Rhodes Amps - Colossus H-100??

[guitarslayer]

Does anyone in this forum own a Rhodes Colossus H-100? From the video clips I can see and hear on youtube it sounds amazing, tight and brutal. Just want to get some feedback from anyone with any knowledge or experience.

 

[guitarslayer]

Anyone??

 

[stephen sawall]

There is several threads around here .... maybe a search ? Some very cool amps.

 

[Tone Monster]

Badass amp

 

[Diplodomare]

Hey,

I’ve had one for almost ayear. In that year, I have NOT played my Herbert or Axe-Fx or even once yearned for any other amp. Just 100% Colossus. It seems to have delivered what I always wanted - warm, thick, rich and never shrill. Sounds “tubey”. Has the best singing lead voice. It sounds unique overall – not aMarshall, not a Mesa.

Clean – A real surprise in a hi-gain amp. Shimmer shimmer and full of life. Crunch – I use for alternate dirty clean. Can be very chewy when cranked. Lead 1 – Great hi gain for rhy or lead – I like for Rhy. Does a GREAT crunch on lower gain settings. Lead 2 – Oh geez. This is the one hell of a lead sound. Sings and sings. Add in the Fat to thicken up them notes. Mids for days….

It works nice with EL-34’s too – if the mood strikes you.

I’ll also addthat Ihave never fiddled with guitar volume knob but with this amp, that is all I do. I appreciate dynamics now!!!!

By comparison, the Herbert is lifeless IMO. The Axe-Fx (which was really only for direct recording) sounds harsh and odd.

Kyle made biasingso easy. Hook up DMM turn the knob……

Summary: Tight (if you so chose) and warm with as much bite as you need.

DM

 

[guitarslayer]

Hey,

I’ve had one for almost ayear. In that year, I have NOT played my Herbert or Axe-Fx or even once yearned for any other amp. Just 100% Colossus. It seems to have delivered what I always wanted - warm, thick, rich and never shrill. Sounds “tubey”. Has the best singing lead voice. It sounds unique overall – not aMarshall, not a Mesa.

Clean – A real surprise in a hi-gain amp. Shimmer shimmer and full of life. Crunch – I use for alternate dirty clean. Can be very chewy when cranked. Lead 1 – Great hi gain for rhy or lead – I like for Rhy. Does a GREAT crunch on lower gain settings. Lead 2 – Oh geez. This is the one hell of a lead sound. Sings and sings. Add in the Fat to thicken up them notes. Mids for days….

It works nice with EL-34’s too – if the mood strikes you.

I’ll also addthat Ihave never fiddled with guitar volume knob but with this amp, that is all I do. I appreciate dynamics now!!!!

By comparison, the Herbert is lifeless IMO. The Axe-Fx (which was really only for direct recording) sounds harsh and odd.

Kyle made biasingso easy. Hook up DMM turn the knob……

Summary: Tight (if you so chose) and warm with as much bite as you need.

DM

Thanks for the info! I'm very tempted to buy one. They're real expensive, more than I would have ever considered paying for an amp in past years. I'm trying to get as much info as I can before possibly pulling the trigger.

 

[MississippiMetal]

Andy Wood uses them. He's around here from time to time. Busy lately, though.

 

[MYLILSS]

you can not go wrong with a rhodes colossus. i dont own one yet but will very soon. i couldnt imagine spending that kinda money on any guitar amp until i heard clips of this one, and talked to kyle himself. you will not find better customer service, and support. you might find service and support just as good, but never better.

 

[Digital Jams]

I have respect for Rhodes, he is making his own amp with custom parts and quality build, not flipping through catalogs buying off the shelf parts and shells.

and his amps sound real good.

 

[glassjaw7]

Hit up Jason F (Killertone). He spent a lot of time with a Colossus and has a lot of experience with a lot of other high gainers for comparison. I remember he said that the Colossus isn't super "surgical" tight like his Fortin, but he said it sounds great and is a really huge sound. Maybe he'll chime in.

