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Originally posted by Potex
HA! That list is fucking rediculous.. Guitar World don't know metal.. They just do pieces on it because it sells mags to teenage boys learning to play guitar.
My top 10 Metal Amp List
1 Marshall JCM 800
2 Peavey 5150
3 Mesa mkIIC+
4 Diezel VH4
5 Bogner Uberschall
6 Framus Cobra
7 Engl Powerball
8 Mesa Dual recto
9 Soldano SLO
10 Laney VH100r
My 'metal amp' list would be pretty close to this.
Ok. Ive played a few JCM800's. Why are they considered a metal amp????
They have very very little gain really. The 900's are a higher gain amp....
Im not saying 800's arent great...they sound very very very nice...but in order to be "metal" they have to be boosted/modded. right?
Wouldn't this kinda knock them off the list?
I've never heard anybody use a jcm800 for anything remotely heavy without a boost/OD pedal. I guess that kinda just bugs me when they leave out the 5150.
Maybe it shoulda been 1. BOOSTED JCM800. That would be a-ok
They have very very little gain really. The 900's are a higher gain amp....
Im not saying 800's arent great...they sound very very very nice...but in order to be "metal" they have to be boosted/modded. right?
Wouldn't this kinda knock them off the list?
I've never heard anybody use a jcm800 for anything remotely heavy without a boost/OD pedal. I guess that kinda just bugs me when they leave out the 5150.
Maybe it shoulda been 1. BOOSTED JCM800. That would be a-ok
Originally Posted by Rada
Originally posted by Hegmatronicon
Ok. Ive played a few JCM800's. Why are they considered a metal amp????
They have very very little gain really. The 900's are a higher gain amp....
Im not saying 800's arent great...they sound very very very nice...but in order to be "metal" they have to be boosted/modded. right?
Wouldn't this kinda knock them off the list?
I've never heard anybody use a jcm800 for anything remotely heavy without a boost/OD pedal. I guess that kinda just bugs me when they leave out the 5150.
Maybe it shoulda been 1. BOOSTED JCM800. That would be a-ok
The JCM 800 does of course need a boost but the fact that it has been and still is used by countless metal bands over the years makes it a legend.
Originally posted by Hegmatronicon
Maybe it shoulda been 1. BOOSTED JCM800. That would be a-ok
Many of the "signature" 5150 tones are in fact pedal boosted. Many bands record the rectifier with a boost pedal for solos. Not a good argument.
The ModeFour - I dunno. The valvestate series was also considered a cheap piece of shit when I had my 8080 about 10 years ago, and now everyone wants one for recording. Maybe the ModeFour has also secretly found a place in recording studios - no-one wants to admit to using one right now, but it does something special.
The HD147 in that list... hrm. I play one, and I think it's a fantastic amp, but can it really be on the list when it's mostly modelling the other amps on the list? (Actually, I mostly use the Line6 models on mine, that's where I found "my" sound, but still).
Originally posted by Potex
The JCM 800 does of course need a boost but the fact that it has been and still is used by countless metal bands over the years makes it a legend.
i dont know about that! to me heavy isnt always a bout how much fuzz is on the amp, its the pure crushing tone that gets me , that and beer
Originally posted by MRscratch
i dont know about that! to me heavy isnt always a bout how much fuzz is on the amp, its the pure crushing tone that gets me , that and beer
Cool, if you dig the 800 without a boost more power to you! However most metal players who play through one discover that the 800 LOVES to be boosted. It just turn's into something special. Oh and JCM 800's go very well with beer just ask Zakk Wylde (who uses a boost)
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