Bogner Helios JB45 Clips

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Nice demo! I'm curious, you've had a chance to play a number of Bogners and I was wondering if the Goldfinger Superlead still compares favorably to them. I remember you having a lot of high praise for (and inspiring clips of!) the Goldfinger Superlead and as a result it's always been on the short list of Bogner amps I'd like to try.
 
Akira said:
Nice demo! I'm curious, you've had a chance to play a number of Bogners and I was wondering if the Goldfinger Superlead still compares favorably to them. I remember you having a lot of high praise for (and inspiring clips of!) the Goldfinger Superlead and as a result it's always been on the short list of Bogner amps I'd like to try.
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Yea man that GF was right up my alley. Would like to grab another someday
 
How does the SL compare? I would guess aimed toward lower gain structure.
 
Just found this and thought it was cool:

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braintheory said:
Based on the 3 different Youtube channel’s clips of this so far I feel like it almost sounds like a really good vintage Marshall inspired amp, but something sounds just a little off to me, like there’s a slight weird modern midrange voicing clash on top of an otherwise more vintage-y sound. I’d be curious to try one in person to know for sure. Curious how I’d like it vs a Telos (very underrated imo)
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Telos was killer I agree. Wish I had them side by side to be able to really say. I had the Telos a really long time ago and started itching for more high gainer type amps and let it go, which was probably a mistake
 
I have mine for 2 weeks now. Absolutely loving it. Though it took couple days to dial it in. It was very difficult to dial in EQ . Those excursion modes kind of counter intuitive cuz they require drastically different eq settings.
It’s impressive amp cuz it got very vintage and raw Marshall feel to it. I also have Helios Eclipse and it’s way more compressed vs Jb45.
@Bxlxaxkxe if you don’t mind me asking , what excursion mode you used on the back of the panel.
 
NDax said:
I have mine for 2 weeks now. Absolutely loving it. Though it took couple days to dial it in. It was very difficult to dial in EQ . Those excursion modes kind of counter intuitive cuz they require drastically different eq settings.
It’s impressive amp cuz it got very vintage and raw Marshall feel to it. I also have Helios Eclipse and it’s way more compressed vs Jb45.
@Bxlxaxkxe if you don’t mind me asking , what excursion mode you used on the back of the panel.
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Awesome man - really fun amp with enough options to be versatile but feels simple to operate once you get the hang of it. I think I used a few different excursion settings for the clips but can’t say exactly- it’s been a while!
 
NDax said:
I have mine for 2 weeks now. Absolutely loving it. Though it took couple days to dial it in. It was very difficult to dial in EQ . Those excursion modes kind of counter intuitive cuz they require drastically different eq settings.
It’s impressive amp cuz it got very vintage and raw Marshall feel to it. I also have Helios Eclipse and it’s way more compressed vs Jb45.
@Bxlxaxkxe if you don’t mind me asking , what excursion mode you used on the back of the panel.
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I have the JB 45 as well. Got it end of February. It is a killer amp. Also have the matching Vertical 2x12. Really sweet tone machine. Used it with a band on Friday and it sounded great.


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how do these compare to a 100w helios, other than volume of course
 
I love the Helios 100. It has a bit more sizzle and is a little more along the lines of a Jose style Marshall in some respects. This is a rounder sweeter style with a great clean sound and lots of flavors of 70's style marshalls to hot rodded stuff in 2 and channel 3. Though it can still pack a big punch it's not 100 watts so it won't get there. The masters and loop are excellent. This can do a fender BF or Tweed or Marshall style clean and a ton of variation in the purple and red channels. Great amp.
 
tonedog said:
I have the JB 45 as well. Got it end of February. It is a killer amp. Also have the matching Vertical 2x12. Really sweet tone machine. Used it with a band on Friday and it sounded great.


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Very sweet. I which there were some comparison videos out there. I’d like to get back to a matching head and cab setup, preferably a vert 2x12 like this. Oscillating between this and a Friedman Smallbox 50 plus their very cab. Looking for something more cutting than round.
 
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