My Top 5 Favorite Amplifiers!
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Lichtlaerm Audio Prometheus review:
• This Amp Is SPECIAL! (...
Revv Generator 120 MKIII Rev B review:
• Revv Generator 120 MKI...
RedSeven Leviathan review:
• The CRAZIEST Amp In Th...
ENGL SE FE review:
• What Makes This Amp SO...
Soldano SLO 30 review:
• Are Soldano's Really T...
Victory Kraken MKII review:
• Victory "FIXED" The KR...
Driftwood Purple Nightmare review:
• Is This The ULTIMATE M...
Diezel VH2 review:
• Do DIEZEL Amps Live Up...
Mesa Single Rectifier review:
• Best Mesa I've EVER Pl...
Gear used in this video:
Lichtlaerm Audio Prometheus
Revv Generator 120 MKIII Rev B
RedSeven Leviathan Joker Edition
Soldano SLO 30
ENGL Special Edition Founders Edition
Orange Rockerverb 50 MKIII
Diezel VH2
Driftwood Purple Nightmare
MESA/Boogie Single Rectifier
Victory Kraken MKII
ML Drums by ML Sound Lab
Cubase 13 Pro
OwnHammer Impulse Responses
RedSeven Amplification Amp Central reactive load
ENGL 4x12 XXL Cab
Klotz Cables & DI Box
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Hey John! Any Bogners in your collection? If not..why is that? Just curious. Thanks and cool vid!!
Loved it. Each had their own voice. Were the guitars quad tracked?
Friedman BE100, SLO30, Diezel VH4, Diezel Hagen, Omega Granophyre, Mezzabarba🤘😎
@jerjabs double
5150 block letter/6505 1992, ac 30 , diezel Herbert, engl powerball , Marshall afd 100 😏🔥
This list feels like “my most recent amps” 😂
Love my SLO-30! Such a versatile amp, but the sound it puts out is always great!!
YESSS, I came here looking for the ENGL FE SE. I have the 6L6 as well, and holy cow... the best metal amp I've probably ever played on!
i Downsized from 8 amps to 2, one of them being the ENGL SEFE670...so imma go with that :D
That Soldano sounds killer. It's really got the mids right, not too scooped or too pronounced in kind of weird frequencies but still very present, and it's tight but not quite tight as a termite's ass, it's still chunky. They're not super well known for metal but SLO was used on killswitch engage's album and it really does kick huge ass when used the right way.
Prometheus so good in the right hands you won't beat it. I played the behemoth of amps the megalith beta Wizard Hell razor and Prometheus is right up there with those
Controversial opinion, but I think my favorite amps that you have are the Wangs amps. They are the perfect Marshall clone and every time you have one on it sounds incredible.
They are great!
I will guess that 2 of them will be a rectifier and a fireball.
Edit - damn I was wrong. Donate me an amp to heal my broken heart. :c
No EVH?! Not even in the apology?! I see how it is. Lololol but for real I’ve noticed the hype dying down on the EVH amps and I kinda gotta wonder why. I think mine is just infinitely incredible. But hey if people forget about it, maybe I’ll have a “unique tone” lolololololol
Those amps have got NOTHING on my old Gorilla tc-35
I have to admit you have really opened my ears to the engl amps. All the engl's I've heard have been on your videos and they sound fantastic. They seem to have a very even split across the lows, mids, and highs. Giving a massive tone. They seem to have no weak areas when it comes to their tones. So well rounded.👍🏼
The Engl for kind of style you presented, IMO, sounds so good. It has the aggression and toothy mid-forward thing with a full but tight bottom. That and the SLO-30 are my favs of your top 5.
Great list. As a long time viewer, I almost expected the ironheart or just five helix models. Next please do five favorite amp models across all digital platforms.
I've pared down my amp collection quite a bit, but my 5 favorites are:
1.) Monomyth Skeleton Key
2.) ENGL Savage mkII
3.) EVH 5150 50w
4.) Peavey JSX
5.) KSR-modded Mesa Boogie Rev. G Dual Rectifier
Great video Jon! It seems with all your new acquisitions we are about due for a “1 riff on 100 different amps” type comparison maybe using the badass Engl 4x12?? 😎 can’t wait for more man!
1. My modded Marshall Silver Jubelee 1987.
2. My Mesa Rectifier Multiwatt
3. My EVH 100 Stealth or any of my Engls.
Sounds like a sick collection! Who did you get to mod your Silver Jubilee?
@@kikyosnail1464
Sorry for late reply.
It was modded when I bought it but since its Sweden I guess Tommy Folkesson (Europé etc…)
Would be nice to see a comparison between Diezel VH2 and the Orange Rockerverb
Only one??? That's crazy talk! My Carr Super Bee is my go to and my custom finish SLO-30 isn't going to be sold ever!!
Nice video mate. Your riffs and songs are excellent.
See if you can get your hands on a Boogie IIC+ or Mark IVB.
