Your 3 Favorite High Gain Amps You've Owned

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For me...

Bogner 20th Shiva
Friedman Wildwood Smallbox
Bogner Uberschall

Noted:
Mesa Tremoverb
Budda SD30
Mesa Mark V 25
 
Quilter 101 Mini with Amp Tweaker Tight Metal Pro - Yes, it slays.
Bogner Uber Rev 2
VHT Pitbull 100 CL
 
Not Sure if These Qualify as High Gain

Soldano Avenger
Marshall Slash Sig Jubilee 2555SL
Peavey 5150 (Block Letter) tie with Mesa Dual Recto (Racktifier)
 
Mesa/Boogie Coliseum Mark III++ No stripe (sounds better than my factory iic+ HRG)
Cameron Atomica modded Marshall SLP100 (sounds better than the Brad era production Atomicas)
Cameron Aldrich modded 1979 Marshall JMP2203 (Insane upper mid growl)

Noted:
Wizard MTL
Engl SE EL34 (Insane bottom end)
Cameron CCV

I’ve had over 40 amps before including a SLO, KSR Gemini, Fryette Pittbull UL, Diezel VH4, Bogners, Friedman’s, DAR FBM and Forza and many many more and they were all sent packing by at least one of my top 3 favorites

I’ve also gotten to AB with some of my friends amps like a Rev 2 Uberschall, Rev F Dual Rectifier, Diezel Herbert, EVH 5150 III Stealth EL34, block letter 5150, and others and while they were all great amps, I had no desire to own any of them after the comparisons
 
For JUST hi-gain,

Fryette Deliverance 60 or 120
Fryette Pittbull CLX
Tied: Fryette Sig:X, Mesa Trem-O-Verb (with EL34's ftw)

Hon. mentions: Diezel D-Moll, Peavey VTM-60

I use a CLX, Sig:X, and D-Moll because they all have fantastic cleans to boot and are capable of middle-ground tones as well.
 
From all the amps I own i would have to say for high gain my favorite are

Friedman BE100
ENGL SE
Peavey 5150II
 
Friedman BE100
Friedman Modded Marshall Plexi - Kitchen Sink
Friedman JJ100 / SS100 Tied

Honorable Mention:

Marshall AFD100
Splawn Quickrod
Marshall JVM410H
Matchless Independence
 
Owned only so:

Mesa TC 50
Splawn QuickRod
ENGL Powerball (Kinda lol) Others were about as good

Tried some that were better that I couldn't afford (Diezel Herbert, SLO) but this is an "owned" thread.
 
Detroit1973":1bk3iyzd said:
Not Sure if These Qualify as High Gain

Soldano Avenger
Marshall Slash Sig Jubilee 2555SL
Peavey 5150 (Block Letter) tie with Mesa Dual Recto (Racktifier)

Those are all high gain :confused: :lol: :LOL:
 
the one's I currently own...

Wizard MTL
Wizard MCII (KT150)
Wizard MCII (el34)
Honorable mention....Fryette Ultra Lead was my favorite amp of all time until I got my MTL
 
shred-o-holic":1rgi9ykw said:
Detroit1973":1rgi9ykw said:
Not Sure if These Qualify as High Gain

Soldano Avenger
Marshall Slash Sig Jubilee 2555SL
Peavey 5150 (Block Letter) tie with Mesa Dual Recto (Racktifier)

Those are all high gain :confused: :lol: :LOL:

It was merely a bad joke. My sense of Humor is Dry at times.
 
In no particular order:

Peavey XXX
Crate Stealth
Peavey 6505+
 
KSR Artemis II
Bogner Uberschall
Bogner 20th Ann Shiva

The KSR is my #1, hard choice after that. Just going by the feeling that I'm always looking to try new amps but can't imagine trading/selling the 2 Bogners answers the question. But I do love some me some Diezel Hagen and Herbert...also really getting into the Friedman JJ over this past month.
 
Wizard MC
Mesa 2C+
Cameron Marshall-Aldrich, and a modern that I shouldn't have sold.
 
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