Wizard Amps: Guys swear by them, clips don't do justice. Are there any clips - even of other amps - that come close?

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What a lucky kid! Which speakers you have in that Marshall cab? Is it a recent one or a vintage?

Awesome. With skills like that, he could be the future Ole Englund. "I've listened to all the critics and will now chug open notes on all strings."
 
Can definitely hear the Wizard squeekiness in that video.

Do folks have go to ACDC settings for their Wizards?
I get great acdc tones out of mine but mine are higain heads so my settings would be odd compared to angus
 
I went down rabbit holes… apparently you aren’t alone! Have you seen the mod kit that’s out there? Seems tempting
I can't say that I have. Reality is I'm not the target market for a Wizard, especially financially, LOL, but I like listening to tube amp clips and every time I hear a modern classic it sounds amazing. The only other amp I've ever heard demo'ed here that sounded as good in a heavy context was some vintage modded Plexi but I can't recall who it belonged to. Cheers Faded Abyss. :cheers:
 
I actually miss-spoke. Not a mod kit but a build that tries to clone it



I don’t know if ceriatone has any


Is it just me, or that clip do nothing else for anyone else as well? I mean, it sounds great, but it sounds kind of flat and 2D to me, pointing to a recording issue rather than something wrong with the build.

Wondering if the only way to capture something like the Wizard is one of those 3D audio audio recorders from Zoom and stuff.
 
I couldn't really tell a difference in tone from Load to Reload. I'm not sure what James was using on Load (Mark IIC+? Dual Rectifier?). I know they used a lot of different amps on those albums, but I'm not sure what their primary amps were.
On Load Hetfield was using a IIc++, Bob Rock's modded Marshall and a triaxis. Kirk was using dual rectifiers I believe?? The tone on Reload is a little brighter, there's a Wizard in the mix on that one.
 
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Is it just me, or that clip do nothing else for anyone else as well? I mean, it sounds great, but it sounds kind of flat and 2D to me, pointing to a recording issue rather than something wrong with the build.

Wondering if the only way to capture something like the Wizard is one of those 3D audio audio recorders from Zoom and stuff.
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