Playing cheap amps with a $2000 guitar won't fool me, I know your tricks Dagan. You did just inadvertently sell me a "Mayer" pentagram t-shirt though...you deserve a commission.
it seen to me that you don't know much about guitar stuff, it is not about the guitar, it is about gears, the guitar can be cheap you need buy Amp from 2000$ pedal from 250$ and you can get any cheap guitar 100$ you will have tone an stars tone a monster tone!
At first I thought he was a bit too over the top, but I love seeing their vids now. He loves what he does and he loves playing guitar. He still reminds me of Jack Sparrow quite a bit but I love it, haha! Keep up the good work Dagan! 🤘👍
Well I’ll be damned, that’s the amp I have. And I have been thinking I need to go for something more metal oriented like a mesa or an EVH 5150. By the way Julian it’s a blackstar ID:30 TVP.
I liked the blackstar best just because it seams the most versitile. It seams it can handle all sorts of metal as well as plenty of rock and even other styles
That Laney brought some memories. I had a Laney Tube Fusion 100 solid state amp back in the day when I was really into The Shadows. With the "Bright" switch turned on, that Laney gave quite authentic The Shadows guitar sound with my '83 MIJ Squier. Its gain channel was not something to sniff at, but it was the clean channel which was wonderful to me.
The blackstar tvp is not only a great beginner amp at the 15w to 30w range (BTW, the bookmark in the video says you have have 15w version) but I love it as my top end big boy amp with the same things expressed in a 2x12. Tvp 260. I've played it with the volume past 12'oclock with a live drummer right next to me. That tvp line is an absolute beast if you want to go all out with that particular sound. The crazy part is despite it being 2x12 vs 1x12, my Blackstar Club ht40 Kentucky (6l6 tubes) is even more fierce than the tvp. It probably hangs with a live band effortlessly. Blackstar is obviously my preference but whether I'm playing metal or pop, I have always preferred a metal TONE to express whatever it is I'm playing in. And with that mindset I have found a comfortable home with blackstars products. Their high end stuff is amazing and their lower end stuff doesn't sacrifice tone quality either. It's worth mentioning Blackstar also makes great "beginner" tube amps. Some nice sounding lower powered/single tube powered amps and many of their recent products include switches to tone down the watts to 2 to 6.
Honestly the hybrid lunchbox heads are a better way to go. A joyo zombie and 1x12 loaded with a v30 will run under $400 from thommans. Or the new peavy mini heads are relatively inexpensive($400ish) and sound badass. Also the joyo mjolnir ($450ish) is a great option as well and a great entry level tube amp. The combo amp is honestly a poor investment these days, just because the micro heads are so good, cheap and there are so many flavors anymore, you can't really go wrong.
Page Hamilton is the KT88 King imho. Really digging the Blackstar. I have an old VHT Pitbull 120 with the KT88's and a 4x12 cab with 2 x 30 watt and 2 x 25 watt Celestian Greenbacks so it's def not something I can use for a practice amp. Love the Blackstar versatility as well. Def going to check one out. Thanks!
I'm really an Orange kind of person when it comes to amps. I don't get the hate, because I absolutely love them. It's a little muffled, I hear people say. But they probably just didn't dial it in right.
Just saw this. As an instructor of guitar and metal. Theses days I recommend lunch box amps tubs. Like I recommend to the parents to buy a guitar that the child interest demands.
No don't do it man I bought into all the reviews, the palm muting on it sounds so hollow there is no oomph to this amp I sold mine not long after buying it.
The Katana is awesome for metal, you need to use the Tone studio to tweak the tone you want, best amp I have ever owned ,will not buy anything else again, don't need to.
The Vox amPlug 2 Metal demo at the end really doesn't do it justice. With the right settings I think it has an amaaaaazing sound. I use Gain 7, Tone 3.5, Orange channel and it sounds metal AF!
Nice Dimebag Dean.. I like the Washburn versions too but the Dean is more authentic I guess since thats what he won in the contest and played for most of his life.
