Splawn QR, Superstock, Nitro comparison vid

[shreder75]

VRAD!!!!!!!! =D
there's been alotta complaining over on HCAF about this video.go figure..lol

Complaining? About what? That it sounds great?

LOL! Not enough rhythm? What does that even mean? Not enough chugga chug?
They sound different. Different enough for me to want to own all 3...

good..get the other two..then I can come over and rape them =D

 

[Vrad]

good..get the other two..then I can come over and rape them =D

Oh yeah big threat there.... You've yet to come over and let me play the Vominator.

 

[shreder75]

good..get the other two..then I can come over and rape them =D

Oh yeah big threat there.... You've yet to come over and let me play the Vominator.

you cut me to the quick =(

 

[ejecta]

it will sound different with something in the loop using it that way there's no doubt about it..it's a work around more than anything...I only have one amp so I have to use it loud AND quiet..so it works ok for me..of course I have to dial some things in differently when using something in the loop to kill volume..but it still has the vibe and suits me just fine...

that being said, I'm glad I get to open it up a few times a month and get to hear how it was really meant to sound!

troublehead won't have a problem using the EQ in the loop..and with the half power switch, making it 25 watts, it'll be even less of an issue...

Completely agree. Oh and dont let those bitches over at HCAF get to you over the vids. Some people just arent happy unless they having a Cotex party.

 

[Vrad]

good..get the other two..then I can come over and rape them =D

Oh yeah big threat there.... You've yet to come over and let me play the Vominator.

you cut me to the quick =(

That's right you muff-bearded swallow monkey!
I need to play that guitar!

 

[shreder75]

it will sound different with something in the loop using it that way there's no doubt about it..it's a work around more than anything...I only have one amp so I have to use it loud AND quiet..so it works ok for me..of course I have to dial some things in differently when using something in the loop to kill volume..but it still has the vibe and suits me just fine...

that being said, I'm glad I get to open it up a few times a month and get to hear how it was really meant to sound!

troublehead won't have a problem using the EQ in the loop..and with the half power switch, making it 25 watts, it'll be even less of an issue...

Completely agree. Oh and dont let those bitches over at HCAF get to you over the vids. Some people just arent happy unless they having a Cotex party.

saw that did ya? lol it's always something =)

 

[shreder75]

good..get the other two..then I can come over and rape them =D

you cut me to the quick =(

That's right you muff-bearded swallow monkey!
I need to play that guitar!

SWALLOW MONKEY! lol

 

[shreder75]

good..get the other two..then I can come over and rape them =D

Oh yeah big threat there.... You've yet to come over and let me play the Vominator.

you cut me to the quick =(

oh, by the way, I played a JVM, 5150 III, Dr. Z and a soldano avenger (I think it was)

 

[ejecta]

oh, by the way, I played a JVM, 5150 III, Dr. Z and a soldano avenger (I think it was)

What did you think of them?

 

[Vrad]

oh, by the way, I played a JVM, 5150 III, Dr. Z and a soldano avenger (I think it was)

What did you think of them?

Yeah... what he said.

 

[troublehead]

oh, by the way, I played a JVM, 5150 III, Dr. Z and a soldano avenger (I think it was)

What did you think of them?

Yeah... what he said.

What he said about what he said. Especially the 5150III vs. Splawn

 

[shreder75]

oh, by the way, I played a JVM, 5150 III, Dr. Z and a soldano avenger (I think it was)

What did you think of them?

Yeah... what he said.

ok, quick rundown

Dr. Z..awful lot of money for what is essentiallly a clean amp...I didn't spend much time with it, but there was a master, bass, treble, mid, presence knob..and taht was it...30 watt combo...1300 and change, used! sounded nice for what it was though...

the soldano...volume was either on or off...lol...sounded ok...alotta fizz...the 'deep' knob was pretty cool..kinda like a resonance I guess...but it wasn't very tight..at least not at the volume I was running it at...probably had to be opened up some more

JVM...I see what people are saying about the cheap knobs =D it was missing one and two more were ready to fall the fuck off...the clean wasn't half bad....but other than that, I only found one of the channels to be useful...teh others sounded weak..even with the gain all the way up...the crunch channel wasn't even very crunchy...the uber high gain channel was easy to play no doubt, but very saturated..too saturated for my liking..farty on the low end...for something that was supposed to have such a great master volume, I was disappointed..

