain, push the reverb, slightly scoop the mids. best clean tone on earth, and breaks up if you hit it hard.
And yes, it has a reverb tank comparable to a fender twin.
@Geetarfrik I know what you're saying - but there's a lot of amps that get great clean tones. But those low-watt class A amps are in a different category all together. And you really have to play one to understand - because of the class A power, the responsiveness to your picking is off the charts.
In a class A amp, current is flowing at all times through the tubes. In an AB amp, the voltage to the power tube grid fluctuates constantly between notes, going on and off with each note.
I think your problem is that your overstating the importance of cleans sounds. Quite frankly, your audience could care less about clean sounds..they cant tell one from the other. It doesnt excite them in any way. Its the driven sounds that separate the men from the boys..not cleans
@Rizzy55 My "problem" (lol) is that with a big 100+ watt head, any "dirty" sounds that are usable in a live require you to crank the thing up to levels that don't work in clubs and smaller outdoor gigs. Unless you buy a power attenuator, or the amp has switchable power, they generally sound like a distorted mess at lower volumes. You can't get the power section of a monster like that to compress at lower volumes.
i had this video run while i was browsing for other things on a different tab and each time he switched to a new settign this amplifer really made it count and i couldn't believe it! next to my engl this would definitly be it's missing brother!
some of it does yeah, but you get no tone without the amp and the guitar,and you get no distortion from just a guitar. Lots of people have jumped on the bandwagon with the whole tone comes from the hands thing.
plus im convinced that the way they mic the amps and the software they use(the noise gate and compressor that you can hear when he talks...) really mess with the sound.
@apguitarguy401 dont they hear that themselves? It sounds terrible but they test really nice gear -what a pity that after watching such a video you have no actual idea how those amps or guitars sound
If any of you guys are interested in this amp, be prepared to wait at least a month ad more or go used. Just a heads up. I probably won't be getting mine for at least 2 and half months.
that is a better review then the video, not to knock the sig x.
i have one, its amazing but you have to sit down with it for a good hour to understand why its better then a powerball or egnater or even the pitbull in some ways.
it does deathcore very well...i dont know why people think its not for distortion chunking. thats the entire point of the gain voicing!
turn the gains both to 3 and you have a marshall. at 6 you have a powerball. at 10 you have a record contract.
I tried one he other day back to back with an Egnater tourmaster 4100head , and didn't cut it. Not that much responsive as the Egnater, that goes to the EQ as well as the distinction of the notes especially when playing fast with distortion on it. Definitelly less response as an ENGL powerball.
The Sig:X is awesome, i got one last week :D Paul's great but if there's one thing i'd criticize about his reviews it's that he's TOO positive; never really has anything bad to say about the gear. still very helpful though.
This amp's tone sounded really smooth to me. Even on higher gain settings, there was something pleasant about it's response. The only shortcoming I picked up from this video is lack of clarity. It seems like when he held out his long notes, there was a little more fuzz than note. I don't know if I'll ever find an amp that's as clear as I want it to be, though. I would rather have this amp than mine.
ok i have a quiestion, is not form the video but i am new in those things and i only want to know that:
if i have em.. a head of 100w with a cabinet of let me say em.. 200w, would i have all the 200w of the cabinet and all the 100w of the head or i will only have the 100w of the head?
this guy always somehow seems to make amps sound spineless, I don't know what it is. He's not a terrible player, but for some reason he doesn't demonstrate the amp's real potential. I want to hear dragon's fire coming from your speakers!
Or you could try getting a fucking job you lazy bastard. It's only around $2000 and these days if you can't save $2000 from your job or ANOTHER job for a short time then that says ALOT about you. But I suppose you have at least 4 good excuses why you can't get a part time job or a job period...
I have a real job, a real house payment, a real life. I don't live with my mom. I ended up selling both my kindeys in Mexico last week. So now I can get a Sig X.
