Speaking of redundancies, i owned two Gibson Les Paul guitars a '91 classic and '97 standard and spent years comparing the two. Great guitars and had so much with them. Last year i fancied trying a Gibson Les Paul custom and wow it felt and sounded way clearer amd creamier. Next visit i took my two les pauls and compared them to the custom and the difference is staggering. I bought the custom on the spot , sold my two les pauls and never looked back. I plug my custom into my 30 year old Laney GH100L and finally found the perfect spot after 35 years of playing. Thanks for sharing
JCM800 2203>>>> didn't really like the Friedman JJ here, surprisingly as I tend to love Friedmans. HJS and SLO30 were cool. Cool video as ever, and great riffs!
Супер! Я как ни старался, не смогу поймать разницу)) Даже с закрытыми глазами слушал, чтобы не видеть названия и не "подыгрывать" себе!) Очень показательно! Очередной пример того, что в хороших руках и если знать, чего хочешь от звука, то всё можно сделать на аналогичном оборудовании. Круто!
Very cool demo! Thanks for all the awesome content you keep putting out! This is the closest I've seen the SLO-30 get to the JCM800, well done! Was that SLO crunch channel with bright switch on or off? Are those V30s in that cab? Thanks again!
Thanks so much! Yeah, the SLO was on the Crunch channel with the bright switch on and gain around 75%. The cab has V30s on the bottom and Greenbacks on top. I have the V30 mic'd up. Thanks for checking out the video!
It's got that Marshall-y DNA (more Plexi like vs an 800), but with the gain dialed back to around 6 or so, it's in the same ball park. Really great amp. Thanks for checking out the video!
Great video. Well put together and simple and to the point. All the amps sound great and quite close but the JCM 800 just has more balls and a richer sound, the others sound a bit thinner to me. I’m looking seriously at getting a Headbone VT as I have x2 800’s and I’m thinking I can finally get the live sound I want by using one head for rhythm and the other set a bit higher for lead. It’s a problem I’ve struggled with for years, using boosts, using the guitar volume etc. but there was always something missing and always a compromise.
JCM and SLO! Freidman is rich with lots of mids,harmonics, and compressed top, but a bit saggy. Of course they all sound great. Hard to beat a well set up JCM, except for that top end fizz. SLO is still King...
Love that black Les Paul, just curious about the details on it's year, pickups, modifications etc. Great videos all around. I have been contemplating the head-on for a while now, Think I will pull the trigger after seeing this. Thanks
It is a Gibson Custom Classic. A hybidization of the Gibson Custom and a Gibson Classic. Do not know the year tho. Gibson did not make too many and they are kinda rare to find on the used market. But they are out there if one were to keep checking.
Definitely! These amps can all do their own unique things and are all great amps, but I wanted to try to illustrate that you can get things to sound pretty close to one another when you use an amp switcher like that. Flipping back and forth instantly lets you hear, "oh, this one is brighter. I'll just compensate for that with a little more presence on the other amp." People tend to have some pretty strong opinions like "Amp A is so much better than amp B!" when in actuality, they can be closer than you might think. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
Definitely! The can all be dialed to sound pretty similar but I think the big difference is in the feel. The Friedman feels the best to me because it's got a bit of give/sag to it while still being really punchy. The 800 always sounds great, but it's the stiffest of the bunch to play and doesn't really get that compression to it until it's suuuuuper loud. Can't go wrong with any of these amps though! Thanks for checking out the video!
Marshall JCM 800 hands down the better sound overall. It is so nice to know that the king of rock amps is relatively cheap especially in comparison to a wanna-be Marshall boutique knock-offs that cost 2 to 4 times as much - but still cannot beat the original. I own a JCM800 and it really is the bees knees. Why go with anything else when all you need is a Marshall or a real Fender amp?
I've been stuck in amp comparison land for too long. In this one, the soldano slo 30 and the jcm 800 sound the same, I saw another one where the slo 30 and the slo 100 sound the same, I saw another where a Peavey 5150 and an slo 100 sound the same, and I saw another where a plexi and a jcm 800 sound the same, but surely a plexi and a 5150 can't sound the same, but idk man I'm so lost....