Sunburst lookin good. Back in the 90s my cousin had the blue lightning Dean. I'm starting out on a Razorback, import model, licensed FR. Had to take it to my local shop to get it strung up and properly tuned, I'm only used to stringing acoustics and FR is way over my head 😄 but I love how it feels and the look of that guitar makes me want to play and learn as much as possible, that's what it's all about right??! Getcha pull!
@@martinkovac2920 i bought it from thomann and one jam later i decided to return it and it was a good call from me. To be fair i was using a p90 pickup guitar, but i noticed that the overdrive channels were kinda weak for my taste, kinda muddy and too bass oriented.Trust me this guy is using the best pickups out there to make it sound sharp but tbh unless you got 300€ pickups on ur guitar avoid the marshall. I find cube 20gx to be a lot more powerful and for metal. Just my opinion tho ofc, good luck finding the right rig for you my man
@@alexandrecorreia5246 im about to buy marshall and i have cort x2 its less than 200€ guitar but after reading ur comment, what do u recommened me to buy instead i play modern metal, and u know modern metal heavy downtuned distortion and palm mutings..
I'm getting a fender champion 20 as my first amp along side a Jackson rhoads minion I'm also getting a hell babe wah pedal that's my budget setup I hoping I get everything when that second stimulus check comes in
I got a used Champion 20 just because I wanted something cheap to start with and it was only $70 at Guitar Center. I like the on board FX and the different voices are OK, but IMO it's not a great amp if you want that bass heavy, scooped mid crunchy metal sound. Do you still have you Champion 20? If so, what are your thoughts on it?
@@mc12358 I didn't get it instead I got a used 86 Ibanez Roadstar II bass and a 10 watt amp that I sold and now I got a P bass with EMG's and one of those headphones amps
@@GothdaddyEG cool thanks for responding, I'm glad you're still into guitar a year on! I plan to keep my Champion for a while, but I'm thinking either a Marshall or Peavey will be my next amp if I get more serious about playing.
Caleb Frost true but if u hook a metal zone distortion pedal I’m sure combining it will will the amps built in eq will give it a nice nice metal sound kind of like Korn, Disturbed, Linkin Park, P.O.D. etc those bands were modern around my time but they r considered classics too so over 20 years later they’ve still producing sounds that r both modern and classic 😎
I thought the orange sounded the worst, it seemed to have good sounding processing but a lousy driver or something maby it would sound amazing thru headphones. It just had such a small inside a bucket sound, the mini amp had almost as big of a sound, the Marshal and blackstar and VOX all had a "big" rich sound almost like a cabinet Marshal imo was best. But it's all over video so maby I'm wrong. I was super impressed with the Laney mini amp was big sounding for being so tiny plus the app was kinda cool. I may buy one of those for just messing around, wonder how it would sound with EMG 81/60 pickups. The VOX mini was decent too imo.
You don't "need" one but distortion pedals will give you different sounds depending on the amp/pedal combo, for example, if you find the amp doesn't provide the distorted tone you are looking for, then a pedal may give you more/better distortion. There are also fuzz and overdrive pedals which will further differentiate the tone.
Only one I'd consider for price to value ratio is the Marshall MG30. Why is Fender a more known and famous company that charges less for its amps than Marshall or Orange? I get that they don't do metal well, but they are better at clean. I just don't get it.
You messed around with that marshal for ten minutes I was solf on it after two but it took me like an hour of skipping around to find when you said the price
Marshall sounds the best to me with Blackstar coming at a close second the rest honestly sound crap to me, especially the orange which is usually an amp company I have a sweet spot for
I am currently trying to gather a set of good equipment to play nu metal. Could anyone give me some advice??? Which one is best for nu metal??? Also, is necessary to get some additional pedals to play this kind of music?
Based on my 30+ years of tube amp circuit knowledge... here is my observation: 1. 6L6 tubes sound horrible for metal: they are too "round" sounding, and get muddy when pushed. 2. EL34 tubes are the classic Marshall sounding tube (my personal favorite), however, many thrash and death metal players dislike the early breakup and more "elastic" tendency of the EL34, and prefer the harder and more headroom 6550 or KT88 tube types. 3. Players who like the tone of the EL34, but want more headroom and less saturation can set the bias higher, this will make the EL34 draw less current at idle, and therefore produce a crunchier tone with later breakup. As always, let your ears be your ultimate guide.
