Finally took the plunge - Wizard HR

[FourT6and2]

That’s crazy to me. The MTL II has more gain and saturation. The mids sit lower (6L6 in mine), and the low end has some sub bass going on like a VH4.

Meh... the differences I heard were too small to care about.

 

[S̷͖͑m̵͎͂á̵̺s̸͚̈́h̴̬̑]

Congrats! I'm also interested to know what you think of the HR compared to the others you had. I recently played an MTL II and a HR on an amp/cab switcher. So I could switch back and forth in real time and honestly... I didn't hear much of a difference between the two lol. It was like flipping a bright switch on an amp. Maybe a tiny difference but it still sounded like the same amp.

I can see that. Was this your first time playing a wizard?

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

Amps like Wizard are why tube amps will never die.

 

[FourT6and2]

I can see that. Was this your first time playing a wizard?

It was. But I didn't set them up, the owner did. I just plugged in and played them back and forth. I even had the owner turn around and try to guess which one I was playing. That went about as you'd expect.

 

[S̷͖͑m̵͎͂á̵̺s̸͚̈́h̴̬̑]

It was. But I didn't set them up, the owner did. I just plugged in and played them back and forth. I even had the owner turn around and try to guess which one I was playing. That went about as you'd expect.

Doing the amp switcher thing is by far the most accurate way to make sure there is no imagination/memory coloring.

That is what I love about Matt's setup. The only thing cooler is running the best amps you find in stereo. Especially if they are complimentary voiced (low mid)/(high mid)

 

[FourT6and2]

Doing the amp switcher thing is by far the most accurate way to make sure there is no imagination/memory coloring.

That is what I love about Matt's setup. The only thing cooler is running the best amps you find in stereo. Especially if they are complimentary voiced (low mid)/(high mid)

Yeah, the amp/cab switchers are great for A/B/Y testing in real time.

 

[Tone Monster]

Meh... the differences I heard were too small to care about.

What tubes were yall running?

 

[FourT6and2]

What tubes were yall running?

I believe the HR had KT88 and the MTL II had EL34.

 

[John4021]

He said EL34's

 

[Inflames]

Vader Wizard with small logo is the best looking Wizard IMHO. Congrats!!

 

[peterc52]

Congrats! I'm also interested to know what you think of the HR compared to the others you had. I recently played an MTL II and a HR on an amp/cab switcher. So I could switch back and forth in real time and honestly... I didn't hear much of a difference between the two lol. It was like flipping a bright switch on an amp. Maybe a tiny difference but it still sounded like the same amp.

I can’t recognize this at all! The different is not subtle the higher mids an high end makes all the difference.

This is much more towards the MCII. I have EL34 in this maybe that some of the reason. Compared to KT88

Like the cleans better too. Lol

This is cutting !

 

[peterc52]

Also. Whatever issues there was with noise he has adressed it. Very quiet do that amount of gain. Much different than uber ultra

This is the pinnacle of wizard IMO

 

[S̷͖͑m̵͎͂á̵̺s̸͚̈́h̴̬̑]

Also. Whatever issues there was with noise he has adressed it. Very quiet do that amount of gain. Much different than uber ultra

This is the pinnacle of wizard IMO

I didn't know that about the noise..i played a preproduction..but it wasnt nearly as noisy as the bogner. But i have heard the HR is noisy. Just never experienced it

 

[Tone Monster]

Ummmm, I’m very embarrassed. I misread FourT6 post. I thought he was comparing the MTL to the MC. Wow that’s a big mistake lol.

 

[peterc52]

I kinda wanna change all the LED's and juwel light for green. haha.

Where do i find fitting lights for it???

 

[TheGreatGreen]

I kinda wanna change all the LED's and juwel light for green. haha.

Where do i find fitting lights for it???

https://www.amprepairparts.com/jewels.htm#gsc.tab=0

 

[nightlight]

Congratulations and thanks for the clip!

That said: I hear everybody raving about the Hellrazor, but it's so hard to tell why it's so special. Most of the clips I've heard don't really convey what most people call "Pants flapping, chest punching low end".

I could never imagine owning a 6k amp as well, so guess I'll never know haha

 

[peterc52]

Congratulations and thanks for the clip!

That said: I hear everybody raving about the Hellrazor, but it's so hard to tell why it's so special. Most of the clips I've heard don't really convey what most people call "Pants flapping, chest punching low end".

I could never imagine owning a 6k amp as well, so guess I'll never know haha

It’s really not about the low end. The clear gain and punch is something only a handful of amps are capable of.

With all the gear passing by i would be stupid not to own a HR as well

 

[nightlight]

It’s really not about the low end. The clear gain and punch is something only a handful of amps are capable of.

With all the gear passing by i would be stupid not to own a HR as well

Yeah, obviously. Heard so much about Wizards, never played one. I caught the Foo Fighters at the Grand Prix in Singapore, and they had a couple of Wizard cabs on stage, but couldn't spot the amp. The clip was good, but what I mean is that it didn't get across the feeling listening in person. Sounds really brutal regardless.