I found the elusive Larry amp clips of a Dino 962 and 822

[fusedbrain]

I have no dog in the fight and could never afford a Larry..but those clips sound absolutely average to me. You could have told me that is any amp in the world and I would have believed it.

Yeah, I agree. That sounds good, but nothing great. Clips can be very misleading though, and I’m sure it’s a totally different beast in the room.

Ding...ding...ding...winner. Clips of any particular amp may sound good, or they may sound like ass and likewise they may or may not sound like the amp in the room.

They're fun, but I would never make an amp purchase decision based on any clip.

This^^^^
Ya gotta be careful with recorded clips. I've spent enough time in recording studios over the last 25 years to realize that a good player can produce outstanding tracks with any reasonable quality amp and speaker cab. With judicious use of speaker selection, mic selection and placement, and the use of outboard and desk EQ, a huge variety of great tones can be coaxed from even the most mundane amps.

BUT....where the rubber really hits the road with the truly great amps is how the mind-blowing sound they produce in the room can inspire a player to provide an incredible take vs a mediocre performance. This same dynamic also applies to live performance.
So while maybe you can use clips to shortlist some amps that have a tonal center that sits in your wheelhouse, ya gotta get out and play the damn amps, and stand next to the cab and feel it, to see if its your thing or not.

And yeah, after hearing that last iso clip, if I ever thought I could actually get my hands on a Larry amp, it would def be on my short list.

And I also second the props to Larry for being a very cool and generous contributor on the Metro board back in the day

 

[Fret-Shredder]

That first clip is James Lugo.

It’s his song. He did let me use it.
This song is really cool, and I love the main riff.
Not to mention that his vocals just freaking kills!!!

Cool. I always liked that song.

 

[311boogieman]

These were posted in the Larry amp section here at RT by Sblue and Daniel Travis. I've have always wanted to really hear a Larry Dino in the hands of good players as I the clips on YT leave alot to be desired. We'll here are some links to clips. These definitely sound better than anything I heard on YT.

3...2...1.... Larry amp discussion go..................................................

Maybe Sblue and Dan Travis will comment on their clips here in the main discussion.

https://soundcloud.com/tiago-castro-52/ ... rossington

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-travis-96 ... he-diozzle

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-travis-96 ... =clipboard

Thanks for posting. Pretty much digging that 3rd clip. Much prefer the Monomyth tone/vibe more personally.

 

[Metlupass2]

Sounds like a Fortin.

 

[fusedbrain]

Sounds like a Fortin.

 

[skullfxr]

These were posted in the Larry amp section here at RT by Sblue and Daniel Travis. I've have always wanted to really hear a Larry Dino in the hands of good players as I the clips on YT leave alot to be desired. We'll here are some links to clips. These definitely sound better than anything I heard on YT.

3...2...1.... Larry amp discussion go..................................................

Maybe Sblue and Dan Travis will comment on their clips here in the main discussion.

https://soundcloud.com/tiago-castro-52/ ... rossington

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-travis-96 ... he-diozzle

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-travis-96 ... =clipboard

Thanks for posting. Pretty much digging that 3rd clip. Much prefer the Monomyth tone/vibe more personally.

Gotta agree with a few of you. Clip 1 and 2 are average. I dig clip 3 much more, but the stuff I have heard from Shea has honestly been more impressive.

 

[RockyStar]

Sounds like a Fortin.

Fucking Brilliant!!!

Time to pack up and go home.

Thread over!

 

[panhead]

If that's 6k you can keep it.

 

[maddnotez]

If that's 6k you can keep it.

Yeah, still too much. If not the most expensive amp of all time somewhat available to purchase. It does sound good though, I listened again, some of those barre chords sound thick and glorius. Like I said before I get the impression that you could realllly feel this amp live or in the room. But yeah, $6k im out.

Thanks for posting legitimate clips though, really cool.

 

[SBlue]

After seen that a copicat, who can't even design a stand by mode on his amp, and with the worst customer service ever, charges $7,999.00 for one of his amps done with pcb, and $1,250.00 for a lunchbox? I'll be glad to put my money into Larry amps without any hesitation.

https://www.fortinamps.com/amp-heads/meathead/

 

[SBlue]

Sounds like a Fortin.

...on stand by?

 

[SBlue]

Thanks for posting legitimate clips though, really cool.

You're welcome!
One thing I've mentioned to Daniel that I thought was very cool is that he has improved so much his playing ever since he got that amp!
Some amps do really inspire you to play, and he found his perfect amp. Can't beat that.

 

[skullfxr]

Sounds like a Fortin.

...on stand by?

I almost spit out my coffee on that.

Thanks for the hook up on the clips, too rich my blood, but it does sound pretty good.

I would love to hear a solid Monomyth and Larry shootout, because I think Shra's work would take it TBH.

Nonetheless, it's nice to hear one.

 

[thegame]

https://soundcloud.com/tiago-castro-52/larryengl2

That's killer. You can hear how its open in the right frequencies and compressed in others. Such a unique trait. What channel on the amp is it and settings?

 

[fearhk213]

Thanks guys!
I really appreciate that!

That does sound incredible. Would love to hear how these could handle some more brutal metal type riffing.

Hey Maddnotez,
this clip was done by a producer here in Nashville. He re-amped my Larry Dino through his ENGL 4x12.
It might not sound too brutal at first listening, and I wish we had done more of the same re-amping using the other amps we had in there to use them as comparison.
The two amps with by far most clarity were the Wizard Metal 100 and the Dino 922. Dino was the only amp, of all of them, that didn't need an external boost. And it was still, the one with the most saturation and clarity of all of them.
Here it is:

https://soundcloud.com/tiago-castro-52/larryengl2

I really dig that. I'm guessing you had some nice volume going as well. Not necessarily ear bleeding, but you were moving some air.

Since I geek out about this stuff lol, any more details on the chain: guitar, pickups, mics, preamps, etc. Which Engl cab was that? Was it the XXL w/V30?

 

[DragonCrestPC]

Sounds like a Fortin.

LOL as someone who owned a fully maxed Fortin Bones i gotta agree. There was a gain boost toggle switch that would get that exact tone.

 

[thegame]

I was going to send Larry a deposit on a pre amp before covid hit, I'll wait until next year as he shut down the shop.

What’s this now?

Thanks for the clarification via PM Markedman. Ceasing new orders whilst still working on older ones is not the same thing as closing up shop entirely. Hopefully the former will prove to be true.

 

[JerEvil]

Sounds like a Fortin.

Dammit. The one time I actually read through a whole thread and you beat me to it!!!

 

[SBlue]

Since I geek out about this stuff lol, any more details on the chain: guitar, pickups, mics, preamps, etc. Which Engl cab was that? Was it the XXL w/V30?

On both clips the amp was extremely loud. pretty much like a non master volume plexi on 6.
I don't know about guitar or pickups because it was a re-amped signal. He had what looked like a Stam Audio Neve style mic pres and APIs, but I also have no idea which ones he used.
Regarding mics, it was a single SM57. No post eq or compression. Cab was an ENGL with V-30s, I believe. But I'm also not sure.
Sorry for not being more helpful. I usually try to be as good as possible on notes at my place, but when it comes down to someone else's studio, I do not get to nerdy about what they are using.
Cheers

 

[ZEEGLER]

Extremely underwhelming in my opinion. Very average sounding high gain amp. Absolutely nothing special at all. I'd expect more for $1000, never mind $6000.