I feel like synergy might be purposely not making a 100-watt model so the companies producing preamps for them don't lose out on sales on their 100-watt amps
Totally agree that you don’t need 80 different models in a live set, it’s just overkill. I’ve personally found that setting some restrictions on what I can use really boots my creativity. I would say there are a couple of notable exceptions to that however, specifically Twelve Foot Ninja, cos fuck their lives shows are great haha
It’s really weird to see 3 different people post reviews the same product on the same day. It feels like more than a coincidence, but what do I know...
I'm sure theyre being paid a pretty penny to advertise it, that being said, I don't think theyd advertise it if they didn't stand behind it. Synergy seems like a great system, but it is a bit overbearing to be flooded with review after review of module after module.
Henning did tjhe Ecstasy I whats throwing people off is they gave the Uber the same Xtacy switch lay out and if ur too lazy to move ur eyeballs 2 inches you won't see one says UBER and the other ECSTASY lol
It's kinda like PC tech youtubers, most of them get the product before it's actually released so they can record their review and usually the company will have them sign an NDA Agreement and as soon as the NDA is over (usually when the product is released, or a few day before) they're allowed to post their review on it.
I've always wanted a Bogner Uberschall ever since I heard Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold use a Bogner Uberschall on many of his albums. My dream amp
Love it or hate it, here's the reason you may not one of these. It's modular. Old idea. Great idea. Seldom works out in the long term. because... Modular parts wear out faster. Even leaving them in and never changing them, they will wear out. Those connections will come loose and you'll spend your time and money trying to get them not to sound like crap. For most components, a little age can yield some wonderful results. Be it a tube or capacitor, a subtle change in value can mean tonal bliss. This does not apply to connections. Unless you like the idea of a random kill switch or maybe a small fire from time to time. A smoking amp is seldom fun. ...And once the company stops supporting the amp... Then it's days are numbered in a bad way and you'll soon be shopping for a new amp as this amp will be propping a door open in your basement. ...If you really need this amp. If you just love it more than puppies. Then set it in one spot and _never_ move it. That should double its lifespan...as short as it may be. There's a reason you don't see many modular amps around. Some of them were classic, great, iconic...and all of them short lived.
@@notsure1135 Symour Duncan made a great amp called the "Convertible" back in the 80's. Same idea, great amp. David Gilmour used one on "A Momentary Laps of Reason" album. The Studios loved them because they were so versatile. But the problems were the same. And like a computer that's no longer supported, it's shelf life was severely limited.
If anyone complains about needing more than 2 modules for a show they could just get a syn1 or syn2. Vai looks to now use 2 syn2s so he can use 4 modules
All the review channels releasing a video about the same gear on the same day is really diminishing the cred of this format. Don't get me wrong love the channel but man this is getting ridiculous.
Hey Glen great demo. One observation is the guitar tone in the last few videos has been, well, rather neutered sounding. It's also in mono. I'm listening on a set of high end headphones and it's just thin and kind of spitty. After listening to a bunch of Uberschall module demos this morning, your's was kind of underwelming on the recorded guitar sound. In your home studio the tones were always great and accurate. In this new studio things seem to be too sterile. Sterility does not necessarily equal a good representation of the sound of the amp. I know it's youtube and it's always very difficult to capture the real sound of the amp. Take a listen to Rabea's demo of the Bogner modules from earlier today. That is the kind of recorded sound you want to strive for on a demo video.
Hey Colin, thanks for the constructive criticism. I try to show what the Amp sounds like on its own, without any reverb or other processing. Hence the mono signal. I’m genuinely curious... are you looking for a processed tone, or what it really sounds like? Processing is in the full mix.... which I was quite happy with.
I prefer a small amount of processing such as a small room effect and perhaps a small bit of compression. No EQ or tonal processing. The reason being is that if I were playing the amp in my rehearsal space, there would be room reflections and my ears would provide some amount of natural compression at louder volumes. Making the sound slightly more realistic goes a long way and it doesn't have to effect the tone or over all sound/feel of the amp. Either way keep on doing what you do I for one really appreciate it!
I got the SYN-2, bought a HBE for the higain, but was disappointed. The Uberschall remedied this. For clean / crunch I use the BB-BE, so at least there is also some Friedman in the rack.
That guitar looks so awesome i want it! Is this the module with most gain? By the way, great Job with the team working together to bring us this awesome review. This is really neat. Thank you .
Did you record using the speaker sim that’s built in ? Really interested in hearing that....I’ve heard that not all the modules sound good with their speaker sim...I’ve heard the jcm 800 & Soldano do.....? I’d be interested in possibly replacing (or using it with) my AX8 with a speaker sim out to the board (from a module) in a live gig situation...your thoughts ?
