I watched this so many years ago, and I still come back to it occasionally because of one thing Kerry said: “This means a hell of a lot more to me than winning a Grammy.” No truer words have ever been spoken. To have a brand like Marshall trust your judgment and style enough to take an already classic amp head and not only modify it to your standards, but also add it to their product catalog is so tremendous. To me, this is even more amazing than having a signature guitar. Everyone has one of those. Not everyone has a signature amp that actually gets made like this. Tons of folks have one-of-a-kind modified amps with their own specs; but not like this. So cool. Too bad they don’t make these anymore.
Not going to mention any names but certain rockstars put their fake face on in front of cameras but off camera they are pricks...hopefully you will understand what I am getting at with this comment.
@@MrBones-lw2bf It always takes an asshole to know their own kind. A lot of you try to pass off as stellar human beings while insulting others. Their wrongs don't make yours right. 🤷♂️
Been though a lot of Marshall amps over the decades, and have only kept two. My Kerry King and a clone of Gary Holts Langner 800. Kerry even borrowed it from me to play the Dime tribute at Ozzfest in Dallas. Total keeper.
For those watching in 2014 buy one of Marshall's Classics the JVM 410HJS. This is one of the baddest ass Marshall's in one box. The parts are top notch, and it is like 4 or 5 generations in one big, heavy LOUD box. THE BEST MARSHALL YET!
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Cool video, seems like you can definately get the classic old-school "Slayer" sound right out of the box easily. The built-in noise gate seems like a great addition too.
actually his playing/tone sound much better here than on other youtube videos i have watched and the comments on his solo just because isn't the best lead player does not make him any less a great guitar player very tight/good rhythym player
of all the signature amps out there this is by far the best. so many awesome musicians use this amp [not just kerry king]. the 800 is killer as is but with the gate and the kt88s this thing is unstoppable.
i love his quote about this head meaning more to him than winning a grammy. it seems these day all artists are concerned about is ticket sales and profits, not making great music and being totally badass. thank you kerry
He's not that bad of a guy...his confidence has been earned from being the metal underdog for a long time when metal sometimes went through some really rough times. He stayed true and stayed heavy...his style hasn't had to change much because Slayer figured out what works for Slayer. He's still better than I am or most anybody I know that plays guitar...And without him, well....What Slayer would there be? Keep Reigning!!!!
Kerry king is an intelligent and well respected guitarist... It's hard work and perseverance and what Slayer stands for. This can be transcended (work ethic and belief) to anything..
Mackenzie Hunter I think it's got less to do with GW and more to do with the player. If Kerry was actually a good, versatile player, and that sure is debatable within the heavy metal community, his ability would cut through no matter what medium he's playing in. Problem is, he just flat-out sucks! Even with signature equipment from Marshall and B.C. Rich, it doesn't cover up the fact that his abilities are very limited as a player. He can jam on riffs, and that's it. Put him in the studio with a seasoned player, or simply take the whammy bar off his guitar, and he'd be lost. Hell, you can hear it on the new Slayer record with Gary Holt on co-lead guitar. Gary only played a small handful of leads, and what little he played absolutely smoked Kerry's horseshit leads. Kerry's a shitty player who caught a lucky break, and he's be screwed if he had to go on talent alone, because there isn't any.
6672rock Look up the KK performance in Marty Friedman's show on TV Tokyo and you'll see the same amp there sounds beastly. It's every video GW does that is shit.
+Mackenzie Hunter All I know is I am buying a DSL 15c tonight and it definitely sounds like ass on guitar world. Im hoping it is the guitar world ass effect and not the amp. The 40c sounds like metal mayhem by comparison in the same video. Oh well. Here goes nothing.