After reading all this hate on Paul, One would think people would actually PREFER listening to Misha struggling through a few riffs, and making the amp sound like pure SHIT while he was at it.
ESPsandEmgs 1 month ago
Most of the amps sound the same because youtube compression messes with the uploads. No studio headphones or speakers are going to truly emulate what the amp + cab can do, you'll just have to turn it up to 10 and stand in front of it yourself!!!!!!!!
shredjelly 4 months ago
The price intimidates me way more than the front panel :|
taxo 8 months ago
wow this amp sounds pretty nice!
Xiacro 9 months ago
I hate the binding on that Les Paul, I think the white ones should have a darker binding on them. AWESOME amp.
HurricaneTBag 10 months ago
@HurricaneTBag you're completly right!i couldn't agree more with you ;) and keep in mind that LP's are my favourite guitars ever =)
unfairrocks 3 months ago
any1 notice a huge noise gate and compression(well maybe not compression) on Paul's voice? He says a sentence and it goes all the way to zero, and then continues. I don't know, but it really intimidates my ear. :D
aukis 10 months ago
I WANT THIS JOB!!!!!!!!
sammysstuff1 10 months ago
He had better chops in Back To The Future when he played the red gibson. Gooo johnny go goo gooo...
PinkyWontWork 10 months ago
I've this amp... Fryette Sig-X... and It's NOT FOR PLAYING ROCK !
Play something other please... It's always the same game and we want BRUTAL !
iodhar 11 months ago
Why does everyone hate this guy so much. Decent Demo as far as I'm concerned...
Hendog2424 11 months ago
Pretty good last solo
p5ych0Killer 11 months ago
There are so many porn words on the front of this amp xD "Spank" "vintage" "live"
the most comedic here, the "Brown, Brit and blow" xDDDD
ravenshield56 1 year ago
He seems a little stoned in this one !
tonifreakshow 1 year ago
i have never seen him alternate pick yet!!!!!!
abhinav1102 1 year ago
Paul looks like Declan Donnelly imo.
TSchwarzendorfer 1 year ago
Too much fuking knobs and switches.
Adol333 1 year ago
@Adol333 why? i have a jcm800 its got 6 knobs..and i understand this
slipknotandmh 1 year ago 5
Paul is a good player and reviewer but i dont understand why the FUCK all the amps sound the same in guitarworld videos ?!?!!?
KawamurAsun 1 year ago
@KawamurAsun so do the axes they all sound like each other .hum maybe they need to switch there shit up once in a while.lol
metalmusiqcrzy 1 year ago
@KawamurAsun The Van Halen theory of geetar, its all in the hands
bajaracer40x 1 year ago
@KawamurAsun +100.I'd never buy any of the amps reviewed by GW if I'd to consider the sound coming out of my speakers.
taxo 8 months ago
What a bunch of ass-tards most youtuber's are. People rip on this dude so much, sure the guy looks like a hobbit and has blown out emo hair but, to rip on his playing? C'mon. He's a rock guitarist and isn't playing some black metal bullshit or playing 50million notes a second. Mind you I like those styles too.
Shut up and post your own videos of amp reviews. Oh that's right... you probably don't get paid to do that or have a huge company backing you.
EricAntonik 1 year ago 15
@EricAntonik lmfdo...hobbit..
bchewdown 1 year ago
@EricAntonik Oh god.. Looks like a hobbit.. That made my day dear sir:)
Valid point too, I don't get all the hate...
Blargaha 4 months ago
You fuck sticks aint here to hear him play, your hear for the amp demo. So shut the fuck up. If all he did was play you would bitch cause he didnt talk enough about the amp...little whinny ass bitches. LICK BALLS.
ultra888 1 year ago 2
I can't believe a publication as big as Guitar World can't get a better guitar player than Paul to do demos. Paul, you suck dude!
BobEFFC 1 year ago
such a homo, listen to him say "spank" and "blow"
montesooma 1 year ago
Nice demo, thanks.
