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The isolated Rock tracks grouped by brand and amp type (Marshall-ish vs. Mesa-ish) to minimize scrolling for quicker A/B comparisons: Marshall JMP-1 preamp: Rock 1:57:00 Marshall JVM410H: Rock 1:16:19 Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H 1959 SLP: Rock 1:23:57 Marshall Studio Classic SC20H JCM800: Rock 1:44:17 Marshall Silver Jubilee Studio 2525H: Rock 2:07:10 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL50: Rock 1:34:07 Marshall DSL20HR: Rock 2:14:48 Laney IRT Studio: Rock 2:09:43 Orange Tiny Terror: Rock 1:18:51 Orange Rocker 15 Terror: Rock 1:29:02 Orange Dual Terror DT30H: Rock 1:49:22 Orange Brent Hinds Terror: Rock 2:02:05 Orange OR15: Rock 2:12:15 Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister Deluxe 40: Rock 1:46:50 Peavey 6505: Rock 1:21:24 Peavey 6505MH: Rock 1:51:55 EVH 5150 III EL34 50W: Rock 1:11:13 EVH 5150 III LBX: Rock 1:59:33 Mesa/Boogie Mark 5 35: Rock 1:36:40 Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier 25: Rock 1:13:46 Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier: Rock 1:54:28 PRS MT15: Rock 1:31:34 ENGL Ironball 20 E606: Rock 2:04:38 ENGL Fireball 100 E635: Rock 1:26:29 Line 6 Helix Rack: Rock 2:17:20
NOTES! READ ME! : First of all thank you for watching, subscribing, sharing and commenting! It's MUCH appreciated! About the video: I can hear very clear differences between all the amps. However, some people will have a harder time hearing differences between the amps than others. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind: 1. I always recommend listening to these comparisons with proper speakers, monitors or heaphones to hear and appreciate the differences between the amps more clearly. You will NOT hear the differences well on a phone or laptop speaker. 2. Some of the amps inherently simply sound similar. For example, the 6505 and 6505MH will obviously sound similar but the 5150 III's will also sound similar to those amps. A Dual Rectifier will sound very different to a Marshall Plexi though. 3. You're hearing the same guitar, pickups, player, IR, signal chain and recording take for each amp. This will also make the amps sound more similar. This will however enable you to truly hear the differences between the amps better. 4. Not everybody listens in the same way. This is also very normal. If you're listening very closely and you still can't hear the differences, try not to feel bad about it. 5. Perhaps watch this video: th-cam.com/video/bNhQpw9Jd1I/w-d-xo.html For the metal segments I used a Maxon OD808 to boost all the amps. For unboosted chunky high-gain tones please check out the 'rock' segments. I've come to realise that a lot of people like to boost their high-gain amps with TS808-style pedals so I wanted to include that this time around. The last time I did a comparison like this in the form of the '1 riff, 22 amps' video I got some suggestions from you guys and I really wanted to incorporate some of those ideas this time around in order to please as many of you as much as I can. So this time there are clean, crunch, rock and (boosted) metal segments. I know that not everybody likes metal so I hope this will please more people this time around. You guys also requested isolated segments and the same IR's to be used for each tone, so I also did that. The video is quite long because of this but feel free to use the timecodes to skip. I included the Line 6 Helix for a couple reasons. Firstly because it's my favorite modeling platform but also because 1. Line 6 is awesome and 2. modeling is so good these days that this is a good way to show how far amp modeling has come. If you'd like me to use real mic'ed cabs instead of IR's with a load box: I'm sorry but that's not going to happen anytime soon for a couple of reasons. 1. I'm not able to do that here in my appartment 2. I think the OwnHammer IR's sound just as good if not superior to a 'real' mic'ed cab. 3. I prefer the workflow. etc. 4. Differences between real mic'ed cabs and IR's are negligible IMHO. This is just how I choose to do these tests and I think it sounds great and to me that is what matters. I have to do these videos in a way that I feel comfortable with since this is my creative outlet. Thanks again for watching and reading! If you want to support what I do please feel free to share the link to this video.
You did a hell of a job! The differences are there, some are more subtle than others obviously but this really does what its supposed to do. I don't have great headphones but i can hear what i'm looking for. I can't wait until i can get a good pair of headphones and really run this video through and really see what i am looking at!! This video can also be good for pairing amps as well!! LOL
Which load box did you use, and what kind of outputs on the load box were used? I’m assuming that in order to maintain consistency you recorded one track DI for each segment and then reamped them for each amp type. Thanks for posting this beast of a video. It must have been a ton of work to put the whole thing together.
Yes, in the studio, with cabs and mics and the impulse response you can make EVERY amp sound like EVERY, or ANY amp. But I own/have owned six of the amps here and played at least half of these enough to be familiar with them and they sound MUCH differently when playing them and hearing them 'in room.' Great video, dude. But we all know that basically any amp can sound kinda like any amp. This would have been a lot more helpful if it was mic'ed as to what the owner of the amp would hear when playing it themselves. The 'in the room' sound. I factually can tell you, and you know very well too, I am sure, that these amps sound vastly differently when you just plug and play them! In room! Unprocessed! For me, THAT is what I want to hear. I know that in the studio anyone can get any sound out of anything with enough work. Great video, dude. Insane amount of work and yes, I/we can hear the difference and thanks. But the 'sound of it whilst I am playing it as it is in front of me' is what I wanted to hear. I may be in the minority. But that is what I hoped this was. Thanks though it IS a GREAT vid. Just limited use for me anyway.
Big bow to you sir!! You have made my amp purchase decisions easy and efficient! From this moment, i don't have to depend on opinions, marketing BS ,... thanks to your comparison videos, my purchases will be based on pure sound of the amp itself! This channel deserves more love and respect than our girlfriends...! All hail sonic drive studios!
My favorites : Clean - Marshall Silver Jubilee : most sparkly and dynamic tone. Lovely, full of harmonics Crunch - Marshall SC20H : AC/DC as f*ck Rock - Laney IRT60H : ballsy Metal - ENGL Fireball 100 : absolutely destroys the competition All around - Peavey 6505 : Great dynamic clean, cool crunch, chuggy rock and classic full metal tones.
Its true, you cant be absolutely sure what is the realistic sound of amp by watching videos, but this video is guiding very well into that right direction, to what is your favorite sound ,your most familiar and maybe traditional sound in your head, its all about the purpose for your need, for home practising or gigs…a good point is to watch what the pro players are using on gigs?and how theyre sounding on albums…it will not be a mistake..
Why did it take so long for this vid to appear in my timeline? You know I dig your vids but this is something else! Enjoyed the hell out of it (sloffen, glaasje bourbon, bakkie pinda’s, heerlijk 😀).
I watched one of your videos a few days ago, and now I’ve come across this. A huge thank you for your work!! Over 2 hours; I cannot imagine how long this took. You should be the guitarist every amp manufacturer gets to showcase their latest amps.
Thanks a lot for this video. As expected, with the same cab/IR most amps sound very similar. But there still are some differences. I really liked, that you dialed in each amp individually - who cares how they compare with everything at 12 o'clock? Overall best sounding to my ears are EVH 5150 III 50W EL34 (as expected) and both Laney IRTs (a surprise). For Metal Mesa Dual Rectifier is still the benchmark and has this Ouuuumpf in the bass, that fits this gerne so good. Others (Marshall etc.) are to lose in the bass and some are tight but very dry (like PRS MT15), which I do not like eather. The Orange Brent Hinds had a very nice Crunch and I also liked it for Metal - have to check it out myself soon. But the PRS MT15 was very good in Rock.
I hate the misuse of the term "epic", but this truly is an epic piece of work and effort haha... thank you for putting this together and going to the trouble of putting timestamps for everything. Cheers from the UK!
Fantastic job! The fact that you had all the time stamps lid out made it easy to go back and forth between amps in the same setting (crunch for example). Two thumbs up!
This video is true gold! It really helped me realize what tone I prefer out of most used famous brands even thou I have listened them thousand times,but not side by side. Thanks bro. \m/
Great comparison video. It seems like all the amps are similar in the gain structure but the frequency is slightly different for each amp. So this is where we all make a choice- the manufacture credibility, the look, the feeling, options like effect loops, power switching, size of the amp etc... The bottom line is that we can dail all amps to sound as we want them to sound. Extreme distortion/ Crunch/Lead/Clean. So it is down to us guitarists what we will play and through this we will be perceived by others as a Rock, Metal or country player...
So much to say and so much appreciation! But most importantly I found what I have been looking for for a while now. Been needing to find a solution to replace the Crunch voicing from the Mark V that I have been missing after going exclusive with my Axe Fx III. Sounds like the 6505 should get me much closer to anything else I have tried so far! It sound identical on the highs, ever so slightly less aggressive on the mids (not enough for me to bitch about, but maybe a whisperd groan), and a somewhat noticeable fuller low end, which will be welcomed most if the time. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Never gave much attention to the Peavy amps, am a diehard Mesa guy (Mark IV lead, Mark V Crunch, tremoverb, Roadster), and had been looking at the Friedman options for to try to fill in for my the mid needs. But I think I might an even better solution for me in the 6505, and I am very grateful for this awesome video for helping me to find that!
Some real surprises for me. That PRS amp i keep hearing about sounds Amazing. The laney was really great too, but surprisingly i think my favourite clip was the Marshall DSL and i'm not particularly a Marshall "guy".
Man your tones are the best that I ever heard on youtube since now. Your playability is also amazing. If I reach the 50% of your tone and skills I will be totally satisfied. I will search with all my hope through your videos looking for a video where you teach or give tips; This review was amazing. I favorited it (tbh its my second time here) and I alredy shared it. Thank you
I also find that you are perfeccionist. You used the right text fountain letters with the brands, also that shadow above its very good detail. I loved how you organized you video too, starting each amp with clean sound and going harder on tone. I will just watch every one of your videos.
Wow....I'm gonna try and watch all of this, just because of the hard work you must have put into making this video!!! Though, I do admit, it is a bit overwhelming. All this information in one video.
One amp shootout to rule them all, one amp shootout to find them, one amp shootout to bring them on youtube, and in the darkness, blow your savings that month. Great video, many thanks!
That was excellent to say the least! A LOT of work and killer chops. I own two of these and the third one is obvious thanks to you. I think that a simple, multi-band eq in the mix, you could set any one of these to make a very close tone. I Wish someone would do this with bass heads. Thanks for all you do.
So, I've just concluded my last of 4 sittings over 4 days with this video (preventing ear fatigue is a good thing hehe) and holy shmoly, kudos to you for a very comprehensive and useful comparison. Appreciate the work and effort. Stay healthy and rock on!
Great demo and riffs! Greatly appreciate the countless hours you put into this. Seems like when I go back and listen to these clips, I’d swear my ears change or something because I will like a tone out of an amp I didn’t care for much before. Then having it in a band mix vs isolated messes me up again. 😆 Anyway, thank you for these demos and I look forward to your future videos!
Awesome job, thank you very much! I listened with a not so expensive headset and I hear the differences pretty well on the Rock settings. Less on the metal one, I guess the OD-808 erases some of the differences. From my point of view, this highlights the fact that the sound is a chain : changing one part of this chain won't change the sound in a drastic way.
Where´s my almighty Triaxis!!! maybe is not here because everyone know that is the best? Joking aside, your videos show one of the most impresive work in all youtube man!! and this one proves it, thanks and I´m going to dig your channel because it´s amazing, keep up the good job!! and also nice playing!!!
I have the Ironheart 120h and it is just amazing. Had considered the 60, but glad I went with the 120 version. Sooooo, freaking good. And does way more than just metal and rock! Have to search around and find those tones within!
I think it was an amazing feat doing all of this, you are right especially doing rock and metal it is hard to turn up in your house , but to get the best from an amp you have to mic it up...however im sure it will help a lot of people,esp those who would record in the same manner. keep up the good work!
They all sound great! I just use a Katana and a few pedals and I'm good but this is a good reference point for those that want to go tube amp with ir's. I'd love to hang out at that studio with all those amps!
Hey John, I haven't seen the video yet, but I would like to give you a big compliment in advance for this video. I'm really looking forward to watching the video today after my work! I will write again as soon as I have seen it! Greetings Skorthes
@@SonicDriveStudio Do you notice a difference "in the room" between the IRT studio Vs Ironheart 60? Have the IRT and was thinking of getting the 60, once again cheers
@@mikemitchell7529 I haven't really compared them in that sense but the 60 obviously has more headroom and slightly more 'oomph' in the lows. That will be more obvious when cranked.
Would've liked to hear the metal demos without a boost, as I always feel like a boost just makes everything sound the same... but the Rock sounds were still pretty heavy, so I mostly used that for comparison. I'm pretty surprised that out of the 5 I liked the most, the one I felt was the best was the Laney IRT60H. That thing sounds great! The Fireball also surprised me, I've always associated it as being a one-trick pony of cleans and brutal metal, but you made it sound great. The Recto is the only amp that I actually liked better boosted, which is understandable as you have a 3 channel and those amps always sound flubby in the low end to me without one. You can get close to the 2-channel sound with a boost on those. I'd say my favorites were: 1. Laney IRT60H Ironheart 2. ENGL Fireball 100 3. 5150 III EL-34 4. Mesa Dual Recto 5. PRS MT15 Honorable mentions: Orange OR15 - REALLY surprised by this one. I thought these were looser mid to high gain amps made for doom/sludge metal/rock, so I've never really looked at them. It sounds great. Marshall 2525H - Sounds awesome with a boost. Dissapointed list: Marshall SC20 - It sounds almost the same as the SV20, I was expecting more of a gain difference between the two. They both sound great boosted, though. How loud were the amps recorded? All of the Orange Terrors - The low end sounds too small for a "high gain" amp, probably because of the small glass Peavey 6505 - I own the original 5150 and it's been my favorite amp I've ever owned (and I've owned over 50 high end tube amps). I'm surprised I didn't like it more than others on my top 5! Awesome video, as always!
All I can say is holy fuckin hell, you are a master Jon! I love my rectifiers, always have and always will, but I love my line 6 helix for ease of use with gigs now, I usually use the archon model with ownhammer IR’s. my next favourite amp is the EVH EL34, my god that had an amazing mix of all amps in one! I’ll have to own one now!
It’s interesting because I’ve had a few of these amps over the years and in person they sound way more different then they do here, tho they can also sound more similar than people expect as beautifully shown here. As someone else said, this really makes me realize just how much the way a particular microphone picks up a particular cab effects the eq curve, possibly more than the amp itself ... makes sense tho, I think we’ve all been in situations where someone is mic’ing our rig and we hear it through the monitors and it’s like, that’s not my sound! Lol
You missed the original Peavey 5150! Otherwise, great video. Good practice for the ears. Good choice on the IRs too, love the MRCB w/V30s! The Marshall DSL20HR is the little jem in this lineup on what it delivers for the price. 👍
Thanks for your effort doing this. I been playing for over 45 years and have a good ear. I am surprised how close most sound . Even the Marsahll dsl sounds great here. Will continue to study.
This is insane, thank you so much for taking the time to do this! Crazy good comparison. Out of these 3 for low volume (apartment) downtuned metal (drop C), which would you go for? - PRS 15 MT - H&K GM40 Deluxe - ENGL Ironball (Special Edition coming soon!) It's difficult for me to judge the tone vs. (low) volume from any videos. Keep up the amazing channel! Subscribed for sure.
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Shows how important a good IR is... all the amps sound very close when through the same IR
at first. But when you play them, they will ALL feel different....
I imagine how much time you spent making such a big movie. Thank you very much
The isolated Rock tracks grouped by brand and amp type (Marshall-ish vs. Mesa-ish) to minimize scrolling for quicker A/B comparisons:
Marshall JMP-1 preamp: Rock 1:57:00
Marshall JVM410H: Rock 1:16:19
Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H 1959 SLP: Rock 1:23:57
Marshall Studio Classic SC20H JCM800: Rock 1:44:17
Marshall Silver Jubilee Studio 2525H: Rock 2:07:10
Marshall JCM 2000 DSL50: Rock 1:34:07
Marshall DSL20HR: Rock 2:14:48
Laney IRT Studio: Rock 2:09:43
Orange Tiny Terror: Rock 1:18:51
Orange Rocker 15 Terror: Rock 1:29:02
Orange Dual Terror DT30H: Rock 1:49:22
Orange Brent Hinds Terror: Rock 2:02:05
Orange OR15: Rock 2:12:15
Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister Deluxe 40: Rock 1:46:50
Peavey 6505: Rock 1:21:24
Peavey 6505MH: Rock 1:51:55
EVH 5150 III EL34 50W: Rock 1:11:13
EVH 5150 III LBX: Rock 1:59:33
Mesa/Boogie Mark 5 35: Rock 1:36:40
Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier 25: Rock 1:13:46
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier: Rock 1:54:28
PRS MT15: Rock 1:31:34
ENGL Ironball 20 E606: Rock 2:04:38
ENGL Fireball 100 E635: Rock 1:26:29
Line 6 Helix Rack: Rock 2:17:20
thanks a lot !
Благодарю! From Russia with love))
are you an angel?? thanks a lot!!
You forgot the Laney IRT60H. You might think It’s the same as the IRT studio, but they have different output tubes.
god bless you with some fresh rice/
NOTES! READ ME! :
First of all thank you for watching, subscribing, sharing and commenting! It's MUCH appreciated!
About the video: I can hear very clear differences between all the amps. However, some people will have a harder time hearing differences between the amps than others. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:
1. I always recommend listening to these comparisons with proper speakers, monitors or heaphones to hear and appreciate the differences between the amps more clearly. You will NOT hear the differences well on a phone or laptop speaker.
2. Some of the amps inherently simply sound similar. For example, the 6505 and 6505MH will obviously sound similar but the 5150 III's will also sound similar to those amps. A Dual Rectifier will sound very different to a Marshall Plexi though.
3. You're hearing the same guitar, pickups, player, IR, signal chain and recording take for each amp. This will also make the amps sound more similar. This will however enable you to truly hear the differences between the amps better.
4. Not everybody listens in the same way. This is also very normal. If you're listening very closely and you still can't hear the differences, try not to feel bad about it.
5. Perhaps watch this video: th-cam.com/video/bNhQpw9Jd1I/w-d-xo.html
For the metal segments I used a Maxon OD808 to boost all the amps. For unboosted chunky high-gain tones please check out the 'rock' segments. I've come to realise that a lot of people like to boost their high-gain amps with TS808-style pedals so I wanted to include that this time around.
The last time I did a comparison like this in the form of the '1 riff, 22 amps' video I got some suggestions from you guys and I really wanted to incorporate some of those ideas this time around in order to please as many of you as much as I can. So this time there are clean, crunch, rock and (boosted) metal segments. I know that not everybody likes metal so I hope this will please more people this time around. You guys also requested isolated segments and the same IR's to be used for each tone, so I also did that. The video is quite long because of this but feel free to use the timecodes to skip.
I included the Line 6 Helix for a couple reasons. Firstly because it's my favorite modeling platform but also because 1. Line 6 is awesome and 2. modeling is so good these days that this is a good way to show how far amp modeling has come.
If you'd like me to use real mic'ed cabs instead of IR's with a load box: I'm sorry but that's not going to happen anytime soon for a couple of reasons. 1. I'm not able to do that here in my appartment 2. I think the OwnHammer IR's sound just as good if not superior to a 'real' mic'ed cab. 3. I prefer the workflow. etc. 4. Differences between real mic'ed cabs and IR's are negligible IMHO. This is just how I choose to do these tests and I think it sounds great and to me that is what matters. I have to do these videos in a way that I feel comfortable with since this is my creative outlet.
Thanks again for watching and reading! If you want to support what I do please feel free to share the link to this video.
You did a hell of a job! The differences are there, some are more subtle than others obviously but this really does what its supposed to do. I don't have great headphones but i can hear what i'm looking for. I can't wait until i can get a good pair of headphones and really run this video through and really see what i am looking at!!
This video can also be good for pairing amps as well!!
LOL
Which load box did you use, and what kind of outputs on the load box were used? I’m assuming that in order to maintain consistency you recorded one track DI for each segment and then reamped them for each amp type. Thanks for posting this beast of a video. It must have been a ton of work to put the whole thing together.
@@Chord_The_Seeker fractal LB-2 and yes, Reamps.
@@SonicDriveStudio Great job! Could you upload the isolated tracks but single takes? No double tracking! Keep the good work. Cheers! Suscribed
All of these amps are in an apartment? Wow! Would love to hear the story of how you amassed this awesome collection
Massive respect for doing all this recording & video editing
Yes, in the studio, with cabs and mics and the impulse response you can make EVERY amp sound like EVERY, or ANY amp. But I own/have owned six of the amps here and played at least half of these enough to be familiar with them and they sound MUCH differently when playing them and hearing them 'in room.' Great video, dude. But we all know that basically any amp can sound kinda like any amp. This would have been a lot more helpful if it was mic'ed as to what the owner of the amp would hear when playing it themselves. The 'in the room' sound. I factually can tell you, and you know very well too, I am sure, that these amps sound vastly differently when you just plug and play them! In room! Unprocessed! For me, THAT is what I want to hear.
I know that in the studio anyone can get any sound out of anything with enough work. Great video, dude. Insane amount of work and yes, I/we can hear the difference and thanks. But the 'sound of it whilst I am playing it as it is in front of me' is what I wanted to hear. I may be in the minority. But that is what I hoped this was. Thanks though it IS a GREAT vid. Just limited use for me anyway.
You are the happiest guitar player in the world with so much equipment!!!
I’m going to agree with a lot of people. These amps all sound the same when boosted, that’s just crazy. Cool video!
Big bow to you sir!! You have made my amp purchase decisions easy and efficient!
From this moment, i don't have to depend on opinions, marketing BS ,... thanks to your comparison videos, my purchases will be based on pure sound of the amp itself!
This channel deserves more love and respect than our girlfriends...! All hail sonic drive studios!
Thank you so much! :)
This channel deserves a ton of love and respect, indeed. But my girlfriend bought me my dream Mayones as a surprise gift, so... (she's my wife, now).
I’m waiting for the “every single amp vs every single plugin” comparison!!!
Holy moly this is hands down the best guitar amp test on TH-cam
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Ironball!! Made in germany. Excellent clean channel. Ultra tight lead channel. More gain than you’ll ever need.
Such a great amp!
Sonic Drive Studio thanks for Another great video. I can imagine the amount of work...
Not all heroes wear capes -- Thank you so so so much for creating + sharing this! And the timestamps in the description, dude you're awesome!
God I just love the grind of the dual rectifier. I love mine.
My favorites :
Clean - Marshall Silver Jubilee : most sparkly and dynamic tone. Lovely, full of harmonics
Crunch - Marshall SC20H : AC/DC as f*ck
Rock - Laney IRT60H : ballsy
Metal - ENGL Fireball 100 : absolutely destroys the competition
All around - Peavey 6505 : Great dynamic clean, cool crunch, chuggy rock and classic full metal tones.
6505 most versatile? That's interesting :) for me it's a one trick metal monster, but other than that I agree with your list.
Its true, you cant be absolutely sure what is the realistic sound of amp by watching videos, but this video is guiding very well into that right direction, to what is your favorite sound ,your most familiar and maybe traditional sound in your head, its all about the purpose for your need, for home practising or gigs…a good point is to watch what the pro players are using on gigs?and how theyre sounding on albums…it will not be a mistake..
