Rocktron Piranha+VHT 2/90/2. Part 2 (High gain)

Here's a quick sound test of the possibilities that you can get with a Rocktron Piranaha. This first part covers only high gain sounds. You wont find this technical playing or shreding. Only basic notes/chords/riffing to HEAR the preamp sounds.
I recall my presets via midi and then I dial the buttons once, showing current values, so then I go to maximum, minimum and middle values.

Gear used:
- Guitar: Caparison Dellinger II Pro.Black tuned to C
- Guitar pick-ups: Bareknuckle Painkiller bridge and Caparison PH-N neck
- Cables: Spectraflex
- Cabinet: Mesa Boogie RoadKing (2x C90 + 2x V30)
- Preamp: Rocktron Piranha with ENGL selected tubes
- Poweramp: VHT 2/90/2 with stock KT88 tubes
- Midi footcontroller: Behringer FCB 1010

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Music

Tags:

• rocktron piranha
• vht 2/90/2
• caparison
• xykhron
• in loving memory
• bareknuckle

[xykhron]

@satou1: The 2902 that I owned had KT88 instead 6L6

[xykhron]

@mgdth502 try Axe-FX search on youtube and you'll see that there's A LOT of people using the 2/90/2

[MrValu1980]

Great test, thnx! Greetings from Russia, bro :)

[xykhron]

@MrValu1980 You're welcome!!

[dewycatt2112]

yeah I sold the Pirahna.the Twin Tube is more thicker.I only paid $80 so am gonna keep untill i get a good power amp.wont be my main amp,but something extra to have.best setup I had was an JMP-1 and 9200-JFX-1 rack.then I went to just Marshall heads.JCM800-DSL100.I did compare an ADA MP-1 with the JMP-1 and the ADA was more nasty and thicker like you said.Kinda funny" I am playing a crate GT200DSP head now,and for $200 its not as lame as u would think.

[nomorepeopleband]

@dewycatt2112 I used to own a Rocktron Piranha and I sold it pretty quickly afterward. Thought the heavy distortion was a little too tinny/stiff. I knew a guy who had a digitech twin tube preamp, so unfortunately I've heard it - not my thing. He got fired for backing a semi-truck into the building, causing minor structural damage. I think the ADA MP-2 kills for some thick ass distortion. Through a Marshall dual monobloc voice B out a marshall 4x12. It is a bit buzzy but it's thick

[dewycatt2112]

Brad Gilis also used the GFX-1.That alone should be Enough to Convince!

[dewycatt2112]

And the tone is thick and crushing". You can actually adjust the compression amount and levels to your taste and it has 4 gain stages.Can also adjust input tube gain and tube saturation for a variety of tones and feel/response.It also has Delay/Flange/Chorus.which are very good!.I had a 2120 that does not even compare to the tone this makes.The 2120 was too soft Distortion and not enough Bottom end Hard Crunch".The GFX-1 tone is like what you hear on Stryper"s to hell with the Devil Albulm.

[dewycatt2112]

I just sold the Pirahna last month. WAY underated", I had all three-JMP-1, Pirahna, and My Digitech Twin Tube GFX-1. My GFX-1 is Way better than the two others. and when you turn it on the sound comes on slowly just like a true tube amp. Because The GFX-1 is a true Tube preamp". I had a couple of these before,but never new about the speaker sim..This GFX-1 is an ALL out Hard Rocking/Ball busting Preamp! Has Mesa type bottom if you want,but Has that great classic Marshall wallup!

[bornburied]

@pierrelaforge Exactly, the lowly Rockmaster is all tube.It's too bad, the clean is the typical Peavey crap  and the other channels sound exactly alike which meant the RM despites having 4 tubes only had one good sound.

[bornburied]

@dewycatt2112 Actually despite having 2 preamp tubes it works like a JMP-1, that is most of the distortion is SS and 1 tube is used to add wamth. Both these preamps use one of the tubes for clean and one for dirt. The Tri-Axis has 5 tubes and cascades the triodes like a regular amp does.

[afterthefox7]

No Power Conditioner, oh o.k..

[dewycatt2112]

if you like rectifiers, then just buy a mesa/boogie. I love "MY" pirahna! its the rich mans Hot rodded Marshall!

[dewycatt2112]

Ha" funny! the Pirahna is far better than a Rockmaster! you just dont know what your doing!. Rockmaster is still a typical Peavey'. Frizzy and Farty sounding! I owned one so I know! Pirahna-Jmp-1-Triaxis-D.tech 2120-MP-1...them are REAL tone making preamps!