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porkchops
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Will Goldfinger do heavy modern rhythm?
SonicPulverizer
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Absolutely! The reason why you don't see many clips showcasing a more modern sound is because-- despite the huge range of tones you can get out of it-- the amp carries a stigma that it is meant exclusively for a more vintage flavor. This in turn lures a lot of blues and softer rock players to it.
The amp features a "gain eq" control that you can use to change the flavor of the gain dramatically. Turning it clockwise yields a more edgy and modern sound while turning it clockwise will make the amp sound "darker"--this smooths out the gain making it less aggressive sounding. I played an older Gibson lp standard through it and was able to make it sound pretty damn close to the red channel on the ecstasy sitting next to it. The omega channel unboosted yields some really good classic gain sounds, but you really need to kick on the boost mode to hit the gainier stuff. This is not so bad as you can essentially use the boost as a third channel. Only caveat is that it interacts with the guitar you use pretty intimately so you'll need to choose your pickups wisely. The hotter the pickups you use the more you'll be able to pull out of it for the heavy stuff.
I wanted to pickup a twin jet but was swayed to the goldfinger for the versatility (best clean channel on a Bogner hands down).
You could easily get a Mastodon/Baroness/The Sword style tone out of it. You probably wont be able to sound like periphery or anything though.
This vid of James Lugo shows off some of the dirtier sounds around the 11 minute mark-- but of course the youtube audio isnt exactly pristine:
The amp features a "gain eq" control that you can use to change the flavor of the gain dramatically. Turning it clockwise yields a more edgy and modern sound while turning it clockwise will make the amp sound "darker"--this smooths out the gain making it less aggressive sounding. I played an older Gibson lp standard through it and was able to make it sound pretty damn close to the red channel on the ecstasy sitting next to it. The omega channel unboosted yields some really good classic gain sounds, but you really need to kick on the boost mode to hit the gainier stuff. This is not so bad as you can essentially use the boost as a third channel. Only caveat is that it interacts with the guitar you use pretty intimately so you'll need to choose your pickups wisely. The hotter the pickups you use the more you'll be able to pull out of it for the heavy stuff.
I wanted to pickup a twin jet but was swayed to the goldfinger for the versatility (best clean channel on a Bogner hands down).
You could easily get a Mastodon/Baroness/The Sword style tone out of it. You probably wont be able to sound like periphery or anything though.
This vid of James Lugo shows off some of the dirtier sounds around the 11 minute mark-- but of course the youtube audio isnt exactly pristine: