Nice review! I actually worked at Krank from 2004 to 2010 ish. I built/tested these amps in an un-airconditioned building in Tempe, AZ. It was awesome meeting Dime, but he almost killed a few of us with his drinking antics.
@@MF-Alien thanks! I thought it was important to show how the dials react with each other in case someone is considering purchasing this amp and does not have the ability to test it in real life.
Played that same model at guitar center many moons ago. It was out of my budget and i didn't really NEED another amp,.........until I clicked on the Dime channel. Whoever set it prior to me had it absolutely DIALED. It was the fattest, crunchiest, nastiest high gain amp in that store. It was also EXTREMELY LOUD. And it's super quiet at high volume. I ended up trading my 1994 CE 24 PRS and $200 to take that head home with me. Later I traded it for a Tone King Imperial on a trade deal. Pure regret and disgust. You always think "eh, I don't really need a high gain amp",.......until it's gone. 😢
I own it, but really is and amp that can sound bad if not dialed in, I can sound harsh tho, don’t get me wrong. But love this amp, I’ll never sell it, but it’s cool. Reminds me of some famous amps, can get some sounds, but it won’t get you every sound.
@@fatsuperfly I personally think they will become quite valuable at some point. Maybe not vintage Plexi or Black Flag valuable,......but enough to hang on to one or two. I also think they hold they're own with most high gain circuits in build quality and tone. And yes,....they can sound extremely harsh and even bad. But I love a concentric eq though. Dialing your tone is very personal and unique with it. Jmo though. Thanks for the response and acknowledgement of my comment. You got my sub. God Bless brother 🙏😌
I actually was one of the first people to get one of these. Mine is serial number 0075. I absolutely adore this amp. I switched to a Kemper a few years ago for more compact & lighter touring/stage rig, but this was the first amp I modeled, and I still use the Krankenstein model the most.
DUDE! YOU MISSED ONE OF THE COOLEST FEATURES! On the back of the head, there is a push/pull pot. If you pull it out, it overdrives the tubes, kinda like Eddie Van Halen's early Marshall mods! It adds so much to the sound!
This thing was everywhere in the mid to late 2000s and I wanted one so bad. It’s on so many great albums. Also, nice Darkness riff thrown in for good measure.
i just picked up the amp and cab! it is hard to dial in, but when you do. Its great! probably the reason why it gets hate. It requires some work to get those massive tones.
wanted to try this amp since Emmure - Goodbye to the Gallows came out (slightly embarrassed). Love the shirt, hope you got to see them on the farewell tour!
The Acacia Strain came through Houston years ago and they played through 4 Krank full stacks. The sound guy asked if they could turn down the guitar during sound check… “NOPE!!!,” and straight into the set!!
im a long time pantera fanim mainly a garage rock 60s psych guy but loved pantera as young teenager and still do i actually just got my first dean ml guitar yesterday ater wanting one for 25 years
I’ve been playing on that beast for 2-3 months because an older friend of mine has let me used it and it’s incredible. I’ve recently bought a Dime Guitar and it’s amazing how close I am to the Dimebag’s tone just with the amp and the guitar. It’s a really huge amp and I love it so much. Sadly, they’re even harder to find that some Dimebag guitars… I hope the new Warhead generations that got published on dime guitarz about a month ago could be like the Krankenstein. Best amp by far
tony krank is a friend of mine i remember his amp when they were gutted sovtek, he would use the chassis and transformers and build the rest. he is a great guy who played in some cool bands as well. my 60 garage style band kill baby kill played with his band the vox poppers. krank amps are very very great sounding
It’s always nice to see someone who actually knows amps demo one of these. It’s my favorite amp, but if the Master Volume isn’t turned up, it doesn’t sound good lol. It’s a shame none of the modern modelers include this, as it sounds so good.
I bought my first one (I still have it) and the guitarist I was playing with at the time heard me playing through it before we started band practice. He asked if he could use it for practice that day, so we swapped amps. Next practice, he walks in with one of his own. A couple of years later, I joined a band and the head guitarist’s sound was…. Meh. He was using a Mesa Dual Rec borrowed from the guy I replaced, and he just sounded sloppy through it. We swapped amps and it was an immediate change. So we got him a Krankenstein as well.
