Which mono did you have? Really digging this one.
what did you think of the Monomyth for heavy chugs? I feel like I have clarity and tightness covered with my Hermansson and that and more covered with my Hellion. I kinda want something Marshally that’s a little less on the tight side and more on the heavy/punch for the other end of the spectrum.
Thanks man! I do have a hermansson modded recto. I’m told that and the Marshall are fairly similar flavor wise. Need to try a GZ and gower!
For tightness Hermansson’s are kind of in their own league lol. For heavier sounding chugs rather super tight, I’d say maybe some of the Cameron modded Marshall’s I’ve played, but really if that’s what I wanted I wouldn’t choose any modded Marshall’s I’ve tried and instead just go with amps like my Megalith Beta, 1st Version Uberschall, ‘90’s Blueface VH4 or Hell Razor KT150. The 2 Monomyth modded Marshall’s I had and skeleton key had more of the tight type chugs rather than heavy/punch and imo think the Hermansson’s are better at doing tight, clear chugs
where am I supposed to find a Blue face or a 1st edition Uberschall Sam? Lol
Well you wanted an amp good for heavy chugs and presumably want something on a similar level to a Hermansson, so those are what did it for me. The other amps mentioned are more findable
I honestly like my monomyth more than my hermansson, but different strokes for different folks!
I can see that, but you may feel differently with his 5GS Marshall’s or a Herm Dual or Triple Rec (I have a single, dual and triple Herm now) or you may still prefer the Monomyth, different strokes like you said. In some ways the Monomyth’s to me were kinda like a middle ground of the Cameron mods and Hermansson’s I’ve had
I did play a dual, never a triple though; I did like the single better because of the tightness controls. I know he says his preferred mods are the singles and two channel duals for the tightness control he puts on them. I’m sure ease of mod has something to do with it too.
Very cool amp man. I was real curious about the carstens empire actually but that seemed to go quick!
Actually, fun fact... (and I'm putting together a video on this) the VH4's from the early 2000's are total "secret weapons." They have the same or a very similar circuit to the old Blueface VH4's. Peter didn't start making changes to the VH4 until 2007, when he added a resistor to make the amp brighter with more gain. If you can find an early 2000's VH4, for the love of God, BUY IT. It's like getting a $20,000 Blueface VH4 for less than a quarter of the price. It's one of the best amps I've ever heard and sounds NOTHING like the new VH4's. (Yes, I have mic'd clips to prove this that I'm putting in my video
).Interesting. All 5 of the Hermansson’s I’ve owned and 2 others I’ve played had tight knobs (my triple also has a push-pull tight to go further). I don’t think I’d like them as much without a tight knob
The Empire was a very cool amp, I actually really liked it. Very different from the Grace, much more straightforward, aggressive, and gainy. The only reason I sold it is because it was very close to a few of my other, more modern amps and so decided to let it go to make room for something new.
My 4-Stage Recto is a MW, so it doesn't have the tightness control separated (it's juiced into the gain knob) but I don't think it needs it.