 

[Tone Monster]

Hit up Jason F (Killertone). He spent a lot of time with a Colossus and has a lot of experience with a lot of other high gainers for comparison. I remember he said that the Colossus isn't super "surgical" tight like his Fortin, but he said it sounds great and is a really huge sound. Maybe he'll chime in.

If on a hundred scale, the Fortin is 100 (haven't played one) the Rhodes is still 95 or higher. It is a tight amp.

 

[Rev]

I have spent a large amount of time on several occasions with the Colossus. It is an amp that will be legendary and modelers will seek out to recreate the tone and feel. I think it is a mix of an SLO, XTC, Splawn, and a Mesa Boogie Mk amp. It has it's own thing but a voicing that can jump around genres of music. It is the most versatile channel switcher that I have ever played. Eveything on it is usable unlike a lot of high gain channel switchers that do one thing well. I would say that it is the Splawn of modern metals amps. It is built like a tank and has a midrange that cuts very well in the mix. For tightness and down tuning there isn't an amp that had quite the soft feel and explosive sound and attack of the C. One more thing is that the overall sound of the amp has a roar that I have never heard from any other amp. Not a plug and play amp but everything sounds awesome on it.

 

[Ventura]

Yaaaaaaaa, I've been lurking around the Rhodes camp too, I won't lie...

pstar's got some info on these too.

Brilliant amp from what I can tell.
Mo

 

[thegame]

I would say that it is the Splawn of modern metals amps. It is built like a tank and has a midrange that cuts very well in the mix. For tightness and down tuning there isn't an amp that had quite the soft feel and explosive sound and attack of the C.

To be clear, do you mean the Colossus has Splawn like upper mid and high end brilliance (therefore similar to Marshall) ?

And by "soft feel.....attack of the C" you mean the Colossus and not a Mesa Mark amp (C+ ?) which you mentioned before in the thread ? That description could be applied to a C+.

If all that was true it sounds like I would like it.

 

[Diplodomare]

In case this helps:

These are the amps I have had over the years that I do not have now:

Powerball, Recto(s), IIC+, Triaxis, Carvin V3, Egnater M4, Quad Preamp, Mark IV, Framus Dragon, F-30, XTC, Rocktron Piranha, bunch of digital stuff…..

So these were bought, used and abused for a bit, sold and I started again. Nothing evil or bad about them - just nothing that matched the tone in my head.

Got the Colossus and all is well - A constant tone reward. NOW, I concentrate on PLAYING. Imagine that.

DM

 

[Rev]

I would say that it is the Splawn of modern metals amps. It is built like a tank and has a midrange that cuts very well in the mix. For tightness and down tuning there isn't an amp that had quite the soft feel and explosive sound and attack of the C.

To be clear, do you mean the Colossus has Splawn like upper mid and high end brilliance (therefore similar to Marshall) ?

And by "soft feel.....attack of the C" you mean the Colossus and not a Mesa Mark amp (C+ ?) which you mentioned before in the thread ? That description could be applied to a C+.

If all that was true it sounds like I would like it.

It is like the Splawn in the build quality and the way it cuts in a mix. It has similaries of a Marshall but nothing like a Marshall circuit. Kyle has some new voicing options and I have not tried it with el34's so it could get some Marshall type sounds.

It has little to no compression which usually translates into and amp that you have to fight or work with or it works you. This amp has such nice smooth feel and easy to play. As for the soft feel I refer to how it blooms and bounces off your fingers. The touch has a nice soft feel. The voicing has its own thing but it reminds me of some 80's thrash tones if they kept evolving into modern sounds. If Metallica's sound kept getting better from Master of Puppets you would have the Rhodes Colossus.

 

[mniel8195]

has anyone a/b this against the natas?

 

[mniel8195]

has anyone a/b this against the natas?

 

[alxdgr8]

Still in love with mine and I've had it a year now. Not going anywhere and no gas for anything else! Kyle is the best! Hopefully I get to try out the Artemus in a few weeks when I am back in Indiana.

 

[Ventura]

has anyone a/b this against the natas?

2 totally different amps IMHO.