I think that I need a Diezel...Advice please

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I am a total gear whore. I have had the following amps in the past 4-5 years
Mesa Formula preamp - meh
Traynor YCV40 - great amp, but not heavy enough
Mesa MK IV - great lead sounds, the cleans, and crunch were not great
Mesa F-50 - great amp, but the tone controlls are useless
Mesa Dual rectifier - great amp, but not clear enough
Carvin MTS3200 - great budget head, but not my thing
ENGL E530 - Awsome preamp, currently my #1 setup, not enough bottom end, but still very awsome
VHT 50/CL - great amp when loud, but no clean channel, and I just can't get the sound I am looking for.

I have also had a couple of cheaper amps Marshall AVT 100H, and a pod. I have gone through a good number of guitars as well, and have settled on an Ibanez RGA121 with WCR Ironman pickups. I have also settled on a cabinet Earcandy Buzzbomb.

I have never been completely happy with an amp. That is why I am selling my VHT, and looking at getting a Diezel. I play hard rock, and some metal. I want something that sound huge, and has a great clean channel, and can do a mid gain type of sound. I am leaning towards an Einstein 50 watt head, and doing the mod to switch between all three modes for channel 1. Do you think that the Einstein will do what I want, and cure my amp gas?? Do you have an Einstein, and want a VHT and some cash??

Ryan
 
Duolos":eaowwdmk said:
Any of the Diezel amps can cure your Gas.
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:thumbsup: That is what I have heard from sound clips :thumbsup:

The only problem is that there is no where that I can try them out in person without buying one. That is why I am hoping to trade my VHT towards one. The other option that I am looking at is an Egnater M4, but I haven't heard a sound like the Diezel sound clips out of an Egnater.

Anyone know if the Schmidt will be able to do hard rock?? Or since it is class A is it more suited to clean, and pushed. I have watched the couple of vids of it, but there is no hard rock, or metal in those clips. Also I can't seem to find a release date, and the nature of gas is I want, and I want now :rock: Plus the Einstein sounds lke it should do everything that I want!!!
 
I never played a diezel amp untill I got mine delivered. I bought mine purely on customer service and i read
alot of the threads on the board here. If you buy one without playing one you wont be disapointed.
 
I'm not a fan of any of the amps which you've owned. I wouln't look at the Egnater either. I also bought my Herbert without hearing any Diezel. By bigest problem with the Herbert is that I've been playing with another guitarist and my sound makes him sound, well terrible. :D His amp sounds 1/10th as big! I also love my Bogner 100b, which are well worth checking out. BTW Andy Wood who is a regular around here has some great Herbert clips floating around.
 
thanks for the shout out, all my clips can be found in my sig. instrumental stuff on my personal page and band stuff on the down from up page. it may not be your cup of tea but then again it might be exactly what your looking for.
best of luck in the tone search

A Wood
 
Hey Guys, I am new to the board and look forward to being here forever. I just got my hands on my first Diezel yesterday! I traded My Mesa Mark IV for it.(it was upgraded in the Flamed Maple 1x12 cab) All I can say is Holy Shit! I had never even heard a Diezel before. I have heard of them, and read the reviews, so I figured it couldn't hurt to try one. Well, I got the Einstein 100w head. It is by far the best amp I have ever heard or owned. I am so happy with it I might not go to work today so I can sit home and play it all day! The tone possibilities are crazy. It has everything from the cleanest clean to the most aggressive metal. There is not even a small chance you will be disappointed if you get one. I promise......mo
 
I have owned a VH4, Herbert and now an Einstein 50 watt combo.
I traded the VH4 after two years to try a Herbert, and had to sell the Herbert to help support my wife's business.
The 50 watt Einstein combo is a wonderful amp. I have found that over time, my need for amps with 100+ watts has diminished due to the volume constraints placed on me by the work I am currently doing. Even in concert work with the P.A. systems used, a small amp can be more then enough as the sound personel always request that I turn down. :aww: :cry:

Still, every Diezel amp I have owned has been far more then adequate. In fact, they all far and away surpass every need for any type of tone I am required to play.

They take pedals extremely well, accept different pre-amp/power tubes to re-voice the amp wonderfully, and have never failed me under any circumstances.

If you are playing in a situation without your amp being mic'd, I cannot imagine needing more then a 4x12 (or two) with a 50 watt Einstein. Or, if you want to totally anihilate the rest of the band, then go for either a 100 watt Einstein, VH4 or Herbert.

I play in a six piece band, and use the 50 watt Einstein combo and still have been told to "Turn it down!", as the amp projects so well.

