Members AlexJHolland Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hey, I've been recording with a drum and bass producer, playing heavy downtuned riffs to blend in with his beats.. with some more saturated lead playing too. I'm a big Tool fan (love that poweramp chunk) but go for a higher-gain tone.. Actually, the hardcore band Terror have a great tone! Some of the guitar work sampled by the Prodigy would be a good reference in terms of being high gain, with plenty of swooping wah-work.. although I want a thicker, chunkier tone. Most guitar work with drum and bass/beats sounds thin and sampled.. I want to capture something authentically chunky. We've been using Native Instruments Guitar Rig, but it's hard to avoid that buzzy mush.. I just want a simple two channel amp that's heavy as hell, chunky, reliable, reasonable for driving at lower headrooms (not a 120W!) at a reasonable price. I just run a Crybaby 535Q with a line-boost currently and play an SG with a Bare Knuckle Warpig. We're likely to play around with some pedals and sending sampled guitar out of the laptop and into the amp to record.. So just a chunky, reliable workhorse! I recall (a few years back, when I was more into gear) the Marshall DSL50 head and a 1960 cab was regarded as a great workhouse for heavy rhythm work? the DSL50 seems to have been discontinued, but I'm looking second-hand, so that's no biggie. I get that a 100W amp would just increase the headroom and therefore mean I have to go louder to get a chunkier, power-amp heavy tone? I'd consider digital solutions.. Or is the feeling still that a valve amp pushing real air can't be beaten for a heavy, chunky guitar tone? We'll be using it in his studio initially, then live. Thanks! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ido1957 Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 What's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexJHolland Posted July 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 Mmm.. Under £800? Ideally. Which rules out the Diezels I would really like.. For now! I'd quite look forward to getting something I can tweak (different valves etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted July 20, 2014 Members Share Posted July 20, 2014 Have you looked into a 2nd hand 5150. They have a fantastic CRUNCH !!! It is not a one-trick-pony like many want us to believe. I LOVE MINE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted July 20, 2014 Members Share Posted July 20, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peavey-6505-guitar-amplifier-head-/181468886559?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item2a4063761f - £600.00 BIN Same as mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted July 20, 2014 Members Share Posted July 20, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peavey-6505-/331264124238?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d20e1654e - £480.00 BIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted October 9, 2014 Members Share Posted October 9, 2014 i've tried the 50 watt jcm900. best 50 watter I've tried and the only one I've tried but I get a good idea of marshall quality. I'm sure the dsl50 sounds amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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