Reconsidering the Wizard Hell Razor

Bram576 said:
Last clip of my hell razor I did was this quick recording double tracked. It was a V30 and Mesa angled. I play metal, so it is what it is. Honestly if you don’t play metal and more hard rock stuff I’d just stick with a MC or MTL. Click the arrow at the top if it doesn’t auto play.



The amp kicks ass, lot of fun to play. Wizards have a weird mid range. Which I honestly think has a bit to do with sounding cool in the room as it fills it out, but weird under a mic because it amplifies it up close. Similar to vhts. I always go back and forth whether I gel with it or not frequency wise because of that. The rest of the amps frequency spectrum lows, high mids, presence is all super tasty. The hell razor is a Super flexible amp, clarity is nuts… but I understand why some people don’t gel with wizards in general and vhts. That mid range took me a bit to get used to.
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my metal ends with like late 90s children of bodom and inflames....but i sit squarely in 80s territory so after seeing a lot of this feedback I think the Hell Razor will absolutely be overkill for my uses!
 
Nashville Riff Co said:
cool, thank you for that! i have an EL34 MCII which is honestly perfect for me. The 6L6 MTL is as metal as i get and i'm not even taking full advantage of all thats on tap. based on what you've written it seems like i might be all set on the wizard front (until gas strikes again lol)

this MTL is the one you sold to redb4black and then he sold it on to someone else etc etc.
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Matt sold it to me mid 2023. Only reason I sold it is because of the HellRazer I bought. That MTL started my Wizard journey. I was tempted to buy it back from you out of nostalgia.
 
Ryan990 said:
Matt sold it to me mid 2023. Only reason I sold it is because of the HellRazer I bought.
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oh sweet, obviously the HR suited your needs way better which is why you moved the MTL onwards...what are your thoughts on overlap/tone/feel etc? are you more of a modern metal player?
 
Nashville Riff Co said:
oh sweet, obviously the HR suited your needs way better which is why you moved the MTL onwards...what are your thoughts on overlap/tone/feel etc? are you more of a modern metal player?
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I felt like the HR just did what the MTL does and more so it felt a little redundant to have both. I'm not a modern player at all and I don't really run my HR that way. The HR just just thumps so hard. It feels like it engulfs you. For pure balls out aggression it's unmatched to anything else I've played.
 
Ryan990 said:
I felt like the HR just did what the MTL does and more so it felt a little redundant to have both. I'm not a modern player at all and I don't really run my HR that way. The HR just just thumps so hard. It feels like it engulfs you. For pure balls out aggression it's unmatched to anything else I've played.
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Even more thump than the MTL?! haha thats really tough to imagine for me but maybe one day i'll be lucky enough to try one in person
 
Nashville Riff Co said:
my metal ends with like late 90s children of bodom and inflames....but i sit squarely in 80s territory so after seeing a lot of this feedback I think the Hell Razor will absolutely be overkill for my uses!
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It is nice having that flexibility of just having more, but yeah if you don’t use it the cost difference is definitely a thing too. Seems like used MCs and MTLs can get 3-4k. Hell razors never seem to go under 5 just because there aren’t many out there yet.
 
Ryan990 said:
Yeah, it thumps harder. Could be because it's the KT150 version, but you definitely feel it in the chest.
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haha he offers a 200watt version lol....just go ahead and bring the building down on top of you lol

Bram576 said:
It is nice having that flexibility of just having more, but yeah if you don’t use it the cost difference is definitely a thing too. Seems like used MCs and MTLs can get 3-4k. Hell razors never seem to go under 5 just because there aren’t many out there yet.
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totally agreed, i think i've only ever seen a 50watt one for sale!
 
xfactor23 said:
Using the word thump here is putting it lightly. This amp fucks hard. Just smashes your chest and if you want the top end is just crazy. It blew my mind how it sounded.

It’s definitely not a boomer amp. It’s one of the newest amps I’ve found actually pleasing to play and hear. There’s a lot of garbage out there and I think Rick did an amazing job with it.
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I’m blown away by it . My friend thst yas 20 heads of all brands came over and could not believe what he heard as SOON as I started playing the HR
 
Techdeth said:
I’m blown away by it . My friend thst yas 20 heads of all brands came over and could not believe what he heard as SOON as I started playing the HR
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I still remember those amp demos @Bram576 did a while back that included the HR and a bunch of other high gainers. They all sounded awesome, but there was a clarity in the highs and a chunk in the lows of the HR I didn't hear in any other amp in the demo. It really does stand out.
 
I definitely don’t need it, but look at the size of those milk jugs! :love:

I mean FUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKKKKK!

WHO did Rick build this for, fuckin Thor?

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