I think the point I was trying to make with this video was that as much as we all love to split hairs about this vs that, a lot of these amps can end up being pretty similar sounding. To me, it's about finding an amp that you enjoy the sound & feel of and then getting on with playing music. Gear rules, but the chase is also a huge distraction from actually making music. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
looking at the manual it says. Q: Is the Headbone a load-box? A: No. A load-box is designed to absorb an amplifiers full output and pass a reduced amount of power to the speaker. The Headbone uses a much smaller load resistor to provide an idle load for the standby amplifier. does that mean you have to put the head your not using on standby?
Are you doing ANY post editing? -asking for a bad ass musician friend who can’t afford to lose money on resale of one of those amps. PS-I’ve owned 11 different Friedman’s & not one of them including an old school killer Marsha sounded anything like this with those those top endy’ frequencies. I said before as a ultra-rad compliment, -you’d make a helluva new era Willy Wonka with that eye brow control and zesty vocal tone.
Yep! The Headbone itself has no effect on your amp's load or speaker impedance. So as an example, you'd just want to make sure that if you had an 8 ohm cab, use the 8 ohm speaker out on both of your amps. Thanks for checking out the video!
The headphones are connected to my computer where I'm recording in Logic. Since I double tracked all of the guitars in this video, I have a click going in my headphones so I can keep all of the parts tight and in the tempo of the song. Makes for a nice, tidy, A/B. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
Yeah that was actually the point I was trying to get across with the video. So many people have such strong opinions about certain amps being better than one another, but once you put them on an amp switcher and can instantly flip back and forth between them, you can really start to dial things to sound pretty close to one another.
@@ZachWish well played. The difference people obsess over is probably entirely in the fingertips between different players.. prob why anyone who played EVHs rig still sounded like themselves, not evh. I still love the idea of owning an SLO someday
this confirms that the most important thing if you want drastic changes in your sound while double tracking is to change cabinets
You are such a tight player it probably barely matters what amp it is. Great stuff as alway!
Thanks so much man!
air vents on your shirt makes sense
Just proves that the Soldano SLO is the greatest modded Marshall. Although that 800 sounds 🤌
Great video. I’m buying the switch. I have a SLO 100, EVH 5150 III and. H&K Tri Amp. Going to be fun to switch so quickly!
Speaking of redundancies, i owned two Gibson Les Paul guitars a '91 classic and '97 standard and spent years comparing the two. Great guitars and had so much with them. Last year i fancied trying a Gibson Les Paul custom and wow it felt and sounded way clearer amd creamier. Next visit i took my two les pauls and compared them to the custom and the difference is staggering. I bought the custom on the spot , sold my two les pauls and never looked back. I plug my custom into my 30 year old Laney GH100L and finally found the perfect spot after 35 years of playing. Thanks for sharing
JCM800 2203>>>>
didn't really like the Friedman JJ here, surprisingly as I tend to love Friedmans. HJS and SLO30 were cool. Cool video as ever, and great riffs!
Get ears
Супер! Я как ни старался, не смогу поймать разницу)) Даже с закрытыми глазами слушал, чтобы не видеть названия и не "подыгрывать" себе!) Очень показательно! Очередной пример того, что в хороших руках и если знать, чего хочешь от звука, то всё можно сделать на аналогичном оборудовании. Круто!
Ну маршал объективно звучит более "остро"! верхов больше или презенса.
Very nice. This looks like a great option before stepping up to those bigger and more expensive switchers. Killer tones and playing as always!
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.
Thx for uploading this video today. I just found out about this amazing band today and heard one of best songs Growing on Me. Whole album is amazing
That's awesome. Such a great band. Thanks for checking out the video!
Would that band be the darkness?
