Ground-Zero teasing something big...

MadAsAHatter said:
Well said. It's 100% obvious you have passion fuling your designs and put your being into every amp that goes out your shop.

Don't put any stock in what the OP has said. He admitted in another thread to never playing a Hellion

An extra anticdote to show how much Jeremy stands behind his builds and cares about his customers. A Hellion came up for sale 2nd hand and I reached out to Jeremy just to ask where I was on his wait list. He advised me to buy the 2nd hand one rather than wait on him. He said he'd be more happy that I get to have one than make money off a sale. Then later on knowing I bought my Hellion 2nd hand Jeremy reached out to me offering to do updates for free. You don't get that type of devotion to the craft from any ole builder off the street. It shows he cares about his amps and customers.
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Jeremy has been awesome to work with for me too. Smooth, communicative, trustworthy.

Plus his MOAB stuff sounds freaking killer.

I haven't tried a Hellion but it's one of the amps I've lamented not being able to try - I think all the clips except rezas sound great 😂

Ryan990 said:
I got more Heather Swanson vibes, especially after seeing him dance around I'm his Riff Warz video.
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This makes a lot more sense, especially after his quasi-meltdown over someone calling someone else a faggot

He seems alright though, definitely preferable over Donnie, The Tone Dig, or Controlled Voltage for sure
 
RaceU4her said:
I have a voice for everyone of you when I’m reading the post, I made a thread talking about this one time and everyone thought I was crazy haha
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I do this too, 100%

I tend to divide everyone into stereotypes based on demographics, playing, and musical taste

And then extrapolate a voice/personality based on the IRL people I know who check those boxes as well
 
DanTravis62 said:
I do this too, 100%

I tend to divide everyone into stereotypes based on demographics, playing, and musical taste

And then extrapolate a voice/personality based on the IRL people I know who check those boxes as well
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When I’m reading a post from Vonbonfire for instance, his talking head of what I have him pictured looking like pops up somewhere in my forehead and starts talking out his post in the voice I have for him. Its pretty funny
 
RedPlated said:
Wanted to chime in and thank everyone for the positive comments and support in this thread. I certainly respect everyone's opinion, even the negative type, and I fully understand that tone is a subjective thing. Don't know that I'd personally approach my opinion in the same way as the OP, but it's a public forum and that's part of life.

The most important lesson I have learned as an amp builder is that I cannot build an amp that everyone will love. There are just too many variables for that to happen. And that's ok. It's why there are so many amps available. If anyone could build the ultimate amp, the rest of us would all be out of business.

What I do when designing amps is make them sound and feel the best they can to my ears and playing style. I get super OCD and will spend hours and hours on the most finite details. A successful amp builder will have an ear and sense of feel that relates to a wide margin of players. That's really what to comes down to. I also always remain critical of myself and solicit feedback from users to improve. You can never stop evolving and learning. I've even updated multiple amps for free for owners because I want them to have the best experience possible. That's more important to me than money. And by the way, there's a lot of easier ways to make money than building amps. It's a passion project, not a get rich project.

As far as the OP's concerns, one person's "plastic and chirp" may be another's "tight and dynamic". Or maybe something was off with that amp or rig that it was being used in. Or maybe it just did actually sound that way... It's the first time I've ever heard that, though. If I heard it more I'd definitely consider changing things or try to understand the issue a little better.

Overall, feedback has been excellent on the amp. Of course, they come up for sale every so often, and it doesn't offend me. I understand the amp buying/ selling/ flipping dynamic. I just sold one to the owner of Axe Palace, who posted on Facebook that it's one of the best amps he's played in a long time. I also sent one to Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy) to check out. He called me up and told me how much he loved the amp and how he couldn't believe it sounded the way it does without a boost. He ended up buying the amp from me because he had to have it. I don't say any of this to make me look special, and I'm not. But the amp gets a lot of love from a lot of people behind the scenes. Some people don't like it. But it's a much smaller percentage compared to those who do.

Again, I'm not trying to convince anyone my amp is better than anything else. But I figured this would help others understand my perspective and where I'm coming from. It's an interesting journey doing this amp thing. And as always, I'm glad to be a part of the RT community. I do my best to help others out in the tech section, or with advice through PM's etc...whenever I can. Thanks again for all the support!
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Hell yeah, I want one of the OG MOAB joints.
DanTravis62 said:
Jeremy has been awesome to work with for me too. Smooth, communicative, trustworthy.

