
FourT6and2
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Wizard of Ozz":3frx32k1 said:FourT6and2":3frx32k1 said:Wizard of Ozz":3frx32k1 said:bulletride":3frx32k1 said:I am going to sell my peavey 5150 and dual recto to get a multi channel amp.
I am considering vh4 or colossus. I played vh4 before. It was great. But, I felt it's a little bit compressed.
I never played colossus. But, from the clips it's pretty similar to vh4. Tons of gain and refined gain structure.
Maybe colossus has more open sounding. Am I right? I need some opinions who tried both amps. Thanks![]()
Multi-channel amps are all about compromises and what you are willing to accept.
The VH4 is probably the single most compressed high-gain channel switcher on the market. It's also a little too dark and lacking upper mids for my taste. Other than that, it's built like a tank and is super flexible. Arguably one of the most flexible, best built, and the fx loops are some of the best designs going: transparent and no tone suckage.
The Rhodes Colossus is a nice amp with plenty of features but the bottom end was to harsh and soft/spongy no matter what you try to dial in. Not tight and percussive enough for me. Other than that they are also buil really well... But I prefer the the transparency of the VH4 fx loop if your an fx junky.
Some others you may want to look into are the Marshall JVM410, Engl SE/Invader, Fryette CLX/UL.
Some mentioned the Bogner XTC, which will cover clean, country, blues up to hard rock. It won't do metal even with a boost. The voicing and low end won't handle it IMHO.
The KSR Gemini is tighter and more aggressive from what I hear. And it still has tons of MIDI flexibility. My Ares is tighter, more aggressive, and punchier than the VH4 I had. The VH4's loops are awesome, for sure. No complaints on my Ares' loop though. It has send/return level control. The VH4 doesn't But the VH4 does have both a series and a parallel loop. But no independent signal controls.
Yes and no. The Gemini is a bit more aggressive sounding, but it has the same amount of gain on paper as the Colossus. Just a stripped down version. Still lacks the tight, percussive low end I prefer (as well as many others) for metal. I haven't tried the Ares yet... but I tend to favor 100-150W tube heads for the headroom and ballsier lowend from the extra power.
Wait, if the Gemini and the Colossus don't have enough gain for metal, then what do they have? Easy listening 101 The River jams?

