First time on stage with the VH4 last night.

[SavageRiffer]

It's a little hard to hear from the video, but you can tell how punchy it is and how great it sits in the band mix. What a monstrous sound man. Chords rumble with authority and definition. It must be great fun to gig with that amp.

It's stupid fun lol. After last night i was debating selling Herbert for a VH2.

Whoa, settle down there man. The Hagen is just as kick-ass as the VH4 in my opinion. It's sooo much fun to play. I haven't heard much of the VH2, but if it's as good as the Lil Fockker, then it will be great. I want to find out if the VH2 sounds the same as the VH4 or not. I'm wondering if the VH4 purists might give it the nod.

I've had herbert for years and yeah i probably should hold onto it. In a live setting i love the VH4 though. Both on stage would probably be interesting though.

No, I know what you mean. I like the VH4 a tiny bit more than the Herbert. Dude, before you do anything, you need to give the Hagen a shot.

This.

The Hagen has the same cutting DNA as the VH4 but plays a little easier... A little slicker and greasier. More user friendly if you will (for lack of a better term, albeit I am a VH4 fanboi, I do have to admit to liking the Hagen equally if not a smidge more some days... SOME days!!).

Otherwise - to the OP, the guitar sounded thick, articulate, cut beautifully and I'd say you carried most of the sound of the band. Not a bad thing - singer was great, bassist is solid (from what I could glean), drummer was tight - but the guitar was the most obvious ingredient, and a tasty ingredient it is!!

Pretty good description. I would characterize the VH4 as slightly dryer or something. The Hagen just gives up the tone so easily. It's so juicy with harmonic content and no matter how saturated the distortion is, it sounds great.

 

[spguitar]

I'll post the settings tonight. They're probably gonna shock you guys.

 

[spguitar]

 

[Ventura]

Pretty good description. I would characterize the VH4 as slightly dryer or something. The Hagen just gives up the tone so easily. It's so juicy with harmonic content and no matter how saturated the distortion is, it sounds great.

It's a dream to play, my fave Diezel if I had to pick...but seeing as I don't have to pick, it's the Hagen and the VH4 - period

I'll post the settings tonight. They're probably gonna shock you guys.

No shock. What, low gain settings?? Less gain, more percussion in the guitar strokes, more bloom, less compression, totally makes sense - tonally.

Love that tone!!

 

[Ventura]

Lil' scoopage on the 3rd eh??

 

[stratjacket]

Sounds awesome man.
After reading this thread and the Hagen talk, I decided to spend some quality time with mine. I had it up on the block for sale. Needless to say I took it down, just too good of an amp to let go. I really WANT a SLO, so was going to sell and get one, but changed my mind. Will have to find another way...the Hagen fucking slays, my longest tenured amp at almost 5 years. Many have come in gone in that time.

 

[Ventura]

Sounds awesome man.
After reading this thread and the Hagen talk, I decided to spend some quality time with mine. I had it up on the block for sale. Needless to say I took it down, just too good of an amp to let go. I really WANT a SLO, so was going to sell and get one, but changed my mind. Will have to find another way...the Hagen fucking slays, my longest tenured amp at almost 5 years. Many have come in gone in that time.

Smart move. The Hagen kicks ass.

 

[spguitar]

Holy wow it was intense for the first show.