Finished a cover of Thrice - Black Honey using my Wizard Hellrazor with edge of break up cleans and softer rock rhythm tones. Thought you all would like to hear it in a non metal context. I find it is one of the most impressive rock amps.
My personal opinion is James is the best guitar player of the 3. I love great rhythm playing and prefer Hetfields attack on the strings with his downpicking and his guitar tones. I have never liked Mustaine's tone ever.
For 80s thrash I would probably consider a Used Mesa Mark IV. Death Metal an ENGL Savage is a staple. Then there is super rare amps for Death Metal like a Megalith Beta or Gamma but those will be tough to find. If you want the Diezel route then I think a VH4 is better for your metal style then...
The Hellrazor is worth the price. I would sell 2 of my amps to fund 1 Hellrazor no question. It is a very versatile amp also. Most folks just use it for Meshuggah tight stuff but it is equally good for rock tones and lower gain edge of breakup stuff. There is so much power and punch to the...
Yeah the rev green Uberschall is a mid scooped amp similar to a Rectifier. Though I could have pushed the mids a bit more with the presence control. The Hellrazor I find more versatile than most typically think. If you don't pull all the boosts you can get a thick and tight mid range tone. If...
There is also the mistake of driving gain too high which makes any recording muddy, especially when double tracking. Hitting just at the point saturation begins will be so much punchier but is also harder to play so have to hit the strings harder. How you attack the strings makes a bigger...
I find it fascinating on folks being on all different places. My best guess to the reason is what type of music we grew up with in highschool. For me I was 99-03 so I am all about Grunge, NuMetal, alternative rock, Metalcore as the sound in my head. Which to me is Rectifier, Diezel, Bogner...
I am also confused on the Uberschall fizz or Bogners being dark in general, or the SLO being even remotely disappointing.
Here is a recent comparison of my SLO, Hellrazor, and Uberschall Rev Green and they all kick ass.
It's so interesting to see everyone's tastes and also find a VH4 or 101b...