Driftwood Purple Nightmare vs EVH Stealth 100 - Most Brutal?

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  • Which amp is most brutal, the Driftwood Purple Nightmare or the EVH Stealth 100? You'll hear them both compared in mixes and on isolated tracks, boosted and not boosted. I picked the best overdrive pedal for each amp - Stealth 100 - Duality DX Pedal (green mode) Driftwood - Precision Drive.
    I listen to both amps in the room and give my thoughts as well.
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  • @firststep7750
    @firststep7750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There are two types of tone-hounds: those that preference upper mids & highs and those that preference lower mids & lows. I preference the later because I'm looking for a thick/dense tone and therefore to me...the Driftwood is my choice. Your comparison are SO informative. Thanks.

  • @pedroribeiro3827
    @pedroribeiro3827 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really love your comparisson videos. Compare the amps in the room is a genial idea

  • @voxpathfinder15r
    @voxpathfinder15r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jarrod’s playing is like the score music of the rising of a future zombie apocalypse!

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha thank you!

    • @RozsaAmplificationLLC
      @RozsaAmplificationLLC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I can hear that and chops would be great if he aligned with some video game makers and used clips in the games, like DOOM or whatnot!

  • @YTDarren0203
    @YTDarren0203 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jarrod, this is probably the best comparison video...in the world! 🌎 All the riffing, the format, comparing channels at their best individual sounds, the descriptions of what your hearing...awesome man! Easily my favorite youtube amp video to date, seriously awesome job, man!
    Any chance you could compare the herbert and driftwood? I'd love to hear those two German titans go against each other like this...or even throw the savage as well and make it a three way!
    I keep telling people the 50 watt people they don't know the power of the red channel(100s), I'm glad I'm not alone.
    Again, thanks for the awesome content!

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words. I will definitely put the Driftwood up against the Herbert MKIII and the Savage mk2. Stay tuned

  • @Wedontdeservedogsbro
    @Wedontdeservedogsbro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great comparison video! You’re a great guitar player and the winner here is you! I like the Stealth better here

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Jason, thank you so much for the kind words. The Stealth definitely had a good showing here.

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would get EVH Stealth plus Driftwood preamp pedal for best of both worlds.

  • @Marcus.81
    @Marcus.81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Both sound great. I like that grind on the driftwood a little better. Sounds like a chainsaw with a pickup mounted to it. Just Awesome.

  • @RiffWraith
    @RiffWraith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had a feeling it would go the way it sounded killer comparison im sold on the stealth now the nightmare is insane but that evh red channel is on a different planet thanks for this video 🤘👌🤘

  • @chrisjones8743
    @chrisjones8743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just bought the Purple on Reverb. I’ve never spent so much on an amp and I’m stoked!

    • @maximumguitarage
      @maximumguitarage 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you liking it?

    • @chrisjones8743
      @chrisjones8743 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maximumguitarage returned it and bought the EVH . Ha

    • @maximumguitarage
      @maximumguitarage ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrisjones8743 I get it ...even Jarrod' got rid of it ..was too "mushy".... The EVH stealth beat it out for sure . Cheers , glad you found the amp you needed

  • @Derpadeedooda
    @Derpadeedooda ปีที่แล้ว

    So much gain holy shit. I love it

  • @chrisjones8743
    @chrisjones8743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I currently have both….. but retiring the nightmare and keeping the Stealth. Both monsters, but about a $2000 difference. There’s not $2000 worth of sound difference to me

    • @user-qm8uz1cw9p
      @user-qm8uz1cw9p ปีที่แล้ว

      The difference is not always related to the tone of the amp but it also has a lot to do with reliability, built quality and high grade components

    • @Dobis86
      @Dobis86 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@user-qm8uz1cw9pyeah, no

    • @user-qm8uz1cw9p
      @user-qm8uz1cw9p 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Dobis86 No, yeah

  • @whiskeysoul89
    @whiskeysoul89 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just great...the two amps I can't decide on just got harder to pick between because they both sound absolutely amazing 🤣

  • @joejohnson8966
    @joejohnson8966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So what you mean is... use them both and blend them in a mix. From your profiles we can use the grit from the driftwood and keep the upper mids and highs from the stealth. Match made in heaven.

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh man!! That would be the ultimate blend of amps!!

  • @metalfather8139
    @metalfather8139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    perfect ...able to hear quickly between the two amps.. the driftwood just has that special low mids that has angry spitting bees in it.. so great... but the EVH shows it can be put next to any price amp and still have its chest showing.... thanks man

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I agree, the Stealth is just a straight up BEAST! No matter what amp you put it up against, it has a great showing.

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool! Jarod what is your all time overall favorite metal amp and why? You have an amazing amp collection so what are your top 3 amps?

  • @Bognerman14
    @Bognerman14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude! You have to try the Highwind Amplification Dire Wolf OD/Boost and also the J Rocket Rockaway OD!

  • @Bognerman14
    @Bognerman14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To me the EVH is far away my favorite but both are killer. :)

  • @Earth-Worm-Tim
    @Earth-Worm-Tim 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The EVH Stealth is quite simply the god of amps especially relative to cost. I also agree the blue channel on the Stealth is THE ONE!

  • @voxpathfinder15r
    @voxpathfinder15r 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    EVH used an EP3, and the preamp in those things are a hefty tone thickener!

  • @dwhyte6697
    @dwhyte6697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They both sound killer!! I have a Super Kraken and someone offered me a trade for a Mesa Mark IV rev A short model. And was curious if you’ve ever A B’d them. If so which did you like better?