You sound so American when you say “metal” at 0:56
omg HAHAHAHAH
As a American, I can confirm
Random as hell
@@MrScarfacempl r/hellarandomcomment
What if he was faking his uk accent the whole time
0:56 : OH GOD, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ACCENT?
Haha ikr
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Playing cheap amps with a $2000 guitar won't fool me, I know your tricks Dagan. You did just inadvertently sell me a "Mayer" pentagram t-shirt though...you deserve a commission.
Joel Middaugh it’s a mid priced dean lol. Mahogany body and a dimebucker, nothing too fancy
Dean MLs cost around $500-700 tho..
Dude you have no idea having a cheap guitar with a good amp and you still guitar surprisingly good sound
it seen to me that you don't know much about guitar stuff, it is not about the guitar, it is about gears, the guitar can be cheap you need buy Amp from 2000$ pedal from 250$ and you can get any cheap guitar 100$ you will have tone an stars tone a monster tone!
At first I thought he was a bit too over the top, but I love seeing their vids now. He loves what he does and he loves playing guitar. He still reminds me of Jack Sparrow quite a bit but I love it, haha! Keep up the good work Dagan! 🤘👍
“Iron, Copper, gold, *Gojira* “
Ironically, that’s why I came here
Pun intended?
Same, if I’m being honest
Yo nice pic 🤙
I'm really impressed with the Blackstar ! Sounds great!
What blackstar it was?
Well I’ll be damned, that’s the amp I have. And I have been thinking I need to go for something more metal oriented like a mesa or an EVH 5150. By the way Julian it’s a blackstar ID:30 TVP.
Looking for a cheap metal AMP to play Gojira songs and he plays Gojira, Im sold
Peavey vypyr my friend. 6505 and 6534 sounds
RUN! IT'S GOJIRA! Sorry couldnt help myself.
looking for a amp to play deftones on
I swear you said meth is amazing at 1:11
🤣🤣🤣
Methal
Heard that too
I as well🔊🦻🏻
Did I catch you playing some Rammstein?
YEAH
That you did
Ramstein is a rock boy band with 50 yr old germans
No it was slipknot
Yes it was du hast
Orange = Jim🤘Root
mo jo hell yea. Fender + Orange = Jim Root
@@ocrow3654 You forgot EMG
That katana behind is probably going like " huh, kids."
Underrated XD
Dave Mustaine is my favourite Marshall metal player.Yeah he stopped using the JVMs for a while but embraced them again during 2008-9.
I liked the blackstar best just because it seams the most versitile. It seams it can handle all sorts of metal as well as plenty of rock and even other styles
The Vox sound reminds me of the first Japanese 9v transistor radio I got in 1963.
Did anyone else notice the guy in the back left holding his guitar waiting for his turn to jam? Lol
It's a poster lol
My man here playing the beast and the harlot!😊
anything Dagan reviews i want to buy , he's such a dude
Wow...I'm chuckling at some of the comments on what is and what is not metal!!
That Marshall sounds AWESOME
Thank you so much for your amazing videos demoing all the equipment. It really helped me get the ball rolling in the right direction.
just a beginner guitar player but love these type of videos 🤘
1:25 what's up with the guy in the top left corner?
I think it’s a poster
It’s a poster of Slash
its a customer waiting to try an amp
Jimmy page is watching over him always.
He's there thre hole time lol it's slash
(secret tip for good sounds) You don't need as much gain as you think you do.
I used to have the Orange CR20 (I used a GC gift card to buy it). I thought the full gain setting sounded like a wet fart.
thats the sound i am going for🤣
marshall 30fx sounds damn good i need to find one of these
That Laney brought some memories. I had a Laney Tube Fusion 100 solid state amp back in the day when I was really into The Shadows. With the "Bright" switch turned on, that Laney gave quite authentic The Shadows guitar sound with my '83 MIJ Squier. Its gain channel was not something to sniff at, but it was the clean channel which was wonderful to me.
