VHT Gas, need some advice from VHT/Fryette peeps

[Kelly]

Did you go to Dan's and play them?

Yeah I did. I spent almost two hours in the amp room today and I got to say I fricken love the Deliverance 60 That amp has some serious balls. As mentioned it was super easy to just dial in and crank up.. sounded great. I'm trying to figure out if not having an effects loop is going to be a big deal down the road.

Fryette sells an effects loop for Deliverance amps. They will install it, or your local tech can. I watched the whole video, some points...

* Dave Friedman's favorite amp is a 50 watt Marshall rebuilt by Steven Fryette

* If you want a Fryette amp (such as the Deliverance) that isn't currently on their website, just contact them.

* Steve explained why they don't send out schematics.

* Steve gave the whole story behind the name change. AXL wanted to buy the company. Steve offered to sell them the name, and do consulting. They took them name, but didn't take him up on consulting.

*Sound City amps will pay homage to Hiwatts and Dave Reeves Sound City amps, but with a wider sweet spot for break up. Not a high gain amp.

 

[errrrrl]

Dude that last part of your post! Am I dreaming? I totally want to score an Edwards LP.

I went there again today, there is no Les Paul or any Gibson types there, mainly made in Japan strats and telecasters and jazz/p-basses. They told me that because of some new wood law they can't export the guitars with rosewood to their US store, so everything there is mainly maple with maple necks. Worth checking out though. https://www.yelp.com/biz/eco-town-honolulu

Fryette sells an effects loop for Deliverance amps. They will install it, or your local tech can. I watched the whole video, some points...

* Dave Friedman's favorite amp is a 50 watt Marshall rebuilt by Steven Fryette

* If you want a Fryette amp (such as the Deliverance) that isn't currently on their website, just contact them.

* Steve explained why they don't send out schematics.

* Steve gave the whole story behind the name change. AXL wanted to buy the company. Steve offered to sell them the name, and do consulting. They took them name, but didn't take him up on consulting.

*Sound City amps will pay homage to Hiwatts and Dave Reeves Sound City amps, but with a wider sweet spot for break up. Not a high gain amp.

Wow thats good to know about adding an fx loop, I may contact them directly to ask a few questions, thanks man!

 

[Loudness250]

Dude that last part of your post! Am I dreaming? I totally want to score an Edwards LP.

I went there again today, there is no Les Paul or any Gibson types there, mainly made in Japan strats and telecasters and jazz/p-basses. They told me that because of some new wood law they can't export the guitars with rosewood to their US store, so everything there is mainly maple with maple necks. Worth checking out though. https://www.yelp.com/biz/eco-town-honolulu

Fryette sells an effects loop for Deliverance amps. They will install it, or your local tech can. I watched the whole video, some points...

* Dave Friedman's favorite amp is a 50 watt Marshall rebuilt by Steven Fryette

* If you want a Fryette amp (such as the Deliverance) that isn't currently on their website, just contact them.

Shucks, too bad about the LP types but still looks cool.

* Steve explained why they don't send out schematics.

* Steve gave the whole story behind the name change. AXL wanted to buy the company. Steve offered to sell them the name, and do consulting. They took them name, but didn't take him up on consulting.

*Sound City amps will pay homage to Hiwatts and Dave Reeves Sound City amps, but with a wider sweet spot for break up. Not a high gain amp.

Wow thats good to know about adding an fx loop, I may contact them directly to ask a few questions, thanks man!

Too bad about them not having LP types but still looks cool!

 

[Kelly]

 

[stephen sawall]

The other popular modification on the Deliverance is a footswitch for the Less/More (3 or 4 gain stages)that Fryette does.

 

[Shawn Lutz]

I can't comment on Fryette line but I have a 50 CL w/EQ+REV and it is a killer amp. I'm sure Steve stuff is just as good as his older stuff

 

[stephen sawall]

Did you go to Dan's and play them?

Yeah I did. I spent almost two hours in the amp room today and I got to say I fricken love the Deliverance 60 That amp has some serious balls. As mentioned it was super easy to just dial in and crank up.. sounded great. I'm trying to figure out if not having an effects loop is going to be a big deal down the road.

Fryette sells an effects loop for Deliverance amps. They will install it, or your local tech can. I watched the whole video, some points...

* Dave Friedman's favorite amp is a 50 watt Marshall rebuilt by Steven Fryette

* If you want a Fryette amp (such as the Deliverance) that isn't currently on their website, just contact them.

* Steve explained why they don't send out schematics.

* Steve gave the whole story behind the name change. AXL wanted to buy the company. Steve offered to sell them the name, and do consulting. They took them name, but didn't take him up on consulting.

*Sound City amps will pay homage to Hiwatts and Dave Reeves Sound City amps, but with a wider sweet spot for break up. Not a high gain amp.

My THD Series One Plexi is voiced after Dave Friedman's Marshall that he uses to voice all of his amps. The original amp is a 4 input, nmv, 1969 JMP small box.
It's a extremely aggressive JMP voice with some Fender tweed in the highs. More glass and harmonics than any other Marshall nmv type amp I have tried.

If your thinking about getting the loop for a Deliverance you might want to consider getting a Power Station... Since it has a loop.

 

[bigangryguitar]

I have owned...

Pittbull Classic (since rebranded as the CLX)
D60
2011 Ultra Lead
D120
Sig:X
GP/DI

I still have the Sig:X and GP/DI (which I use for recording). The Sig:X green channel is one of the best amps I've ever heard. I call it an amp because it functions like a NMV amp. It's capable of incredibly expressive cleans up to classic rock distortion in a Hiwatt type of vein.

