SavageRiffer
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This is killing me! ARRRRRGGGHHH! Which would you get and why?
cardinal
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Not to make your life harder, but there's a great clip of the Big Maxx in the Diezel subforum. I'm starting to want one pretty badly.
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cardinal":3k4hqfcr said:
Yes it sounds good, but a big part of my decision is the channel switching, MIDI, and emulated recording features. If I were to get a single channel, there's a Fargen Olde 800 that I've been lusting after for a long time.
Wizard of Ozz
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SavageRiffer":2pvduc95 said:
The Fargen Olde 800 is a killer amp. I've played it several times.
crankyrayhanky
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I neber played a Paul, but if one were to take ch 2 on the DMoll and pump the mids (no mid cut), would that not get you into the ballpark of Paul? Probably more modern, gainy, and compressed but I lean that way anyway 
Add in the other DMoll features and it is a versatile beast. I'm sure Paul rocks hard as well and would like to try one.
Add in the other DMoll features and it is a versatile beast. I'm sure Paul rocks hard as well and would like to try one.
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crankyrayhanky":33obbszh said:I neber played a Paul, but if one were to take ch 2 on the DMoll and pump the mids (no mid cut), would that not get you into the ballpark of Paul? Probably more modern, gainy, and compressed but I lean that way anyway
Add in the other DMoll features and it is a versatile beast. I'm sure Paul rocks hard as well and would like to try one.
The Paul I think has kind of a mid notch. There's lots of upper mids and lower mids, and a notch somewhere in between. It fills out as you turn up the mids. The Paul and D-Moll are quite similar. I think the D-Moll has more overall mids, and the mid contour seems to shift some of the mids instead of scooping them all out. Channel 3 on the D-Moll and the Paul are the most similar. The Paul is like the D-Moll but a bit brighter, maybe slightly more aggressive. Hard to explain since I don't have them side by side. I'm seriously considering swapping my Paul for a D-Moll... either that or I'm just going to pick up a used Lil Fokker.
duesentrieb
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It is a 100 Watt vs 50 Watt and mid cut vs reverb question. Other than that they are very similar. IMO.
I own both btw.
I own both btw.
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duesentrieb":29lf4mcy said:
Yep, that pretty much sums it up. I'm on the fence, but kind of leaning towards exchanging for a D-Moll.
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braintheory
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How would you guys compare the Paul's lead tones to the D-Moll or the other Diezels like the Herbert or VH4? I've tried all the Diezel models except the Paul and Big Max. For my taste, I like the Herbert and VH4 best of his amps. Based on Peter Diezel's videos I preferred the VH4 and Herbert to the Paul for powerchords, rhythmical stuff, and tight chugs, but I remember the Paul's lead tones sounding especially nice in those clips
Gsxrbusa
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Paul, you already know my reasoning.
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braintheory":2iif2ino said:
The D-Moll and Paul are very similar. If you watch the Diezel videos with Peter & Peter, you'll have to listen very carefully to hear a difference between the two. Probably the Paul is a little brighter, little different EQ, little less compressed, but overall very similar. Channel 3 of both amps are equally good. The Paul on channel 3, at least to my ears, starts kind of getting sort of a processed gain past 12:00 similar to an EVH 5150 III or Engl Invader. I mean that in a good way because it's a lead sound and feel that I really, really like. There's some color to it, and it doesn't try to be pretentious like some of the high-end boutiques on the market which try to weirdly retain some transparency at high gain. It's kind of hard to explain, but the Paul has that quality without sounding artificial.
Gsxrbusa
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I wanna change my answer to both. 