You shouldn't call them beginner amps.
Just awesome budget amps.
30:29 beast and the harlot riff
The blackstar tvp is not only a great beginner amp at the 15w to 30w range (BTW, the bookmark in the video says you have have 15w version) but I love it as my top end big boy amp with the same things expressed in a 2x12. Tvp 260. I've played it with the volume past 12'oclock with a live drummer right next to me. That tvp line is an absolute beast if you want to go all out with that particular sound. The crazy part is despite it being 2x12 vs 1x12, my Blackstar Club ht40 Kentucky (6l6 tubes) is even more fierce than the tvp. It probably hangs with a live band effortlessly.
Blackstar is obviously my preference but whether I'm playing metal or pop, I have always preferred a metal TONE to express whatever it is I'm playing in. And with that mindset I have found a comfortable home with blackstars products. Their high end stuff is amazing and their lower end stuff doesn't sacrifice tone quality either. It's worth mentioning Blackstar also makes great "beginner" tube amps. Some nice sounding lower powered/single tube powered amps and many of their recent products include switches to tone down the watts to 2 to 6.
Ok blackstar employee
Honestly the hybrid lunchbox heads are a better way to go. A joyo zombie and 1x12 loaded with a v30 will run under $400 from thommans. Or the new peavy mini heads are relatively inexpensive($400ish) and sound badass. Also the joyo mjolnir ($450ish) is a great option as well and a great entry level tube amp. The combo amp is honestly a poor investment these days, just because the micro heads are so good, cheap and there are so many flavors anymore, you can't really go wrong.
Page Hamilton is the KT88 King imho. Really digging the Blackstar. I have an old VHT Pitbull 120 with the KT88's and a 4x12 cab with 2 x 30 watt and 2 x 25 watt Celestian Greenbacks so it's def not something I can use for a practice amp. Love the Blackstar versatility as well. Def going to check one out. Thanks!
Informative and hilarious 😂 thanks for not just showing clean, especially on the amps that really shine with distortion like black star and vox 💀💀
Matt Pike also uses Orange amps!
Synyster Gates also uses Marshall back in their album City of Evil and Avenged Sevenfold🤘🤘
A while back be had a signature amp but he had it discontinued and started using the Axe fx I think.
"Favorite Orange metal artist".... Me🤘😂
So many awesome riffs cat scratch fever, disposable teens, and tons of pantera 🤘
The Mayer shirt alone earned my thumbs up today, cheers!
@Wet vegetables It looks like slayer but says mayer
You look like the black metal band Emperor frontman with those glasses.
I'm really an Orange kind of person when it comes to amps. I don't get the hate, because I absolutely love them. It's a little muffled, I hear people say. But they probably just didn't dial it in right.
Love that dimebag guitar
You do a great service for newbies luke myself!.🤘
What type of setup do you have? Pedals? Amp?
I have tried amp brands and Blackstar is my go to as its amazing for rock and metal.
Idk if they still use them but Ghost at least used to use orange, they are my favourite.
I’m digging that Blackstar!
A NEW LEVEL!
the black ml was used by Wayne Static and he had some awesome songs
Early Eddie Van Halen and his Marshall Plexi lead and his 4x12 Cabs - The ultimate historical Marshall Monster!
Just saw this. As an instructor of guitar and metal. Theses days I recommend lunch box amps tubs. Like I recommend to the parents to buy a guitar that the child interest demands.
Thanks for this Video man...... Well made .......... Keep it up
the octaver is great for the starsky and hutch theme tune. if you're old like me.
How is boss katana for metal? I'm getting one for dirt price. Should I go for it?
No don't do it man I bought into all the reviews, the palm muting on it sounds so hollow there is no oomph to this amp I sold mine not long after buying it.
No really "massive" sound with the Katana......
I have the katana and i can deal with really heavy tone with the brown channel and an overdrive effect
Just don’t. The palm mutes suuuuck
The Katana is awesome for metal, you need to use the Tone studio to tweak the tone you want, best amp I have ever owned ,will not buy anything else again, don't need to.
Jim Root is the reason I got an orange amp!