+6672rock He's a good rhythm guitarist, and he's very tight in that respect but you're right his solos arepredictably terrible. I once saw a compilation video of his solos and one comment that really made me laugh was "There are only 2 types of guitarist that can make these kinds of solos: a blindfolding guy who doesn't know he's tuned down a half step, and Kerry King"
My first Marshall head..Bought it in 1985? Jcm800 50 watt single channel with 6550 tubes..ran a Boss ge7 eq and boosted the gain..almost identical to what you did..as well as many of us rock metal players in those days...and it sounded killer
+Ian davis it's a Kerry King Marshall with KT88s and high gain circuitry, of course it sounds like a mean egotistical asshole, the way it should sound! If you want an amp that sound like a modest and sweet nun then get a 60s fender combo
Kerry seems like an awesome dude. I have one of these heads and they are fantastic I think he may have gave Marshall one of their best heads because they seem to be disappearing and ending up in studios. I’m glad I got the cases and everything so I can keep it like new. I got to have that big moment lol that was awesome
***** Testament is playing at that same theater this summer as well. I know Montreal is a mecca for metal. I'd love to get up there for a show. Luckily I do have a good amount of shows lined up this summer - Slayer, Testament, Lamb of God and Slipknot, I have tickets to all those
Much like Angus Kerry King has perfected the art of playing the same 5 notes for over 40 yrs. Slightly tweaking the sound every 3 albums or so and retiring Without ever having to work a 9 to 5. Kudos. 🤘
I love the sound of kerry's distortion, its not too brutal a little sof ton the sustain and yet it provides just enought distortion to rock people faces off. And I noticed people said that there was lack of low end...well for a bass player thats great! the bass should fill in that missing glow end so that you can hear/feel the bass's presence.
There are some interesting tones in this amp. I don't do Chunk or Chug at this point, but I find that the tone is nice enough to warrant time with it .
Can't say it sounds that good, at least on my computer speakers, Seems a little bright and lacking low end. But I'll bet in person, cranked up with some Vintage 30's it kicks ass.
He gets a lot of shit for not being a very technically skilled player and I believe that the look he sports (tattoos, graphic guitars, chains, ornate sunglasses, etc) makes it easier for people to dislike him. If I'm honest, I agree that he's not very skilled at all and his solos are terrible. That said, he's been playing with Slayer for years, doing a solid job, his sound is integral to the band at this point and he is a fairly down to Earth guy. I would say that Hannemann was the most down to Earth out of the band, but considering how he dresses KK acts like a fairly straightforward dude. He could so easily go for the superior douchebag attitude that his fashion sense could easily convey, but he chooses not to be like that. I think he knows he's not one of the greatest, but he doesn't seek to prove otherwise and he still makes good money too. I compare him to Scott Ian (not as a player, I think Scott's playing is far superior) and their personalities are similar, they both know they're not incredibly skilled at soloing etc, but they play to their strengths (Scott never gives himself enough credit, he has a downstroke that rivals Hetfield and his song writing skills for the thrash genre as a whole are insane). At least KK doesn't sell himself above or below his station, Scott kind of undersells himself to other guitarists, but he's a cool dude.
im happy this comment exists, because on the video where he plays with mart freidman kerry wants to jump in and gwt playing and he wants to talk about his music, not because he is self centered but because he played in megadeths first 5 shows and he looks up to marty, he wants marty to be impressed with him because hes kerrys hero
@@marcello728 you are a moron for making that statement there not a devil worshipping band there a were proving that religion is bullshit band that's what slayer is because if you believe in spiritual beings be it god satan ghost whatever then your an idiot that's what slayers about they dont believe in the devil either they just use it as a tool to show how much hatred they have for organized religion.
Ben Middleton those who know sound know that a solid state amp are garbage compared to tube amps. you might like your amp but I'm guessing that you just got used to listening to garbage sound. play a good tube amp for a while and I guarantee you will never go back to solid state.
Go watch Andertons video on this subject. Two guys, one buying a expensive amp and a cheap guitar, the other one buying a expensive guitar and a cheap amp. The cheap guitar blew away the expensive one.
