^Thank you.
I am having a hard time answering Private Messages probably because my low activity here I am considered a new user. So here is to Bobby
"Hello G-V
Hope all is well on your end. Wanted to ask a few questions concerning the mkii & iii if its not a bother.
Is the mkiii significantly tight where I wouldnt be inclined to run a overdrive pedal or 10 and EQ up front to tighten it for hard rock metal? I play silently through a 2 notes torpedo live now with a dmoll. I cant play that amp without somekind of signal manipulation in front of it. And Im able to push the powersection with some volume with the load box.
Tightness aside. You mention less bass on the iii. Subtle difference or noticable where people may develop a preference?
Any major or noticeable voicing differences that people could hear and distinguish between a ii & iii?
Which would version recommend for someone playing hard rock/metal, tunes Eb or drop Db. Im growing away from the super tight modern sounding low end tightness (ie fortin) low end. But i still like the bass tight and for it to hold together for chugging and single note riffing.
Thanks for your insight and sorry if im a pest with my questions.
Thanks for taking the time
Bobby"
All is well, Bobby, thank you for the interest.
Ok lets do this one by one.
1) Drive / Overdrive in the front: I have never felt the need to push a Diezel amp with a drive/overdrive pedal. I have friends that are using OD808 and TS on their Hagen amps but they do it just to compress and level the attack because they are using 7-8 string instruments in really low tunings. The MK2 Herbert was already tight enough. But it turns out it can be even tighter. The MK3 manages to do just that - it is somehow taming the low end without getting rid of it. At low volumes you can feel a big difference in the lows of the two amps (with the same settings on both). The MK2 has a slight flub to its low end that you only hear when A/B testing together with the MK3. As I said I never felt a need for my MK2 to be tighter, but that is what we got with the MK3 and its good. I rarely use any pedals at all but for example with my Fryette and Mesa amps I do feel the need to push the front with a drive.
2) Subtle differences that are big enough for me to keep both amps. Less bass is a subtle difference more audible at lower volumes. For me they feel different enough so I am keeping both but if you need to have just one amp I think the MK3 is the logical choice. I love huge sounding bass heavy amps like the Herbert and Uberschall but we all know that more bass does not equal better cut in the mix. So the MK3 feels a bit more focused and tamed.
3) I plug into my Herbert amps mostly when I need to play something heavy and crushing. If you are growing away from the low end modern sounding tightness maybe the Herbert is not the right amp for you. The Herb is just that - tight, absolutely heavy crushing high gain. If I want to play lighter rock oriented stuff I find myself plugging into the VH4 or the Uberschall Blue Rev. I think you already have one of the good Diezels for Rock - the D-moll.
I am still in the process of thesting - So far only with a Gibson Custom with stock pickups and ESP Eclipse 1 with Bare Knuckle Rebell Yell both ranging from Drop C# to E Standard. A lot more testing will be done and I hope a video at some point. I am not concentrating on videos too much lately because with most of these monster amps videos are kind of butchering the experience. You have to hear those things in the room to know what they are capable of. Nothing moves air like the Herbert.
Hope this helps :>
great news, can't wait to try one!