Tonelover 1 year ago
oh my god
alexmetallicaZFC13 1 year ago
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bchewdown 1 year ago
did he laugh after he said blow? haha
MDelgadoification 1 year ago 3
@MDelgadoification hahah
herpityderpity 1 year ago
That amp sounds cheap and cheesy. Like some tube/solid state hybrid...
AlembicVapor 1 year ago
@AlembicVapor So does just about every other amp GW demos.
VHTLtdDimarzio 1 year ago
In professional studios, every guitarist or producer has a different method. Seems like most would agree on some type of Fender for the cleans and some type of expensive boutique head with a variety of 4x12 cabs for heavy tones. So likely on a professionally done album, you'll hear a huge disparity from small class A combos all the way up to layers of different 100-watt heads through a multitude of 4x12 cabinets.
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat You're right, but I'm betting if they're using monster heads (100+ watts) they're also using some sort of power attenuator in the studio. And you're right, they use a variety of amps, guitars, etc.
I'm looking at building a new setup that consists of three amps for Live and studio, with a switching system to go between them. I just picked up a Traynor Dark Horse for my clean sounds, and I'm going to look into some combos, and switchable powered heads for the lead/rhythm section.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 When a guitarist is playing a 100+ watt head through a 4x12 in a pro studio, they most likely would NOT be using an attenuator if at all possible. The reason why is that when you've got a head cranked and you're hearing killer sound, you're hearing the preamp at its sweet spot, the power stage beginning to breakup, AND the speakers being pushed. When you use an attenuator, it alters what's coming out of the amp slightly AND you're missing the extra punch from the speakers.
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat I disagree. Kirk Hammett and Mark Morton (Lamb Of God) use Weber Power Attenuators, Eddie Van Halen is WELL known to have used a Variac voltage selector to lower the Wattage of his marshall, Paul Gilbert uses a THD Hotplate, Joe Satriani uses a PRX150-Pro, etc and so on.
If you want, I'll dig in and list a bunch more, but here's one fact: ANY studio you walk into has power attenuators at the ready to tame beastly 100+ watt heads, period. I guess these guys don't know good "tone?"
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat Also: the whole PURPOSE of a power brake/sponge/attenuator is to get that "sweet spot" you mentioned without all the punishing low end and speaker reflex of a 100+ watt head when cranked. All an attenuator does is allow you to crank your amp to good power-tube compressed levels, and then drop the volume off with the power brake. It's like having a cranked amp tone at lower volumes in most cases. It depends on your gear, however. These devices all have their quirks.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat Here ya go: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Slash, Clapton (?) Hendrix, Dave Mustaine ALL use power brakes, ranging from a Scholtz PB, to Marshall PB-100's, lol. I don't get why Clapton would need one, but hey, he's Eric Clapton. Oh, Alexi Laiho uses a Lee Jackson amp with a built-in power attenuator, Yngwie Malmsteen's signiature amp has a built in power attenuator (wonder why he'd want that? Hmmm...)
Should I really go on?
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 Thanks for redundantly explaining attenuators for us. Unlike you, I wasn't trying to CORRECT anyone. My point, which is still 100% valid is that when you've hit that sweet spot between the preamp, power amp, AND SPEAKERS, using an attenuator is going to change the end result pretty substantially. Even a Weber MASS is going to change the sound. If you want more compression and sag and are willing to sacrifice speaker breakup, then an attenuator is the way to go.
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat Nah, nah nah nah - nope. Not today man - you said "most likely NOT using an attenuator, and THAT'S what I was responding to, so eat it. Of course an attenuator is going to alter the tone in varying degrees, that isn't what we were discussing, we were discussing how most guitarists seem to like them in a studio setting, and sometimes in live situations. I gave you several examples of top guitarists that use them to defray your comment that they most likely would NOT.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat You mentioned how you weren't "...trying to correct anyone" when responding with "...guitarist is playing a 100+ watt head through a 4x12 in a pro studio, they most likely would NOT be using an attenuator if at all possible" in response to my factual statement that many DO use them, so, I'm guessing if you think that wasn't a correction we're going to get a lesson on Fractal Curves and Relativity now? I ate your lunch. Time to go back to school, buddy.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 My bad. I guess I'll just go be wrong somewhere. I'm not the one using obscenities and insulting others. If you spit out this many words when you're right, I'd "sure as fuck" hate to read the book that comes out when you're wrong.