It shows how the cab sound (in this case the IR) is way over 50% of your sound.
Why did it take so long for this vid to appear in my timeline? You know I dig your vids but this is something else! Enjoyed the hell out of it (sloffen, glaasje bourbon, bakkie pinda’s, heerlijk 😀).
I watched one of your videos a few days ago, and now I’ve come across this. A huge thank you for your work!! Over 2 hours; I cannot imagine how long this took. You should be the guitarist every amp manufacturer gets to showcase their latest amps.
Thanks very much!
Totally Awesome! Really looking forward to your comprehensive all-in-one comparison of vacuum cleaners at the home depot!
Lol
Awesome Presentation , LOVE YOU BROTHER
Thanks a lot for this video. As expected, with the same cab/IR most amps sound very similar. But there still are some differences. I really liked, that you dialed in each amp individually - who cares how they compare with everything at 12 o'clock?
Overall best sounding to my ears are EVH 5150 III 50W EL34 (as expected) and both Laney IRTs (a surprise).
For Metal Mesa Dual Rectifier is still the benchmark and has this Ouuuumpf in the bass, that fits this gerne so good. Others (Marshall etc.) are to lose in the bass and some are tight but very dry (like PRS MT15), which I do not like eather. The Orange Brent Hinds had a very nice Crunch and I also liked it for Metal - have to check it out myself soon. But the PRS MT15 was very good in Rock.
Woooow! I have waited for this for centuries. Kudos to this channel!
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed it!
That’s the best amp comparison video EVER. Thank you sooo much!!!
This guy put all other amp comparison videos to shame. Great work man !!
I hate the misuse of the term "epic", but this truly is an epic piece of work and effort haha... thank you for putting this together and going to the trouble of putting timestamps for everything. Cheers from the UK!
Thank you!
Fantastic job! The fact that you had all the time stamps lid out made it easy to go back and forth between amps in the same setting (crunch for example). Two thumbs up!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your content. Keep up the awesome work man, you'll go big one day !!!!!
Thank you! I appreciate your comments and support!
Badass! Thanks for this comparison. Surprised to hear that I'm favoring the ENGL 100 watt vibe. Awesome!
Incredible skills, setup and content delivery. Big up brother 🤘🏻
This video is true gold! It really helped me realize what tone I prefer out of most used famous brands even thou I have listened them thousand times,but not side by side. Thanks bro. \m/
Great video.
Wow, rhe Engl Fireball and Mark V sound almost identical.
I have a Mark V, and maybe I don't need a Fireball now. :)
I like that EVH 5150 III allot. I dont know why. There is something sparky about it. Great test. Thank you.
Great comparison video.
It seems like all the amps are similar in the gain structure but the frequency is slightly different for each amp. So this is where we all make a choice- the manufacture credibility, the look, the feeling, options like effect loops, power switching, size of the amp etc... The bottom line is that we can dail all amps to sound as we want them to sound. Extreme distortion/ Crunch/Lead/Clean. So it is down to us guitarists what we will play and through this we will be perceived by others as a Rock, Metal or country player...
Well done! Great vid! They all sound great. My favourites are the 6505 and IRT60H. Great all-rounders for a reasonable price. Cheers!
So much to say and so much appreciation! But most importantly I found what I have been looking for for a while now. Been needing to find a solution to replace the Crunch voicing from the Mark V that I have been missing after going exclusive with my Axe Fx III. Sounds like the 6505 should get me much closer to anything else I have tried so far! It sound identical on the highs, ever so slightly less aggressive on the mids (not enough for me to bitch about, but maybe a whisperd groan), and a somewhat noticeable fuller low end, which will be welcomed most if the time.
I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Never gave much attention to the Peavy amps, am a diehard Mesa guy (Mark IV lead, Mark V Crunch, tremoverb, Roadster), and had been looking at the Friedman options for to try to fill in for my the mid needs. But I think I might an even better solution for me in the 6505, and I am very grateful for this awesome video for helping me to find that!
Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Thanks for doing this video! Finally indisputable evidence that the speaker, mic and mic position is king.
Some real surprises for me. That PRS amp i keep hearing about sounds Amazing. The laney was really great too, but surprisingly i think my favourite clip was the Marshall DSL and i'm not particularly a Marshall "guy".
EVH 5150 III EL34 50W is the best by far.
I also enjoy the sound of the Mini Rectifier 25
Great choices!
They'd be in my top 5 picks here too, along with the ENGL Fireball and PRS MT15.
Man your tones are the best that I ever heard on youtube since now.
Your playability is also amazing.
If I reach the 50% of your tone and skills I will be totally satisfied.
I will search with all my hope through your videos looking for a video where you teach or give tips;
This review was amazing. I favorited it (tbh its my second time here) and I alredy shared it.
