Members andyhumb Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 I have an old voodoo amps hex with effects loop - thinking about getting something different but still after that 80's hot rodded Marshall sound (just less buzzy). One well respected boutique amp store in CA mentioned that I should consider the Splawn Quickrod. Any suggestions here? Maybe totally different company? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 Never owned a voodoo so I can not compare the two..the splawn is "that 80's hot rodded Marshall sound ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members simbasa Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 I would think the V-rock with the 'brutal' 4th gain stage mod would have more on tap than the Quikrod at the flick of a switch. I have yet to play either one but I do have a Splawn Nitro with a quikrod midslope and it's a badass mofo. The Voodoo sounds pretty killer though. I would check it out before you go for the quikrod if you have a chance. I wish I could demo the V-rock, Camerons, and Quikrod side by side. Someone needs to do an 80's hot modded Marshall amp shootout. And throw in one of those Cauble modded Marshalls as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rik-Guitarstudi Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 I think they are different animals. Vplex are plexi' types, where QR is the JCM800 stock and up, but without the marshall karrrang thing. both sound great! if you consider the splawn, go for it. they do sound great. I have owned the vplex and QR, and cameron all very cool, and do thier thing great. I hav played the vrock. very good superbass type rocker amp. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 teh quickrod is ultrametal brutals, the voodoo stuff on the other hand, can do a very wide variety of vintage tones and also ultrametal tones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 The QR is not just about the brewtals...I think BOZ and others have shown that many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 ok technically the QR has more gain stages, this is not conducive to having good low gain tone, but of course it can be done the voodoo amps has a switchable gain stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andyhumb Posted May 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 so if you had around 2K to spend - where would your money go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rik-Guitarstudi Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 you want less buzzy 80's hotrod? go for Splawn QR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lordlargen Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 does anyone know if the vrock could come with 6550s instead of el34s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members rockitsauce Posted May 26, 2008 Members Share Posted May 26, 2008 ok technically the QR has more gain stages, this is not conducive to having good low gain tone, but of course it can be done the voodoo amps has a switchable gain stage Eh, this is a bad description of the QR. It doesnt have a lot of pre-amp gain, are you sure you arent thinking of another amp? Dont think that because the gears on the qr bring different gain stages that it isnt a good low gain amp. I think it actually sounds pretty good in gear 1/OD1. I havent ever tried a plexi but that amp gets a good Hendrixy tone. I think that amp sounds better with low gain than high gain. The high gain on that amp isnt very saturated so I hope that people arent confusing high gain w/ saturation on that amp. That amp really needs to be played first before you buy it if at all possible and you need to be able to get into the volume. That amp is capable of crushing amounts of volume. Dont expect a 10 second car to run good in traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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