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat @TubesInaHat Alright - let's have the debate then: 1.) where was I "wrong" mentioning most pros seem to use power attenuators, at least for smaller venues and studio recording? 2.) where was I "wrong" when saying it's practical for the small club/home guitarist to think about a lower wattage or switchable power/wattage amp instead of buying a power attenuator for a larger 100 watt amp? 3.) Where was I "wrong" when I corrected your statement that guitarists DON'T use an attenuator?
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat Listen: I've been playing for nearly 25 years, spent THOUSANDS of dollars on gear that I could have saved if I'd listened to the old-timers, professional musicians and studio pros, and I get on some of these vids and try to drop a few pearls to younger guys that will hopefully save THEM some cash. 50 watts IS PLENTY loud enough for any bar/club/outdoor gig, etc. and drives any 4x12 cab nicely. Most CAN'T USE a $2,000 amp with this much headroom, and there's other great options.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat I had to go and buy a 16 ohm THD Hotplate to tame my Triple Recto, adding ANOTHER $370.00 to my $2,000 dollar amp just to be able to use it properly in smaller venues. I'd much rather have spent less, and tried out more 50, and 30 watt amps (Marshall JVM, Buddah Superdrive 30, Egnater Renegade 65, Krank Chadwick/Krankenstein Jr 50, etc) and there's LOADS of them!
I'm just trying to discourage less experienced players from being impulsive, and be practical about their needs.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 I said I was wrong and that YOU are right. It blows me away that you not only misunderstood what I said, but you also felt the need to add another 3 stanzas explaining how right you are. I gave in. You win. It's over.
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat My bad - I thought you were being facetious - sorry. The VHT Sig X is a great amp I'd love to own, but it just isn't practical for me, financially, or utility wise, I'll leave it at that. I'd trade my Triple Recto for one, if anyone with a VHT Sig X is that ignorant, lol.
I'm just so used to all the smartasses who want to flame on this site I assumed you were just another one. Apologies.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 It's cool. To be honest, I really don't want to get off on the wrong foot with anyone here. The thing about high powered heads is that every time you double power, you only get +3dB. So really, if you want to be able to crank a tube amp to its breaking point and be in the realm of sanity, 20 watts or under is about all I can take without a nice attenuator. Having said that, I like the added headroom of a 100 watt head, but I do understand that not everyone else feels that way.
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 Secondly, if you'd ever heard of the Fletcher–Munson ear curve, then you'd know that "punishing" low end is ALWAYS there, you're just not hearing it. Thirdly, to quote Weber's attenuator page, "...do not expect to be able to dime your amp and then use any attenuator on the market to get the exact same sound from your amp at whisper quiet volumes."
TubesInaHat 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat I'm willing to bet 90+ percent of guitarists including myself aren't so studious of the science of frequencies to have ever HEARD of the Fletcher-Munson Ear Curve, and back to my original comment on the matter: it isn't practical for most hobbyist guitarists to use a 100+ watt head in smaller gigging, recording, and house situations, period. You have heard what a Triple Rectifier sounds like when properly cranked, right? Ungodly loud at 50% and up, with the output at nominal.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@TubesInaHat You're sure as fuck hearing "punishing low end' if you're in the same room as a fire-breathing Triple Rectifier with a 4X12 G12T-75 cranked to nominal volumes - no one cares about the frequencies we AREN'T hearing, we're discussing volume here, right?
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
I so want his job....