That full mix demo sounded great! I really love that style...the mix of djenty rhythms and chords that sound kinda melancholy. I do find it hard to dial in a tone that works best with that kind of style as you want a lot of growl but also tight and with a lot of note definition too. You managed to get a tone out of this older amp that suits modern metal really well. What pickups are in that LSL btw? Would also be interested to know what the guitar in the 'Krank + V30s' section was too as that sounded great also. I'm pleasantly surprised by this amp overall, I was expecting it to only do Dimebag's particularly unique tone that works so well for his style but isn't particularly versatile. But as well as getting the perfect Pantera sound out of it was great for the modern tones too. And it's cool to hear that metallic sound of the string when you want a really disgusting tone like in the 8 string demo.
@@dreammachine86 thanks! I really wanted to highlight how versatile this amp is and how it does more than the dimebag sound that so many people pigeonhole it into. Stock pickups in the LSL baritone (telecaster) and Jupiter's in the super strat. Great amp and I'd love to own one!
I ran across a used Krankenstein full stack in a local Guitar Center about 6 years ago. I played it a little, wish I had the money to buy it, haha! Kranks were all the rage in the late 2000s, then the brand changed their name to Revolution for a while, then back to Krank before going out of business sometime in the mid-2010s. Maybe at some point a boutique maker will reissue the amp or at least build something with the same circuitry, who knows?
@@ericv7720 yup I remember when so many bands used Kranks. They're still revered by those who know how great they are. I heard rumors of Krank coming back but who knows.
Krank has become cool again after being rediscovered after 20+ years. Even rarer is the Randall Warhead V2. Not many of those before Dime switched endorsements. IMO all you need is the Randall RG100ES from the 80s. They had budget RGs in the late 90s and 00s but the 80s ones are what he used on Cowboys. There are several excellent demos on RUclips. They make the bright, articulate solo tone and scooped mids Dime was known for. Only downside is the shag head covering. George Lynch used early Randalls to great effect as well. The Warhead had the bonus of built in effects. I have a Cyclone (one right under the Warhead, and then the Titan under the Cyclone) and they all had so much gain they were noisy. You really needed a noise gate on them. And all they made was a scooped chug sound. The one benefit is the Cyclone had a parametric and graphic EQ so you could really dial the mids in. Even the Krank here doesn't have that. The Cyclone was 300 watts, solid state. Heavy as f^&*()_ (literally, in weight). I still have a Warhead 2x15" cab as well.
@@EricMorettin Those Eminence Legend and/or Texas Heat speakers are a big part of that tone imo. Just bought a shit-ton of Two Notes DynIR virtual cabs with these speakers last night just to get similar tones :)
@@djabthrash speakers are the largest part of the tone. The amp will get you close to where you want, but the cab/speakers do the heavy lifting. Enjoy the IRs and let me know how you like them!
i build pedals for a living been doing it for like 13 or 14 years now i remember when tony krank hand drew me the schematic to a dallas rangemaster so i could build one
@@moriata1 dude he would’ve done the exact same thing and had the exact same career even with a different tone. His tone was perfect from the start anyways. my point is it doesn’t matter what a good guitarist plays through, if there a good guitar they can make any tone sound good.
Cool man I had both a Stein+ and Rev+ but only kept the Rev. If u ever have a chance I'll tell u a trick. They're both identical except the Rev lacks the global master (good thing) all u need is a couple wires. My Rev is now a Stein, the Steins a better sounding amp minus the global master. So if u have either of these amps u can have both. Cheers 🤘
The cause of the “problem” with the amplifier that most people perceive lies in the sweep control. This makes the normally fixed input resistance of the tone control variable. This resistance is also one of the main differences between British (33 kOhm) and American sound (100 kOhm). In the Krank Rev1 (and as far as I understand it, the distorted channel is the same as the Krankstein) this is a 250 kOhm potentiometer. This means that very low sweep values must be used for the traditional amplifier sound. For the Marshall sound almost turned off and for the American sound not even half. With the classic tone setting start (all controls at 12 o'clock) you are already above the American (sharp) sound and people don't seem to like that (I myself find all settings above 9 o'clock on this control too harsh). Unfortunately, I keep seeing people not using the extreme settings of the tone control (are they afraid of destroying something?). You can try out the effect with the Tone Stack Calulator (a small program that simulates the tone control of amplifiers). Simply try out different values for the R1 resistance and observe the effect on the frequency response.
