Members Pete Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Just heard a youtube clip of a Shiva and holy {censored} it sounded sick! I have a carvin legacy and the shiva sounded more aggressive with about the same amount of gain or maybe a tad more. For people who have tried both...how does a shiva stack up against a legacy? I read somewhere that shiva now has bright switches so not shure if they remodeled the amp sound wise.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 The Shiva is a more aggressive sounding amp even though IMO the Shiva and Legacy have the same amount of gain levels. The Shiva is voiced brighter and more upper-mid focused whereas the Legacy is a tad darker and more low-mid focused. You can't go wrong with either amp IMO. Just depends on what kinda tones you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbdmlog Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 The Shiva is a lot more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 The Shiva is a lot more expensive. Yeah, this too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Are you kidding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pete Posted November 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Prices don't seem too bad on the used market. I didn't know a Shiva had that much gain, always thought it was suited for hard rock max. So would you guys say Shiva's capable of 80's metal without separate boost pedal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phade21 Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Prices don't seem too bad on the used market. I didn't know a Shiva had that much gain, always thought it was suited for hard rock max. So would you guys say Shiva's capable of 80's metal without separate boost pedal? I've heard it just falls short of 80's metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puddlegum Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 IMO the Shiva is a brighter sounding amp while the Legacy is a bit darker. I like the Legacy more myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Having owned both, I'll say Shiva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pete Posted November 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Having owned both, I'll say Shiva. Would you say Shiva has same amount of gain but a bit brighter and open sounding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pink freud Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Not directly comparable, seeing as the Legacy is the poor man's XTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 i have never played around with the clean channel on a legacy, but the Shiva has some of the best cleans in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Not directly comparable, seeing as the Legacy is the poor man's XTC. Having owned both, not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Would you say Shiva has same amount of gain but a bit brighter and open sounding? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Prices don't seem too bad on the used market. I didn't know a Shiva had that much gain, always thought it was suited for hard rock max. So would you guys say Shiva's capable of 80's metal without separate boost pedal? They have more gain than people on the internet think. I've gigged and recorded one in an Evanescence/Lacuna Coil-type band without a boost in front without issues. Honestly, it didn't have that much less gain than my TSL, and was a much nicer voicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pete Posted November 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 Is it true that non-reverb shivas sound better than reverb model? I heard there's a drop in sound when reverb is engaged, but isn't this good since when not used it shouldn't alter tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pete Posted November 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 no drop in sound dude, and the reverb is to die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zakko Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 You assholes are fueling the 8 year gas for a Shiva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ultrahighgain Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 This isn't really a fair comparison. The Shiva is a boutique amp while the Legacy is widely regarded as a great value amp with a lot of bang for the buck. It stands to reason that the Bogner will beat the Carvin, but it's up to you to decide of those extra dollars you're going to be parting with are worth the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pete Posted November 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 no drop in sound dude, and the reverb is to die for. I've read the opposite about it, people have mentioned a drop in volume when activated. I think this is to keep the reverb from affecting the tone when it's not used....correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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