BrianKeeley 1 year ago
This amp sounds FANTASTIC - but careful listeners will notice (like most un-modded heads) the tracking is still a touch off. It's the price you pay when you have so much dedicated circuitry. In my quest for the perfect amp, I've only found 3 so far that track notes perfectly: and each of those are low-wattage "lunchbox" style amps, which explains the trend towards those amp types these days.
Don't drop the cash, peeps - I wasted $1000's on "monster" heads, only to find simpler is better.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 What does tracking mean? I understand lots of amp talk but not that aspect, could u please explain?
epitaph664 1 year ago
@epitaph664 Basically, the more circuitry between your guitar, and the speaker, the less instantaneous the response between when you play, and when you hear the note. A lot of musicians send their amps to companies like FJA to modify their circuitry to circumvent this problem, by either bypassing certain circuits or putting higher quality transformers and other circuitry in.
Lower wattage amps always sound and track better. 50 watts is plenty.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 Thanks so much. It all makes alot more sense now, and also helps determine which amp i'm going to buy
epitaph664 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0 lower wattage amps don't always sound better, how could you even say that? i've ABed 50 and 100 watt versions of more than a few amps and while I do like 50 watt amps, for a lot of people the 100 watt versions sound better (ie, ceriatone ots, 100 watt is a lot bigger sound, vht deliverance, 100 watt is a lot ballsier) - i own a VHT 50/CL and for anyone who wants the vht death metal sound should buy the 100/CL instead - i like the 50 myself
HopePoisoned 1 year ago
@HopePoisoned Yeah, 100 + watt amps sound great: if you're playing an arena show and cranking the master volume up enough to compress the power tubes. The other benefit of smaller amps (and also the reason for the high cost!) is that because they're not as expensive to produce, they can make up for much of the profit by installing MUCH higher quality circuitry, including the transfomers, potentiometers, and circuitry.
And when your gear is mic'ed or being directly recorded, size doesn't matter
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@HopePoisoned - because you're amplifying the signal with your mixing anyway.
Also: if you bother to look at the recording process for professional musicians, many, or most use smaller amps in the studios, and a variety of them. Why? Fatter sounds at more reasonable volumes.
The only reason to go with a 100+ watt is if you need to fill a big staging area - like arena bands. But many nowadays are just pumping combo amps through the monitors. I own a Mesa Triple rectifier, where will I use it?
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@HopePoisoned And lastly, I would challenge you to find ANY amp that compares with the clean tone of the current "lunchbox" amps, like the Mesa Transatlantic, Traynor Darkhorse, Orange Dual/Tiny Terror, Egnater Rebel 30, etc.
The 80's is over, friend - musicians are getting smarter about tone. Why buy a 100+ watt amp when you'll need to add a $370.00 power attenuator/soak to be able to use it (fully compressed!) in a normal setting?? I stand by my facts.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0
JCM 900 4102 combo. if you kow what youre doing, set to channel 2, lower the gain, push the reverb, slightly scoop the mids. best clean tone on earth, and breaks up if you hit it hard.
And yes, it has a reverb tank comparable to a fender twin.
Geetarfrik 1 year ago
@Geetarfrik I know what you're saying - but there's a lot of amps that get great clean tones. But those low-watt class A amps are in a different category all together. And you really have to play one to understand - because of the class A power, the responsiveness to your picking is off the charts.
In a class A amp, current is flowing at all times through the tubes. In an AB amp, the voltage to the power tube grid fluctuates constantly between notes, going on and off with each note.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
@0AllForNaught0
I think your problem is that your overstating the importance of cleans sounds. Quite frankly, your audience could care less about clean sounds..they cant tell one from the other. It doesnt excite them in any way. Its the driven sounds that separate the men from the boys..not cleans
Rizzy55 1 year ago
@Rizzy55 My "problem" (lol) is that with a big 100+ watt head, any "dirty" sounds that are usable in a live require you to crank the thing up to levels that don't work in clubs and smaller outdoor gigs. Unless you buy a power attenuator, or the amp has switchable power, they generally sound like a distorted mess at lower volumes. You can't get the power section of a monster like that to compress at lower volumes.