GLENN! i wanna see more of you with the lewitt guys!!! i recently read that the MTP 840 DM is a dynamic and you can get more gain and cleaner signal by using Phantom power. that's supercool. btw the MTP250 DM is a stellar $80 dynamic, would love to see you trying that out. (you have to sing, you've mentioned you were a singer. would love to hear you sing ❤) aaaaaaaand, FU Glenn. hehe.
I think we are actually seeing the future here, by that I mean - this kind of easy modding of an amplifier, at least from my perspective. One week you might have a 'great pay show' with a wedding band, next week a gig with a "insert band name" tribute band and you can easily change how your amp sounds, behave, all in one.
The future Randall was doing more than 10 years ago with the RM series. It was a beast of an amp. A shame they didn't have youtubers to advertise it back then.
I have a Randall RM100 and was thinking of doing a Yuneo mod so it can accommodate Synergy preamps. But my major question for Synergy amp owners is, for amp models that have saggy low end (i.e. Bogner Uberschall, Diezel VH4, Mesa Dual Rectifier, Friedman BE100) do the Synergy modules measure up to the real amps in the sag/spongy department?
Glenn, did you ever try out the Randall modular pre amps that they put out about ten years ago? Seemed like a cool idea but they didn't really catch on.
And Egnater, who I believe Randall worked with to make the RM series. The Egnater ones had modules with 2 channels per module as well, if I recall. Amazing amps!
Hey, Glenn! I've been thinking about getting the SYN-50 and had a question that you might be able to answer. It's kinda a deal breaker for me. So, on the Bugera infinium amps, they auto-bias the tubes in both the power section and preamp section, meaning you can literally throw in mis-matched tubes and it brings maintenance costs down because it doesn't really have to be serviced by a professional. On Sweetwater, their description of the SYN-50 says quote " *The amp automatically adjusts its cathode biasing circuitry for you.* " Do you know if these amps auto-bias **all** of the tubes, or just the preamp tubes and not the power section? Thank you SO much! Because if the power section still needs professional maintenance, it may be too expensive for me.
JETGuitars I don’t think you can even buy matched pre amp tubes. It just isn’t a thing. Phase inverters can often be bought ‘balanced’ so the two halves of the tube offer equal amplification.
I know they do sell them, because I've bought 3 J/J 12ax7s that were "supposed" To be a matched set, but it may have not been completely true. Could have just been a selling point to an inexperienced person like me that didn't know any better.
JETGuitars yeah as far as guitar amps go, there’s no reason for matched pre amp tubes. Some places do sometimes use ‘matched’ and ‘balanced’ interchangeably. Only the phase inverter gets benefit from being balanced, where the two halves of the tube are ‘matched’ or balanced. Generally each other pre amp valve has each half of it doing different things - one half might be a gain stage, the other reverb send, reverb recovery, etc. So there’s just no need for them to be balanced or matched against one another.
All the Randall stuff was made over sea's. The Synergy stuff is made in the USA. Dave Friedman, Bruce Egnater and Mr. Freyette have all had a hand in the design and voicing of the Synergy amps. Then all the modules are designed by the perspective amp builders Bogner, Engl, Friedman, Freyette, Morgan, Metropolis..............
Verry good example why you FUCKING NEED TO USE DOWNSTROKES ON BASS! In the "how does it sound in a mix - section you only hear every second tone of the bass, due to sloppy alternate picking. This is why there fucking is a urgent need for bassplayers who are able to play their instrument. Ah, tomorrow is Friday. There is a chance to tie your bassplayer to a chair or a radiator, so for the first time you could be sure where your bassplayer is....
I hope you dont mean the real Bogner amp... that thing is a killer! I dont know what the hell these guys were smoking at the start of this video but every tone they tried sounded like utter crap for some reason.
The cost factor of this shit is ridiculous, did you sell out? Are they writing you a fat check to talk these up...axe fx and such are shit you keep saying yet this is great? I’m confused
Big fan of this channel...BUT...Is this channel just an amp sim review channel now? Content has been really poor and boring lately! Hope you can get back to the interesting stuff soon Glenn!
Interestingly enough, this video as well as the others for the Uberschall module have convinced me to buy an actual Uberschall.
I know your comment was from 2 years ago, but - LOL - same!
2:58 : I own the Uberschall and that’s the exact tone right there 👍🏼
that failed fistbump, amp sounds killer!!
ugh, the missed fistbump killed me
he gently pushed thru the fist bump. back it up and look again.