For me it's relatively easy to choose a favorite because i don't have a collection that huge. I'd take my Engl Fireball 25 because it's very practical for bedroom aswell as band use, and i actually don't need my huge 4 channel amp.
I'm curious about that Lichtlaerm, but the homepage does not provide any information.
Their site will get a product page soon. If there's any info that you can't find in reviews, just email him
"There's no order" of your 5 top amps.... Lol. You're a true good reviewer (or at least, you're not going to tell your supporters or companies). I do understand. Lol. However, we do know that we all have our own ONE "favorite" amp (or sound) for sure - not a few. 😅
It will be the 5 most expensive, or he might throw in a token "affordable" one. That's my prediction before watching.
One amp per builder? Otherwise it would be 5 ENGLs :P
I think you suffer from the new amp honeymoon syndrome. Your top 5 are all of your newest amps :) I know this feeling all to well.
Surprise you don’t have the Recto in your Top five?!😮
you should do a video on your top brands of pedals. and what makes each of the brands offer as far as certain type of pedal as well as at least one pedal that would be like there "Flag ship" of the brand.
Revv amps used to look so sick with the glass and leds and ever since the 3rd gen came out to me its ugly and lost what made it visually so sick.
On the Barbie amp, does the two-notes reactive loud sound better than the one in the Captor X?
No mesa mark series -- IIc+ , mark v , mark iv etc etc 🤔🙂🙂✅💐💐
Please tell us what your top 5 speakers are
In general V30s
The Engl Savage MK II is missing…😉
Amps are fun
Two Bamps!
Do you find the savage more aggresive than the SE with the 6L6? I think that all the amps of the list are great, just a matter of taste or use 🤘🤘
Comparison coming soon!
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My man likes his amps with lots of knobs 😂
I do!
You have one of the sickest collections around. I haven’t owned nearly as many amps, but thankfully I’ve owned enough to know what I love
I’m a simple chug monkey, I tend to love a good ol EVH 5150 and my Orange MKIII RV100 so im glad you gave your Rockerverb a mention!
I'm a simple man, I see Soldano, I click, and I like! Agreed with you - this amp is incredible.
No Orange Rockerverb 😢
Uhm, did you watch the whole thing?
@@SonicDriveStudio surely he's talking about the top 5.
@@wickedmetalhead yeah, I could only fit so many amps in the top 5 :)
Yo! Could you do a series or a video about popular amp blends? (Like dual rectifier with JCM 900) (vox with fender etc) that would help us who don’t have so many amps learn about blending in recording songs etc. anyway, big fan of this channel and love seeing how many videos you e put out recently! 🤘🏼
Hmm....keeping it to one/brand:
1) Wizard w800 100w: An incredible combination of clarity, punch, tighness and great feel. Worth the hype.
2) Friedman SSV2: Might be the nicest feeling/easist playing "big" amp I have owned. Gorgeous clean channel and has massive range on the gain channels. Voiced so so well!
3) 1996 Bogner Ecstasy 101b: Has alot of the qualities I love about the Friedman, but not as much range. Was my #1...until I got a Wizard.
4) Fryette Pittbull Ultra-lead: Tight, clear and punishing. Best metal amp I have owned.
5) Mesa Boogie mkivB: Last of the "classic" Mark style amps and one of the very best: can really bridge vintage and modern so well. Tougher to dial in than my other listed amps.
Honorable mention: Hughes and kettner triamp mk2. This amp is criminally underrated. It can do crystal clean, to Uberschall-ish (that is what ch3b reminds me of) mayhem and does it all well amd with great clarity and feel. My other amps do specfic things better, but if you are looking for a do-it-all channel switcher....give one of these a chance. Especially for what they can be had for now.
All the cool amps but non of them can beat Peavey in the mix)
Peavey backstage 30?
@@SonicDriveStudio Even backstage can beat it XD
if i had to choose i would go for the powerball
Between all these amps that would be a poor choice. The SE FE for example is superior in every category. ENGL in general kick ass of course. ♥️
@@MaxPowersTastyTonesit's all subjective don't think it's a poor choice at all powerball is awesome
So it's a bunch of $4,000 amps. Got it.
When you spend a lot of money in the designing and building of an amplifier, you tend to get a better amplifier.
Damn, ENGLs are just the only ones for me, that growl they have just gives me instant goosebumps!
There are so many wonderful amps, for me it's impossible to choose only 5 or 10 amps. It also depends on the music styles. For my taste, I really enjoy the Archon 50, the Orange 50w mk3, the Laney Ironheart 60w, the Amp1 Mercury, the JPTR FX Titan 250, Bogner Überschall Ultra...