0AllForNaught0 1 year ago
ahaha blow!
DRAD1992 1 year ago
Get a rivera k-tre!
they are great with whatever pickup you throw at them!
mad1988matt 1 year ago
i had this video run while i was browsing for other things on a different tab and each time he switched to a new settign this amplifer really made it count and i couldn't believe it! next to my engl this would definitly be it's missing brother!
AnathemusVideos 1 year ago
Yeah some people play shit core... Like paul riario
straightxedge76 1 year ago
brown, brit and blow... rofl
asdfasdsfsa 1 year ago
The clean stuff sounds like heaven
themasterofmix 1 year ago
Just bought 2 Jackson SL2Hs and put dimarzio p'ups in them. Any suggestions on a all tube amp. Fryette, Marshall, Mesa/boogie, Soldano, Rivera?
PrsFenderJackson1980 1 year ago
@PrsFenderJackson1980 Soldano or Fryette most likely
sasquatch9934 1 year ago
@PrsFenderJackson1980 Diezel Herbert
knikk77 1 year ago
does he think his hair looks good lol?
47thMIU 2 years ago
I hope not, lol.
SZ320Shredder 2 years ago
This guy let every amp or guitar sound the same -WTF ??????
KawamurAsun 2 years ago 2
The tone comes from the player, the amp and the guitar are just instruments.
MeanStreet1981 2 years ago
some of it does yeah, but you get no tone without the amp and the guitar,and you get no distortion from just a guitar. Lots of people have jumped on the bandwagon with the whole tone comes from the hands thing.
ruffles272 1 year ago
look at his settings... hes a freaking idiot!
apguitarguy401 2 years ago
plus im convinced that the way they mic the amps and the software they use(the noise gate and compressor that you can hear when he talks...) really mess with the sound.
apguitarguy401 2 years ago
@apguitarguy401 dont they hear that themselves? It sounds terrible but they test really nice gear -what a pity that after watching such a video you have no actual idea how those amps or guitars sound
KawamurAsun 2 years ago
I'm under the impression he doesn't read his feedback #1, and doesn't give a damn #2. He couldn't dial in an amp if his life depended on it.
mike31jmb 1 year ago
Mesa Roadster Killah???
Zhorellski 2 years ago
Nah.
0ftheWALLS 2 years ago
If any of you guys are interested in this amp, be prepared to wait at least a month ad more or go used. Just a heads up. I probably won't be getting mine for at least 2 and half months.
SZ320Shredder 2 years ago
I'm selling mine if anyone is interested.
commercialking 2 years ago
how much?
bmr313 1 year ago
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god i hate that guitar
drivenad66113355 2 years ago
micheal j fox is pretty good but he doesnt have much versatility
ihatebobsaget1989 2 years ago 22
@ihatebobsaget1989 Are you telling me that this SUCKER IS NUCLEAR!!!!!????
Whyrendog 1 year ago
@ihatebobsaget1989
Dude, M. J. Fox can't evven play guitar, he has parkinsons
2011dtish21 7 months ago
@2011dtish21 the joke went right over your head.
metallica5252 7 months ago
@metallica5252 I got it actually, since when has tremors helped guitar
2011dtish21 7 months ago
@ihatebobsaget1989
Dude, M. J. Fox can't even play guitar, he has parkinsons
2011dtish21 7 months ago
I like it! Sounds solid.
Jambi18 2 years ago
lol at 0:05 I thought he was gonna say "this is the mother fucker!" :p
geicowithdagheko1 2 years ago 4
I dont like this amp at all.