Canadians
Synergy Amps: The convenience of modelers with the realness of real tubes. (Albeit a little heavier.)
Fuck that amp sounds so good. Perfect mix of dry bite and saturation.
It was really cool of John Connor to take the time to demo this amp
Why do you cry?
If I was a live musician, I would buy this amp and use a combination of the Soldano or Uberschall preamps with another clean channel preamp.
It's only 50 watts though
I wish they made a hundred watt version
I feel like synergy might be purposely not making a 100-watt model so the companies producing preamps for them don't lose out on sales on their 100-watt amps
50 watts is plenty IMO. Tube amps tend to be louder than solid state. I could be wrong though.
@@Bones98 they are but 50 watts tube is still barely enough for metal in a live setting
Totally agree that you don’t need 80 different models in a live set, it’s just overkill. I’ve personally found that setting some restrictions on what I can use really boots my creativity. I would say there are a couple of notable exceptions to that however, specifically Twelve Foot Ninja, cos fuck their lives shows are great haha
The Überschall Twin Jet is maybe my favorite tube amp ever made
i have the el34 version. its great and my fav. i like it more than any other for metal.
It’s really weird to see 3 different people post reviews the same product on the same day. It feels like more than a coincidence, but what do I know...
I'm sure theyre being paid a pretty penny to advertise it, that being said, I don't think theyd advertise it if they didn't stand behind it. Synergy seems like a great system, but it is a bit overbearing to be flooded with review after review of module after module.
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The bogner modules just launched today so it makes sense, looks like some sort of review embargo and so now that it's out they can post their vids
Henning did tjhe Ecstasy I whats throwing people off is they gave the Uber the same Xtacy switch lay out and if ur too lazy to move ur eyeballs 2 inches you won't see one says UBER and the other ECSTASY lol
It's kinda like PC tech youtubers, most of them get the product before it's actually released so they can record their review and usually the company will have them sign an NDA Agreement and as soon as the NDA is over (usually when the product is released, or a few day before) they're allowed to post their review on it.
This is an incredible module. Seriously underrated.
The guitar players here are some fine players. Good intonation, etc.
I've owned a Rev1 Uber for at least a decade and can confirm that this module sounds EXACTLY like a completely different amp!
Yeah I agree. I had a rev blue years ago. This ain't it chief.
I've always wanted a Bogner Uberschall ever since I heard Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold use a Bogner Uberschall on many of his albums. My dream amp
Update: I finally bought a Synergy Syn-1 and a Bogner Uberschall module for it!
I fucking love it!
Glenn losing weight and I get an ad for a donut chicken sandwich before the video.
Sweet solo 👍
I believe the “boost” on the red channel is for playing direct, it’s supposed emulate poweramp breakup or something.
Love it or hate it, here's the reason you may not one of these.
It's modular. Old idea. Great idea. Seldom works out in the long term.
because...
Modular parts wear out faster. Even leaving them in and never changing them, they will wear out. Those connections will come loose and you'll spend your time and money trying to get them not to sound like crap. For most components, a little age can yield some wonderful results. Be it a tube or capacitor, a subtle change in value can mean tonal bliss.
This does not apply to connections.
Unless you like the idea of a random kill switch or maybe a small fire from time to time. A smoking amp is seldom fun.
...And once the company stops supporting the amp...
Then it's days are numbered in a bad way and you'll soon be shopping for a new amp as this amp will be propping a door open in your basement.
...If you really need this amp. If you just love it more than puppies. Then set it in one spot and _never_ move it. That should double its lifespan...as short as it may be. There's a reason you don't see many modular amps around. Some of them were classic, great, iconic...and all of them short lived.
ravenslaves wow. I wondered why Egnater and Randall stopped with all that.
@@notsure1135 Symour Duncan made a great amp called the "Convertible" back in the 80's. Same idea, great amp. David Gilmour used one on "A Momentary Laps of Reason" album. The Studios loved them because they were so versatile. But the problems were the same. And like a computer that's no longer supported, it's shelf life was severely limited.
I don't know if the Uber sounds like this... But this module sounds great on its own! Great review
If anyone complains about needing more than 2 modules for a show they could just get a syn1 or syn2. Vai looks to now use 2 syn2s so he can use 4 modules
I'm more and more impressed, gotta get it in my hands.
All the review channels releasing a video about the same gear on the same day is really diminishing the cred of this format.
Don't get me wrong love the channel but man this is getting ridiculous.
Yeah they should've spaced it. But I think it's more the sponsor telling them to release it on the release date.