Plus his MOAB stuff sounds freaking killer.

I haven't tried a Hellion but it's one of the amps I've lamented not being able to try - I think all the clips except rezas sound great 😂



This makes a lot more sense, especially after his quasi-meltdown over someone calling someone else a faggot (I am gay)

He seems alright though, definitely preferable over Donnie, The Tone Dig, or Controlled Voltage for sure
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What a fáhgg

🫵🏿💀
 
RaceU4her said:
When I’m reading a post from Vonbonfire for instance, his talking head of what I have him pictured looking like pops up somewhere in my forehead and starts talking out his post in the voice I have for him. Its pretty funny
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I picture VBF as yosemite sam screaming "WHAT IN TARNATION" doing that one blues lick that all the boomers do with quasi SRV tone
 
RedPlated said:
Wanted to chime in and thank everyone for the positive comments and support in this thread. I certainly respect everyone's opinion, even the negative type, and I fully understand that tone is a subjective thing. Don't know that I'd personally approach my opinion in the same way as the OP, but it's a public forum and that's part of life.

The most important lesson I have learned as an amp builder is that I cannot build an amp that everyone will love. There are just too many variables for that to happen. And that's ok. It's why there are so many amps available. If anyone could build the ultimate amp, the rest of us would all be out of business.

What I do when designing amps is make them sound and feel the best they can to my ears and playing style. I get super OCD and will spend hours and hours on the most finite details. A successful amp builder will have an ear and sense of feel that relates to a wide margin of players. That's really what to comes down to. I also always remain critical of myself and solicit feedback from users to improve. You can never stop evolving and learning. I've even updated multiple amps for free for owners because I want them to have the best experience possible. That's more important to me than money. And by the way, there's a lot of easier ways to make money than building amps. It's a passion project, not a get rich project.

As far as the OP's concerns, one person's "plastic and chirp" may be another's "tight and dynamic". Or maybe something was off with that amp or rig that it was being used in. Or maybe it just did actually sound that way... It's the first time I've ever heard that, though. If I heard it more I'd definitely consider changing things or try to understand the issue a little better.

Overall, feedback has been excellent on the amp. Of course, they come up for sale every so often, and it doesn't offend me. I understand the amp buying/ selling/ flipping dynamic. I just sold one to the owner of Axe Palace, who posted on Facebook that it's one of the best amps he's played in a long time. I also sent one to Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy) to check out. He called me up and told me how much he loved the amp and how he couldn't believe it sounded the way it does without a boost. He ended up buying the amp from me because he had to have it. I don't say any of this to make me look special, and I'm not. But the amp gets a lot of love from a lot of people behind the scenes. Some people don't like it. But it's a much smaller percentage compared to those who do.

Again, I'm not trying to convince anyone my amp is better than anything else. But I figured this would help others understand my perspective and where I'm coming from. It's an interesting journey doing this amp thing. And as always, I'm glad to be a part of the RT community. I do my best to help others out in the tech section, or with advice through PM's etc...whenever I can. Thanks again for all the support!
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A Class Act Builder🙏👍
Thanks for your integrity.
 
RaceU4her said:
I have a voice for everyone of you when I’m reading the post, I made a thread talking about this one time and everyone thought I was crazy haha
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I remember that thread, and the voices you had for each personality were spot on. Can't remember if you had a voice for me or not.
:)
 
Some people just lack communication skills and the decency to restrain themselves to the all to common troll mentality or backhanded complements. Having probably owned 100+ amps over the years, the Hellion is up at the top of the list. This Recto amp will certainly be one I purchase based on the Hellion sound/feel/build quality etc...and Jeremy has good ears.
 
WizardSouth-JP said:
Some people just lack communication skills and the decency to restrain themselves to the all to common troll mentality or backhanded complements. Having probably owned 100+ amps over the years, the Hellion is up at the top of the list. This Recto amp will certainly be one I purchase based on the Hellion sound/feel/build quality etc...and Jeremy has good ears.
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The recto is incredible man
 
Just want to chime in and add that Jeremy is a class act. He updated my Hellion to current specs for me and I had a great experience. I'd love a MOAB next. Big Splawn fan for value, and The Hellion is my cup of tea...and it's not going to be everyone's. But I am big on customer service/experience and Jeremy delivers on that as much as his work product.
 
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