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Hi all, Currently have a Laney Lionheart tiny 5w head and it sounds superb. I want to compliment it with a great little high gain amp. Wattage doesn't really matter as I'm using a Suhr reactive load into a Torpedo CAB. But I like the options I have on the Laney - DI, Headphones etc, would be nice to have matching features on the other amp too. Most of all though, I'm looking for a great tight heavy tube driven distortion that takes me from classic heavy rock to metal heaven. Amps I've considered are Mini Rec, Mark V:25, Engl Ironball (the stand out favourite so far, from videos I've seen) and the EVH lunchbox (close second)...out of those, which do people like and are there any I've not considered? Many thanks |
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Shits all over the Mini Rev, EVH and Kraken
The price points of the EVH and Jim Root are really appealing. I don't particularly want to spend loads. That said, the Kraken and Ironball intrigue me!
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Huge tight bottom end for an el84 based amp with so much gain on tap its unreal. Clean is also fantastic, has a lovely reverb and the attenuation features are a nice little bonus as they work well as well as a great boost function.
I honestly couldn't believe how good this amp was when I first plugged it in. It made all the other lunchbox heads sound tiny
I've owned the EVH lunchbox and its a shrill amp with a very harsh tone that is impossible to dial out. There's a thread of mine on here somewhere about it. Sold it on as was useless
Mini Rec lacked punch and sounded very little like its big brother
Jim root I found a little harsh sounding too
The victory kraken again no bottom end thud with that and very middy and slightly dark tone.
For me the worst by a mile was the EVH
The ironball is the way to go. Try one I'm sure it'll fit perfectly for what you're after
The Jim Root is a great amp - I found that, even at quite high gain, it cleaned up well with the volume knob. Not exactly spanky funk, but clean and nice.
Op, have you considered a jet city custom 22 or jca22h?
Ironball trumps kraken!
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Also I picked up one of the Peavey mini 6505 and it is respectable