5150 III..another VERY loud amp...like 7:00 on the volume was pretty friggin' loud....only found the third gain channel any good..the others just didn't have much punch or note definition..once again, very low volume...I'm not an obnoxious guitar store wanker I didn't like that the power and standby were on the back of the amp either...so many knobs on the front they couldn't fit it there I guess..the amp looks sexy though, that's for sure....

I wasn't really impressed with any of them for those prices..especially the soldano...2400 or so...

once again, these amps have to be cranked I'm sure...but it makes me realize how good the master on my amp works..so there..that's my report =)

 

[troublehead]

Thanks for the quick review. FWIW, I thought the JVM sucked as well.

I haven't tried the 5150III yet. I have yet to see one in any GC around here.

 

[Vrad]

ok, quick rundown

Dr. Z..awful lot of money for what is essentiallly a clean amp...I didn't spend much time with it, but there was a master, bass, treble, mid, presence knob..and taht was it...30 watt combo...1300 and change, used! sounded nice for what it was though...

the soldano...volume was either on or off...lol...sounded ok...alotta fizz...the 'deep' knob was pretty cool..kinda like a resonance I guess...but it wasn't very tight..at least not at the volume I was running it at...probably had to be opened up some more

JVM...I see what people are saying about the cheap knobs =D it was missing one and two more were ready to fall the fuck off...the clean wasn't half bad....but other than that, I only found one of the channels to be useful...teh others sounded weak..even with the gain all the way up...the crunch channel wasn't even very crunchy...the uber high gain channel was easy to play no doubt, but very saturated..too saturated for my liking..farty on the low end...for something that was supposed to have such a great master volume, I was disappointed..

5150 III..another VERY loud amp...like 7:00 on the volume was pretty friggin' loud....only found the third gain channel any good..the others just didn't have much punch or note definition..once again, very low volume...I'm not an obnoxious guitar store wanker I didn't like that the power and standby were on the back of the amp either...so many knobs on the front they couldn't fit it there I guess..the amp looks sexy though, that's for sure....

I wasn't really impressed with any of them for those prices..especially the soldano...2400 or so...

once again, these amps have to be cranked I'm sure...but it makes me realize how good the master on my amp works..so there..that's my report =)

Is that a cleaned up version of what I'll read in an email from you tomorrow?

 

[shreder75]

Thanks for the quick review. FWIW, I thought the JVM sucked as well.

I haven't tried the 5150III yet. I have yet to see one in any GC around here.

I guess the Dr. Z woulda needed a pedal to get dirty..either that or extreme volume? lol..but there was no dirt knob that I could see..

my store actually had two..didn't even realize it till I was about ready to walk out..

 

[shreder75]

Regarding the effects loops on Splawn's amps, it looks as if he uses the same type of loop in the reissue Marshalls with the +4 -10db and bypass switches.

yeah, it's got that selector switch as well as the bypass on the back of the amp by the send/return jacks

 

[shreder75]

ok, quick rundown

Dr. Z..awful lot of money for what is essentiallly a clean amp...I didn't spend much time with it, but there was a master, bass, treble, mid, presence knob..and taht was it...30 watt combo...1300 and change, used! sounded nice for what it was though...

the soldano...volume was either on or off...lol...sounded ok...alotta fizz...the 'deep' knob was pretty cool..kinda like a resonance I guess...but it wasn't very tight..at least not at the volume I was running it at...probably had to be opened up some more

JVM...I see what people are saying about the cheap knobs =D it was missing one and two more were ready to fall the fuck off...the clean wasn't half bad....but other than that, I only found one of the channels to be useful...teh others sounded weak..even with the gain all the way up...the crunch channel wasn't even very crunchy...the uber high gain channel was easy to play no doubt, but very saturated..too saturated for my liking..farty on the low end...for something that was supposed to have such a great master volume, I was disappointed..

5150 III..another VERY loud amp...like 7:00 on the volume was pretty friggin' loud....only found the third gain channel any good..the others just didn't have much punch or note definition..once again, very low volume...I'm not an obnoxious guitar store wanker I didn't like that the power and standby were on the back of the amp either...so many knobs on the front they couldn't fit it there I guess..the amp looks sexy though, that's for sure....

I wasn't really impressed with any of them for those prices..especially the soldano...2400 or so...

once again, these amps have to be cranked I'm sure...but it makes me realize how good the master on my amp works..so there..that's my report =)

Is that a cleaned up version of what I'll read in an email from you tomorrow?

LMFAO...I hadn't planned it that way..but I'm sure it could be arranged =D