Pretty sure morgan lander and tara McLeod from kittie used this amp its the reason i want the gear i want despite not being very good at guitar and still in the beginning stages
@@edwindominguez1596 If you want the sound of this amp specifically I would say you should buy this amp if you can find one on the used market. Also try to find one of these Krank Cabinets as well
Im pissed at myself. Back in the day (2004-2005?) I worked at ESP and one of the guitar techs also worked as Kerry King's tech. He brought one of these heads in that was given to Jeff Hanneman. He wanted $1100 for it but i was broke and didnt have the money. Damn. 😂😅
@@troymiller885 I've heard about Kerry's tech and his wicked collection of guitars! Damn if only you could have bought this amp since it's a beast. Working at ESP must have been a sweet ride
Get some Texas Heats and let this thing shine... There is a reason the matching cab has Texas Heats, instead of any of the more common speakers. I will never get rid of this amp, and I wish I never got rid of my Rev Jr.
I remember the brand in-general had reliability issues plaguing them when they were first introduced. Real or not, it was hard to shake. Thats a nasty sounding amp, though LOL!!! In a good way.
Dime was signed yes, but the gear on stage as it got closer to his passing was a dummy rig from what i understand. He went back to using his Randall heads which were backstage.
@EricMorettin just read something on rig talk saying he didn't use the krank heads live, but used the cabs. Said his backline road case was filled with Randall heads including an X2 and a MTS, and some cyclones and that was from April of last year. The first time I heard of this was a couple years after his passing.
Ur rip man it is badass .go to med store n ask for selenium sulfate 2.5 tropical solution ..u CN thank me by sending a guitar..lol... no real man I had what u have until I gt my hands on it n the redness is gone forever but u have ta use it monthly .. redness gone gold n a bottle broo believe me..
@@EricMorettin when you hit the front end with more signal, you clip and compress the preamp even harder. in the case of this amp, which has cartoonish levels of that already going on, it's pointless
You need a third hand to control the controls n' sht ....if only our peene's came with fingers to tinker with the EQ controls n' sht. Just sayin' (I Am Man).
@@EricMorettin Good question... I saw 2 or 3 amps here and their on differents countries of Western Europe but it definitly was some custom orders! I never heard about a resaler in Europe who ever made an advertisement about selling Kramp amps... I bet some guys in England (and maybe France, Germany or Italia) had possibilities to make a special order for them but I don't think anyone here bought a stock of those amps to resale them on the European territory! Maybe I'm wrong...😄
Nice review! I actually worked at Krank from 2004 to 2010 ish. I built/tested these amps in an un-airconditioned building in Tempe, AZ. It was awesome meeting Dime, but he almost killed a few of us with his drinking antics.
@@bluestarorion oh man that's so sweet you were able to meet Dime and build amps! Would love to hear stories one day!
You lucky dog!!!!!
Do these amps have a switch inside them? What does it do?
amp goes brr
@@BaenaCarcosa but does it deng? 🤔
One of the greatest amplifiers ever built. Super quiet too.
@@charlesrocks yeah it's crazy how quiet this amp is on its own
This amp is all over Metallica's Death Magnetic.
@@Van020280 I think I remember hearing this as well
Death Magnetic was with Diezel VH4
Loving this channel. Found you about 2 days ago and now I'm going backwards watching all the videos. Keep up the good work brother!
@@psychwardfpv4353 thank you, and enjoy the catalog!
Great demo and camera angle of how the dials effect the tone! Wish more amp reviews used that camera view while messing with the EQ
@@MF-Alien thanks! I thought it was important to show how the dials react with each other in case someone is considering purchasing this amp and does not have the ability to test it in real life.
Happy birthday dime
@@edwindominguez1596 🤘
Played that same model at guitar center many moons ago. It was out of my budget and i didn't really NEED another amp,.........until I clicked on the Dime channel. Whoever set it prior to me had it absolutely DIALED. It was the fattest, crunchiest, nastiest high gain amp in that store. It was also EXTREMELY LOUD. And it's super quiet at high volume. I ended up trading my 1994 CE 24 PRS and $200 to take that head home with me. Later I traded it for a Tone King Imperial on a trade deal. Pure regret and disgust. You always think "eh, I don't really need a high gain amp",.......until it's gone. 😢
@@theariesexperiment4642 oh man, the one that got away! I hope you can find another one and get it back into your collection!!
I own it, but really is and amp that can sound bad if not dialed in, I can sound harsh tho, don’t get me wrong. But love this amp, I’ll never sell it, but it’s cool. Reminds me of some famous amps, can get some sounds, but it won’t get you every sound.
@@fatsuperfly I personally think they will become quite valuable at some point. Maybe not vintage Plexi or Black Flag valuable,......but enough to hang on to one or two. I also think they hold they're own with most high gain circuits in build quality and tone. And yes,....they can sound extremely harsh and even bad. But I love a concentric eq though. Dialing your tone is very personal and unique with it. Jmo though.
Thanks for the response and acknowledgement of my comment. You got my sub. God Bless brother 🙏😌
@@fatsuperfly why would I need every sound from a hi gain amp? like saying maybe a tele isn';t the best guitar for baritone strings?
This amp went from pantera, to messhuga , the clean channel is way better than I thought it would be
@@jonsierra723 it can do a lot!
Sounds great Eric ! Always wanted a KRANK amp ! Keep ripping bud !!
@@barry3045 thank you!!
I actually was one of the first people to get one of these. Mine is serial number 0075. I absolutely adore this amp. I switched to a Kemper a few years ago for more compact & lighter touring/stage rig, but this was the first amp I modeled, and I still use the Krankenstein model the most.
That's awesome man. 🤘
Do you have a DI profile of that? Do you use liquid profiles with your profile?
I miss my old Krankenstein. Sold it to a buddy though, and I got to borrow it with the matching cabinet to make profiles of it in my Kemper.
@@PistolsPlayground bet it sounds awesome as a capture
@@EricMorettin hell yes, it makes a killer capture.
@@PistolsPlayground I'd love to hear it!
As always,great job Eric!Krank that shit up!!!Keep chuging man!!!🤘🏻
@@lifeburns thanks!
It’s a really sweet amp. I have the plus version and it’s killer!
@@TaylorDanley nice! I'd love to try it and compare to the OG
love the video! I'm checking the price of this Krank online as of now haha
@@OniHasan thank you! Hope you get one in your collection!
I’m here for the misery signals shirt 🤘🏽💯🔥
@@xBLK_LOUDx 🤘🤘🤘
DUDE! YOU MISSED ONE OF THE COOLEST FEATURES! On the back of the head, there is a push/pull pot. If you pull it out, it overdrives the tubes, kinda like Eddie Van Halen's early Marshall mods! It adds so much to the sound!
Always wanted to try one
@@jonsierra723 do it if you can
As always great video. Fantastic amp!
@@ThatMFShawnzy thank you my man 👊
This thing was everywhere in the mid to late 2000s and I wanted one so bad. It’s on so many great albums.
Also, nice Darkness riff thrown in for good measure.
@@diabeticmonkey good ear! Yes, I remember when these were everywhere and it felt like every up and coming band had a deal with them.
When I was in the "I want all the dimebag gear" phase, I wanted a Randall, buuuut, when I heard this beast, it was mind-blowing. I still want one haha
@@domvalhalla7771 these things are awesome. I'd love to have my own one day!
i just picked up the amp and cab! it is hard to dial in, but when you do. Its great! probably the reason why it gets hate. It requires some work to get those massive tones.
@@MechaKG using the suggested settings in the manual is a great starting point!
man that sounds amazing!
@@niallstewart109 thanks!!
Sounds great. Wasn’t expecting to hear some Hail Destroyer. 🤘🏾
@@solidus317 Had to pay homage to my friend Scobe who wrote that beast of a riff 🤘
Saw this. HAD to See .....YESSS!!!
@@teenlaqueepha 🤘
Awesome Job 🤘
@@chupiconverge6034 cheers 🤘
Great video. Excellent playing too!
@@TheToneArchive thank you!!
Killer demo. Your playing is sick also.
@@djabthrash thank you!
