20W V2 Caldera - demo by Reza

[SoooRad]

Also, for what it's worth, if Friedman has hired him for years to make and record their videos, he obviously knows what he is doing...

Those sound good, but they aren't the same. Maybe its the way "He" sounds that I don't like. I don't know. The Bogner one also sounds good, being in a mix works fine. You don't have to justify his videos that some people don't like by posting all his videos.

But some of the people who just assume that everyone who dislikes the tones must dislike the man behind the videos is just stupid. Sometimes, believe it or not, people don't like the same things.

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

Oh and Celestion and bogner as well...

Some of those sound good. The OP clip, IMO didn't. But I am sure if Reza is looking for someone to start a Fan Club Defense Force for him, you will be first in line.

That would be me for sure! What can I say... I really love his tones.

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

Also, for what it's worth, if Friedman has hired him for years to make and record their videos, he obviously knows what he is doing...

Those sound good, but they aren't the same. Maybe its the way "He" sounds that I don't like. I don't know. The Bogner one also sounds good, being in a mix works fine. You don't have to justify his videos that some people don't like by posting all his videos.

But some of the people who just assume that everyone who dislikes the tones must dislike the man behind the videos is just stupid. Sometimes, believe it or not, people don't like the same things.

My point was to show that he probably knows a thing or two when it comes to micing a cab...

 

[Racerxrated]

I'd bet that all the peeps who can't stand "fizz" dial in a dark tone in comparison to guys who like bright, cutting tone and leave the damn Marshall 'bright cap' alone..lol. When you have a good amount of presence or treble for a brighter tone, at lower volumes yes it sounds a little 'fizzy' or whatever term you want to use. But at a decent volume you need that live, and the fizz is no more.
Modern tone fans, at least some of them seem to dial their amps so that they can be buried by the Bass.
Lol

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

I'd bet that all the peeps who can't stand "fizz" dial in a dark tone in comparison to guys who like bright, cutting tone and leave the damn Marshall 'bright cap' alone..lol. When you have a good amount of presence or treble for a brighter tone, at lower volumes yes it sounds a little 'fizzy' or whatever term you want to use. But at a decent volume you need that live, and the fizz is no more.
Modern tone fans, at least some of them seem to dial their amps so that they can be buried by the Bass.
Lol

Totally agree

 

[SoooRad]

I'd bet that all the peeps who can't stand "fizz" dial in a dark tone in comparison to guys who like bright, cutting tone and leave the damn Marshall 'bright cap' alone..lol. When you have a good amount of presence or treble for a brighter tone, at lower volumes yes it sounds a little 'fizzy' or whatever term you want to use. But at a decent volume you need that live, and the fizz is no more.
Modern tone fans, at least some of them seem to dial their amps so that they can be buried by the Bass.
Lol

I would call the sound in the OP video pretty "modern", myself.

That being said, I don't find his sound fizzy. I just don't like it

To give an idea of my personal "brightness vs darkness", I hear a lot of people talk about dialing in Splawn Quick Rods with the Presence and Treble way down. I play with both of mine in the 1 o'clock area, and mids in the 2-3 o'clock area. Gives a tone not far off from the CCV clone in Scottosan's sig. Just to give an idea of the tonal 'hood I live in.

If I'm going to speak harshly about the sound of some of his stuff, I would say that the guitars sound undefined, and lacking shape.

A lot of you are just making assumptions that people who don't think "that sounds awesome" are know-nothings, who don't play anywhere, or do anything.

 

[tripstan]

Reza has a wealth of knowledge and is a solid player but I've also never been big fan of his demos. That being said I thought this actually sounded good. Maybe his recording process has changed the last few years. BTW that Phil X BE100 demo is amazing. That's what sold me on buying my Smallbox. With that being said I think Reza's gain levels are what make people feel like his demos are "sterile" or 'processed" sounding.

To the OP . . .Caldera sounds great! I'd love to hear it in a different context (Cab/speaker and amp settings) maybe some more player dynamic's. But it did sound CRUSHING

 

[Racerxrated]

I'd bet that all the peeps who can't stand "fizz" dial in a dark tone in comparison to guys who like bright, cutting tone and leave the damn Marshall 'bright cap' alone..lol. When you have a good amount of presence or treble for a brighter tone, at lower volumes yes it sounds a little 'fizzy' or whatever term you want to use. But at a decent volume you need that live, and the fizz is no more.
Modern tone fans, at least some of them seem to dial their amps so that they can be buried by the Bass.
Lol

I would call the sound in the OP video pretty "modern", myself.

That being said, I don't find his sound fizzy. I just don't like it

To give an idea of my personal "brightness vs darkness", I hear a lot of people talk about dialing in Splawn Quick Rods with the Presence and Treble way down. I play with both of mine in the 1 o'clock area, and mids in the 2-3 o'clock area. Gives a tone not far off from the CCV clone in Scottosan's sig. Just to give an idea of the tonal 'hood I live in.

If I'm going to speak harshly about the sound of some of his stuff, I would say that the guitars sound undefined, and lacking shape.

A lot of you are just making assumptions that people who don't think "that sounds awesome" are know-nothings, who don't play anywhere, or do anything.

Not at all...the one thing we all have are opinions and of course, that varies greatly between players. I don't mind the Caldera clip at all, not the best I've heard but I've heard a helluva lot worse. Now, your favorite clips, I might think they sound like ass. Just opinions. I crank my presence on Marshalls and most other amps, start the treble at 0 and dial it up slowly. Where I end up sounds good loud, not so much at a lower volume. Sometimes I can't go "presence on 10" because it's too much but it is usually between 7-10.
You might think it's crazy to do that, and that's ok because it's your opinion. I started that yrs back when I got my first SLO and saw a 'recommended setting' to try...that amp woke up and turned into the beast it was supposed to be. Tried that on Marshalls and it worked in a similar way...tons of BITE.