The Vox amPlug 2 Metal demo at the end really doesn't do it justice. With the right settings I think it has an amaaaaazing sound. I use Gain 7, Tone 3.5, Orange channel and it sounds metal AF!
damn i like the silveria by gojiria riff u played
Nice Dimebag Dean.. I like the Washburn versions too but the Dean is more authentic I guess since thats what he won in the contest and played for most of his life.
Sunburst lookin good. Back in the 90s my cousin had the blue lightning Dean. I'm starting out on a Razorback, import model, licensed FR. Had to take it to my local shop to get it strung up and properly tuned, I'm only used to stringing acoustics and FR is way over my head 😄 but I love how it feels and the look of that guitar makes me want to play and learn as much as possible, that's what it's all about right??! Getcha pull!
8:02 Decadence dance is actually a 90s song but great cover regardless 👏
Great choices. I think I'm gonna buy an Invective.
Did you know they use Pantera in phones as a conductor?
I use Pantera in my toilet to conduct shit to the sewer.
Blackstar FTW! 🔥🔥🔥
Love you bro you are my Hero 👊🏼🤘🏼🖤
My favorite Marshall artist is Saki, from Mary's Blood. She is an amazing shredder.
The Marshall is good for Metallica stuff?
Should be. Megadeth used them I think.
Dont buy that one, trust me
@@alexandrecorreia5246 why, what is your issue with them? looking to buy a new amp so i am trying to get as much info as i can
@@martinkovac2920 i bought it from thomann and one jam later i decided to return it and it was a good call from me. To be fair i was using a p90 pickup guitar, but i noticed that the overdrive channels were kinda weak for my taste, kinda muddy and too bass oriented.Trust me this guy is using the best pickups out there to make it sound sharp but tbh unless you got 300€ pickups on ur guitar avoid the marshall. I find cube 20gx to be a lot more powerful and for metal. Just my opinion tho ofc, good luck finding the right rig for you my man
@@alexandrecorreia5246 im about to buy marshall and i have cort x2 its less than 200€ guitar but after reading ur comment, what do u recommened me to buy instead i play modern metal, and u know modern metal heavy downtuned distortion and palm mutings..
Everything is lovely.
What about the orange micro dark!
Pepsi cola You probably mean the Micro Dark
The Dark Terror is NOT a beginner amp
Not for metal
@@tito9107 lmao 👌👌👌
Not really a budget amp
I'm getting a fender champion 20 as my first amp along side a Jackson rhoads minion I'm also getting a hell babe wah pedal that's my budget setup I hoping I get everything when that second stimulus check comes in
I got a used Champion 20 just because I wanted something cheap to start with and it was only $70 at Guitar Center. I like the on board FX and the different voices are OK, but IMO it's not a great amp if you want that bass heavy, scooped mid crunchy metal sound. Do you still have you Champion 20? If so, what are your thoughts on it?
@@mc12358 I didn't get it instead I got a used 86 Ibanez Roadstar II bass and a 10 watt amp that I sold and now I got a P bass with EMG's and one of those headphones amps
@@GothdaddyEG cool thanks for responding, I'm glad you're still into guitar a year on! I plan to keep my Champion for a while, but I'm thinking either a Marshall or Peavey will be my next amp if I get more serious about playing.
@@mc12358 I'm getting more serious about my playing I'm trying to get me a peavey or ampeg combo amp and a di box with overdrive.
I have the Marshall mg30fx 30 watt and it sounds amazing
Them amp companies should be sponsoring this very great content demoing them amps
I have an Orange Crush 20 and it’s good for classic rock, but not really for metal.
Caleb Frost true but if u hook a metal zone distortion pedal I’m sure combining it will will the amps built in eq will give it a nice nice metal sound kind of like Korn, Disturbed, Linkin Park, P.O.D. etc those bands were modern around my time but they r considered classics too so over 20 years later they’ve still producing sounds that r both modern and classic 😎
My favorite Marshall metal player might be Dav Mustard
Head for Korn uses orange
5:50
*Du*
*Du Hast*
*Du Hast Mich*
I thought the orange sounded the worst, it seemed to have good sounding processing but a lousy driver or something maby it would sound amazing thru headphones. It just had such a small inside a bucket sound, the mini amp had almost as big of a sound, the Marshal and blackstar and VOX all had a "big" rich sound almost like a cabinet Marshal imo was best. But it's all over video so maby I'm wrong. I was super impressed with the Laney mini amp was big sounding for being so tiny plus the app was kinda cool. I may buy one of those for just messing around, wonder how it would sound with EMG 81/60 pickups. The VOX mini was decent too imo.