It has gotten to the point that I seriously need a lower wattage amp to be able to run the tubes in their "sweet range" and adjust the amp to get the most use from the tubes. Hence a Diezel Schmidt with it's ability to be able to get power tube saturation at any volume level.

The VH4 also gets power tube saturation, but the power of that wonderful work of art is just so far above my needs at this time.

Whatever Diezel you decide on, think first about your power needs, volume level needed and how powerful the bass response you desire. The more bass desired, the larger the transformers must be, the more power needed and so the Herbert or VH4 comes to mind.

If your bass response needs are not the pummeling type, then by matching the correct type of cabinet to any Diezel will give you everything you should need. If the Einstein does not give up enough overdrive for you, simply adding a foot toy to the front end will easily solve that problem. However, I have never heard of an Einstein user that has stated that the amp does not give up enough distortion. Still, I'm sure they are out there...somewhere.
 
moaugusta: listen to this man (C-4) he knows what he's talking about! :D

I just put my guitar down (was playing through the Einstein) and man, that amp is beautiful!, I love that amp, but I love my Vh4 too (and it needs new tubes, I cannot imagine how it's gona roar with new pre and power tubes). What I like about Diezel amps is how they sound so different and so alike at the same time. The Diezel signature is there on all of them, but they all have a special thing that makes them unique to the other two brothers.

I bought my Vh4 to test it, and see which one I'd keep (between the Einstein and Vh4) and man, I gotta tell you, I'm pretty sure they will both stay here...... they're incredible. My GAS has completely shut off (for real), and I'm not even gonna talk about my Little joe becuase this thread is about Diezel amps, but it's a 20w. gem!

anyways, enjoy your Einstein, play with tubes, specially preamp tubes becuase after I changed my v1 tube, the amp came alive! it sounded great before but now it's something completely different! that's why I can't wait to re-tube the Vh4 and hear how it improves.

don't forget a little hidden secret in the Einstein: while in channel 2, the position of the modes switch in ch. 1 makes a HUGE difference, for example, if you have the modes switch in the clean pos. channel 2 will sound less compress and more open, but a bit loose (great for modern hard rock), if you flip it to the "texas" mode, then channel two will get more compressed and tight, and if it's in "mega" mode, then ch.2 will be a metal machine, tight as a 15y/o pu....... :lol: :LOL: so, play with that and enjoy my friend!

welcome to the Diezel Brotherhood! :rock:
 
Thanks for all the advice, it sounds like the 50 watt Einstein is going to be the amp that I am searching for!! Now I just have to sell my VHT, and my Carvin CT4M to fund it :2thumbsup:
 
Thanks for the welcome Joey. :thumbsup: Yea C4 sure does know his Diezels. I think my hunt for the pefect amp has finally come to a rest. :D Thanks for the tips on the Einstein. Good luck with your hunt for a Diezel GG. :rock:
 
Update. I might have found an Einstein on ebay for $2200. Is that a good price for a used Einstein 100 head??

Also I have buyers lined up for my Peavey vocal monitors $150, and a compressor pedal, and my Jackson RR3 $250. i also have to pick up a check for $300 for a Carvin acoustic that I sold a friend a month ago. $700 down, $1500 to go.

Now I just have to sell the big ticket items... My VHT 50/CL, and my Carvin CT4M with EMGs, and a tonepros bridge. Then i will have the Diezel Brewtalzzzzz :rock: :bash: :m17:
 
you'll get more of the sounds you describe from a VH4 .
and forget the channel mode mod if you do buy an einstein - its pretty useless given the volume discrepancies and i'll bet money that you'll end up never using it ( i didnt on mine anyway !! :lol: :LOL: :lol: :LOL: )
 
I was already thinking about doing a custom 5 button footswitch, so I might have to use the second master volume to level out the three modes as best as I can. This might provide me with a good challenge using some of my electronics schooling :confused: I just hope I can remember my way around switching circuits, and gates. I might also have to use the fx loop as a master volume if I am using the two levels for balancing channels.

This is starting to sound like fun :rock:
 
So today I might be selling my Carvin, and closing a deal on my VHT :rock: . This will leave me with a healthy Diezel fund. If anyone here is selling an Einstein please let me know. I am going to be in the US in a couple of weeks, and am hoping to return home to Canada with a Diezel, that way I don't have to pay duty on it.
 
Not sure if you're into heavier stuff, but check out Divinity at http://www.divinity.ca - Allegory was made with a VH4 and a Herbert if I remember correctly...amazing sounds. :)
 
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