So many haters and shit talk about him but nobody here has his popularity and damn his guitar playing is so clean, hail Kerry King and Slayer forever \m/
Alexi Laiho used the JCM800KK on a COB album and it still sounded like Alexi. Everyone has their own taste for how they would dial it in and their own playing characteristics (tone is in the hands) It's just a neat way to get a metal sound out of the JCM800 straight up without having to boost it with an overdrive like people in thrash normally do/did with the 800s. A JCM800 with a boost in front, a noise gate and KT88s is appealing (I love the KT77s for example)
Yeah, to drive his amp harder. He also used custom overwound pickups and played all of his rhythm parts on the neck pickup, so it was a very thick and hot signal going into the amp and getting crunch from the high mids while cutting any excess highs and lows.
my dream amplifier head. I played it at a guitar center with my jackson once, and it was SO good. like wow. the sound. like eddie van halen on that first record, except with more grind and concentrated treble. it sounded like a beast.
I do like that it is a Designed after a older 800 at its heart and you just use a cable and guitar. I still like use a OD pedal(Tube screamer or a Boss OD-1) in front for a clean boost to tighten it up even more.
kerry king's picking is soo fucking smooth!!!! it makes it look soo effortless!!! probably the best goddamn metal rhythm guitarst in existance... im not even sure if i can call him a rhythm guitarist...
Doesn't sound that great your better off with a peavey studio pro transtube amp with a cab sounds much more alive and warm for lack of a better word, much cheaper as well.
@TURBO2U2 Kerry isn't over rated... Most people talk shit and say he sucks at guitar. I will always love Slayer and respect Kerry King for being a part of it.
IMO though, this amp maxxed out sounds GREAT. My buddy has it; and it's a gnarly, hairy, roaring 800 that was force-fed concrete and steroids. If you stand in front of his 4x12 w/Celestion V30s, you can feel the gain from the 88s in your chest. Want crunch for cheap? Get an Ampeg VH-140C, Ampeg SS-150, a Crate GX-130C (cheap alternative to VH-140C), or a Randall (Titan or Cyclone-\m/). If money isn't an issue, an Uberschall is one of my personal favorites- rich, USEABLE gain for days...
This dude has no legs , only a set of chains. Metal! lol
***** Fucking hell, it does look like he's cut off at the waist! Floating on a chain. So cool
+Chemical Fuckin-a I was going to say something about that too!!! Catzy
haha
wait hold on there is something not right here
+Conlan Carmihael his pants camouflaged
Maybe someday he'll come out with his signature sunglasses
slayer sunglasses exist
Oakley Pit Boss dude! They're pretty sweet, but they sure as hell ain't worth $500 lol
Cory Wise fuck they're $500?! Ah shit , it's time to start selling my blood.
Doug Funny which is cheap, considering they retail for about $1400
😎 This is how they'd look.
I watched this so many years ago, and I still come back to it occasionally because of one thing Kerry said: “This means a hell of a lot more to me than winning a Grammy.”
No truer words have ever been spoken. To have a brand like Marshall trust your judgment and style enough to take an already classic amp head and not only modify it to your standards, but also add it to their product catalog is so tremendous. To me, this is even more amazing than having a signature guitar. Everyone has one of those. Not everyone has a signature amp that actually gets made like this. Tons of folks have one-of-a-kind modified amps with their own specs; but not like this.
So cool. Too bad they don’t make these anymore.
“That means a helluva a lot more to me than winning a Grammy” it’s stuff like this that makes metal awesome
"Helluva" already has the "a" included. So your extra-one is redundant.
When I die and turn into a ghost I want to float around legless and chase people while playing slayer riffs
He looks like he's floating
It doesn't look like he's floating, HE IS FLOATING!!! 🤘😏
The source of his power is in his chains.
As a god, he should be
Lmfao
There's nothing between him and the head.
it sounds exactly like Slayer
v
No shit sherlock 😂😂😂
r/wooosh
No way
Someday, this dude is gonna be famous
I wish Jeff Hanneman had a signature Marshall head.
He does
The Spider Line 6
I’m playing
RIP
HANNEMAN
The King of Metal
They made four custom ones for him. The white/green Hanneman/Heineken heads. I have a clone of them in the works now.
@@sepultura7771 what? 😂😂😂😂
He seems like a pretty nice guy to have a beer with...Doesnt he?
Sure. Anyone who digs Satan is a good drinking buddy.