You have to try a BRBS... I have the Vintage Class 3+ and it's killer! :)
“Don’t make me choose don’t make me choose” has been living in my head for like two weeks 😂😂😂
The ENGL SE FE is definitely my favorite amp I’ve heard online recently
Haha I was just gonna say the Driftwood, then it came at the end :D
Personally, my current top 5 wish-list is (in no order):
- RedSeven Leviathan
- Driftwood Darkest Nightmare
- Lichtlaerm Prometheus
- Marshall JCM800
- Mesa Boogie Mark VII
I already have the ENGL Savage 120 Mk2 and Fireball 25 so I think I'm all set for ENGL sounds! I'm also just really curious what RedSeven will release next, they teased a lot in the FB group brand feature about upcoming amps so it will be very interesting to follow them :) As for Soldano sound, I think I'm more interested in getting like a Mezzabarba MZero OD (OD version or Eric Steckle) but that's just me!
interesting you didn't like pushed mode on single rec. i leave channel 1 on pushed all the time. low gain, low bass. gives me a nice strong mid forward edge of break up tone that sits nicely in a mix. i have the 2nd version though. all those amps sounded great, i really liked the ivory and red wood amp, it was a solid tone and not too many switches, which is why i like the single rec over other mesa's.
Wow! What an amazing amps collection!! Omg!
I only have 5 amp sims and i think is a great gear for me😅.
Cool video, greetings from México
Apart from actually playing music, I think valve amps are the most fun thing about playing electric guitar.
Gotcha! Such a good tone. I like the “dryness” or something. What OwnHammer would you use for it in a pinch?
I just want to hang in that room for 1 day, okay a week . I will bring my own couch . 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I guessed half right! Silly of me not to consider the last two! D'oh! 🤦🏻♂️Great video, buddy!
It just hit me that there's a large amount of amp brands that have a distinct signature sound available these days.
1992 6505 is king.
That's a great amp!
Nice review Jon! We have got to get that Engl tone of yours captured for the QC!
Appreciate all your work you do and the videos are always top notch. Thank you for the channels existence!
As an owner of the Laney IRT Studio, do you still like it? Would you record with that or was there something you didn't liked about it?
I can't afford one of the amps of the dreams RN and I wonder how it compares to the big guns and it looks like you're the only person I could ask.
It's a pretty rad amp man, especially for the money!
I own none of these (so far) so I‘ll leave a jealous comment. 😬
You have a couple killer amps my man!
What do you think about the amps modules that Synergy are coming out with? Do they compare with the real heads?
I honestly don't know...
I wish one of my guitar playing buddies had such a natural ability to play cool riffs! :-)
Thanks!
I'm so sorry Powerball II!!!! Quite the list though!!! Cool video!
We both know how awesome that amp is! ;)
@@SonicDriveStudio Powerballs are sick y'all
@TheOtherJohnBrowne of course but would you have chosen that over the SE FE?
@@SonicDriveStudio Savage MK2 120
No Orange? Seemed like that was your fave for a long while.
It's one of the runner ups
Mesa Mark V rules.
amazing beautiful amps!
How are you able to afford all these amps?
This is the question! My guess is he has an in demand full time job that allows him a fair amount of free time and a large budget. I mean he’s also a great mix engineer but even multi million dollar studios don’t have this many amps.. But what the fuck do I know!? Maybe RUclips pays really well
THIS IS THE F.. QUESTION!!!
@@becominghuman3561The reason 7 figure studios don't have that many amps, is most times because of 2 reasons:
1. The money also goes into monitoring, room treatment, outboard recording, mixing and mastering gear, servicing that gear, assistants/other engineers or freelancing work, top notch electronics. Plus, which a lot of people underestimate: Cables and cable management solutions. A cable not working is a huge problem, with the rates they ask for and can have a bad impact on the work of an artist, if they are standing or sitting there and need to watch the engineer(s) find the fault in their signal chain.
Plus pristine drum kits in stellar shape, tons of microphones, huge expensive consoles.
2. People who are going into a studio like that most likely can afford their own high end gear and often (not always) bring that with them, because that's what they are used to, that's their sound. Studios often have the classics and a few more beside that, but that's it.
He makes guitar type content and is a guitarist who loves gear.
A huge and high quality console alone can easily cost more than double the amount of amps we see in the background here.
It also helps working with brands, where they offer you a discount, too. And some little gear is free, I assume.
And obviously he has a well paying job beside the RUclips channel.
Respect for everyone uploading quality content on a regular basis on the side of having a job.
Nowadays I suspect he gets most amps with a nice discount, or even for free if he’s doing a demo.
I actually don't know if he's doing this fulltime or has another job next to it. Do you have kids, Jon? I know how much of my monthly pay goes to the kids and or my student loan 😉.
But don't forget that his channel is probably a business, which means tools bought for the business can be tax deducted , which is 21% less for him. I think he's in the phase where money made from RUclips is being put back into the channel .
must be like 50 to 70k worth of amps in there
And?
What IR were you using for the Leviathan?
That was my ENGL Cab!
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No EVH, even though Soldano is there. :-(
Redundant.
Peavey 5150 and Rectifiers carry Soldano DNA.
The EVH amps are more of the same, in the end.
Which is your desert island amp?
ALL
@@SonicDriveStudioI mean, if you’re on a desert island with no electricity, the obvious choice is the Revv Generator. ;)
miss the diezel vh2
It's in the video though, top 10 isn't bad either ;)