shoot2thrill
Matthew 16:26
Are these heads any good? im looking for a tight metal sound. i dont have much money.
Randall g3 plus?
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They're okay, but not exactly great IMO.
petereanima
Br00tal Bubbly Mofo
for a smaller budget, imho those are great! acutally one my most favourite solidstate-tone.
caskettheclown
Sexytime!
well what is your budget because if you can get tube, your need to get it
but yes it is a pretty good sound
a boost would help but it does fairly well on its own
but yes it is a pretty good sound
a boost would help but it does fairly well on its own
I have the 150. I think it's built solid, has a ton of gain, but it only has the 'Randall' sound... i.e. not very versatile. If you're looking for any kind of tame overdrive this isn't your amp... it can get bassy if not dialed in right either. For the money I think it's great. It's no 6505 or Mesa but it definitely gets the job done, pretty well.
Speedy
Well-Known Member
Just don't think "if it has tubes inside, it must be great, or atleast better than any solid state". I would take that kind of a Randall over a Peavey Valve King etc.
For solid state amps Randall RH's/RG's are great, for metal. If you want more versatility, I think Tech 21 Trademarks are also great. They tend to be more expensive, but are great! Yes, with a budget of a Tech21, you'll get a used 5150, but I think when you need versatility 5150 is not the way to go, though it nails metal quite well
FYI it does have a 12ax7 tube preamp, I believe one gain channel is solid state and the other is the tube. All in all it's better than any modeler I've played, I had a Line 6 spider valve and returned it the same day, and that was full tube. I just could not get a sound out of it I liked.
Sippin40oz
Well-Known Member
Your right that it does have a tube in it a 12at7 but its not used as a preamp tube. Its used just before the power amp stage to warm the sound up.
shoot2thrill
Matthew 16:26
well..i want a metal head and i can just a/b it with my peavey classic 30 for cleans. im in a metal band and im using a hardwire distortion through my clean channel for now...so yes..i love tube tone. but i want good inexpensive tight metal tone.
groph
Well-Known Member
I think that head would be a great choice. I tried a Randall G2, a slightly older version of what you're looking at, they look pretty much identical and probably sound really similar. It was extremely tight. It was really aggressive, sharp, and cold sounding, but not thin. It also had a ridiculous amount of low end. If you do get the G3 you'll probably want to have the bass hardly on, like 9 o clock.
I say go for it, that's the first amp I'd recommend to someone looking for a good metal tone on a budget.
I say go for it, that's the first amp I'd recommend to someone looking for a good metal tone on a budget.
Leuchty
Previously CYBERSYN
What about bugera?
Bevo
Well-Known Member
Great amp but stay away from the modeling version.
For a straight plug and play cheap metal amp its hard to beat!
For a straight plug and play cheap metal amp its hard to beat!
Did not know that! I could have sworn one of the channels were a tube preamp gain... there is a distinct sound to both gain channels, one being heavier/richer than the other, yet not a crunch/lead setup.
RG/RH series typically features a "rock" (green) and "metal" (red) channel. I like my G2 but the preamp is rather fizzy and seems to work with higher output pickups better (so you can turn gain down and have less fizz).
jamesy_pwd
.James.
dont want to be negative here... but i have to be. im sorry, i have this amp, and i really dislike it.. i find, its alright for at home practicing in your bedroom and everything, but once you get in a band situation... it fails horribly, really unclear undefined and not enough presence, i dunno.
Van Heezey
Well-Known Member
Damn man I just sold my Prophecy for a VMax. If you can find one, get the Vmax and throw some new tubes in the preamp section. You can't get a better Hybrid.
Maybe you can, but I don't feel like finding it.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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AxeArchangel
Active Member
I have this amp for about 2 months now. It's an alright amp if you want that Randall metal sound but don't take it as it will sound exactly like a tube amp coz the only single tube is in the power amp section. It has decent cleans and good high gain (not just my taste of high gain tone) that's why I'm using a Line 6 POD HD500 now. My suggestion is try one out of you can but this head can't beaten on its price range. I also suggest putting an OD pedal ito boost the amp and a noise gate it definitely gives the amp that tightness that you want if you'll be playing metal.
Note: Avoid the G3 version coz as everyone said it has this untameable bass (makes the amp like a sub woofer. LOL) make sure you get the newer one like you said the G3Plus.
Note: Avoid the G3 version coz as everyone said it has this untameable bass (makes the amp like a sub woofer. LOL) make sure you get the newer one like you said the G3Plus.
QFT, I bought the G3, with the bass at 0 there's still too much bass. I actually emailed Randall about it to ask about the warranty because I thought it was faulty. Its a totally unusable amp.
