!! Ceriatone King Kong Incoming !!

[the4thlast1]

I got the 100 watt yeah... I took a video of it a couple days ago on my phone but had trouble uploading it onto my comp. I dont have a better means of video recording , surprisingly the phone isnt terrible if I set it far away but its not great either.

 

[Gorehog]

Clips?

 

[the4thlast1]

I had a couple guys p.m. me with similar questions about the King Kong so Im gonna answer here.

I havent owned a Cameron so I cant really give a comparison. Ive played a CCV a few times. I think the King Kong is really good, worth trying out. Most amps I buy dont stick around for very long so if you wait long enough you can try mine lol

Anyways on a more serious note I dont think if you had this amp next to a Cameron they will sound the same but would be in the same vein. This King Kong amp has that Kaaraang to it like the Camerons have.

Someone brought up Splawn in the PM.... I find splawns to have a dry marshall sound and feel more than the two Ceriatones I've owned .. This amp is like the opposite of a splawn. It has more compression and more of a wet saturated type of thing going on in the high gain channel. It can get more open and raunchy when set to plexi but when set to 80s or set to modern mode you can dial in nice saturation.

What else....... As far as eq goes, since we brought up splawn I would say it sits somewhere inbetween the Nitro and the Quickrod.... It doesnt have the enormous low end like a Nitro and it isnt as centered in the upper mids as a Quickrod. Overall the King Kong is a midrange focused amp with enough low end and low mid to please but dont expect thunderous Nitro or Recto type bass This has more of that classic marshall midrange focus like a Jcm 800 but better overall IMO

I think this amp can hang with whats out there. I actually preferred the feel of the low end on this over the Friedman I had here. The Friedman was really cool also but different , its a fatter sounding amp with a rounder low end. .

 

[suhrimmetal]

Thanks Chris

 

[FourT6and2]

I had a couple guys p.m. me with similar questions about the King Kong so Im gonna answer here.

I havent owned a Cameron so I cant really give a comparison. Ive played a CCV a few times. I think the King Kong is really good, worth trying out. Most amps I buy dont stick around for very long so if you wait long enough you can try mine lol

Anyways on a more serious note I dont think if you had this amp next to a Cameron they will sound the same but would be in the same vein. This King Kong amp has that Kaaraang to it like the Camerons have.

Someone brought up Splawn in the PM.... I find splawns to have a dry marshall sound and feel more than the two Ceriatones I've owned .. This amp is like the opposite of a splawn. It has more compression and more of a wet saturated type of thing going on in the high gain channel. It can get more open and raunchy when set to plexi but when set to 80s or set to modern mode you can dial in nice saturation.

What else....... As far as eq goes, since we brought up splawn I would say it sits somewhere inbetween the Nitro and the Quickrod.... It doesnt have the enormous low end like a Nitro and it isnt as centered in the upper mids as a Quickrod. Overall the King Kong is a midrange focused amp with enough low end and low mid to please but dont expect thunderous Nitro or Recto type bass This has more of that classic marshall midrange focus like a Jcm 800 but better overall IMO

I think this amp can hang with whats out there. I actually preferred the feel of the low end on this over the Friedman I had here. The Friedman was really cool also but different , its a fatter sounding amp with a rounder low end. .

How close is it to the Chupacabra tone I recorded here? https://youtu.be/B24AsPXPv_c

 

[bbaug14]

Could be dialed in to do that.

I'm using the amp without the era switches and thoroughly enjoying it. I'm a Marshall guy through and through and without the era switches and what not, this amp is in the Marshall camp. Channel 1 is more of a clean channel, but dime the gain and it's very nice AC/DC type tones. I wouldn't call it straight up Plexi, but it's in that ballpark. Channel 2 is a little more modern than a Marshall, but not much. Less compressed than the BE100, and more open sounding. I really like it a lot.

I'm not a fan of diode clipping generally speaking, but this amp delivers without it. I have the 50W and it's a very big sounding 50W. I couldn't be happier, (except for the footswitch cable which is just a hair too short for me).

