braintheory
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Just got this Savage Blitz head. What a fire breathing monster! This may have the most growl of any amp I’ve ever owned, especially in the lower mids! So throaty! It sounds kinda like a JTM45 with a lot more gain, more pissed off, darker (yet still super cutting), and looser, sloppier but in a great way. VERY few amps made today sound this organic. This is one of the few that actually sounds vintage!
I wasn’t as impressed with the Savage Glas or Schatten I had, but this one wowed me right away with first powerchord. I’ve owned SO Marshall style amps (Metroplex, Bogner Helios, Mezzabarba, several Friedman’s and Gower’s, Kruse V5 modded JCM800, an 83 JCM800, 68 Major, Bigtone, Henning Cherry Bomb, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Trident Stage 2 and tried countless others like every Friedman model, Splawns, Roccaforte, Landry, Bruno, Bogner Telos, Reeves Super 78, Germino’s, Tone King Royalist, many Laney’s and plenty others I can’t remember at the moment and the only ones I’ve kept are my Cameron modded Marshall’s and Wizard MTL because they were a notch above all the others to me, but so far this Savage Blitz is looking to be in that company. This is not though a chug machine by any stretch (it’s rather loose) nor a metal monster, but it takes boosts super well and can kinda pull off early Metallica with it, but I wouldn’t go beyond that. I think it’s real forte is classic rock, bluesy stuff or anything that’s heavy but also slow since it’s a very loose, spongey amp, but super organic and 3D. Before this I thought my Cameron Aldrich modded 79 JMP2203 had the most growl of anything I’ve tried, but this may actually edge it out by a little. The Blitz growls more in the lower mids and is very throaty, while the Aldrich is more upper mids and is of course way more focused sounding
This probably won’t be for most guys on here, but thought I’d talk about it anyway since I think it’s an overlooked amp and for me one of the very best Marshall type amps out there (of the million others). It definitely won’t replace any Cameron’s, Wizards or other heavy hitters, but still really distinguished itself from the countless other Marshall type amps with it’s vicious, throaty growl and very raw, organic sound
I think this is also in some ways way better than what I think Friedman’s are going for (like the Dirty Shirley) because it’s a darker amp like Friedman, but still cutting, raw and pissed off, while the Friedman’s tend to be smoother, polished and more restrained with their darker take on a Marshall sound. The Blitz is not smooth or polished whatsoever. It’s super gritty, but again also very loose and sloppy, but in a great way as long as you’re not playing anything too fast or chuggy. If you like the Dirty Shirley, you’ll love this. It absolutely crushes it for what it’s going for
The only Marshall type amps left on my radar now are the Brunetti Mercury, Larry Dino and Schroeder Formula. I got this amp thinking it would be another amp that would get sent packing by my other stuff, but not the case so far
I wasn’t as impressed with the Savage Glas or Schatten I had, but this one wowed me right away with first powerchord. I’ve owned SO Marshall style amps (Metroplex, Bogner Helios, Mezzabarba, several Friedman’s and Gower’s, Kruse V5 modded JCM800, an 83 JCM800, 68 Major, Bigtone, Henning Cherry Bomb, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Trident Stage 2 and tried countless others like every Friedman model, Splawns, Roccaforte, Landry, Bruno, Bogner Telos, Reeves Super 78, Germino’s, Tone King Royalist, many Laney’s and plenty others I can’t remember at the moment and the only ones I’ve kept are my Cameron modded Marshall’s and Wizard MTL because they were a notch above all the others to me, but so far this Savage Blitz is looking to be in that company. This is not though a chug machine by any stretch (it’s rather loose) nor a metal monster, but it takes boosts super well and can kinda pull off early Metallica with it, but I wouldn’t go beyond that. I think it’s real forte is classic rock, bluesy stuff or anything that’s heavy but also slow since it’s a very loose, spongey amp, but super organic and 3D. Before this I thought my Cameron Aldrich modded 79 JMP2203 had the most growl of anything I’ve tried, but this may actually edge it out by a little. The Blitz growls more in the lower mids and is very throaty, while the Aldrich is more upper mids and is of course way more focused sounding
This probably won’t be for most guys on here, but thought I’d talk about it anyway since I think it’s an overlooked amp and for me one of the very best Marshall type amps out there (of the million others). It definitely won’t replace any Cameron’s, Wizards or other heavy hitters, but still really distinguished itself from the countless other Marshall type amps with it’s vicious, throaty growl and very raw, organic sound
I think this is also in some ways way better than what I think Friedman’s are going for (like the Dirty Shirley) because it’s a darker amp like Friedman, but still cutting, raw and pissed off, while the Friedman’s tend to be smoother, polished and more restrained with their darker take on a Marshall sound. The Blitz is not smooth or polished whatsoever. It’s super gritty, but again also very loose and sloppy, but in a great way as long as you’re not playing anything too fast or chuggy. If you like the Dirty Shirley, you’ll love this. It absolutely crushes it for what it’s going for
The only Marshall type amps left on my radar now are the Brunetti Mercury, Larry Dino and Schroeder Formula. I got this amp thinking it would be another amp that would get sent packing by my other stuff, but not the case so far