Thank you
I also find that you are perfeccionist.
You used the right text fountain letters with the brands, also that shadow above its very good detail.
I loved how you organized you video too, starting each amp with clean sound and going harder on tone.
I will just watch every one of your videos.
Thanks so much!
Wow....I'm gonna try and watch all of this, just because of the hard work you must have put into making this video!!!
Though, I do admit, it is a bit overwhelming. All this information in one video.
One amp shootout to rule them all, one amp shootout to find them, one amp shootout to bring them on youtube, and in the darkness, blow your savings that month. Great video, many thanks!
Great job, they all sound great, even ones I didn’t dig as much in person sound killer here!
That was excellent to say the least! A LOT of work and killer chops. I own two of these and the third one is obvious thanks to you. I think that a simple, multi-band eq in the mix, you could set any one of these to make a very close tone. I Wish someone would do this with bass heads. Thanks for all you do.
Holy shit dude, that's like the next level of the next level comparison video. This is huge. Many thanks for you work!!!
Thank YOU!
So, I've just concluded my last of 4 sittings over 4 days with this video (preventing ear fatigue is a good thing hehe) and holy shmoly, kudos to you for a very comprehensive and useful comparison. Appreciate the work and effort. Stay healthy and rock on!
Thank you!
Thanks to you, this is very useful !
Such a nice video! I feel like rolling the Engl’s mid knob a bit to the left.
This is EPIC!!Thank you John!!
My pleasure!
Thank you sooooo much for this video!👌
Favourite amp: Peavey 6505
Which amplifier do you like?
SDS: Yes.
The mini rectifier is so underrated, it’s a great gigging amp for small bars and places.
It's the best
There's just something about that Engl Ironball.. man, i love that thing.
Thanks for doing this. I think the EVH amps sound the most balanced
lol theres a 2 hours video and YOU think the EVH sound "balanced" . I lol way too much probably..
It's a fantastic job,dude! Great-great-great!
Great demo and riffs! Greatly appreciate the countless hours you put into this. Seems like when I go back and listen to these clips, I’d swear my ears change or something because I will like a tone out of an amp I didn’t care for much before. Then having it in a band mix vs isolated messes me up again. 😆 Anyway, thank you for these demos and I look forward to your future videos!
This is better than a movie!
Bedankt John!
Awesome job, thank you very much!
I listened with a not so expensive headset and I hear the differences pretty well on the Rock settings. Less on the metal one, I guess the OD-808 erases some of the differences.
From my point of view, this highlights the fact that the sound is a chain : changing one part of this chain won't change the sound in a drastic way.
Thank you very much for your hard work, this must have taken forever to make!
that a HUGEEEE video man. That A lot of efforts thank you
Surprisingly I think I'm preferring the DSL20HR in this vid. Gonna actually check one out now.
Man, thank you for this video. Greatly appreciate your time and effort.
Where´s my almighty Triaxis!!! maybe is not here because everyone know that is the best? Joking aside, your videos show one of the most impresive work in all youtube man!! and this one proves it, thanks and I´m going to dig your channel because it´s amazing, keep up the good job!! and also nice playing!!!
Dude. Thank you.
Ty jo,....to je jak,pro malý děcka.
I have the Ironheart 120h and it is just amazing. Had considered the 60, but glad I went with the 120 version. Sooooo, freaking good. And does way more than just metal and rock! Have to search around and find those tones within!
Yeah man, those Laneys are no joke! Super affordable too in Europe
Great effort time marking all the different parts to your videos. Excellent videos. Really enjoying them.
Thanks, that makes me happy!
i'm a newcomer here. i think this channel is going to take off
Truly EPIC video. Excellent
Holy shit! One of the lost helpful videos ever! Can't thank you enough dude
Thanks for the support!
I think it was an amazing feat doing all of this, you are right especially doing rock and metal it is hard to turn up in your house , but to get the best from an amp you have to mic it up...however im sure it will help a lot of people,esp those who would record in the same manner. keep up the good work!
Now this is the video of all videos! Keep it backed up everywhere!))
They all sound great! I just use a Katana and a few pedals and I'm good but this is a good reference point for those that want to go tube amp with ir's. I'd love to hang out at that studio with all those amps!
That's an incredible amount of work, my friend. Most respect and thanks. With this video you helped many working guitarists. Joy to watch :-)
Thanks a lot!
Dude you are a fking beast!! Great video!!
THANK YOU for the great work! It helped me a lot testing/buying the right amp! 🙏
Love these videos. Your playing is awesome and it gives us a chance to hear the differences between the top contending amps.
Hey John, I haven't seen the video yet, but I would like to give you a big compliment in advance for this video. I'm really looking forward to watching the video today after my work! I will write again as soon as I have seen it! Greetings Skorthes
Awesome, thanks!