Hey Glen great demo. One observation is the guitar tone in the last few videos has been, well, rather neutered sounding. It's also in mono. I'm listening on a set of high end headphones and it's just thin and kind of spitty. After listening to a bunch of Uberschall module demos this morning, your's was kind of underwelming on the recorded guitar sound. In your home studio the tones were always great and accurate. In this new studio things seem to be too sterile. Sterility does not necessarily equal a good representation of the sound of the amp. I know it's youtube and it's always very difficult to capture the real sound of the amp. Take a listen to Rabea's demo of the Bogner modules from earlier today. That is the kind of recorded sound you want to strive for on a demo video.
Hey Colin, thanks for the constructive criticism. I try to show what the Amp sounds like on its own, without any reverb or other processing. Hence the mono signal. I’m genuinely curious... are you looking for a processed tone, or what it really sounds like? Processing is in the full mix.... which I was quite happy with.
I prefer a small amount of processing such as a small room effect and perhaps a small bit of compression. No EQ or tonal processing. The reason being is that if I were playing the amp in my rehearsal space, there would be room reflections and my ears would provide some amount of natural compression at louder volumes. Making the sound slightly more realistic goes a long way and it doesn't have to effect the tone or over all sound/feel of the amp. Either way keep on doing what you do I for one really appreciate it!
I got the SYN-2, bought a HBE for the higain, but was disappointed. The Uberschall remedied this. For clean / crunch I use the BB-BE, so at least there is also some Friedman in the rack.
Waiting for next episode of package unboxing! Psycho Visions sent you some stuff :)
Isaac can fucking play. Put that guy on the show more often if possible, I love his sound.
That amp sounds crazy \m/
Bogner consistantly makes some of the most reliable gear
That guitar looks so awesome i want it!
Is this the module with most gain? By the way, great Job with the team working together to bring us this awesome review. This is really neat. Thank you .
At 2:56 he finally starts playing metal. I was about to get pissed 😂
Did you record using the speaker sim that’s built in ? Really interested in hearing that....I’ve heard that not all the modules sound good with their speaker sim...I’ve heard the jcm 800 & Soldano do.....? I’d be interested in possibly replacing (or using it with) my AX8 with a speaker sim out to the board (from a module) in a live gig situation...your thoughts ?
Module of metal mastery 🤘🏽super sonic sensation 🤘🏽
From the thumbnail I thought you’d have some Beck samples “Your beat is nice”🤖hell yes
GLENN! i wanna see more of you with the lewitt guys!!!
i recently read that the MTP 840 DM is a dynamic and you can get more gain and cleaner signal by using Phantom power. that's supercool.
btw the MTP250 DM is a stellar $80 dynamic, would love to see you trying that out. (you have to sing, you've mentioned you were a singer. would love to hear you sing ❤)
aaaaaaaand, FU Glenn. hehe.
I think we are actually seeing the future here, by that I mean - this kind of easy modding of an amplifier, at least from my perspective.
One week you might have a 'great pay show' with a wedding band, next week a gig with a "insert band name" tribute band and you can easily change how your amp sounds, behave, all in one.
The future Randall was doing more than 10 years ago with the RM series. It was a beast of an amp. A shame they didn't have youtubers to advertise it back then.
Got it and love it , but my pulse app not talking to logic so I’ve not had a chance to really rock it with the Lancaster IRs!!!
Glen: You don’t need more than 2 sounds
Also Glen: Surprised an Uberschall module won’t give him a clean sound
Oops!
Yeah I don't need more than two amp sounds in a show. May be this and a JC-120 :).
Joking aside I think this amp-module sounds really good.
I have a Randall RM100 and was thinking of doing a Yuneo mod so it can accommodate Synergy preamps. But my major question for Synergy amp owners is, for amp models that have saggy low end (i.e. Bogner Uberschall, Diezel VH4, Mesa Dual Rectifier, Friedman BE100) do the Synergy modules measure up to the real amps in the sag/spongy department?
The leads in the mix gave me a Whitesnake vibe
Oh look it's a metal zone into a peavey bandit
Glenn, did you ever try out the Randall modular pre amps that they put out about ten years ago? Seemed like a cool idea but they didn't really catch on.
And Egnater, who I believe Randall worked with to make the RM series. The Egnater ones had modules with 2 channels per module as well, if I recall. Amazing amps!
Since the Synergy stuff is compatible with the old Randall modules, can you hunt down and demo some of those?
Wait they're compatible? I didn't know that, that's sick! I've been looking into the old randall mts stuff.