@@EverettVernon72 Yup
@@DermoniS agreed they are killer. Seen them like 6 times in the past 2 years and have 2 more of their shows upcoming. See them if you get the chance
@@DermoniS agreed they are killer. Seen them like 6 times in the past 2 years and have 2 more of their shows upcoming. See them if you get the chance
Get your gear here: www.zzounds.com/a--3978724 and support the channel so I can get a new Torche shirt. 🦇
I saw someone else talking about this just yesterday! Can't find the vid now though. 😊
They sound so similar! And props to using that riff from the Darkness 💪🏻
I need one of those. Your Les Paul’s ares beautiful too !
Thanks so much!
Very cool demo! Thanks for all the awesome content you keep putting out! This is the closest I've seen the SLO-30 get to the JCM800, well done! Was that SLO crunch channel with bright switch on or off? Are those V30s in that cab? Thanks again!
Thanks so much! Yeah, the SLO was on the Crunch channel with the bright switch on and gain around 75%. The cab has V30s on the bottom and Greenbacks on top. I have the V30 mic'd up. Thanks for checking out the video!
Awesome as always!!!
Thanks so much!
How did you dial the JJ to sound so close to the 800? Lol this got me kind of wanting another JJ again.
It's got that Marshall-y DNA (more Plexi like vs an 800), but with the gain dialed back to around 6 or so, it's in the same ball park. Really great amp. Thanks for checking out the video!
Great video. Well put together and simple and to the point. All the amps sound great and quite close but the JCM 800 just has more balls and a richer sound, the others sound a bit thinner to me.
I’m looking seriously at getting a Headbone VT as I have x2 800’s and I’m thinking I can finally get the live sound I want by using one head for rhythm and the other set a bit higher for lead. It’s a problem I’ve struggled with for years, using boosts, using the guitar volume etc. but there was always something missing and always a compromise.
Try a fast delay on leads, like 8 hundred somthing....no punn intended
JCM and SLO! Freidman is rich with lots of mids,harmonics, and compressed top, but a bit saggy. Of course they all sound great. Hard to beat a well set up JCM, except for that top end fizz. SLO is still King...
You’re wrong and can’t spell
Absolutely gorgeous riffing on She’s just a girl Eddie! It’s my favourite song by the Darkness
Love that black Les Paul, just curious about the details on it's year, pickups, modifications etc. Great videos all around. I have been contemplating the head-on for a while now, Think I will pull the trigger after seeing this.
Thanks
It is a Gibson Custom Classic. A hybidization of the Gibson Custom and a Gibson Classic. Do not know the year tho. Gibson did not make too many and they are kinda rare to find on the used market. But they are out there if one were to keep checking.
That Les Paul... What is that model? I've seen em and been trying to find one or the Classic Custom.
Love your guitar tones so much. Do you sell any amp captures?
did you EQ them to sound super close ? Maybe it's the YT processing but they sound indistinguishable from eachother to me
Definitely! These amps can all do their own unique things and are all great amps, but I wanted to try to illustrate that you can get things to sound pretty close to one another when you use an amp switcher like that. Flipping back and forth instantly lets you hear, "oh, this one is brighter. I'll just compensate for that with a little more presence on the other amp." People tend to have some pretty strong opinions like "Amp A is so much better than amp B!" when in actuality, they can be closer than you might think. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
I agree. Almost feels like a spoof video.
I really need to get a JCM 800!
Do you notice a difference in the way they feel?
Definitely! The can all be dialed to sound pretty similar but I think the big difference is in the feel. The Friedman feels the best to me because it's got a bit of give/sag to it while still being really punchy. The 800 always sounds great, but it's the stiffest of the bunch to play and doesn't really get that compression to it until it's suuuuuper loud. Can't go wrong with any of these amps though! Thanks for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish you will have to do a video comparison of the Friedman and a Marshall Jubilee
Marshall JCM 800 hands down the better sound overall. It is so nice to know that the king of rock amps is relatively cheap especially in comparison to a wanna-be Marshall boutique knock-offs that cost 2 to 4 times as much - but still cannot beat the original. I own a JCM800 and it really is the bees knees. Why go with anything else when all you need is a Marshall or a real Fender amp?