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for commenting. I haven't shot the Kraken and MK IV out. If the MK IV is anything like the MK V, I would hang on to the Kraken. That MK V was very disappointing

  • @arsentoplak2635
    @arsentoplak2635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the great video.
    Is it me or does the Driftwood sounds more like original 5150, those grinding sounds, very organic and evil sounding, and Stealth is a bit "modernized", more scooped and more djent-y, but less that OG 5150 sound, more an evolved modern metal sound?
    Thanks!

    • @ErrorlVlacro
      @ErrorlVlacro ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s more like a Recto imo.

  • @metalsnake3557
    @metalsnake3557 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats a cool demo. Im gonna get a revv generator next year after all. But for now i can't decide between evh stealth or peavey invective. They are both the modern 5150.

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Stealth is nastier than the Invective. I'd suggest the Stealth

  • @TheCyberMantis
    @TheCyberMantis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the EVH better. And when you consider the price difference.... EVH is the clear winner for me.
    ( Great job on the comparison demo! )

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Yeah, the Stealth seems like the "People's Champion " here. What a great amp!! I still love the Driftwood as well. I'm so grateful that I get to have them both.

    • @TheCyberMantis
      @TheCyberMantis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TONEWARSgearshow You have my top 3 favorite amps: The JP-2c, the ENGL Fireball 100, and the EVH Stealth.

  • @RozsaAmplificationLLC
    @RozsaAmplificationLLC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Stealth seems a little darker, where the Nightmare has more cut in the mids. Between the two, I liked the bottom of the Nightmare more and with the OD boost on. Stealth sounds great, but I think would get lost in the mix in a fully band setting, where that cut of the Nightmare would stand out the way it should. Both sound very good, but I would prefer the Nightmare.
    My $0.02.

  • @barano9729
    @barano9729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The EVH is a like chop to the throat followed by a kick to the groin.

  • @OfficialSNMvids
    @OfficialSNMvids 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This vid was just "BRUTAL!" ;) \m/

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. I had fun destroying my studio with these amps.

  • @josephrusso7069
    @josephrusso7069 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Jarod. Out of all of your amps, which one do you play the most?

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Believe it or not, I play the Spark the most. I can run my backing tracks through it via Bluetooth and practice as often end as conveniently as I want.
      Regarding the real horsepower on my shelves....JP-2C, STEALTH, REVV & MEZZABARBA are played equally

    • @josephrusso7069
      @josephrusso7069 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TONEWARSgearshow Amazing. Yes, that JP2C is looking to be very tempting.

  • @Earth-Worm-Tim
    @Earth-Worm-Tim 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude, I wish you still had the nightmare cuz I’d love to hear it through DV77s or ideally a 412 with DV77s and K-100s wired in an X-pattern. The Purple Nightmare gets flubby on the low end and fizzy on the high end, and the frequency response of the DV77s acts as a bandpass filter and they seem to have a little more dynamic range in the mid range frequencies in contrast to the relatively flat frequency response of the V30s which is why they’re so F’n awesome because that flatness allows you to really sculpt your tone with your panel EQ on “almost” any amp. Except the rare few like the Herbert, Uber, Nightmare, et al.

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for commenting. I agree, maybe the DV 77 speakers would be perfect for that amplifier

  • @IamTheDustDevil
    @IamTheDustDevil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Driftwood is nice & "Chewy" & The EVH is nice & "Punchy"...!!!

    • @auntjenifer7774
      @auntjenifer7774 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hear you but the opposite is what I hear, Driftwood chunky and chesty and the evh more 3D and more to chew on🤷‍♀️

  • @mattvdh
    @mattvdh ปีที่แล้ว

    seems like you have a bit too much gain but both sounded cool. I would say the EVH is my preference because it sounded almost the same as the driftwood but a lot more affordable. The look of the driftwood is awesome though.

  • @khall187
    @khall187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    21:21 note to self: direct comparison of the Stealth vs. Driftwood.

  • @steveweilhart2359
    @steveweilhart2359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the Driftwood clawing throaty thing I liked better - EVH is bad ass though -

    • @TONEWARSgearshow
      @TONEWARSgearshow  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's really hard to choose between them. They both are amazing

  • @devinponder6072
    @devinponder6072 ปีที่แล้ว

    Driftwood Purple sounds like a Recto, lol. That's a compliment, by the way.

  • @Bognerman14
    @Bognerman14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stealth all day! :)

  • @yhoffreyrojas4102
    @yhoffreyrojas4102 ปีที่แล้ว

    A mí me salió Rodrygo,James y Varane! Escogí a Varane porque tenía a van djik de oro desde inicio del juego necesitaba un buen defensa y no tenia dinero espero no haberme equivocado

  • @XChristianNoirX
    @XChristianNoirX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    DRIFTWOOD = 2 BRICKS RUBBING TOGETHER KINDA THING AND A HEAVY BRICK BEING DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE.
    I couldn't have dreamed up a more PERFECT DECRIPTION. 😂

  • @brandonbryson3317
    @brandonbryson3317 ปีที่แล้ว

    For me, the EVH. Way more cutting.

  • @Bognerman14
    @Bognerman14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    EVH sounds more powerful and defined to me. Driftwood sounds a bit muffled at times. EVH seems to have more authority.

  • @ErrorlVlacro
    @ErrorlVlacro ปีที่แล้ว

    Again I think you sometimes use too much gain imo. You know sometimes less gain makes it heavier.

  • @watchingthecrazyworld7761
    @watchingthecrazyworld7761 ปีที่แล้ว

    $3600 vs $1550. I'll take the Stealth.

  • @emmanuelpaige8898
    @emmanuelpaige8898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The driftwood sounds like my 2001 Crate

    • @arsentoplak2635
      @arsentoplak2635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The EVH sounds like my 1998 Behringer