Not going to mention any names but certain rockstars put their fake face on in front of cameras but off camera they are pricks...hopefully you will understand what I am getting at with this comment.
@@DOM_puyo from people that have met him.
From interviews and video of him being an asshole
@@MrBones-lw2bf It always takes an asshole to know their own kind. A lot of you try to pass off as stellar human beings while insulting others. Their wrongs don't make yours right. 🤷♂️
He traded his legs so he can go one day without wearing sunglasses.
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The headstock is almost as big as the body
he is a really small guy it is so funnt haha. but with all respect he have made some epic riffs!
MrJeezus lol yeah just like him
I like that you can just plug and play and get that crushing sound. Slayers tone is legendary
Been though a lot of Marshall amps over the decades, and have only kept two. My Kerry King and a clone of Gary Holts Langner 800. Kerry even borrowed it from me to play the Dime tribute at Ozzfest in Dallas. Total keeper.
1:02 Dude is floating, he has no legs
Hahah thats because he is a HEAVY METAL GOD!!!!
ahahaha
That's because he is a fucking demon
Next is Kerry chain signature.. Lol
rex decoy lmao 😂😂😂
For those watching in 2014 buy one of Marshall's Classics the JVM 410HJS. This is one of the baddest ass Marshall's in one box. The parts are top notch, and it is like 4 or 5 generations in one big, heavy LOUD box. THE BEST MARSHALL YET!
I love how the preamp EQ knob is labeled "Assault" with an "Intensity" setting. KFK, haha.
It looks like he has no legs
Haha yeah. But to be fair, Kerry doesn't need legs, gravity is too terrified to drop him :)
Ohhh my gooossshh
"its like satan reached up from hell and touched that head" there is no sentence on the planet that more slayer than that
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Dude, get a hobby
Thanks I was gonna ask for the tab
Got Damn that's alot of chuggin'!
The *D E D I C A T I O N*
Meshugah?
Cool video, seems like you can definately get the classic old-school "Slayer" sound right out of the box easily. The built-in noise gate seems like a great addition too.
Great amp! King sounds like a really down to earth guy
Sounds like slayer
Yeah i was gonna say aha thought it was a troll at first
Em0Cl0Wn31 dat cuz you dumb
actually his playing/tone sound much better here than on other youtube videos i have watched and the comments on his solo just because isn't the best lead player does not make him any less a great guitar player very tight/good rhythym player
of all the signature amps out there this is by far the best. so many awesome musicians use this amp [not just kerry king]. the 800 is killer as is but with the gate and the kt88s this thing is unstoppable.
i love his quote about this head meaning more to him than winning a grammy.
it seems these day all artists are concerned about is ticket sales and profits, not making great music and being totally badass. thank you kerry
He's a badass guitar player
dude has no legs!
hahahahahah
He's not that bad of a guy...his confidence has been earned from being the metal underdog for a long time when metal sometimes went through some really rough times. He stayed true and stayed heavy...his style hasn't had to change much because Slayer figured out what works for Slayer. He's still better than I am or most anybody I know that plays guitar...And without him, well....What Slayer would there be? Keep Reigning!!!!
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video when I was younger.
Kerry king is an intelligent and well respected guitarist... It's hard work and perseverance and what Slayer stands for. This can be transcended (work ethic and belief) to anything..
I mean he’s not that well respected lol. He’s known for playing awful solos.
How does every product seem to sound like ass on guitar world?
Mackenzie Hunter I keep hearing this slapback delay they've added in post on every Guitar World amp sound.
Mackenzie Hunter I think it's got less to do with GW and more to do with the player. If Kerry was actually a good, versatile player, and that sure is debatable within the heavy metal community, his ability would cut through no matter what medium he's playing in. Problem is, he just flat-out sucks! Even with signature equipment from Marshall and B.C. Rich, it doesn't cover up the fact that his abilities are very limited as a player. He can jam on riffs, and that's it. Put him in the studio with a seasoned player, or simply take the whammy bar off his guitar, and he'd be lost. Hell, you can hear it on the new Slayer record with Gary Holt on co-lead guitar. Gary only played a small handful of leads, and what little he played absolutely smoked Kerry's horseshit leads. Kerry's a shitty player who caught a lucky break, and he's be screwed if he had to go on talent alone, because there isn't any.