 

[suhrimmetal]

Could be dialed in to do that.

I'm using the amp without the era switches and thoroughly enjoying it. I'm a Marshall guy through and through and without the era switches and what not, this amp is in the Marshall camp. Channel 1 is more of a clean channel, but dime the gain and it's very nice AC/DC type tones. I wouldn't call it straight up Plexi, but it's in that ballpark. Channel 2 is a little more modern than a Marshall, but not much. Less compressed than the BE100, and more open sounding. I really like it a lot.

I'm not a fan of diode clipping generally speaking, but this amp delivers without it. I have the 50W and it's a very big sounding 50W. I couldn't be happier, (except for the footswitch cable which is just a hair too short for me).

Thanks... debating on whether to pick one of these up. Always have leanded towards the Marshall camp... owned many Friedman, Suhrs, Chupa, Gower/Fortin.... Currently gigging with my 100watt 5153.... great amp for the money... Current situations limit me to what I 'can' buy.. I'd either keep my 5153 or pick up a King Kong or good modded marshall and sell my 5153. Cheers

 

[the4thlast1]

Could be dialed in to do that.

I'm using the amp without the era switches and thoroughly enjoying it. I'm a Marshall guy through and through and without the era switches and what not, this amp is in the Marshall camp. Channel 1 is more of a clean channel, but dime the gain and it's very nice AC/DC type tones. I wouldn't call it straight up Plexi, but it's in that ballpark. Channel 2 is a little more modern than a Marshall, but not much. Less compressed than the BE100, and more open sounding. I really like it a lot.

I'm not a fan of diode clipping generally speaking, but this amp delivers without it. I have the 50W and it's a very big sounding 50W. I couldn't be happier, (except for the footswitch cable which is just a hair too short for me).

Thanks... debating on whether to pick one of these up. Always have leanded towards the Marshall camp... owned many Friedman, Suhrs, Chupa, Gower/Fortin.... Currently gigging with my 100watt 5153.... great amp for the money... Current situations limit me to what I 'can' buy.. I'd either keep my 5153 or pick up a King Kong or good modded marshall and sell my 5153. Cheers

I know the 5153 very well , Ive had a few of them and have the Stealth now.. The King Kong is more marshall voiced which prob doesnt surprise anyone. It is a bit clearer sounding than the 5153. Maybe a little less low end, overall less compressed than the 5153. Neither amp is harsh in the highs, if anything you could probably get the Ceriatone to sound brighter while still being pleasant. The King Kong covers a lot of ground with all the switches maybe even more ground than the 5153. I will say I like the footswitch layout on the 5153 more. I like the 5153 a lot, both amps are really good just different flavors.

 

[Moshaholic]

King Schlong video clip please...

 

[rlord1974]

Yeah, any clips en route? Or, any clips generally available online?

 

[jkkkjkhk]

This is Nik from Ceriatone's YT page. He has a few clips of the KK up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHsk1NR ... cw&index=9

 

[ewill52]

Most of the Ceriatone stuff seems to be cloned off other gear...is this a clone of another amp or an original design?

 

[FourT6and2]

Most of the Ceriatone stuff seems to be cloned off other gear...is this a clone of another amp or an original design?

Seems to be a little of both, in that the Chupacabra/Yeti were clones of a Cameron one-off. And the King Kong is a two-channel version of those with what appears to be a little influence from the CCV maybe kinda sorta.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Sounds pretty damn good to my ear!

 

[metalmaniac93]

More clips!!

 

[November5th]

I liking the tones I am hearing and the price.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

AC DC clip with the Les Paul sounds pretty damn good. Sure a little heavier but I am sure you could dial in a cleaner sound and push the volume for more authenticity.

Great price on this thing too. Do the loops still suck?

 

[311boogieman]

HNKKD



This thread is of interest to me.

 

[Bloodrock]

I don't know... Sounds pretty good, but there's no lightning bolts or cupholder.

 

[ewill52]

I don't know... Sounds pretty good, but there's no lightning bolts or cupholder.

Also no smoke or flames....