Nah lol. Jj100
Omg did you dump the ssv2?
I've been stuck in amp comparison land for too long. In this one, the soldano slo 30 and the jcm 800 sound the same, I saw another one where the slo 30 and the slo 100 sound the same, I saw another where a Peavey 5150 and an slo 100 sound the same, and I saw another where a plexi and a jcm 800 sound the same, but surely a plexi and a 5150 can't sound the same, but idk man I'm so lost....
I think the point I was trying to make with this video was that as much as we all love to split hairs about this vs that, a lot of these amps can end up being pretty similar sounding. To me, it's about finding an amp that you enjoy the sound & feel of and then getting on with playing music. Gear rules, but the chase is also a huge distraction from actually making music. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
All sound good, but the 800 takes it.
My god! what a tremendous tone!
Hey Zach, whats your Slo 30 settings for the 800 tone? Killer channel btw🤟
Thanks! It was on the Crunch Channel with the bright switch on.
Gain: 8
Bass: 5
Middle: 6
Treble: 6
Master: 3.5
Presence: 6
Depth: 6
what is you camera rig like? I love your videography as much as i love your tone!
Thanks so much! I use the Canon EOS R with a 50mm and 24-70mm.
looking at the manual it says.
Q: Is the Headbone a load-box?
A: No. A load-box is designed to absorb an amplifiers full output and
pass a reduced amount of power to the speaker. The Headbone uses
a much smaller load resistor to provide an idle load for the standby
amplifier.
does that mean you have to put the head your not using on standby?
Do you have to have 2 pedalboards too and what about the effects loop such as echoplex?
Bro I be buying that VT shot G
Are you doing ANY post editing?
-asking for a bad ass musician friend
who can’t afford to lose money on resale of one of those amps.
PS-I’ve owned 11 different Friedman’s
& not one of them including an old school killer Marsha sounded anything
like this with those those top endy’ frequencies.
I said before as a ultra-rad compliment,
-you’d make a helluva new era
Willy Wonka with that eye brow control and zesty vocal tone.
Have tried any of those jcm 800 mods like the MR scary ?
Can you use this switch for 2 heads? When one is tube and one is solid state?
Yep! The Headbone itself has no effect on your amp's load or speaker impedance. So as an example, you'd just want to make sure that if you had an 8 ohm cab, use the 8 ohm speaker out on both of your amps. Thanks for checking out the video!
when you use headphones, are they connected to the amp? always had that question, haha
The headphones are connected to my computer where I'm recording in Logic. Since I double tracked all of the guitars in this video, I have a click going in my headphones so I can keep all of the parts tight and in the tempo of the song. Makes for a nice, tidy, A/B. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish thank you for your vids and your superb taste, i knew hum thanks to you :)
soldano/jcm, then the friedman to me. Firedman has that modeller esque polished/compressed tone to me
Super talented.
What about the latency when switching?
Tough to beat that 800
Soldano SLO 100 beats to 800 amp, I got one!
Marshall the best
all good
Маршал крут )
Marshall JCM 800 is the best..
yep. the JJ is farty in comparison.
Hey Zach, what camera do you use for your videos?
Canon EOS R.
@@ZachWish thanks. what lens?
SLO and 800 are nearly identical. The Marshalls just have a thing about them. Where is the SSV2?
1. Marshall
2. Soldano
3. Friedman
The Friedman is way too sanitary, and the soldano had something in the midrange I didn't like.
Maybe it was the chord progression you were playing but the sound was almost imperceptible between the 2 amps
Yeah that was actually the point I was trying to get across with the video. So many people have such strong opinions about certain amps being better than one another, but once you put them on an amp switcher and can instantly flip back and forth between them, you can really start to dial things to sound pretty close to one another.
@@ZachWish well played. The difference people obsess over is probably entirely in the fingertips between different players.. prob why anyone who played EVHs rig still sounded like themselves, not evh. I still love the idea of owning an SLO someday
JJ100 kills all
800
Jcm800
Soldano sounded the worst