Fortin Bones, VH4, or Marsha?

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Just sold some stuff and am looking to purchase one of these three amps. Please provide your opinions, thoughts, etc.

Thx!
 
buy Kurt's Bones so i don't get the urge! :D


Freidman does some cool stuff, but for my ears i like the Cameron stuff better. the mid focus of the Freidmans i've got to play just wasn't for me, kindda in the same way a Splawn Quickrod is a awesome amp, just not for me.

VH4? haven't been around one long enough to judge fairly. oddly i hated one with winged C's in it, and thought it sounded pretty good with Tung-sol power tubes.

you've got a fuck ton of hot rodded Marshalls, get a Herbert and shake shit off the walls or go for the Bones. or ride it out for a Natas. :rock:

the Cornford MK50 II is one bad motor scooter? :confused:
 
Cain't :lol: :LOL: go wrong with any of those amps :rock:

VH4 is heavier :rock: Way more versatile :yes: broader spectrum of tones

Fortin and the Marsha nail the old school Hot rodded marshall tones. Of course with a modern kick and channel options

Good choices for sure all a round :rock:
 
From the clips it seems like the heaviest one is the Bones. I know I'll probably take some heat for this but I had the chance to play a VH4 recently and IMO it seemed to lack a certain heaviness that I expected it to have. Either way I thought it was a great, great amp and one of my favorites :thumbsup: I haven't heard a Fortin (yet) or a Marsha in person so I don't have anything to base my "heaviness" claim on other than clips, which you can't base anything on :lol: :LOL: I think it would depend on what style you were going after.
 
Marsha - This is just a damn good sounding amp. If you are looking for a great not good modded Marshall, this is it.
VH4 - I only like a couple of the channels(ch. 2)
Fortin Bones - no experience, but if it is like the Cali mod, I would put it before the VH4
 
Motorpud":2dmg2hdt said:
From the clips it seems like the heaviest one is the Bones. I know I'll probably take some heat for this but I had the chance to play a VH4 recently and IMO it seemed to lack a certain heaviness that I expected it to have. Either way I thought it was a great, great amp and one of my favorites :thumbsup: I haven't heard a Fortin (yet) or a Marsha in person so I don't have anything to base my "heaviness" claim on other than clips, which you can't base anything on :lol: :LOL: I think it would depend on what style you were going after.
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better play a VH4 in person :rock: Massive :yes:

4th channel = death metal, Crab core, Death core or Death Crab Metal Core :lol: :LOL:

Doesn't have the mid scoop the Herbert has but just as Heavy

Fortin 'Meathead" sounds just as heavy from the clips or the new Natas from what I hear.
 
I hear alot of the CCV and the Herbert in each other. I think the CCV does the Marshall style better. But the Diezel has a better Clean sound and the best Heavy tone ever IMO.

Not that the CCV clean isn't killer or it doesn't get heavy. I think both amps are amazing. Just a matter of taste.

But we're not comparing the Herbert and the CCV :lol: :LOL:
 
prsdiezel":1e3cr3b9 said:
Motorpud":1e3cr3b9 said:
From the clips it seems like the heaviest one is the Bones. I know I'll probably take some heat for this but I had the chance to play a VH4 recently and IMO it seemed to lack a certain heaviness that I expected it to have. Either way I thought it was a great, great amp and one of my favorites :thumbsup: I haven't heard a Fortin (yet) or a Marsha in person so I don't have anything to base my "heaviness" claim on other than clips, which you can't base anything on :lol: :LOL: I think it would depend on what style you were going after.
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better play a VH4 in person :rock: Massive :yes:

4th channel = death metal, Crab core, Death core or Death Crab Metal Core :lol: :LOL:

Doesn't have the mid scoop the Herbert has but just as Heavy

Fortin 'Meathead" sounds just as heavy from the clips or the new Natas from what I hear.
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:lol: :LOL: I played one in person, it didn't seem super heavy like I expected it to. I'm not downing it at all, I loved it :inlove: In all fairness I didn't really get the chance to tweek it a lot, if I could've it might have been a different story, I might have been able to get some of that crabcore goodness out of it :lol: :LOL: . FWIW I had that VH4 tone stuck in head for weeks, it sounded THAT good :rock:
 
Meathead clips sounded like my Engl Savage with more low end.

Zesty Shred :rock:

You better post some vids :gethim:

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You seem to be quite covered on the hot rod Marshalls, hard to top the ones from your list, so I would say get the VH4. Very distinct flavour, and it would make a great addition to your collection.
 
Superunknown":3jk4nd4p said:
Just sold some stuff and am looking to purchase one of these three amps. Please provide your opinions, thoughts, etc.

Thx!
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Ask SteveK, he has had the Bones and VH4 I think, has the Marsha and it seems like you have the same taste in amps (CCV, Wizard). I would trust his judgement for tone.
 
Personally, I'd go with the VH4. I'm not downing the others, but they seem more in the modded Marshall teritory, which I like. But the VH4 or Herbert would be much better suited to the type of stuff my band does.
 
I would nail a VH4 since it looks like your covered well enough in the Modded Marshall land. :lol: :LOL:

The VH4 is an Incredible amp! Has its own thing going on. :thumbsup:
 
Thanks so much for your thoughts guys! I think the Natas might be a possibility as well....
 
I had a VH4 and sold it when I heard the Herbert. Dont dismiss that as a choice either.
It does WAY MORE then the Metal that everyone thinks. Channel 2 on the Herbert is GOLDEN! ;)
 
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