Nice!!!!
Luv the engl
And the new video style is looking sharp mate.
Thanks bruv!
Hughes & Kettner Team 💪
There is some special magic about that Hughes and Kettner amp.
This may be the most important amp video on TH-cam. If anything, it shows that pre & post EQ are 95% of an amps tone.
This is awesome! Keep up the great work :)
Oh. My. Gosh. Epic video for evening in workshop!
Thanks!
Holy crap. What an effort, thank you. Loving the Laney Ironheart
Thank you! The Laneys are great Indeed!
@@SonicDriveStudio Do you notice a difference "in the room" between the IRT studio Vs Ironheart 60? Have the IRT and was thinking of getting the 60, once again cheers
@@mikemitchell7529 I haven't really compared them in that sense but the 60 obviously has more headroom and slightly more 'oomph' in the lows. That will be more obvious when cranked.
The isolated segments sound so much noticeably different than the open segments. Great comp. vid. Thanks for doing this. Fun to watch!!!
Would've liked to hear the metal demos without a boost, as I always feel like a boost just makes everything sound the same... but the Rock sounds were still pretty heavy, so I mostly used that for comparison. I'm pretty surprised that out of the 5 I liked the most, the one I felt was the best was the Laney IRT60H. That thing sounds great! The Fireball also surprised me, I've always associated it as being a one-trick pony of cleans and brutal metal, but you made it sound great. The Recto is the only amp that I actually liked better boosted, which is understandable as you have a 3 channel and those amps always sound flubby in the low end to me without one. You can get close to the 2-channel sound with a boost on those. I'd say my favorites were:
1. Laney IRT60H Ironheart
2. ENGL Fireball 100
3. 5150 III EL-34
4. Mesa Dual Recto
5. PRS MT15
Honorable mentions:
Orange OR15 - REALLY surprised by this one. I thought these were looser mid to high gain amps made for doom/sludge metal/rock, so I've never really looked at them. It sounds great.
Marshall 2525H - Sounds awesome with a boost.
Dissapointed list:
Marshall SC20 - It sounds almost the same as the SV20, I was expecting more of a gain difference between the two. They both sound great boosted, though. How loud were the amps recorded?
All of the Orange Terrors - The low end sounds too small for a "high gain" amp, probably because of the small glass
Peavey 6505 - I own the original 5150 and it's been my favorite amp I've ever owned (and I've owned over 50 high end tube amps). I'm surprised I didn't like it more than others on my top 5!
Awesome video, as always!
This must have been so much work! Really great comparison, i love it!
Thank you!
All I can say is holy fuckin hell, you are a master Jon! I love my rectifiers, always have and always will, but I love my line 6 helix for ease of use with gigs now, I usually use the archon model with ownhammer IR’s. my next favourite amp is the EVH EL34, my god that had an amazing mix of all amps in one! I’ll have to own one now!
Thanks man! Those amps are killer indeed!
It’s interesting because I’ve had a few of these amps over the years and in person they sound way more different then they do here, tho they can also sound more similar than people expect as beautifully shown here. As someone else said, this really makes me realize just how much the way a particular microphone picks up a particular cab effects the eq curve, possibly more than the amp itself ... makes sense tho, I think we’ve all been in situations where someone is mic’ing our rig and we hear it through the monitors and it’s like, that’s not my sound! Lol
The cab part is important indeed as is the dialing in portion. Also the guitar, player pickups etc
marshall mini plexi FTW 🙌
You make my day with your comparison videos!!!
You make my day with your encouragement! Thanks!
@@SonicDriveStudio You make TH-cam a better place, man! Keep doing the good work!
You missed the original Peavey 5150! Otherwise, great video. Good practice for the ears. Good choice on the IRs too, love the MRCB w/V30s! The Marshall DSL20HR is the little jem in this lineup on what it delivers for the price. 👍
Thanks for your effort doing this. I been playing for over 45 years and have a good ear. I am surprised how close most sound . Even the Marsahll dsl sounds great here. Will continue to study.
The DSL50 sounded surprisingly good here! Agreed!
Very good video thanks
One of the best and most flexible tube amps for that price point is the Laney IRT Studio !!!
This is insane, thank you so much for taking the time to do this! Crazy good comparison.
Out of these 3 for low volume (apartment) downtuned metal (drop C), which would you go for?
- PRS 15 MT
- H&K GM40 Deluxe
- ENGL Ironball (Special Edition coming soon!)
It's difficult for me to judge the tone vs. (low) volume from any videos.
Keep up the amazing channel! Subscribed for sure.
For brutal metal the ENGL. For rock and moderate metal the MT15. The H&K is good at pretty much everything though and I often recommend it to people
@@SonicDriveStudio Thanks! I'll place an order for the H&K and the SE when that becomes available and give them both a try!