I have a krankshaft pedal and it’s amazing. I tried it against 7 other overdrives and it just gave more sustain.
@@StreetsleeperUK I'd like to try one
Can never beat the old Randall set up.
@@jaykay7093 took a lot of extra pieces to make it go
wanted to try this amp since Emmure - Goodbye to the Gallows came out (slightly embarrassed). Love the shirt, hope you got to see them on the farewell tour!
@@alecwilliams9330 was that album recorded with this amp? Saw misery signals twice on the tour and hopefully once again!
@@EricMorettin At least that’s what was on the forums back in the day! I’ll be at the Edmonton show, very pumped!
The Acacia Strain came through Houston years ago and they played through 4 Krank full stacks. The sound guy asked if they could turn down the guitar during sound check… “NOPE!!!,” and straight into the set!!
@@petermuller161 they are legit the loudest band I've seen for a reason!
im a long time pantera fanim mainly a garage rock 60s psych guy but loved pantera as young teenager and still do i actually just got my first dean ml guitar yesterday ater wanting one for 25 years
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I’ve been playing on that beast for 2-3 months because an older friend of mine has let me used it and it’s incredible. I’ve recently bought a Dime Guitar and it’s amazing how close I am to the Dimebag’s tone just with the amp and the guitar. It’s a really huge amp and I love it so much. Sadly, they’re even harder to find that some Dimebag guitars… I hope the new Warhead generations that got published on dime guitarz about a month ago could be like the Krankenstein. Best amp by far
@@essteman8511 nice rig! The new warhead amp is great and I'll definitely compare them at some point
@ thank you so much, I’ll be looking forward to see that video. Could really change my savings future 😂😂
Likewise always wanted to play one.
@@jww732 they're amazing
tony krank is a friend of mine i remember his amp when they were gutted sovtek, he would use the chassis and transformers and build the rest. he is a great guy who played in some cool bands as well. my 60 garage style band kill baby kill played with his band the vox poppers. krank amps are very very great sounding
@@JonnySoundSounds damn that's so cool. Only heard great about that guy and I'd love to pick his brain about these amps.
It’s always nice to see someone who actually knows amps demo one of these. It’s my favorite amp, but if the Master Volume isn’t turned up, it doesn’t sound good lol.
It’s a shame none of the modern modelers include this, as it sounds so good.
I bought my first one (I still have it) and the guitarist I was playing with at the time heard me playing through it before we started band practice. He asked if he could use it for practice that day, so we swapped amps. Next practice, he walks in with one of his own.
A couple of years later, I joined a band and the head guitarist’s sound was…. Meh. He was using a Mesa Dual Rec borrowed from the guy I replaced, and he just sounded sloppy through it. We swapped amps and it was an immediate change. So we got him a Krankenstein as well.
That full mix demo sounded great! I really love that style...the mix of djenty rhythms and chords that sound kinda melancholy. I do find it hard to dial in a tone that works best with that kind of style as you want a lot of growl but also tight and with a lot of note definition too. You managed to get a tone out of this older amp that suits modern metal really well. What pickups are in that LSL btw? Would also be interested to know what the guitar in the 'Krank + V30s' section was too as that sounded great also.
I'm pleasantly surprised by this amp overall, I was expecting it to only do Dimebag's particularly unique tone that works so well for his style but isn't particularly versatile. But as well as getting the perfect Pantera sound out of it was great for the modern tones too. And it's cool to hear that metallic sound of the string when you want a really disgusting tone like in the 8 string demo.
@@dreammachine86 thanks! I really wanted to highlight how versatile this amp is and how it does more than the dimebag sound that so many people pigeonhole it into.
Stock pickups in the LSL baritone (telecaster) and Jupiter's in the super strat.
Great amp and I'd love to own one!
I ran across a used Krankenstein full stack in a local Guitar Center about 6 years ago. I played it a little, wish I had the money to buy it, haha! Kranks were all the rage in the late 2000s, then the brand changed their name to Revolution for a while, then back to Krank before going out of business sometime in the mid-2010s. Maybe at some point a boutique maker will reissue the amp or at least build something with the same circuitry, who knows?
@@ericv7720 yup I remember when so many bands used Kranks. They're still revered by those who know how great they are. I heard rumors of Krank coming back but who knows.