6672rock Look up the KK performance in Marty Friedman's show on TV Tokyo and you'll see the same amp there sounds beastly. It's every video GW does that is shit.
+Mackenzie Hunter All I know is I am buying a DSL 15c tonight and it definitely sounds like ass on guitar world. Im hoping it is the guitar world ass effect and not the amp. The 40c sounds like metal mayhem by comparison in the same video. Oh well. Here goes nothing.
+6672rock He's a good rhythm guitarist, and he's very tight in that respect but you're right his solos arepredictably terrible. I once saw a compilation video of his solos and one comment that really made me laugh was "There are only 2 types of guitarist that can make these kinds of solos: a blindfolding guy who doesn't know he's tuned down a half step, and Kerry King"
SLAYER is badass live in concert!!
I love the Slayer sound before the drop D. Just Marshall distortion.
My first Marshall head..Bought it in 1985? Jcm800 50 watt single channel with 6550 tubes..ran a Boss ge7 eq and boosted the gain..almost identical to what you did..as well as many of us rock metal players in those days...and it sounded killer
My friends played through this amp, said it sounds like an egotistical asshole.
i love you
+Ian davis it's a Kerry King Marshall with KT88s and high gain circuitry, of course it sounds like a mean egotistical asshole, the way it should sound! If you want an amp that sound like a modest and sweet nun then get a 60s fender combo
+Ian davis you sound jealous, maybe next life you be something, dont be sad
MARSHALL kicks azz!!! Sweet nun sound lol that's great.,,Not here
Ghost Walker ha !
Kerry seems like an awesome dude. I have one of these heads and they are fantastic I think he may have gave Marshall one of their best heads because they seem to be disappearing and ending up in studios. I’m glad I got the cases and everything so I can keep it like new. I got to have that big moment lol that was awesome
What's all the hate? This is a fucking God you're talking about!
Because it's "cool" to hate Kerry King that's why.
Mick D Oh that's right, I have to remember that most people are followers
***** They still kick ass. I'm going to see them in June
***** NY. They're playing out on long Island in Huntington Paramount theater
***** Testament is playing at that same theater this summer as well. I know Montreal is a mecca for metal. I'd love to get up there for a show. Luckily I do have a good amount of shows lined up this summer - Slayer, Testament, Lamb of God and Slipknot, I have tickets to all those
Much like Angus Kerry King has perfected the art of playing the same 5 notes for over 40 yrs. Slightly tweaking the sound every 3 albums or so and retiring Without ever having to work a 9 to 5.
Kudos. 🤘
Having your name on a Marshall head is worth more than any award there is. No higher vote of confidence than to have a Marshall signature head.
Jeff Haneman was always the best in Slayer i think kerry got a lot of his props because of his image
Really random, but it looks like he's floating due to his pants being the same colour as the amps.
ilikedinner13 o my god it actually does
He's flying and some chains are hanging from his belly.
5 minutes in and I just noticed that he's not wearing sunglasses. What a monumental occasion this was, 8 years ago.
I looked up “Kerry King without sunglasses”. I was not disappointed.
2:30 his amp settings (on bass, treble, & middle) read: 666
He [Kerry King] should release a heavy metal instrumental album.
should have been a JCM-666 :v
I love the sound of kerry's distortion, its not too brutal a little sof ton the sustain and yet it provides just enought distortion to rock people faces off. And I noticed people said that there was lack of low end...well for a bass player thats great! the bass should fill in that missing glow end so that you can hear/feel the bass's presence.
2:29 - The amp configuration: 6, 6, 6, 6 for the first four parameters. That's how you make heavy metal sound. The secret was in the Beast's number...
I didn`t know Kerry had eyes...
the first seconds i just thought : where are his legs!?
The King!
There are some interesting tones in this amp. I don't do Chunk or Chug at this point, but I find that the tone is nice enough to warrant time with it .