Hey, Glenn! I've been thinking about getting the SYN-50 and had a question that you might be able to answer. It's kinda a deal breaker for me. So, on the Bugera infinium amps, they auto-bias the tubes in both the power section and preamp section, meaning you can literally throw in mis-matched tubes and it brings maintenance costs down because it doesn't really have to be serviced by a professional. On Sweetwater, their description of the SYN-50 says quote " *The amp automatically adjusts its cathode biasing circuitry for you.* " Do you know if these amps auto-bias **all** of the tubes, or just the preamp tubes and not the power section? Thank you SO much! Because if the power section still needs professional maintenance, it may be too expensive for me.
JETGuitars you don’t bias pre amp tubes ....
@@Dougal78 thank you! I didn't know that. So I guess matched preamp tubes are unnecessary?
JETGuitars I don’t think you can even buy matched pre amp tubes. It just isn’t a thing.
Phase inverters can often be bought ‘balanced’ so the two halves of the tube offer equal amplification.
I know they do sell them, because I've bought 3 J/J 12ax7s that were "supposed" To be a matched set, but it may have not been completely true. Could have just been a selling point to an inexperienced person like me that didn't know any better.
JETGuitars yeah as far as guitar amps go, there’s no reason for matched pre amp tubes. Some places do sometimes use ‘matched’ and ‘balanced’ interchangeably. Only the phase inverter gets benefit from being balanced, where the two halves of the tube are ‘matched’ or balanced. Generally each other pre amp valve has each half of it doing different things - one half might be a gain stage, the other reverb send, reverb recovery, etc. So there’s just no need for them to be balanced or matched against one another.
That solo fucking RIPSS
I used one Gtr sound and rolled off the volume and tone to taste for a show to do my thing. Does that make me a caveman ?
4:45 Meh...J. S. Bach: Bourree in e-minor BWV 996. 🤓😂😂
lol, could you flip through the switches faster?
killer bass tone on that mix too , two notes le bass ?
As I look at the 4 dirt pedals on my board. That does sound nice though.
Did you learn how to dial in clean channels from Fluff? 😂
why this device works and why the randall unit didn't?
All the Randall stuff was made over sea's. The Synergy stuff is made in the USA. Dave Friedman, Bruce Egnater and Mr. Freyette have all had a hand in the design and voicing of the Synergy amps. Then all the modules are designed by the perspective amp builders Bogner, Engl, Friedman, Freyette, Morgan, Metropolis..............
Love you Glenn. “But i need 2 tones” no you dont you fucking poser”😁
Do the Randall RM100 modules fit in this?
Yes
Remember the bogner line 6 colab hahaha
It wasn’t half bad, actually
fist bump boss hardest boss.
Always killer 👍
F.U. GLENN!! \m/ \m/
All amps should have a setting for the "Colin Scott tone"...
I would actually get a Synergy if they made a valvestate head.
The ecstasy next!!!
That's something I wanna see!
was that Jinjer at 2:34 ? :3
🤘🏻
Verry good example why you FUCKING NEED TO USE DOWNSTROKES ON BASS!
In the "how does it sound in a mix - section you only hear every second tone of the bass, due to sloppy alternate picking.
This is why there fucking is a urgent need for bassplayers who are able to play their instrument.
Ah, tomorrow is Friday. There is a chance to tie your bassplayer to a chair or a radiator, so for the first time you could be sure where your bassplayer is....
What a mickey mouse amp.
I hope you dont mean the real Bogner amp... that thing is a killer! I dont know what the hell these guys were smoking at the start of this video but every tone they tried sounded like utter crap for some reason.
The low end resonance seems weak
Randall already tried this and failed (modular preamp idea)
Wrong. While Randall used the same technology. They didn’t have any other designers/ amp companies on board. Huge difference....
Designed by and shared with egnator...big modding community....it’s the same exact thing literally
Randall tried the module approach back some years but it seems it didn't work out then.
1:18 those switches look super flimsy.
Nope. Solid AF
it's just fatties flimsy fingers
Not a fan.
The cost factor of this shit is ridiculous, did you sell out? Are they writing you a fat check to talk these up...axe fx and such are shit you keep saying yet this is great? I’m confused
Nepotism at its finest! Issac and his dad here. At least he don't cuss and yell like his long haired dad though.
Big fan of this channel...BUT...Is this channel just an amp sim review channel now? Content has been really poor and boring lately! Hope you can get back to the interesting stuff soon Glenn!
Is this a joke?
Frist Comment!!!
I don't like Isaac.
He's a smiley little fucker, eh. Bouree. I'm impressed. Oh wow.
What's wrong with him
@@freepadz6241 very androgynous.
@@sethblack5309 you a little attracted to him?
@@freepadz6241 🙄