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Bxlxaxkxe
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Can’t argue with that. Amps can really morph in the context of a mix
Can’t argue with that. Amps can really morph in the context of a mix
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BMH
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Where’s the Tube Screamer?!?
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gritstogroats
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Sounds alright to me. Which carries about as much clout as a toddler saying ketchup is the yummiest dinner.
Mezza for no specific reason Just hasn't been a brand that got me working on excel spreadsheet to plan a hypothetical finance plan.
Mezza for no specific reason Just hasn't been a brand that got me working on excel spreadsheet to plan a hypothetical finance plan.
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harddriver
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I assumed he was not using a boost and after reading what you stated I went back and re-watched again and I did hear him say at 6:50 of the video he was boosting with a Lichtlaerm The King In Yellow into channel one, if the low end is similar to my Rivera I always needed a Maxon OD808 to keep the low end reasonably tight. I guess Kyle felt it needed to be boosted to sound the best and I'm not against boosting but Ola was not boosting the EVHIII EL34 only a noise gate and that amp had more growl and tightness to it. as it pertains to Metal attributes. I think people are critiquing the amp for it sole category of METAL attributes and rightfully so where it has alot of competition.I was gonna say 'wow, a little more nuance don't hurt, guys', the amp didn't sound THAT bad, until going back to Kyle's video showed me that all the tones that I thought were decent, were externally boosted!
For something called the Apocalypse, at 200 Watts, at that price, I expected more TBH.
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Speeddemon
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That was exactly the point right after (around 6m30s) where I thought "Hey, this doesn't sound too shabby..." and then, "Oh wait, it has been 'pre-tightened'.
That boost was acting as the 'doctor's few extra stitches'.
Now, my Savage 60 is hella tight, so much even that when using a BE-OD Deluxe (a pedal that can muster plenty of low-end beef) in the Savage's clean channel, I can't get it too flub out and I wouldn't mind some extra low end then. Using the same settings in a different amp's clean channel and it's mud city almost. So, the Engl's pre-filtering is tremendous... and it still gives me that raw, pissed off Marshall-ish kerrang, and engaging the Depth boost button helps in getting it sound big again.
Perhaps the Mezzabarba amp should've used that too on the preamp...Since it has voicing and resonance controls for the master section, there should be opportunity to bring back any lost low-end thump, caused from a more aggessive high pass filtering on the input.
Hey, it's the friggin' "magic" of Mesa Marks (bass knob low, gEQ in smiley V to bring back low-end)...Just sayin'.
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Holy-diver
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This pedal fuckin rocks though, it’s my favorite recto boost
Erock
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I been gassin on that pedal for months. Have you tried any blending with other drives? Real curious how that fx send/return works with other pedals.
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gritstogroats
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If you're talking about the king in yellow. The fx loop is pretty cool. A lot more choices if I want to add/cut eq. I've enjoyed a ksr eros in there recently. Kiy+that boost it's like I have a 7 eq pedal...that has 12 bands now!
I've liked boosts in there best. Preamp pedals good to me. I've read it can take real preamps fine too but I can't recall if that was the lichtlaerm website for this pedal or another so I haven't tested.
Erock
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Thanks, yeah. That pedal has been on my radar for a while, was thinking of how something like an EP booster would pair with it, something clean with it's own character.
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Holy-diver
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I ran it with a Wurm (hm2 variant) and it was pretty sick. Got a pharaoh that I love that also sounds pretty sweet, I think it’s a cool feature
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harddriver
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Seems Kyle has possibly sold some The King In Yellow pedals......................................
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glpg80
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When the amp needs so much help that it inadvertently becomes a boost pedal promo.Seems Kyle has possibly sold some The King In Yellow pedals......................................
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Jengason
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Erock
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thanks man, that's kinda what I was hoping for.
it probably isn't what people were looking for, lol. I'm odd though, some of my favorite amps are boost platforms, ie recto, jcm, 5150, etc. granted, they aren't 5k
avastcosmicarena
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No, they definitely don't. lol. They are the most recorded cabs of all time for modern metal. Nearly every major metal producer is using them regularly still to this day. They are less fizzy than many other 16 ohm v30 cabs, but that's not a bad thing. It appropriately keeps the amp from sounding too fizzy/harsh under high gain and is not a problem when the amp itself is bright enough/dialed in with enough presence.
cardinal
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Amp sounded ok; I liked the midrange on it.
Surprised this crowd is so anti boost. I get that the amp is expensive, and maybe the idea is that an expensive amp should have enough options/versatility to tighten up without an external boost, which seems fair.
Surprised this crowd is so anti boost. I get that the amp is expensive, and maybe the idea is that an expensive amp should have enough options/versatility to tighten up without an external boost, which seems fair.
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harddriver
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As I stated before, I'm not against boosting at all... but for a 5K amp touting the extreme METAL badge it better be as tight as a $2500.00 EVHIII without any help from a pedal.
With that being said I've heard some guys like Euge and others say the EVH III stealth and EL34 amps don't take boost pedals well maybe that's the trade off having so much gain and tightness engineered into the EVHIII circuit but it seems to deliver in that category quite well.