5150 Musician
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What do you think is the most versatile AND\OR brutal guitar amplifier out there now? Keep in mind these are STOCK amps and not modified ones. What are some of the things that you think make it versatile.
As far as brutal goes, I have the Bogner Uberschall in mind. It seems to produce a massive bone crushing distortion tone that is just made to perfection for any kind of heavy music yet still seems to maintane an extremely unique and noticable guitar tone.
For versatility AND brutality, id go with -yours truly- the 5150(Not the 5150II). For a mass produced amp that is banged out in a factory with satisfactory components - and for the price -, I think the 5150 is quite a versatile, brutal amplifier. I play my 1990 Gibson Les Paul Standard through it with only a noise reducer pedal between the guitar and the amp, and nothing in the effects loop (as of now). I only use the gain on 4 - 6, and thats PLENTY, even for the heaviest music. With a flick of the neck pickup and a roll off of the volume pot, it cleans up beautifully. With using a boss super overdrive pedal, and the rythm channel with correct settings, I was able to get a tone that compared side-by-side to my 50w Plexi with the same pedal. I can get tones that I can only describe as a higher gain Jcm800 or even the overpriced\overrated Rectifier.
As far as brutal goes, I have the Bogner Uberschall in mind. It seems to produce a massive bone crushing distortion tone that is just made to perfection for any kind of heavy music yet still seems to maintane an extremely unique and noticable guitar tone.
For versatility AND brutality, id go with -yours truly- the 5150(Not the 5150II). For a mass produced amp that is banged out in a factory with satisfactory components - and for the price -, I think the 5150 is quite a versatile, brutal amplifier. I play my 1990 Gibson Les Paul Standard through it with only a noise reducer pedal between the guitar and the amp, and nothing in the effects loop (as of now). I only use the gain on 4 - 6, and thats PLENTY, even for the heaviest music. With a flick of the neck pickup and a roll off of the volume pot, it cleans up beautifully. With using a boss super overdrive pedal, and the rythm channel with correct settings, I was able to get a tone that compared side-by-side to my 50w Plexi with the same pedal. I can get tones that I can only describe as a higher gain Jcm800 or even the overpriced\overrated Rectifier.