Juaniguitarra86 2 years ago
solid amp. i just got one. blows away the rivera ktre for lead/chunk sounds. but the ktre had a more sparkly clean
mainlymusicman 2 years ago 2
that is a better review then the video, not to knock the sig x.
i have one, its amazing but you have to sit down with it for a good hour to understand why its better then a powerball or egnater or even the pitbull in some ways.
it does deathcore very well...i dont know why people think its not for distortion chunking. thats the entire point of the gain voicing!
turn the gains both to 3 and you have a marshall. at 6 you have a powerball. at 10 you have a record contract.
celariomfoam 2 years ago 5
@celariomfoam lol...that's funny as hell!
pedraw 2 years ago
@celariomfoam
i remind that one!! hahaha
RythemGuitarist 1 year ago
I tried one he other day back to back with an Egnater tourmaster 4100head , and didn't cut it. Not that much responsive as the Egnater, that goes to the EQ as well as the distinction of the notes especially when playing fast with distortion on it. Definitelly less response as an ENGL powerball.
AxelFlyingV 2 years ago
not everyone plays deathcore.
Massivecarcrash 2 years ago 17
@Massivecarcrash fortunately
taxo 1 year ago
The Sig:X is awesome, i got one last week :D Paul's great but if there's one thing i'd criticize about his reviews it's that he's TOO positive; never really has anything bad to say about the gear. still very helpful though.
aldeniw 2 years ago 2
wouldn't you be if all you did all day was jam on cool stuff?
7StringDoomcreeper 2 years ago
well a paycheque might have something to do with it *cough*jeff gurstmen*cough*
orcgoat 2 years ago
VHT is dead now its called fryette sig:x
schissgring 2 years ago
i love how late they put these on utube versus on ondemand
music2356 2 years ago
how much does this cost usually?
muttiplay 2 years ago
Wow man! check out the hands off playing to hit the Boost switch at 5:14 Paul you rock as always!
thesbsaint 2 years ago 3
This or an ENGL Savage?
manchiscap 2 years ago
The Savage, definitely.... ;)
HannoTheMetalhead 2 years ago
Definitely
korgsynth20 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
...not enough balls... get an engl
JordanPemberton 2 years ago
This or River knucklehead tre???
matthewk7777 2 years ago
Rivera**
matthewk7777 2 years ago
Hey, does anybody know what he plays at 3:13 or is it just improvisation
allroundbram 2 years ago
It's something he made up. He can't play Famous artists' songs for copyright reasons...
DimebagOHammet 2 years ago
thank you for: sittingontherooftop
for answer my question
ALECSX :S
raofdday 2 years ago
i like how for all of these reviews the have the nicest guitars known to man. FUCK.
SuperSegaGenesis 2 years ago 2
This amp's tone sounded really smooth to me. Even on higher gain settings, there was something pleasant about it's response. The only shortcoming I picked up from this video is lack of clarity. It seems like when he held out his long notes, there was a little more fuzz than note. I don't know if I'll ever find an amp that's as clear as I want it to be, though. I would rather have this amp than mine.
ChainSlammer 2 years ago
for clarity i'd pick a Soldano SLO or a Bogner Ecstasy or maybe a Müller Amplification
madezecke 2 years ago
ok i have a quiestion, is not form the video but i am new in those things and i only want to know that:
if i have em.. a head of 100w with a cabinet of let me say em.. 200w, would i have all the 200w of the cabinet and all the 100w of the head or i will only have the 100w of the head?
if somebody knows please tell me ; D
ALECSX :S
raofdday 2 years ago
I´d say it depends on the impedance you put on your amp and the cabinet. Get some informations about it, to make shure not to brake your amp!
donkekis 2 years ago
you will have the 100 watts of the head.
But since the cabinet can handle much more, the amps tone will be much clearer.
sittingontherooftop 2 years ago
Whats the first song he played?
trnreaper 2 years ago
WOW, that is tight!!
Bichoicho 2 years ago
this amp really rocks!!!!!
altemu 2 years ago
VHT is now known as Freyette Amps.The amps r the same just the company name has changed.There rhe sickest amps around!!
viperBSG 2 years ago
He looks like Michael J. Fox.
