Fairly new to the forum, so firstly, hey hey all y'all 
I'm a bit of a one trick pony, i play very few cleans, and zero old school rock stuff. I'm looking for the (or should i say MY) ultimate high gain tone. I'm hoping with the explanation of tone i'm chasing people can give me some good recommendations as i'm sick of wasting money buying amps and trying to sell them to fund the next. I feel as though i'm pretty close to getting my sound, but want some other's opinions as i've read many great opinions and am sure you can all help.
The tone i'm chasing:
I play a lot of death metal, melodic death metal, technical death metal, even through to some deathcore, metalcore, nu-metal etc. All the amps i hear seem to have way too much bottom end and a loose, wide tone. I'm after an articulate, sharp, focussed tone. I like a really crunchy, gain tone. I've used many amps - 6505's, randalls (RH300G3, Satan), Splawn nitro, Laney GH100L, ENGL Fireball, Blackstars, MI Megalith Beta, Dual Recs etc. And nothing has really done it for me. I liked the 6505's and the Randall Satan, but not nearly enough. In all honesty the Fireball has by far my favourite tone. It does lack the overall power of say the 6505's, or the Megalith, but i'm happy to sacrifice a bit of that if i'm getting a sharper, crunchier (i'm sure people would say older sort of metal) sound. I've just bought an ENGL savage which is on it's way, and i am confident this will give me the closest of any amp i've played so far. I've read everything under the sun (as not to have to write a big thread like this asking for opinions, but i'm tired of losing heaps of money).
Some riffs/songs i like the tone of:
There are 2 riffs/songs that stand out to me to have crushing tone, and to me crushing is not just boomy and bassy, its more about the sharpness and attack you feel when you crank it and feel the tone punch you in the chest.
1. Carnal Forge - I Smell Like Death
As soon as this song starts, i instantly think about the tone. Now i would like a little more overall bottom end, but this is the kind of crunch and tone that does it for me.
2. Animals As Leaders - CAFO
at about 2:20, everything stops bar the guitaring, playing some amazing open chords. It has so much feel in it, and sounds amazing in my opinion.
Amps that i'm considering:
As previously said i have an ENGL savage on the way which gives me confidence. Hopefully this will do me the trick, but i'm also keeping the following in mind:
Rivera Knucklehead
VHT/Fryette Pitbull UL
Earforce Two (know very little about these)
Driftwood Purple Nightmare
Amps i've considered but think wont be suitable:
Bogner Uberschall
Diezel VH4/Herbet/Hagen etc
ENGL Invader
My other Gear:
I am currently using the following as my main setup (what i play with most)
ESP MH1000NT, with a BKP Alnico Warpig in the bridge
Vader 4x12 w/ Factory Eminence Legend Speakers
ISP Noise Decimator
Maxon OD808X Tube Screamer
Any opinions would be absolutely great. I'd also like to add, i've never got too much into the Marshall's. Played one or two briefly but certainly not enough to totally write them off. The other thing is, i live in Western Australia... Unfortunately, you don't find much else apart from Marshall/Fender/Randall/Laney/Peavey etc, so i can't really just walk into a shop and try something out.
Thanks in advance fellow Rig-Talkers!
Jake
I'm a bit of a one trick pony, i play very few cleans, and zero old school rock stuff. I'm looking for the (or should i say MY) ultimate high gain tone. I'm hoping with the explanation of tone i'm chasing people can give me some good recommendations as i'm sick of wasting money buying amps and trying to sell them to fund the next. I feel as though i'm pretty close to getting my sound, but want some other's opinions as i've read many great opinions and am sure you can all help.
The tone i'm chasing:
I play a lot of death metal, melodic death metal, technical death metal, even through to some deathcore, metalcore, nu-metal etc. All the amps i hear seem to have way too much bottom end and a loose, wide tone. I'm after an articulate, sharp, focussed tone. I like a really crunchy, gain tone. I've used many amps - 6505's, randalls (RH300G3, Satan), Splawn nitro, Laney GH100L, ENGL Fireball, Blackstars, MI Megalith Beta, Dual Recs etc. And nothing has really done it for me. I liked the 6505's and the Randall Satan, but not nearly enough. In all honesty the Fireball has by far my favourite tone. It does lack the overall power of say the 6505's, or the Megalith, but i'm happy to sacrifice a bit of that if i'm getting a sharper, crunchier (i'm sure people would say older sort of metal) sound. I've just bought an ENGL savage which is on it's way, and i am confident this will give me the closest of any amp i've played so far. I've read everything under the sun (as not to have to write a big thread like this asking for opinions, but i'm tired of losing heaps of money).
Some riffs/songs i like the tone of:
There are 2 riffs/songs that stand out to me to have crushing tone, and to me crushing is not just boomy and bassy, its more about the sharpness and attack you feel when you crank it and feel the tone punch you in the chest.
1. Carnal Forge - I Smell Like Death
As soon as this song starts, i instantly think about the tone. Now i would like a little more overall bottom end, but this is the kind of crunch and tone that does it for me.
2. Animals As Leaders - CAFO
at about 2:20, everything stops bar the guitaring, playing some amazing open chords. It has so much feel in it, and sounds amazing in my opinion.
Amps that i'm considering:
As previously said i have an ENGL savage on the way which gives me confidence. Hopefully this will do me the trick, but i'm also keeping the following in mind:
Rivera Knucklehead
VHT/Fryette Pitbull UL
Earforce Two (know very little about these)
Driftwood Purple Nightmare
Amps i've considered but think wont be suitable:
Bogner Uberschall
Diezel VH4/Herbet/Hagen etc
ENGL Invader
My other Gear:
I am currently using the following as my main setup (what i play with most)
ESP MH1000NT, with a BKP Alnico Warpig in the bridge
Vader 4x12 w/ Factory Eminence Legend Speakers
ISP Noise Decimator
Maxon OD808X Tube Screamer
Any opinions would be absolutely great. I'd also like to add, i've never got too much into the Marshall's. Played one or two briefly but certainly not enough to totally write them off. The other thing is, i live in Western Australia... Unfortunately, you don't find much else apart from Marshall/Fender/Randall/Laney/Peavey etc, so i can't really just walk into a shop and try something out.
Thanks in advance fellow Rig-Talkers!
Jake
