Members Meatbeard Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I have only played one in my life, but, I thought that it sounded pretty damn awesome. Are these yesterday's news allready?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I don't know. They aren't the typical high-gain fizzer that is popular here. I like the SD18 and 30. A little dark maybe, but pretty decent sounding. And somewhat limited in their channel controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sordid1 Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Well I think it's because they are a little spendy and are low to mid gain amps and really have to be cranked up some to sound good. I think they are great amps but they aren't for everyone me included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 They are indeed great amps - I plan on buying a SD30 or SD45 sometime in the future, because I have a feeling that it is the tone that I need for my style, but I can't justify that kind of outlay for an amp until I have my college debt paid down, which will be 3-4 years at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JBecker Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I have only played one in my life, but, I thought that it sounded pretty damn awesome. Are these yesterday's news allready?? No metal = HCAF not interested. They're great amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Because it is VASTLY overpriced for nice tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Because it is VASTLY overpriced for nice tone. As is Diezel....and the Budda is about 1/2 the price here in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbryanx Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 they are way too expensive for what they are, but they do sound really nice. the only thing i dont like it the shared volume controlls and the push/pull channel selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 As is Diezel....and the Budda is about 1/2 the price here in the states. Diezel probably has twice the components. Better tone. And is also, way overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Diezel probably has twice the components. Better tone. And is also, way overpriced. Better tone for what? Maybe for high gain, but for mid gain stuff, I'll take the Budda any day of the week, even if they were both the same price. Tone is subjective, sir Fyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JBecker Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Better tone for what? Maybe for high gain, but for mid gain stuff, I'll take the Budda any day of the week, even if they were both the same price. Tone is subjective, sir Fyn. I almost made that same post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Better tone for what? Maybe for high gain, but for mid gain stuff, I'll take the Budda any day of the week, even if they were both the same price. Tone is subjective, sir Fyn. It is subjective. And IMO Buddah does everything "safe" midgain there is no "voice" or character. It is way too smooth/creamy. It has no attitude at all. I want a neck pickup to sound like a neck pickup and a with the compression of the Buddah it renders a lot of the guitar/wood/pickup combos null. It reminds me of an overly compressed sound. Really "nice" tone. But who wants that? It is dull as dishwater. It's a great amp if you want to play elevator music :-) or background music at a resteraunt where there is no dancing etc. The Budah is not the kind of amp you can crank for a solo, then turn down the guitar volume for a nice warm clean jazz sound. Mess with the vol on the guitar and it sounds like you have turned the tone pots to zero. I know I have a lot of thrash clips, but my other band was a mellow 70's style pop/rock band and I am not all gainz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I don't think that you've sat down with a Budda enough if that's your conclusion. I was playing a rented SD30 at band rehearsals for about 3 weeks, and it sounded great - it was like an AC30, but with a bit more gain and more useable treble. They are definitely a dark amp, but I've found them to be more useable than most Bogners for mid-gain, despite both being "darker" voiced. They are definitely a somewhat compressed sounding amp, and I think that that is why I like the feel. I wouldn't refer to them as "safe" amps - they definitely have their own feel, as does VHT and Diezel, and all 3 have their place in certain tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I do like the solo tone it gives you. On the right guitar you can get a Santana sound without the annoying Santata shrillness. The clean is too dark. It is more a glowing warm rather than a shimmering clean. Again, my ref to a background band springs to mind because the clean does not grab your attention. After sitting down with one for a while, I stood up thinking "I could not use this". It is too limited even for studio use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnRageOn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 As is Diezel....and the Budda is about 1/2 the price here in the states. Ask us in Europe! LMAO We pay a fortune for a Budda. Nice heads though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Ask us in Europe! LMAO We pay a fortune for a Budda. Nice heads though It's even - we pay out the nose for HK, Diezel and Framus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cibyl Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Because it is VASTLY overpriced for nice tone. Budda's are definitely not overpriced. They did raise their prices a while ago but they've come back down. Budda's can be had used for great prices. There are plenty of other boutique amps just as or more expensive than Budda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Are those Beam Blockers in the cab? I'm wanting to try them out - let me know what you think of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DoubleBarrel Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I owned an SD 30 for about a week. Sounded ok, not great. Took it to a gig and it crapped out on me. Brand new amp out of the box 1 week, and it crapped out. I'm not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Budda's are definitely not overpriced. They did raise their prices a while ago but they've come back down. Budda's can be had used for great prices. There are plenty of other boutique amps just as or more expensive than Budda. Budda's are definitely not overpriced? How can you say that? Take the superdrive. $2000 for a 2 channel, 2 power tubed amp with shared vol? What does it have? 5 knobs? That is a LOT of money for a nice transformer and 2 sounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 No metal??? hehehehheeh.You just have to tweak, they are great.Responsive as no amp i have played, smooth , yes, but with attitude. Lol...Tweak??? Tweak what? They have a quater of the knobs/options of most amps at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Budda's are definitely not overpriced?How can you say that? Take the superdrive. $2000 for a 2 channel, 2 power tubed amp with shared vol? What does it have? 5 knobs?That is a LOT of money for a nice transformer and 2 sounds! More knobs/channels =/= more tone. Have you been duped into the thinking that a master of all trades amp is far superior to something that does a few GREAT tones? More wattage doesn't equal more tone, either. The SD18 is loud, the SD30 is loud, the SD45 is loud, and the SD80 is the apocolypse. The differences are in the tone and features, not in the number of tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 I don't want you to feel bad, but i think u don't have a clue or played a Budda, if u have, which one did you play??? Okay. But I mentioned they sound compressed and smooth/dark. And weathered agreed with me (some people like that tone). So that should lead you to belive that I have a clue. I also said they have good tone. I played a few. The superdrive was the one I played with the most. And Buddah needs better marketing? You know they are in musicians freind etc etc? They are not exactly low key. The argument here is that they are overpriced. Not that they suck etc. You are just defending your amp which is fine, it is a good amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cibyl Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 Lol...Tweak??? Tweak what? They have a quater of the knobs/options of most amps at that price. So, by your logic, the more knobs, switches and options an amp has is what makes it better and therefore more expensive? Hmmm,...well if that's the case than the Road King should cost like $10,000 and sound better than amp other amp on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted May 29, 2007 Members Share Posted May 29, 2007 More knobs/channels =/= more tone.Have you been duped into the thinking that a master of all trades amp is far superior to something that does a few GREAT tones?More wattage doesn't equal more tone, either. The SD18 is loud, the SD30 is loud, the SD45 is loud, and the SD80 is the apocolypse. The differences are in the tone and features, not in the number of tubes. My point: There are hardly any components to BUY to manufacture it. So it should not cost as much. The point I made was cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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