 

[Ventura]

It's clearly not his videos they have an issue with.............

This. And that's a shame.

I'm glad Reza's out there still putting great demos and run-throughs up on YT. And for all us armchair experts saying there's too much of this or not enough of that, well, Reza's putting up the clips - period. And the guy's an audio engineer as a profession, so he knows how to capture "raw" when he wants, and also has fun twisting knobs. Simple.

I like his vids.

And I'm quiet impressed with this Vancouver based company making solid sounding amps - I'm keen to swing by V2 HQ with a guitar and test drive some amps. I like what I've heard, THANKS to Reza.

 

[FourT6and2]

Hahahah what?? Digital plugin? Do me a favor and find me a digital plugin that sounds as fat and real as this one. Seriously I don't want to offend you but there is a reason this guy has so many subscribers...if u r fine with iPhone clips, well what can I say... Even a SS cheap amp can sound good when recorded using an iPhone in a room.

All of those recordings sound thin and fizzy to me. You say they sound fat and "real"? Ok. I have no response to that. I've got no problem with Reza or whatever his name is. But none of those clips sound good to me. And I'm not interested in putting up or shutting up by comparing my own clips. Don't have to be a chef to know I don't like a particular restaurant's food. And it's not about the amps or the guy. I'm simply commenting on the sound I'm hearing in some recordings.

 

[SoooRad]

Not at all...the one thing we all have are opinions and of course, that varies greatly between players. I don't mind the Caldera clip at all, not the best I've heard but I've heard a helluva lot worse. Now, your favorite clips, I might think they sound like ass. Just opinions. I crank my presence on Marshalls and most other amps, start the treble at 0 and dial it up slowly. Where I end up sounds good loud, not so much at a lower volume. Sometimes I can't go "presence on 10" because it's too much but it is usually between 7-10.
You might think it's crazy to do that, and that's ok because it's your opinion. I started that yrs back when I got my first SLO and saw a 'recommended setting' to try...that amp woke up and turned into the beast it was supposed to be. Tried that on Marshalls and it worked in a similar way...tons of BITE.

I usually do a very similar thing. I like the way a presence control increases perceived gain and "meanness"

And I agree, I don't think "Oh man, this clip sounds like shit" But it doesn't leave me feeling like "wow, I've gotta have that"

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

Hahahah what?? Digital plugin? Do me a favor and find me a digital plugin that sounds as fat and real as this one. Seriously I don't want to offend you but there is a reason this guy has so many subscribers...if u r fine with iPhone clips, well what can I say... Even a SS cheap amp can sound good when recorded using an iPhone in a room.

All of those recordings sound thin and fizzy to me. You say they sound fat and "real"? Ok. I have no response to that. I've got no problem with Reza or whatever his name is. But none of those clips sound good to me. And I'm not interested in putting up or shutting up by comparing my own clips. Don't have to be a chef to know I don't like a particular restaurant's food. And it's not about the amps or the guy. I'm simply commenting on the sound I'm hearing in some recordings.

Ok I think we should just leave it here and agree that different ears hear different things

 

[splatter]

I don't mean to sound rude but that sounds very solid state and cold. That is not a terrible thing, I have a Tech 21 TM10 that sounds almost similar and tracks well. Around 5:46 there is a ton of clipping...is that just his tone he was messing up or is that from sheer volume from misuse of gain? I just hear a ton of compression. I have heard your amps before and they sounded great. This was not one of them.

I'm not a fan of anything that Reza records. He's a good player and good taste in gear, but cant stand any of his recordings, so I am sure he is not doing the amp any justice

+1

 

[scottosan]

Also, for what it's worth, if Friedman has hired him for years to make and record their videos, he obviously knows what he is doing...

I'm missing something , that's Phil X not Raza.

 

[scottosan]

Here is my hypothesis. I noticed that he's playing Les Paul and almost every one of these videos. Depending on the model of Les Paul a bunch of them have 300K pots in them. To my ears the recorded clips remind me of playing high gain with a Les Paul with stock 300 k pots which takes a lot off the high end and rob's the guitar of a lot of liveliness. Again just a hypothesis but that's what it sounds like to my ears.

 

[FourT6and2]

Here is my hypothesis. I noticed that he's playing Les Paul and almost every one of these videos. Depending on the model of Les Paul a bunch of them have 300K pots in them. To my ears the recorded clips remind me of playing high gain with a Les Paul with stock 300 k pots which takes a lot off the high end and rob's the guitar of a lot of liveliness. Again just a hypothesis but that's what it sounds like to my ears.

I used to have three Norlin-era LP Customs with those pots. They sounded great to me.

 

[scottosan]

Reza's obviously watching the forum since he felt so compelled to post on my vids that they sound like 300k pots, lol

 

[scottosan]

Here is my hypothesis. I noticed that he's playing Les Paul and almost every one of these videos. Depending on the model of Les Paul a bunch of them have 300K pots in them. To my ears the recorded clips remind me of playing high gain with a Les Paul with stock 300 k pots which takes a lot off the high end and rob's the guitar of a lot of liveliness. Again just a hypothesis but that's what it sounds like to my ears.

I used to have three Norlin-era LP Customs with those pots. They sounded great to me.

Perhaps I have a sensitive ear to them

 

[hstlaurent]

Cool sounding amp. I like it.

 

[errrrrl]

Reza's obviously watching the forum since he felt so compelled to post on my vids that they sound like 300k pots, lol

I think he might be right