Aaron Waltz I have it but not sound great. Furthermore you don't wanna plug your mobile always, kind of annoying
I'm brand new at guitar. Since the Marshall is a combo amp does that mean I don't need a distortion pedal for it?
You don't "need" one but distortion pedals will give you different sounds depending on the amp/pedal combo, for example, if you find the amp doesn't provide the distorted tone you are looking for, then a pedal may give you more/better distortion. There are also fuzz and overdrive pedals which will further differentiate the tone.
if I understand your question, a "combo" amp is just when the amplifier and the speaker(s) are in the same cabinet.
Did those blackstar amps get discontinued cuz I can't seem to find them anywhere.
Only one I'd consider for price to value ratio is the Marshall MG30. Why is Fender a more known and famous company that charges less for its amps than Marshall or Orange? I get that they don't do metal well, but they are better at clean. I just don't get it.
SYL 🤘 devin townsend is a metal god..
Dudester u look SO different with your cool hair pulled back! We enjoy your vids!
from mtw and 99 in California.
Yeeeeeah!
You messed around with that marshal for ten minutes I was solf on it after two but it took me like an hour of skipping around to find when you said the price
I have a Peavey 6505 which is ok but I prefer Mesa Boogie Rectifier or Marshall JCM 800 that defined classic and modern metal.
Blackstar killed it. Knew it was going to :)
My favorite Marshall player is Eddie Van Halen or Adrian smith
The Laney makes me think of Crush 40's rock rather than metal. But that's a sound I'm enjoying.
Marshall sounds the best to me with Blackstar coming at a close second the rest honestly sound crap to me, especially the orange which is usually an amp company I have a sweet spot for
Buy a Marshall code, even CODE 25, it's really worth and can give nice metal tones, I have one and I'm soo pleased
Very nice at the Marshall, RAMMSTEIN 🤘
I am currently trying to gather a set of good equipment to play nu metal. Could anyone give me some advice???
Which one is best for nu metal???
Also, is necessary to get some additional pedals to play this kind of music?
i am new to guitar i have a fender stratacastor and i want to play metal but i know the single coil pick ups are not good for it i think i dont know
The best riff played at 13:20
Based on my 30+ years of tube amp circuit knowledge... here is my observation:
1. 6L6 tubes sound horrible for metal: they are too "round" sounding, and get muddy when pushed.
2. EL34 tubes are the classic Marshall sounding tube (my personal favorite), however, many thrash and death metal players dislike the early breakup and more "elastic" tendency of the EL34, and prefer the harder and more headroom 6550 or KT88 tube types.
3. Players who like the tone of the EL34, but want more headroom and less saturation can set the bias higher, this will make the EL34 draw less current at idle, and therefore produce a crunchier tone with later breakup. As always, let your ears be your ultimate guide.
Thanks dude really helps！
That Mayer shirt😂😂
Laney cub 12R using Boss Metal core pedal so it's valve amp and a pedal
how about without a pedal? i played a laney 212R with a tele and that thing was metal af without a pedal
Everyone should also know that on Tonebridge you can create pedal presets with a bunch of amps, pedals, and other stuff for free
All great amps
My favorite orange metal player is rob sireh the bassist of enterprise earth
Marshalls suck until you move up the UK made JCM line.
Hi Dagan, i would like to know what's the difference between the MG GFX and the DFX models ?
Dave Murray my fav metal Marshall player
What’s the best one for Metallica
Which one would be best for metallica esc tones?
Is it worth getting the Marshall mg101gfx or the mg50gfx?
My favorite orange using metal musicians are larry ler londe from primus and that dude from sleep