I swear this guy could be the guitarist for slayer he even looks like Kerry king too!!!!
legendary sound of thrash RIP Jeff
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought he had no legs
R.I.P. Jim Marshall
hearing about his death lead me to watch this video!
LONG LIVE MARSHALL! AND SLAYER!
Of all the music I listen to, going to miss Slayer the most.
Can't say it sounds that good, at least on my computer speakers, Seems a little bright and lacking low end. But I'll bet in person, cranked up with some Vintage 30's it kicks ass.
Dude, everything sounds terrible on every Guitar World video
Where the hell can you buy this amp? Can't find it anywhere.
PugnaciousBadger look it up on sweetwater or just on Google in general, i found a couple used and a few new, they cost the same as a jcm800 about
He gets a lot of shit for not being a very technically skilled player and I believe that the look he sports (tattoos, graphic guitars, chains, ornate sunglasses, etc) makes it easier for people to dislike him. If I'm honest, I agree that he's not very skilled at all and his solos are terrible. That said, he's been playing with Slayer for years, doing a solid job, his sound is integral to the band at this point and he is a fairly down to Earth guy. I would say that Hannemann was the most down to Earth out of the band, but considering how he dresses KK acts like a fairly straightforward dude. He could so easily go for the superior douchebag attitude that his fashion sense could easily convey, but he chooses not to be like that. I think he knows he's not one of the greatest, but he doesn't seek to prove otherwise and he still makes good money too. I compare him to Scott Ian (not as a player, I think Scott's playing is far superior) and their personalities are similar, they both know they're not incredibly skilled at soloing etc, but they play to their strengths (Scott never gives himself enough credit, he has a downstroke that rivals Hetfield and his song writing skills for the thrash genre as a whole are insane). At least KK doesn't sell himself above or below his station, Scott kind of undersells himself to other guitarists, but he's a cool dude.
dude people who say he is crap player listen to how fast he downpicks and and his sense for rythm
Too many tattoos this guy has.. also too much devil worshipping bullshit in their appearance
im happy this comment exists, because on the video where he plays with mart freidman kerry wants to jump in and gwt playing and he wants to talk about his music, not because he is self centered but because he played in megadeths first 5 shows and he looks up to marty, he wants marty to be impressed with him because hes kerrys hero
@@marcello728 you are a moron for making that statement there not a devil worshipping band there a were proving that religion is bullshit band that's what slayer is because if you believe in spiritual beings be it god satan ghost whatever then your an idiot that's what slayers about they dont believe in the devil either they just use it as a tool to show how much hatred they have for organized religion.
Kerry seems to be a very cool and simple person. I like that!
Nice to hear Kerry laugh a little for a change 🤘🏻
"hey this is Kerry King from slayer and we are here to check out my new head."
does this one have hair ? lol jks
Weak sauce
All you can here is EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
huge slayer fan but an ENGL POWERBALL 100 absolutely blows that marshall pc of shit away
freemen dontask anything beats a marshall. My Randall rg100 would destroy this $1,500 piece of crap
Ben Middleton those who know sound know that a solid state amp are garbage compared to tube amps. you might like your amp but I'm guessing that you just got used to listening to garbage sound. play a good tube amp for a while and I guarantee you will never go back to solid state.
Different tools for different jobs.
Don't think so buddy! Had 3 RG100's. cool amps for solid state, but not even a close match for this amp.
I like the movement of his right hand when he's gallop picking
His tone is fucking badass, i never succeeded at getting close to it, maybe i'll buy his head one day!
"when am chunkin you can feel it" LMAO yes i like to laugh at none sexual related stuff, an then relate it sexually...
Keep in mind most amps don't sound good when you own a shitty guitar. If youre going to buy a tube stack, upgrade your guitar with it too.
Go watch Andertons video on this subject. Two guys, one buying a expensive amp and a cheap guitar, the other one buying a expensive guitar and a cheap amp. The cheap guitar blew away the expensive one.
Thomas Raes on video...