I literally have that half stack sitting in my room right now. Holding onto it for a friend until they have room to properly house it.
@@JUNK_ZONE don't sell it!
Amp sounds awesome but that 1st guitar was “a new level”!
@@fixpedalboards1969 thank you!! 🤘🤘
That 10:40 mark was legit
Krank has become cool again after being rediscovered after 20+ years.
Even rarer is the Randall Warhead V2. Not many of those before Dime switched endorsements.
IMO all you need is the Randall RG100ES from the 80s. They had budget RGs in the late 90s and 00s but the 80s ones are what he used on Cowboys. There are several excellent demos on RUclips. They make the bright, articulate solo tone and scooped mids Dime was known for. Only downside is the shag head covering. George Lynch used early Randalls to great effect as well.
The Warhead had the bonus of built in effects. I have a Cyclone (one right under the Warhead, and then the Titan under the Cyclone) and they all had so much gain they were noisy. You really needed a noise gate on them. And all they made was a scooped chug sound.
The one benefit is the Cyclone had a parametric and graphic EQ so you could really dial the mids in. Even the Krank here doesn't have that. The Cyclone was 300 watts, solid state. Heavy as f^&*()_ (literally, in weight). I still have a Warhead 2x15" cab as well.
I like that you use reaper as your daw 😁
@@andrewbuffington5677 it's great!
Owned one for years. Sounded amazing. Only gripe was it would run very hot and the sound would get loose over time
Haven't experienced that but I'll keep it in mind
Yes. All the tone controls are concentric.
I’ve been interested in trying one of these!
@@BadMotivator66 you need to if you can find one!
I just sold my Krankenstein half stack for the Quad Cortex. Happy with my choice, but the amp served me well for some tours. Was tough letting it go.
@@BabaGhanoushMusic I bet it was tough letting it go, especially if you have so many memories with it
@@EricMorettin yup, that’s why. But im making new memories with the QC
@@BabaGhanoushMusic hopefully you can get a quad cortex capture of the krankenstein!
@@EricMorettin they have some already and they’re pretty good!
That Pantera tone part was nailed to a T.
@@djabthrash thanks! I thought it sounded pretty close as well!
@@EricMorettin Those Eminence Legend and/or Texas Heat speakers are a big part of that tone imo. Just bought a shit-ton of Two Notes DynIR virtual cabs with these speakers last night just to get similar tones :)
@@djabthrash speakers are the largest part of the tone. The amp will get you close to where you want, but the cab/speakers do the heavy lifting. Enjoy the IRs and let me know how you like them!
In the immortal words of DBD…FEEL ITTTT!!!!! 333
i build pedals for a living been doing it for like 13 or 14 years now i remember when tony krank hand drew me the schematic to a dallas rangemaster so i could build one
@@JonnySoundSounds damn that's crazy! What's your company?
They said the Century 200 was a one trick pony too.. blasphemy I say. I love the range of tones I get with mine. I’d like a Krank one day too! 🤘🏽
The children of bodom and meshuggah riffs were sick
@@Gothguitarist 🤘🤘
sounds great, i'm a little scared to imagine what dime could've done with a tube amp 😭
@@moriata1 can only imagine how great it sounded live for the short time he played Krank live!
Probably the same thing he already did 😂 a tube amp doesn’t make or break a guitarist skills.
@@SidWalter in terms of tone u broom
@@moriata1 dude he would’ve done the exact same thing and had the exact same career even with a different tone. His tone was perfect from the start anyways. my point is it doesn’t matter what a good guitarist plays through, if there a good guitar they can make any tone sound good.
Cool man I had both a Stein+ and Rev+ but only kept the Rev. If u ever have a chance I'll tell u a trick. They're both identical except the Rev lacks the global master (good thing) all u need is a couple wires. My Rev is now a Stein, the Steins a better sounding amp minus the global master. So if u have either of these amps u can have both. Cheers 🤘
On the motherboard... In mine old ex krank head that was written DIME LIVES! ❤
@@Simebag_ 🤘🤘
Mine has that too!
@@PeytonGehring I think I need to open this one up and take a look now!
@@PeytonGehring 😍😍😍
Great cancer bats riff !!!
