b-52 amp testing riffs

me playing on my brand new b-52 at-100 head with b-51 and behringer cabs connected

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[Scornedbydeth]

whats with this "solid state rectifier"? does that mean you are in a solid state mode when you use this?

[himcky2k]

every guitar tube amplifier need a power rectifier to keep the dynamic range of the signal due to low grade power transformers hig class transformers are only found in hi-fi amplifiers... but not for guitar purposes.... so this amp has 3 kinds of rectification... diode (solid state) diode tube ( half and half, and full tube power rectification... (just like mesa triple recto) this way you can get 3 kinds of dynamics for your sound. tube is more warm.. and solid is very crisp and tight.

[himcky2k]

after almost 2 years of playing with it... one tube went crap... apparently what my tech guy said s that every amp brand usually put in the crappiest tubes as "stock" sovteks or whatever.. but they put usually B-stock tubes ... or tubes wich have not been burned in... even mesa and marshall... so i guess i got lucky it didn't blew earlier.. well it not blew up ... the 1st tube got microphonic... so i hope 100 dlls later my amp will be the same it used to... saludos desde mexicooo!!!

[chriscoooley]

lol, gear n00b. first off, the seymour duncan dimebucker is crap, second, metal zone should never be used on an amp that has this good of distortion. dial in a good setting, use the amp's distortion, trade in the metal zone for a maxon OD pedal to tighten up the sound a bit, and put back in the original pickup into your gibson.

[KHearse87]

No, the rest of the world hates us because of ignorant people who think we are better than everybody else and that it's our "job" to "fix" other countries.

[420themetal]

@chriscoooley i have a dimebucker and i love it.

[pillarsofserpents]

just curious. running this through any pedals or processors? or is this direct in? cuz i cant get my at-100 to sound that gainy.

[Megdidar]

Cool amps but damn are they expensive to do a full re-tube on.

[MrJasonHarvey1231]

Dude, could you message me the settings you have for this amp?? I have it, but I just can't seem to dial in that type of distortion

[KissMeImPunk]

@DeathMetalAngel123 You should give them a shot. The passive pickups actually make you sound dirtier compared to their active counterparts or the EMGs, which give off a "brighter" distortion

[DeathMetalAngel123]

@KissMeImPunk I have no experience with those pickups, but I usually use Ernie Ball strings.

[KissMeImPunk]

@DeathMetalAngel123 I'm confused, I thought the amp used in this video was solid state because it sounded crispy. Do you know what 10/11 gauge string brands would work best for Seymour Duncan JBs?

[DeathMetalAngel123]

@KissMeImPunk I thought this one was tube? That's what is says on the internet. It would sound pretty awesome with that set-up you mentioned though. I got an Epiphone LP Standard with a set of DiMarzio D-Activator X pickups (DP221 and DP222).

[KissMeImPunk]

@DeathMetalAngel123 Before I saw the B-52 live the only real amp I've wanted to get was Marshall..but man..with how fucking crisp a solid state can be (AKA the amp used here) I want it badly. Hear me out, how awesome do you think a King V with Seymour Duncan JBs, 10/11 gauge strings (lowest for standard tuning) hooked up to a B-52 would be?

[DeathMetalAngel123]

Nah, that was my cousin commenting. He has the same gear though. I'm currently debating on which amp to get. I'm lookin' at a Peavey 6505+ 1x12 Combo, the Line 6 POD X3 Live, and a Bugera 6262 half stack.