+Ko-wing wong yes? :p
Thomas Raes i don't believe it. My American Jackson rr1 through a double stack marshall JCM2000 dsl 50 1960 cabs can blow any cheap combo away...
***** technology has come such a long way
im going to say what everyone is thinking...this amp sounds tiny as shit,this amp sucks lol
Trust me, it's the video, they haven't mic'ed it properly, look at almost any other demo, and you'll see how awesome this head is
Warpig of The Power its known as the guitar world ass effect
So many haters and shit talk about him but nobody here has his popularity and damn his guitar playing is so clean, hail Kerry King and Slayer forever \m/
I met Jeff Hannemann at a dirty little bar in Vancouver B.C. and he was super cool. Felt like I'd gone to high school with him.
sounds meh
Alexi Laiho used the JCM800KK on a COB album and it still sounded like Alexi. Everyone has their own taste for how they would dial it in and their own playing characteristics (tone is in the hands) It's just a neat way to get a metal sound out of the JCM800 straight up without having to boost it with an overdrive like people in thrash normally do/did with the 800s. A JCM800 with a boost in front, a noise gate and KT88s is appealing (I love the KT77s for example)
Alexi also had a built in gain boost in his guitar, the album was Blooddrunk. R.I.P
it's amazing for the kind of sound, tone and even attitude Slayer has, the guitar tones of both guitarist aren't that intense of super gained up.
"we're here to check out my new head" He's had that for a while hasn't he?
Excellent!! SLAYER with Kerry King !!!!
Um Kerry's always been with slayer
Solid state is the reasonable choice for thrash metal. Probably wasn't when Kerry started out, but it is now.
It sounds amazing! Wow, what an amp!!!
Simplicity and a fantastic sound...
Yeah, to drive his amp harder. He also used custom overwound pickups and played all of his rhythm parts on the neck pickup, so it was a very thick and hot signal going into the amp and getting crunch from the high mids while cutting any excess highs and lows.
Kerry without sunglasses is a rare sight
I got this one few years back and man it is great! I made little customisations to it and it kills!
my dream amplifier head. I played it at a guitar center with my jackson once, and it was SO good. like wow. the sound. like eddie van halen on that first record, except with more grind and concentrated treble. it sounded like a beast.
this is the best sounding marshall I have ever played
i'm pretty sure his sustainer is helping his notes ring out more than the amp but still awesome head!
very real and appreciative man!! you deserve it and so much more!
I do like that it is a Designed after a older 800 at its heart and you just use a cable and guitar.
I still like use a OD pedal(Tube screamer or a Boss OD-1) in front for a clean boost to tighten it up even more.
Wow thats an amazing sounding head!!
kerry king's picking is soo fucking smooth!!!! it makes it look soo effortless!!! probably the best goddamn metal rhythm guitarst in existance... im not even sure if i can call him a rhythm guitarist...
Damn. Now I want one. that is one quiet sounding rig.
Doesn't sound that great your better off with a peavey studio pro transtube amp with a cab sounds much more alive and warm for lack of a better word, much cheaper as well.
I have to get 1 of those for my rig! I'll have that sooner or later...Killer tone!
Trivia - the "800" comes from Jim's personal car number plate at the time of that series launch. "JCM 800".
We're here to check out my new head, and show you why it's so awesome
@TURBO2U2 Kerry isn't over rated... Most people talk shit and say he sucks at guitar. I will always love Slayer and respect Kerry King for being a part of it.
I love that crunch and roar from 3:07 - 3:14
You can tell Kerry's in a good mood in this video...
IMO though, this amp maxxed out sounds GREAT. My buddy has it; and it's a gnarly, hairy, roaring 800 that was force-fed concrete and steroids. If you stand in front of his 4x12 w/Celestion V30s, you can feel the gain from the 88s in your chest. Want crunch for cheap? Get an Ampeg VH-140C, Ampeg SS-150, a Crate GX-130C (cheap alternative to VH-140C), or a Randall (Titan or Cyclone-\m/). If money isn't an issue, an Uberschall is one of my personal favorites- rich, USEABLE gain for days...