@@armandomorenotherevival7827 great ear! 🤘
The cause of the “problem” with the amplifier that most people perceive lies in the sweep control. This makes the normally fixed input resistance of the tone control variable. This resistance is also one of the main differences between British (33 kOhm) and American sound (100 kOhm). In the Krank Rev1 (and as far as I understand it, the distorted channel is the same as the Krankstein) this is a 250 kOhm potentiometer. This means that very low sweep values must be used for the traditional amplifier sound. For the Marshall sound almost turned off and for the American sound not even half. With the classic tone setting start (all controls at 12 o'clock) you are already above the American (sharp) sound and people don't seem to like that (I myself find all settings above 9 o'clock on this control too harsh). Unfortunately, I keep seeing people not using the extreme settings of the tone control (are they afraid of destroying something?). You can try out the effect with the Tone Stack Calulator (a small program that simulates the tone control of amplifiers). Simply try out different values for the R1 resistance and observe the effect on the frequency response.
Those riffs are nasty!
@@WayneMalloy-g7v thanks! 🙏
There is a set currently for sale on ebay so I came here to do some research. Any chance you have the speakers for the same series?
@@Meandeagle189 I have a blend of eminence speakers in my Krank cab as I mentioned in the video
there is some great footage of dime at tony kranks office to check the amps out its funny and a really good watch
Very familiar with those clips!
Where did you even find that amp??
Do they still make them?
@@billyc6678 buddy of mine has it and they've been discontinued for a very long time
I had a Rev1 and I miss it. Wish I never sold it
@@xBLK_LOUDx hopefully you can get one back!
@@EricMorettin yeah if I can find it for under $1400usd I’ll be happy lol
Misery signals shirt. Subscribed
@@86TDC 🤘🤘
I wish Dime has recorded with it. He would have sounded good with tubes.
@@Ottophil rumor has it he used a Mesa Mark 1 in the studio for some cleans
02:00 that tone rips
@@djabthrash 🤘🤘
Pretty sure morgan lander and tara McLeod from kittie used this amp its the reason i want the gear i want despite not being very good at guitar and still in the beginning stages
@@jantzencase7524 yeah that rings a bell regarding Morgan and Tara used Krank at one point.
It’s too bad they didn’t release a Hogg model amp during their tenure
@@FuzzImp 🤣
Sounds great!!!😁😁☠☠
@@KennethFinuf 🙏🤘
Hey what are good Randall amps to replicate his tone? Like heads
@@edwindominguez1596 no idea to be honest! Haven't tried many Randalls
@@EricMorettin ha damn I might just get the rg100 or a modern amp like the 3003 pair it up with a pq3 and a 4x12 cab and call it a day
@@edwindominguez1596 If you want the sound of this amp specifically I would say you should buy this amp if you can find one on the used market. Also try to find one of these Krank Cabinets as well
@@EricMorettin honestly the krank sounds killer but I prefer the Randall sound personally to me it sounds way tighter!
@@edwindominguez1596 I'm sure you can dial this amp in to be way tighter! I just didn't demonstrate that in full detail in this video
lol the ola riff when testing the clean
@@dallasslim1838 is it? I feel like it's from dream theatre but who knows haha
@@EricMorettin watch a amp test will ola he’ll do same pull off thing lol
@@dallasslim1838 that's so funny, haha. Maybe I've subtly picked it up over the years of watching his channel!
Im pissed at myself. Back in the day (2004-2005?) I worked at ESP and one of the guitar techs also worked as Kerry King's tech. He brought one of these heads in that was given to Jeff Hanneman. He wanted $1100 for it but i was broke and didnt have the money. Damn. 😂😅
@@troymiller885 I've heard about Kerry's tech and his wicked collection of guitars! Damn if only you could have bought this amp since it's a beast. Working at ESP must have been a sweet ride
I like a lot of the sounds but it has this high end...I don't know how else to describe it besides "crispy".
Get some Texas Heats and let this thing shine... There is a reason the matching cab has Texas Heats, instead of any of the more common speakers. I will never get rid of this amp, and I wish I never got rid of my Rev Jr.
@@e-henne oh I have those speakers and the legends that dime used in damage plan in my cab that I mentioned in the video!
