Joeytpg":1m8rqw0h said:
haha good one Jens.
yeah I know there are other companies that do this type of amps..... it's not reinventing the wheel of course, I just wanted to know if you guys think the Diezel line of amplifiers would benefit from widening the range of the amps. Of course we know all current diezel amps can do fantastic things and are really versatile, but they all sound very modern......even the Schmidt which is fantastic, still sounds modernish.
Again, it was just a question, maybe the Diezel crowd is and will always be rock/metal mostly..... but given the reputation, quality, heart, passion that PEter and the crew puts into the company I'd really love to see one model dedicated to the vintage crowd. Blues, Country, Jazz, Pop players that need one really open sounding bouncy vintagy clean channel that takes pedals like a champ without all the bells and whistles the other big boys have etc.
"Modern" means the amps are built as progressively as technically possible with the "antique" vacuum tube technology. The amps will always remain simple tube amplifiers. Peter Diezel just pushes the limit of that old technology which is in itself very limiting technically speaking. This results in a very transparent tonality that can accommodate a very wide range of guitars and also genres.
I myself am a Jazz/Blues/Country/Pop player and have used almost all Diezel amps very successfully recording those kind of genres. All Diezel amps can be easily tweaked to sound fantastic with Jazz and Blues. The amps are in my opinion and from my experience very open, even on the high gain channels. I can generate killer blues tones on a VH4 or Hagen on ch3 and ch4 with the gain set low and the master volume cranked. The amps are not compressed with that setting and stay very dynamic. Ever played a Herbert on ch2 (minus) with gain to 1 o clock and master volume cranked? Amazing Blues tone and kills any of that vintage stuff by miles in my humble opinion (been there done that).
I could supply you with lots of studio recording samples of the different models in all kind of "non metal/hardrock" enironments where the Diezel amps totally shine.
I used to play the real vintage amps (1 channel) Marshalls, Fender, HiWatt, Vox AC30, etc etc "back in the days". I would never go back to those kind of amps because they are not nearly as versatile in translating my creativity as the Diezel amps are. That is the whole point of Peter Diezel's work. Remember, he was modding and fixing the old style vintage amps from the mid 70s until the early 90s, before he founded his own company and designing his own amps. Peter felt that he could do so much better than the amps that were in existence that time and he has proven everyone right !
The fact that Diezel Amps are in a way "type cast" as metal or hard rock amps is due to the fact that they were marketed to that genre in the beginning, with bands like Korn and Metallica amongst many others. The goal for Diezel is to dramatically broaden the marketing which will happen starting next year. I know that Jazz and Country players alike will love our amps, you just have to get their attention and have them plug in.
If you really want that "vintage" tone then you have to play the old amps. I can confidently say, though, that if you really connect to any of the Diezel Amps and "get" them, you will understand my words and not worry about the old amps anymore. You would playing even a Herbert, VH4 or Hagen for your genres (Jazz,Blues, Pop) with a hard on, because those amps have the tonality you need PLUS the balls to get people's attention.
Last point and very important: Your tone is 90% in the fingers, so if you are a Blues player and have skills and also work your guitar (playing dynamically, using volume and tone controls) you will sound good that way through any amp.
Just my personal opinion and experience. You are entitled to your opinion, of course
Kind regards,
Jens
