6 amp shootout - [Rectifier / Uber / Krank / JEL / BE100 / 5150]

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Which tone sounds best?

  • A

    Votes: 4 19.0%

  • B

    Votes: 10 47.6%

  • C

    Votes: 1 4.8%

  • D

    Votes: 4 19.0%

  • E

    Votes: 1 4.8%

  • F

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • Total voters
    21
easstudios

easstudios

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Just for fun really, slapped this together pretty quick with 6 different amps involved here:


- Bogner Uberschall Rev Green
- Dual Rectifier Rev G
- Modded 1987x (Friedman JEL sort of thing with a ton of extras)
- 5150 Block Letter
- Friedman BE100
- Krank Revolution Series 1


Used the same IR but some have some subtle EQ. Its not to prove anything, just a fun way of hearing the character of each amp.





Or you can listen/download clips here: https://samply.app/p/yX4EqaFmcoHauKdWseOX


Which tone do you like best?


I thought they all exhibited their character's pretty well. A couple surprised me in that I didnt expect them to work for this but they ended up being some of my favourites. Be cool if anyone fancies taking a stab at which amp is which, I think they have their own character coming through well.
 
ill guess even though i always fail miserably at these lol

A 5150
B Krank
C Friedman
D Bogner
E recto
F marshall
 
awesome will check this out

when you putting out the results of what is what?
 
I liked B the best. D was kinda honky and lo-fi. B had a nice top-end detail, but C also sounded really aggressive.

I think B is an Uber. It has a really nice and clean sub-low rumble and some sizzly highs.
 
Agree B was the best sounding IMO. The last one has nice mids. I’d love to hear those blended.
 
A was my favorite here followed by E.

A second run in a mix would be really helpful as well.
 
B and E for me sound the best.

I think C is the recto but can't really place the others.
 
GJgo said:
A second run in a mix would be really helpful as well.
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In the samply link above there is a bounce with each amp, can be streamed in the browser or downloaded if you like.
 
easstudios said:
In the samply link above there is a bounce with each amp, can be streamed in the browser or downloaded if you like.
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Got it, thanks. Yeah the mix changes everything. While I preferred A & E alone, in the mix my fav was C followed by B. That said, the differences in the mix were much smaller.

This thread is an excellent example of "there's an ass for every saddle".
 
Hate B... sounds like a can of bees. haha. All of the others were cool and would take any of them. If I HAD to pic one favorite it would be E. F was close, but less saturated. D was cool, but a bit dark. Little more high end and it would have been my favorite. Again, B was my least favorite.
 
psychodave said:
Hate B... sounds like a can of bees. haha. All of the others were cool and would take any of them. If I HAD to pic one favorite it would be E. F was close, but less saturated. D was cool, but a bit dark. Little more high end and it would have been my favorite. Again, B was my least favorite.
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Same here in regards to B.
 
Drkorey said:
Nice job on those. Which (one of your) IRs did you use?
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Cheers. Think it was the 1999 Mesa OS cab here.

I’ll reveal which amp is which tomorrow, I think a lot of people have guessed well (the only thing @RaceU4her got right is that he’d fail miserably ?)
 
Amps are:

A=JEL modded Marshall, on no NFB mode
B=Uberschall
C=Recto
D=5150
E=Krank
F=BE100

I was surprised how well the JEL worked, without the NFB it sort of blended qualities I liked about all the others. Uber and Recto were probably most distinctive, I liked those a lot too. Less mids then JEL but perhaps more character?

5150 was my least favourite here, a bit boxy and lacking bite.

Krank surprised me, they just sort of have a voicing that seems to sit in a mix well. Probably my second favourite which I didn’t expect.

F kind of surprised me too in that I thought it might be a bit tame. Had a cool squish in the midrange, and enough bite and aggression to make the cut. JEL sort of did everything this did and more though.
 
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