Krank + V30 same ola sound
fuckin eh!! dude that demo was awesome
@@flooko thank you 🤘
The Krankenstein is a fu*kin great tube amp, no doubt, but I/we will always associate Dimebag with the mighty Randall RG solid state amp!
@@davidcaro8217 agreed to both! He played those Randalls way longer than the Kranks
@@EricMorettin 🤘🏻
I’ve got my krankenstein v1 and matching cab that I bought for a steal 8 years ago will never part with it.
I remember the brand in-general had reliability issues plaguing them when they were first introduced. Real or not, it was hard to shake.
Thats a nasty sounding amp, though LOL!!! In a good way.
Dime was signed yes, but the gear on stage as it got closer to his passing was a dummy rig from what i understand. He went back to using his Randall heads which were backstage.
Never heard this
@@dylangajdosik964 never heard this. Do you have a source?
False. He was using Rev1’s for a short time before his passing. Grady his previous tech also said this.
@EricMorettin no, not a legit source. There was a thread going around over a decade ago about it. If I can find something, I'll post about it.
@EricMorettin just read something on rig talk saying he didn't use the krank heads live, but used the cabs. Said his backline road case was filled with Randall heads including an X2 and a MTS, and some cyclones and that was from April of last year. The first time I heard of this was a couple years after his passing.
It's a damn shame Krank went out of business
@@RowdyAF I agree and I've heard rumblings of them coming back
Idk why, they were huge for a while
@@floydhopkins7901 my guess is the rise in amp modelers
They are notoriously unreliable and difficult to repair.
I had 2 shit the bed in 2 years.
You don't have the haircut for this.
@@jawsxx8683 oh no
krank amps are so amazing but their so expensive and their not really out there much anymore
@@WEELOLOp have to find them and snag them when they pop up used
Sounds like a Randall
Randall doesn't have anything with that kind of headroom or mid hump. Not even in the same league. For high gain that is.
Ur rip man it is badass .go to med store n ask for selenium sulfate 2.5 tropical solution ..u CN thank me by sending a guitar..lol... no real man I had what u have until I gt my hands on it n the redness is gone forever but u have ta use it monthly .. redness gone gold n a bottle broo believe me..
I had one.
I hated it.
@@ACEDIAMOND666 That's unfortunate
just wondering why this amp is so hated?
"It's only gonna sound like Dimebag."
And?
Dimebag didn’t use that amp, he was still using Randall X2 amps when he was killed. The Randall RGT100 destroys this amp
why in god's name would you put an OD pedal like a TS in front of an amp with that much gain 😅
@@robertstan2349 different flavors and most metal players boost their amps. It's not about adding gain!
@@EricMorettin when you hit the front end with more signal, you clip and compress the preamp even harder. in the case of this amp, which has cartoonish levels of that already going on, it's pointless
Using a Telecaster for metal is perverse and wrong.
@@neilfoodguy8667 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Man find a krank nineteen80
@@smellypee8761 easier said than done haha but it would be cool to try one
You need a third hand to control the controls n' sht ....if only our peene's came with fingers to tinker with the EQ controls n' sht. Just sayin' (I Am Man).
Good luck to all the idiots who think you hear the amp live... Sound treated and mixed 6000 times.
Uh absolutely not... Sounds raw but with a person who took the time to dial in the tones in the amp, and choose the right IR to be with it
Man du-gent is so freakin over produced. Sounds like fake computer generated music
ill make it easy and quick its garbage
oh hell yeah
GIVE ME MY RECTO'S & MARK-V'S ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!
KRANK = MEDIOCRE!
@@williamcarroll6470 to each their own!
What a dream to score one of these!!😮 But in France it's near impossible mission...😄
I bet! Wonder how many Krank amps went overseas
@@EricMorettin Good question... I saw 2 or 3 amps here and their on differents countries of Western Europe but it definitly was some custom orders! I never heard about a resaler in Europe who ever made an advertisement about selling Kramp amps... I bet some guys in England (and maybe France, Germany or Italia) had possibilities to make a special order for them but I don't think anyone here bought a stock of those amps to resale them on the European territory! Maybe I'm wrong...😄
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@@swkskwwksskdekcdkcdckrvkt 🤘🤘
That Pantera tone part was nailed to a T.
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