CudBucket 2 years ago 14
that clean is gorgous! i know i sound gay by saying that but it really does!
samgam69 2 years ago
no you don't sound gay at all. the dirty is great too.... this is one of the best amps i have heard... better than marshall, mesa, and diezel....
quackbeef 2 years ago 3
totally agree, today i heard about diezel amps, i was very exited i absolutely wanted it... until i saw the price ...
then i saw this amp, IT'S EVEN BETTER !!!!!
how much does it cost ?
gblaisg 2 years ago
$2900 my friend. it is also really expensive. quality comes at a price.
quackbeef 2 years ago 2
=( ... why does great amps cost that much ???
gblaisg 2 years ago
because it is, obviously, great:)
allroundbram 2 years ago
This is the most versatile amp I've ever seen (without effects anyway)...amazing......sounds good......
But I hate that Paul guy.....
DimebagOHammet 2 years ago
I like it...I like it alot !
chromeboy579 2 years ago
Paul from guitar world needs a better writer. Too much repetition.
mooktank 2 years ago
It's about the amp, not about the writing. If he can play some licks that showcase an amp's different sounds, that's good enough for me.
ChainSlammer 2 years ago
this has a billion features...
id like to play it before i really say anything though
sounds good through video though
caskettheclown 2 years ago
With no doubt the best aps!!!
harrypatkiss 2 years ago
this guy always somehow seems to make amps sound spineless, I don't know what it is. He's not a terrible player, but for some reason he doesn't demonstrate the amp's real potential. I want to hear dragon's fire coming from your speakers!
junkyjuice21 2 years ago
i dont think he mics the cabs...i think he takes a line directly off the head which almost always has no balls.
shiftdrummer1991 2 years ago
Are you serieus? And they dare put "head and cabinet" in the video name ...
the Sig:X kicks major ass though .. even here you can hear that it's not using it's full fire.
m0joGriffin 2 years ago
i wanna hear what that sounds like if he has his guitar tuned to drop C :)
nzelinski3192 2 years ago
ISIS sounded great last night with these and there guitars to b..fryette is the new name tho...
shredmaster47 2 years ago
confusing as hell but good head
pool741 2 years ago
it sound pretty good
sweetgyy 2 years ago
ha! playing my custom! xD
PetieFr 2 years ago
I am selling my left kidney so I can buy this stack. I figure I only need one kidney and one half-stack to live.
belangeremily 2 years ago 3
Isn't it illegal to sell your kidney...
ferociouspokemachine 2 years ago
only in Amerca...
JELIFISH19 2 years ago
Or you could try getting a fucking job you lazy bastard. It's only around $2000 and these days if you can't save $2000 from your job or ANOTHER job for a short time then that says ALOT about you. But I suppose you have at least 4 good excuses why you can't get a part time job or a job period...
lilhungarianjenny 2 years ago
I have higher priorities than some people that smoke crack and write rude things on you tube.
belangeremily 2 years ago
Would those priorities include a part time job by any chance?
lilhungarianjenny 2 years ago
I have a real job, a real house payment, a real life. I don't live with my mom. I ended up selling both my kindeys in Mexico last week. So now I can get a Sig X.
belangeremily 2 years ago 3
Holy cow ! you should have never sold both of them!
chromeboy579 2 years ago
LOLOL
BlueBarrier782 2 years ago
nice tone !
koxxoutofprice 2 years ago
would have loved to hear a heavy metal setting.
illusionfreak 2 years ago 4
This amp is a beast.But I'd rather have my Deliverance 120.
viperBSG 2 years ago
i would give my left nut for that amp
rob61091 2 years ago 5
done deal XD
necroticearth 2 years ago 5
the best comment!
anahowana 2 years ago 5
chuck in the right one aswell and a pack of ur pubes and the amp is yours
hehehe
xXFarBeyondHellXx 2 years ago