moltenmetalburn
Active member
every diamond i ever heard sounded like bees in a jar...
'63-Strat
Well-known member
That sounded bad sorry. And guy needs to tune his guitar, yikes.
lespaul6
Well-known member
I tried to warn you silly fuckers... lol this is the OCC of amp builders- for those of you who are into bikes you know what I'm sayin
keiffer76
Member
interesting.
cujo
Active member
So that was god awful video and I do not hear 3200$ there. Actually did "NOT "hear anything near awesome!
Epic fail
Epic fail
prsplayer86
Member
I know this isn't a "Diamond amps" thread per say... but I've owned two Diamonds, and sold two Diamonds(Hammersmith and Decada)... still have the cab. If you look at most of their artist/former artists, its the same thing. ( they've kept the 4x12 and moved onto another amplifier) After 2 years of beating my head into the wall over them, this is what I've came to terms with.
They sound EFFN AMAZING, but not all the time. I could walk into the studio and have the most ridiculous tone that evening. Walk out for the night and come back the next day and spend an hour trying to get a useable tone out of it. Seriously some of the best tones I've heard or played by far... just not consistent. I've got friends who play (Heretic and Spitfire) them and their experience seems to be on par with mine. Some nights its amazing and you can't think of ever playing another amp.. Then the other nights come around and boom... you're confused as to why you ever bought a $3000 amp.
Every time I'd try to sell one ,I'd play it and have one of those amazing tone nights and pull the listing.... A few shows or rehearsals later and It be back on the chopping block.. This revolving door of "wtf is going on with my tone" went on for two years and I'm done with the Diamonds for a while. Anyone buying these should try them over a few day period before dropping the dough. With Soldano in on the design it might not be an issue..
Just food for thought
They sound EFFN AMAZING, but not all the time. I could walk into the studio and have the most ridiculous tone that evening. Walk out for the night and come back the next day and spend an hour trying to get a useable tone out of it. Seriously some of the best tones I've heard or played by far... just not consistent. I've got friends who play (Heretic and Spitfire) them and their experience seems to be on par with mine. Some nights its amazing and you can't think of ever playing another amp.. Then the other nights come around and boom... you're confused as to why you ever bought a $3000 amp.
Every time I'd try to sell one ,I'd play it and have one of those amazing tone nights and pull the listing.... A few shows or rehearsals later and It be back on the chopping block.. This revolving door of "wtf is going on with my tone" went on for two years and I'm done with the Diamonds for a while. Anyone buying these should try them over a few day period before dropping the dough. With Soldano in on the design it might not be an issue..
Just food for thought
rottingcorpse
Well-known member
Haven't loved diamond tone yet. Tried a spec-op, owned a nitrox. Really pretty amps. No joy tone. At that price, get a used SLO. Better sound and resale value....tho you would be a fool to sell it.
cujo
Active member
I played the f4 against the heretic nitrox phantom hammer smith
And honestly it fkn destroyed them all. The amp rips !
And honestly it fkn destroyed them all. The amp rips !
Kapo_Polenton
Well-known member
I don't get this joint effort at all....3200$ for an amp that looks more like a diamond than it does a SLO? what do you think would hold its value more or yield a better return on investment? A SLO or Diamond? For that cash I'd hold out for a used SLO that we see routinely under 3k on this page used. Then you have to consider the "sauce"..are any of these guys really gonna put top mojo into this build and put in the goods? Doubt it. I also think this amp is ugly and looks like someone pimped their amp.. def. not on my to buy list.
cujo
Active member
Want a great amp PRS Archon !
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longfxukxnhair
Member
Sound like its plugged into a pork chop
cujo
Active member
Some of these ppl need to check their videos before they post. That sounds like total shit. What a way to market yourself. As bad as half assed band recordings ppl give out n wonder why. First impression is everything.
Salos
New member
I really just hope it was a bad recording.... because it did not sound great at all.
prsplayer86
Member
I'm sure it sounds amazing... All of Diamonds clips sound like crap on YouTube. I found 2 that we're worth a damn and neither are videos from diamond .
sahlomonic
Well-known member
To be fair (and honest), when has a recording by 'The Tone King' sounded even moderately good? I love what the guy does in theory, but his execution is lacking.