Gsxrbusa
Active member
Hey dudes,
I have yet to do a new amp day for my Peters Chimera/FSM. It's a dual lead professional series from James. I have had it for a month or so and have been too busy to post it up.
My first impression is that the Chimera is very tight. Think like VHT Ultra Lead tight but not near as dry and more saturated. Bigger bottom end as well. James has modded the EQ a bit from the older Chimera's. The mids are crystal clear and cut through like no other amp I have heard. It really is not fair to compare this to other amps I have owned or tried out. It is devastating in the mix. I can literally shit all over the other guitarist in my band if I feel the need. The overall tone is razor sharp. It seems to have a touch more upper mids than the Hydra. The Hydra seems to shine in the lower mids to my ears. The Hydra is a touch looser overall. The bottom end seems to blossom out more. The mids are smoother and more rounded on the Hydra.
One thing about Peters amps in general is that they have such a clarity to them that I have yet to experience in other amps. This of course is just my opinion but it's really hard to play other maps and not feel that they are muddy in comparison. Maybe it's my style of playing/guitars/cabs or whatever but in the room the Peters amps dominate (or can be dialed in to dominate).
The FSM channel is less gain than either the Hydra or Chimera but can still bring some serious bidness. Less of a bottom end hit and much smoother gain structure. I have yet to really play a bunch on this channel yet. What I have found out about the FSM is that it really sounds freakin killer with my 7 string. I feel the 7 string sounds better with lower gain. It's also fun to dial the gain down and play classic rock type of stuff. The cool thing about Peterses is that they are not overly compressed and you can achieve a really nice clean tone just from the volume on the guitar. This is no easy task considering I use EMG 81 pretty exclusively.
The Hydra is still more my style over the Chimera but it is really.......really close. It's splitting hairs for the most part. I would be happy with either amp. The build quality is second to none imo. Taking a peek inside reveals the attention to detail. The dude knows how to build amps and is not unpleasant to talk to on the phone. He has a customer for life.
It's not the greatest but I woke up and pressed record. This is what came out. My camera kinda sucks. Volume up and down, could be much better quality. You get the general idea. Sounds much different in the room.
If you skip to around 11min I use the guitar to clean it up. I suck at that stuff but was trying to show on massive gain channel it can clean up even with actives.
Chimera/FSM on top and Hydra on the bottom. LED on
LED off
I swapped head shells because I think it looks better but this is the way I originally ordered both amps. It's cool because i can switch back at any time.
I have yet to do a new amp day for my Peters Chimera/FSM. It's a dual lead professional series from James. I have had it for a month or so and have been too busy to post it up.
My first impression is that the Chimera is very tight. Think like VHT Ultra Lead tight but not near as dry and more saturated. Bigger bottom end as well. James has modded the EQ a bit from the older Chimera's. The mids are crystal clear and cut through like no other amp I have heard. It really is not fair to compare this to other amps I have owned or tried out. It is devastating in the mix. I can literally shit all over the other guitarist in my band if I feel the need. The overall tone is razor sharp. It seems to have a touch more upper mids than the Hydra. The Hydra seems to shine in the lower mids to my ears. The Hydra is a touch looser overall. The bottom end seems to blossom out more. The mids are smoother and more rounded on the Hydra.
One thing about Peters amps in general is that they have such a clarity to them that I have yet to experience in other amps. This of course is just my opinion but it's really hard to play other maps and not feel that they are muddy in comparison. Maybe it's my style of playing/guitars/cabs or whatever but in the room the Peters amps dominate (or can be dialed in to dominate).
The FSM channel is less gain than either the Hydra or Chimera but can still bring some serious bidness. Less of a bottom end hit and much smoother gain structure. I have yet to really play a bunch on this channel yet. What I have found out about the FSM is that it really sounds freakin killer with my 7 string. I feel the 7 string sounds better with lower gain. It's also fun to dial the gain down and play classic rock type of stuff. The cool thing about Peterses is that they are not overly compressed and you can achieve a really nice clean tone just from the volume on the guitar. This is no easy task considering I use EMG 81 pretty exclusively.
The Hydra is still more my style over the Chimera but it is really.......really close. It's splitting hairs for the most part. I would be happy with either amp. The build quality is second to none imo. Taking a peek inside reveals the attention to detail. The dude knows how to build amps and is not unpleasant to talk to on the phone. He has a customer for life.
It's not the greatest but I woke up and pressed record. This is what came out. My camera kinda sucks. Volume up and down, could be much better quality. You get the general idea. Sounds much different in the room.
If you skip to around 11min I use the guitar to clean it up. I suck at that stuff but was trying to show on massive gain channel it can clean up even with actives.
Chimera/FSM on top and Hydra on the bottom. LED on
LED off
I swapped head shells because I think it looks better but this is the way I originally ordered both amps. It's cool because i can switch back at any time.
