odysplob
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FourT6and2":1zsezh15 said:odysplob":1zsezh15 said:FourT6and2":1zsezh15 said:Hell yes. The Chupa is my favorite amp ever. Congrats!
Sounds great with G12M-25s
Four, I have to pick at your brain for a little bit if that's alright. I see in your sig that you have both they Yeti and Chupa, would you find either them similar in sound to a Friedman smallbox or BE?
I've only had very limited experience with Friedman amps. But of the few I've played, I tried a BE and a Smallbox. I didn't really like them. They are very dark and smooth and "round" in the lows. And they have some odd quality in the midrange I didn't enjoy. That said, between the Chup and the Yeti, the Yeti is probably "closer" to a Friedman. But not really anything like a Friedman. Of the two Ceriatones, the Yeti is darker, tighter, and less aggressive. The Chupa is brighter, looser, and more angry/snarly/pissed off sounding.
Not sure what you're asking. Are you asking about the physical size of the amp? They are about the size of the small box Marshalls. So when on top of a typical 4x12, they don't go edge to edge.
I definitely prefer the Chupacabra. It can be overly bright if you EQ it wrong, though. Most clips I see online, people EQ it way too bright and fizzy. If you boost the mids up really high and go easy on the presence and treble, it will just slay. Very mean and angry and has a snarl to it. Yet it has a certain lushness to the sound. This is with Celestion Greenback G12M-25 speakers in a Bogner 4x12.
I had a Super Lead clone I built years ago to Adam Jones' specs as well as a Diezel VH4. I personally prefer the Chupacabra to either amp. It can easily get you in the same ballpark as a Marshall Super Lead or JCM800. And it can do modern high gain. It won't give you the same tightness or low-end or compression as a Diezel. But that's not the sound I like anyway. Your taste may be different. If you want tighter, darker, more low end, maybe the Yeti is for you. But again, it doesn't seem to have the same aggression as the Chupa. I have to really tweak the Yeti to get it to snarl like my Chupa. I have to max out the mids, lower the bass, bring up the presence a bit, and engage the Feel push/pull. Then it's closer.
Either way, the amps are so close to each other, you can get one and mod it in about an hour to be the other. So if you want one, I wouldn't fret about the choice. In fact, I'd maybe get the Yeti. Because it runs higher B+ and is a little tighter. So you can always change a few resistors/caps and get the same aggression/snarl as the Chupa, but have a tighter low-end.
The King Kong is another option if you want a clean channel. But I think it's closer to the Yeti.
All in all, the Chupacabra is one of my favorite amps. I've had Fortin Bones, Cameron CCV, Diezel VH4, Diezel Einstein, Bogner Uberschall, Bad Cat Hot Cat, Framus Dragon, Peters GNL, Peters Hydra, Mesa Rectifier, and a few others. The Chupacabra is up there at the top for me.
Wow man, thanks a lot! You've helped to back up what I had heard about them in relation to how they compare with each other but after reading that I'm pretty sure I want to aim for the Chupacabra.
Cheers!
