anyone got any ideas? my budget would be about 2.5-3k.. dont mind combos, would much prefer a half stack. its probably going to be second hand, doesnt matter either. wattage dont matter. I want that bone crushing high gain. think mastodon kind of high gain. and is anybody seriously PISSED at how much bentley marks up mesa boogies?!

Er, 2.5-3k very hard to get....... even at Second hand.

check with Ceriatone. They might be able to build you one.

isnt the JCM800 1x12 combo around rm3k?

going for more of a jcm 900/dual rectifier kinda feel. hybrids are also okay. just want some suggestions. moving up to 3.5-4k.. does that give me more headroom? I am in contact with Nik at ceriatone.. asking him if he can build one even HIGHER gain than his 800. gave him the schematic for a dual rectifier. waiting on his reply.. in the meantime im looking at other models.

just one question.
do you have the space etc to even make full use of a high gain monster?

its no point having it in a bedroom and playing it on 1.

i did kinda expect questions like this one. if i am considering a half stack, i already obviously know that it doesnt sound good on 1. so please, stop talking if you have nothing to contribute.

This post has been edited by ianhooi: Sep 4 2008, 09:01 PM

ianhooi, you know if you keep insulting the people, you're not going to get any help.

What everdying means, that there ARE some people who are not aware that tube amp needs high volume levels to get the best sound. And when we mean high volumes, we're talking about about 2/5th the volume and if it's a half stack, that means it will probably be heard around your neighborhood............ But I'm sure you already knew that.

i will definitely pay it a visit if he has one

I checked with Nik a while ago, he said he doesn't have any plans to build high-gain amps for the time being. Earliest would be sometime next year. And he said that it definitely wouldn't be a 5150 copy because he hates 5150s. But maybe if enough people show interest, he would consider it.

ianhooi, look out for Randall RG50TC or Bugera amps such as the 333XL. Those should be in your price range brand new.

This post has been edited by fatboythin: Sep 4 2008, 11:18 PM

Bugera 6230 or 333xl.
American voiced distortion, similar to that of 5150 and Triple-X.

Prices wise I recall 2k+ for head and 1k+ of cab. Combos are available for slightly less.

Here is a pretty good clip.

ur right, and yeah im sorry everdying. just that.. people assuming i dont know what im talking about just really pisses me off sometimes. THAT is the bugera? whoa. I didnt know it sounded so awesome. for everyones info i AM playing it in my bedroom. but its soundproofed. so itll definitely be able to handle a 50 watt tube head on 2/5. thanks for your suggestions everyone.

i was seriously considering the RG50TC. anyone know where i can get one in malaysia?

Only Randall dealer here is GC. Last time I went, they didn't have it though. Try asking them whether there are any plans to bring that model in. Otherwise, you have to go to Singapore.

u can special order from GC which model u want,
n of cos it comes with special price, if u know what i mean..

special order+special price= satisfaction

Bugera is a good way to go too. We're Still trying to organize a Bugera test date. Ie: we all come with our different guitars and pedals and see how good it sounds.

About how much would an RG50TC run for?I love that amp,but the fact that it's a 50 watter tube amp always holds me back.

see from UG wan....

" it's always better to have a 50 or 100w amp that aim for metal than a low wattage amp that is not aim for metal. "

something like tat la...
for high gain metal amp, for sure it's gonna be high wattage, no?

Well, if you're gonna splurge dough for a full tubed amplifier, might as well get a power attenuator. THD Hot Plate comes to mind

True, heed this advice! Unless you want to get deaf in the process of getting an orgasmic tone.

I can't seem to find anymore THD Hot plates for sale in KL.
I definitely need one soon, as some of my neighbors already complaining I play too loud.......

get a earplug, n full blast.
they'll never come anymore.

Eh, i thought the test already over n i have missed it, so u are still managing to organize the test, its good news,
hope u can manage to set up it on the weekend, will look forward to it..
even tho im just gonna be watching, bcos im still a newbie, cant compare to u guys old timer rite

Nope..... I can only make it after October......

-- sorry, stupid post -- (erased)

This post has been edited by Pix: Sep 6 2008, 07:27 PM

thinking of a peavey valveking, order from thomann.de anyone got any experience with the amp or ordering from them? their one of the few music stores online that ship internationally...

The Valveking is not really HIGH HIGH gain tube amp. You would need a decent OD pedal and a speaker swap for it to reach its full high gain potential. If you're ordering from Thomann, why don't you get the Randall RG50TC. But also be careful when ordering amps oversead, because the voltage there is different than here. You could blow up your amp (exaggerating) if you get it and just straight away plug it in here.

its not?? sounded pretty darn brutal on youtube. lol. thanks for the heads up! and, germany is 220VAC, guess ill have to get a travel adaptor for that. my only fear is that itll get thrown around and damaged on the way here..

thomann uses DHL, so I guess they r pretty ok.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CI117wHoKQ

can you guys tell me what you think of that? thats the valveking. that video is what sold me on it.

err... how about Rivera? mahogany malaysia brings them in though. i like their demo's on youtube, sounds good enough for me.