The 101 Most Badass Modern Amps On The Planet (Post 1990s)

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In no particular order, by no means all inclusive, will revise once consensus reached. Add and suggest new rankings.

1. Soldano SLO
2. Marshall JVM
3. Marshall Silver Jubilee RI
4. Friedman BE-100
5. Bogner XTC
6. Bogner Uberschall
7. Engl Invader
8. Vox Night Train 50
9. EVH 5150 III
10. Matchless Clubman
11. Badcat Hot Cat 30
12. Two-Rock Studio Pro
13. Orange Rockerverb
14. Peavey 6505
15. Laney VH100R
16. Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
17. Mesa Boogie Lonestar
18. Hughes & Kettner Triamp MK II
19. Bigtone Studio Plex
20. Bogner Helios
21. Friedman Smallbox
22. Fryette Pitbull
23. Engl Blackmore
24. Marshall DSL
25. Fender Deluxe Reverb RI
26. Louis Electric Blackline Princetone
27. Milkman Creamer
28. Fargen Olde 800
29. Hiwatt Custom 50
30. Reeves Space Cowboy
31. Bogner Shiva
32. Matchless DC30
33. Matchless Chieftain
34. Vox AC30
35. 65 Amps London
36. Diezel Paul
37. Diezel D-Moll
38. Diezel Hagen
39. Diezel VH4
40. Diezel Herbert
41. Bogner Goldfinger
42. Soldano Hot Rod
43. Mesa Boogie Mark V
44. Diamond Nitrox
45. Blackstar Series One 100
46. Divided by 12 RSA23
47. Dr. Z Maz
48. Dr. Z Remedy
49. Dr. Z Therapy
50. Jackson Ampworks Britain 30
51. Jackson Ampworks McFly
52. Koch Twintone III
53. Magnatone Varsity
54. Brunetti XL Revo 60
55. Mezzabarba Skill
56. Peters Gryphon/Hydra
57. Rivera Knucklehead
58. Splawn Quickrod
59. Tone King Falcon
60. Tone King Imperial
61. Tone King Royalist 45
62. Wizard MTL
63. Wizard Classic
64. Fortin Meathead
65. Fortin Bones
66. Randall Thrasher
67. Randall Satan
68. David Bray 4550
69. Metropoulos Metroplex
70. Cameron CCV
71. Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+
72. Mesa Boogie Mark IV
73. Carol Ann Triptik
74. Budda Superdrive 45
75. Engl Savage
76. Lazy J 20
77. Magnatone Varsity
78. KSR/Rhodes Gemini
79. Komet 19
80. Suhr Badger
81. Fuchs ODS
82. Swart Space Tone
83. Mesa Boogie King Snake
84. Jim Kelley Single Channel
85. Carr Rambler
86. Driftwood Purple Nightmare
87. Framus Cobra
88. Fender Super-Sonic
89. Bogner Twin-Jet
90. Bogner Atma
91. Engl Screamer
92. Friedman Dirty Shirley
93. Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister
94. Soldano Lucky 13
95. Supro Thunderbolt
96. Hiwatt Hi-Gain 50
97. Reeves Custom 18
98. Port City Twelve
99. PRS Archon
100. Egnater Renegade
101. Custom Audio Electronics OD-100
 
greatest for what? your list is all over the place and really doesn't make much sense. if you are talking modern hard rock and metal you could take a lot of amps off that list and many would be rated far too low. if you are talking jazz and blues amps many others shouldn't be there. I love the DSL but rating it that far above many other killer amps is a head scratcher. same with the 6505, awesome amp, but ranking it that high is highly questionable above some of the other farther down the list that would destroy it. rockerverbs are really not that great either.


I'm sure we all will agree on a consensus. hahaha. my #1 is the Fuchs Viper.
 
sleewell2":2wnctg90 said:
greatest for what? your list is all over the place and really doesn't make much sense. if you are talking modern hard rock and metal you could take a lot of amps off that list and many would be rated far too low. if you are talking jazz and blues amps many others shouldn't be there. I love the DSL but rating it that far above many other killer amps is a head scratcher. same with the 6505, awesome amp, but ranking it that high is highly questionable above some of the other farther down the list that would destroy it. rockerverbs are really not that great either.


I'm sure we all will agree on a consensus. hahaha. my #1 is the Fuchs Viper.
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Well being a little dick about it only makes you look like little dick. If you would have read the first part then you would have noticed that I only offered it as a start in order to get a consensus. I did say "add and suggest new rankings." Let me simplify it for you... There are plenty of "best amps in the world" discussions, but they often include amps from 50 and 60 years ago. That's too broad and I'm looking to get a consensus on more modern amps which have taken the world by storm. My list isn't all over the place. In fact, pretty well-thought despite being limited to what I could type in a few minutes. If you don't like it, then ignore it and be on your merry little way, but don't act like a prick because it's not the way you'd do it.
 
lowmantotempole":2nttxak0 said:
Replace the duplicate Dr Z Remedy with Dr Z Z-Wreck.

What no Fortin love? How about the Natas and Meathead?
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Lots of Fortin Love, thanks for the suggestions. By no means did I intend on including everything. That also reminds me about Randall who has the Fortin stamp and some badass amps.
 
the SLO was first built in 1987.

you have the vox night train on there twice.

its divided by 13, not 12.

you seriously think a Blackstar is that much better than a Metropoulos or a Wizard?
 
Based on what criteria? Or is this just in general after a certain year?


DeathbyButterslax":ks9thb59 said:
I think the dual rectifier needs to be must closer to the top IMO
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+1000 Definitely top 3 no question.
 
sleewell2":1p0jjhsb said:
the SLO was first built in 1987.

you have the vox night train on there twice.

its divided by 13, not 12.

you seriously think a Blackstar is that much better than a Metropoulos or a Wizard?
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I did say they were "in no particular order."

The SLO is still made and still very much at the top of the pile, so I think it's rather kind of an exception.

King Guitar":1p0jjhsb said:
CCV
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Ah, Cameron. Good suggestion.
 
Iconic, by definition, should make this a really short list. Iconic post 1990 amps:

Dual Rectifier
VH4
Uberschall
XTC

Possible:
Ultralead
Mark V
Engl Savage

I think the iconic amps for non high gain styles are all older amps that have been reissued or copied post '90, so I think you're looking purely at high gain amps.
 
Sounds like a list every amp brand/model you can ever think of...

There are a ton of great amps, no doubt, but absolute game changers....not anywhere near that many.

Bogner XTC
Bogner Überschall
Diezel VH4
Diezel Herbert
Mesa Dual Rec
Mesa 2C++
Engl SE
Soldano SLO 100
Friedman BE-100
Suhr PT-100

I listed these for either being a core tone setter and or for having a ton of options, channels, capabilities in one single amp.
 
SavageRiffer":1fqy4ht2 said:
In no particular order, by no means all inclusive, will revise once consensus reached. Add and suggest new rankings.
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Seems some have missed the part about 'no particular order' :LOL: :LOL:

But then you say 'suggest new rankings' :confused:

So that is kind of confusing.

Is this a list of Iconic Amps or just a long list and we're going to see how much longer we can get it :D

Just giving you trouble....man. Carry on.

One thing I used to do annually on another amp forum was create a 'Top Ten' list. You start with 10 amps and then people vote +1/-2 until you get to a winner. Only one vote every 24 hours. Got kind of testy sometimes :gethim: but it was a lot of fun.
 
You have magnatone varsity on there twice.

Really like the list. Had more listed than I anticipated when I clicked on the thread.
 
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