The lead channels are a little bit more saturated than the Deliverance amps but I still find them to be incredibly useful, with or without a boost.

The Deliverance amps are GREAT, but I don't consider the Sig:X to be a jack of all, master of none by any stretch, even if it is incredibly versatile. My Sig:X gets way more usage than my D-Moll because it sounds better in just about every way except for a high headroom clean tone. I do agree that the D120 was probably the best amp I've played for using your guitar volume knob (or I used an EH Signal Pad) for a pseudo clean tone. I've considered picking a Deliverance up but really cannot justify it right now when I could just plug the GP/DI into an effects return and get a very close tone.

Go try them both and see what you prefer, but I strongly urge you to keep an open mind to the Sig:X, and take a good amount of time to see what all it is capable of. The D60/120 are easy to just set up and go, and it will sound great. The Sig is just a different flavor but, IMHO, equally formidable.

1+ except I don't own a Diezel, but do own four other stellar amps and the Sig X is as good as any of them and anything I've ever plugged in to.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

D120 was awesome. I had an early VHT one with no loop. Only reason i sold it was limited options. Id def check one of the newer ones with switchable mode and loop.

 

[tubortski]

I like these Dunky vids

Really dug the D120. Gonna try the D60 someday.

 

[rottingcorpse]

Dunky vids are tasty! Never disappoint.

 

[maddnotez]

I've owned about 3-4 D60s, a D120, a SigX, and 3 ULs. I've also played a friends CLX a few times. IMO, the UL is hands down the best of the bunch. I've owned the Deliverance and SigX at the same time as owning the UL and played them side-by-side. The UL with the EQ can cover the Deliverance tones close enough for my tastes - just maybe a little less forgiving. I'd still like to get another Sig X, more just to have. lol

My current UL was made in December 2011 and is the best one I've owned. It's definitely in the top 5 amps I've ever played/owned. While I like my Wizards more, the UL definitely has some of the characteristics of what I love about them. So does a cranked up SLO for that matter. The UL's EQ gives it more range in the voicing though.

If you want an amp that is super tight, percussive, articulate, open and a clean/no fizz gain, then the UL is your amp. If you have a little more $ to spend, then step up to a Wizard. If you like a dark, compressed, fizzy gain distortion, the UL is not your amp.

How does the Wizard compare to the UL?

Sorry for the necro bump, was supposed to be a pm

 

[RedB4Black]

I've owned about 3-4 D60s, a D120, a SigX, and 3 ULs. I've also played a friends CLX a few times. IMO, the UL is hands down the best of the bunch. I've owned the Deliverance and SigX at the same time as owning the UL and played them side-by-side. The UL with the EQ can cover the Deliverance tones close enough for my tastes - just maybe a little less forgiving. I'd still like to get another Sig X, more just to have. lol

My current UL was made in December 2011 and is the best one I've owned. It's definitely in the top 5 amps I've ever played/owned. While I like my Wizards more, the UL definitely has some of the characteristics of what I love about them. So does a cranked up SLO for that matter. The UL's EQ gives it more range in the voicing though.

If you want an amp that is super tight, percussive, articulate, open and a clean/no fizz gain, then the UL is your amp. If you have a little more $ to spend, then step up to a Wizard. If you like a dark, compressed, fizzy gain distortion, the UL is not your amp.

How does the Wizard compare to the UL?

Sorry for the necro bump, was supposed to be a pm

There's actually some similarities in that they are both, as stated above, tight and percussive and open. It's no wonder that Wizards/Fryettes are my favorite amps. The wizards have more punch and clarity - overall just huge sounding amps. The wizards tend to be brighter sounding, though with the EQ on the UL, you can dial that in. The bright knobs on the Wizards do wonders for the overall tone. I wish every amp had one.

 

[Racerxrated]

I've owned about 3-4 D60s, a D120, a SigX, and 3 ULs. I've also played a friends CLX a few times. IMO, the UL is hands down the best of the bunch. I've owned the Deliverance and SigX at the same time as owning the UL and played them side-by-side. The UL with the EQ can cover the Deliverance tones close enough for my tastes - just maybe a little less forgiving. I'd still like to get another Sig X, more just to have. lol

My current UL was made in December 2011 and is the best one I've owned. It's definitely in the top 5 amps I've ever played/owned. While I like my Wizards more, the UL definitely has some of the characteristics of what I love about them. So does a cranked up SLO for that matter. The UL's EQ gives it more range in the voicing though.

If you want an amp that is super tight, percussive, articulate, open and a clean/no fizz gain, then the UL is your amp. If you have a little more $ to spend, then step up to a Wizard. If you like a dark, compressed, fizzy gain distortion, the UL is not your amp.

How does the Wizard compare to the UL?

Sorry for the necro bump, was supposed to be a pm

There's actually some similarities in that they are both, as stated above, tight and percussive and open. It's no wonder that Wizards/Fryettes are my favorite amps. The wizards have more punch and clarity - overall just huge sounding amps. The wizards tend to be brighter sounding, though with the EQ on the UL, you can dial that in. The bright knobs on the Wizards do wonders for the overall tone. I wish every amp had one.

Gonna jump in and add one thing...the D60/120 that I've owned did have a stiffness to the feel, making you work a little harder to get the goods...vs say a BE100 that is more compressed, easier to play..mistakes don't stick out as much lets say. But the Wizards, although they are even clearer sounding than VHT are less stiff and easier to play which doesn't make sense when you think of the utter lack of compression they have...but it's true.