Krank Krankenstein Metal Tone (Studio Recorded)

Ok, so I admit. I was wrong! The Krankenstein is one of the most awesome sounding amps I have ever played and I used to think it was junk. Most people who say it is a terrible amp, are those who like the former me, do not know how to use it. It is so important that you get the volume up to about 6 or 7 for this thing to work it's magic.

Recorded with one SM57 into a presonus inspire. Mixed in Logic 8.

And sorry for the lack of any originality with these riffs, I'm a drummer and the only thing I can play or rehashed Lamb Of God riffs. :)

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Music

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• Krank
• Krankenstein
• Metal
• Guitar
• Tone
• Dean
• ML
• Dimebag
• Darrell
• Lamb
• Of
• God
• Shure
• SM57
• Presonus
• Inspire
• Logic
• Recording

[1230hagen]

whats the song at the end?

[Derpasherpala]

@1230hagen It was the very first song I recorded using this setup. I make those kind of riffs to boost my recording self-esteem. When your chugging away on the lowest string like that it's easier to trick yourself into thinking you've got brutal tone.

[p3dsman]

i just got a krankenstein+ head and paired it with two of the krank dime cabs for a full stack. Sounds really great in this vid, what are your settings on this vid approximately? Anyone have any settings they would share? Thanks!!

[Derpasherpala]

@p3dsman Hmm... I actually never wrote down the settings I used in this video; its usually just a turn it till it sounds good mindset. However I think on this one I had the presence up instead of the treble, and the bass pretty low. I programmed a distorted bass in the song to fill out the bottom end and give the guitar more aggression. The only thing I can say with any real confidence about the settings in this vid, is that the sweep was at around 3. I was really into that. Not so much anymore.

[xschuldinerx]

some parts really remind me of gojira. sick riffs man.

[Derpasherpala]

Haha. Good ears with picking that up! The riff that starts at 0:19 seconds, I was completely thinking of Gojira when I made that. Those chords are just sort of the ones from World To Come rehashed in a different way. The Faceless also uses those chords to death.

[kyledadams]

your a drummer with a 3k dollar guitar setup? you're lucky....

[bornburied]

You could pull 2 power tubes and adjust the speaker impedance.

[1230hagen]

@oJinxx yup. That guy's just trying to sound smart, and he has no idea what he's talking about.

[oJinxx]

@1230hagen Precisely, which is why I use a tubescreamer with my Mesa Roadster + Recto cab. Tightens it up in the low end a lot.

[btown346]

YEAH MAN!!! someone else who thinks what everyone else says about this thing is bullshit!

[1230hagen]

@archenemyowns *facepalm* a tubescreamer plus a high gain channel will not beef up your tone. It will tighten it up which is essentially the opposite. It sucks out some bass and adds some presence/treble. If you want to beef up your tone, get an oversized cab, and turn up the bass. a tubescreamer is the exact opposite of what you want if your amp is sounding small. don't get me wrong, tubescreamers are great to tighten up bass and add clarity, but they are not what you want at all to beef up.

[btbamdep]

Hey was just wondering...are you tuned down to drop B?

[thojyout23]

true about the volume thing. sometimes amps dont sound as great until you turn the damn thing UP AND BLOW UP YOUR FUCKEN PLACE

[TtheTrooper]

hey man.if It is so important that you get the volume up to about 6 or 7 for this thing to work it's magic,what about master volume?shall it have the same result when the master is at 2 as it would be at 6?sorry for my english

[sikaudio]

Nice Shirt man! And....a very nice tone. You've inspired me to track my KranK rev1 and try get this tone you got going on. Ha, I like the KranK fortress....you do need one if you own a KranK, for sure. First session I had with mine...Kranked it...and things started falling off the Shelves, vibrated the hell out of the Jam room. So I had to send the krank out side, in another room, with padded walls..the "Psych Ward". Lesson Learned.

[DDKFILMS]

dude get a band and get a vocalist youve got some sick riffs.