Rhodes Colossus 100 Watt Head - brutal video/clip content

[s5470Pro]

this crate stuff is off topic but I have a stealth 100w. and its decent for low budget.

BUT my other guitarist uses a crate GX-900 which I hate extremely. and it saounds killer. Only he has to use $600 worth of rack stuff and uses weird pa speakers.

 

[TXDeathMetal]

That's a sick tone you have dialed in, and I too would be interested in a 2 channel version of this amp.

 

[poopyalligator]

That sounded great. Your playing is fantastic.

 

[protoplasma]

Thanks for the kind words guys. A 2 channel amp is in the works for release this year. Target price is in the mid 2k range -- I'll keep you updated with the details as they follow.

In the meantime, please inquire about artist pricing while we are still selling direct. You can have a Colossus for closer to 3k, rather than 4k.

Everything is hand made in Indiana with an incredible warranty. 2/4 amps in the current run are still available.

 

[protoplasma]

Hey all, just got another Colossus H-100 metal video I thought you'd be interested in checking out. A band called Judgement from Indianapolis recently played a show in my town and the guitar player was interested in trying the Colossus. Fortunately, the demo amp was in town and I was happy to bring it out for him. I also happened to be running sound for the show and I multi-track recorded everything.

Here's the video with a board mix-down by Nate Wright, the guitar player:



My favorite part is at 1:10, the tone is brutal! Let me know what you think!

 

[technomancer]

These really are awesome amps

Since this is really a promo thread though, it needs to go in Dealers.

 

[protoplasma]

These really are awesome amps

Since this is really a promo thread though, it needs to go in Dealers.

Thanks, glad you like what you're hearing!

Sorry for the thread mis-placement, I did not start it, just bumping it with a new clip... If you feel it should be moved, I understand.

 

[gunshow86de]

That's a really nice sounding live clip. The amp sounds tasty.

 

[Curt]

watches video.




"$4000"

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!

 

[technomancer]

Thanks, glad you like what you're hearing!

Sorry for the thread mis-placement, I did not start it, just bumping it with a new clip... If you feel it should be moved, I understand.

No problem at all

watches video.




"$4000"

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!

They're actually closer to $3k direct (which given hand-built, 4 channels, and midi controlled is really not bad at all)

 

[Curt]

No problem at all



They're actually closer to $3k direct

that's still 1600+ more than I have right now.

that and I have to wait and see what Cliff has up his sleeve and what the estimated cost of that will be.

i'm a whore...

 

[technomancer]

that's still 1600+ more than I have right now.

that and I have to wait and see what Cliff has up his sleeve and what the estimated cost of that will be.

i'm a whore...

I hear you Just saying these do seem to be really great amps and the cost isn't off from comparable amps from other companies

If I had unlimited funds one of these would be sitting with a Fortin Meathead at my place

 

[Curt]

I hear you Just saying these do seem to be really great amps and the cost isn't off from comparable amps from other companies

If I had unlimited funds one of these would be sitting with a Fortin Meathead at my place

I like your taste in amps. Fortin Meathead =

they're cheaper than Diezels, afaik. so that's a win to me.

 

[ST3MOCON]

Damn that sounds so thick! I love it! I agree with making a more basic $2k version. if I was going to spend that much on a tube amp I'd be locked on a diezel.

 

[shogunate]

Then something in that vid is not right, because its pretty loose sounding.

Something's weird, not much tighter than that tone.... Bill O'Reilly's anus maybe? Try headphones, maybe...

How it's dialed seems to have the best of the Herbert and VH4 tones, and for all the features and tone I think it's fair enough in price. Hell, VH4s don't come with all them little switches

Pretty epic damn amps, can't see myself spending that much on any one amp though Congrats on scoring one though!

 

[protoplasma]

No problem at all

They're actually closer to $3k direct (which given hand-built, 4 channels, and midi controlled is really not bad at all)

I hear you Just saying these do seem to be really great amps and the cost isn't off from comparable amps from other companies

If I had unlimited funds one of these would be sitting with a Fortin Meathead at my place

Yeap, you're correct -- direct artist cost is $3.25k for the head with custom foot switch, $3.05k without foot switch. Most people tend to integrate the amp within their existing MIDI rig and leave out the foot switch. It is certainly useful for those without an existing MIDI setup.

I'm totally biased, but the cost is right on par with the others. The intention has been all along to setup a dealer network, and until that is in place we're passing the savings down to the end user. The plan was always to publish retail pricing to avoid confusion once dealers are in place. We may change this strategy for the next run, but we shall see....

 

[Aurochs34]

brother, badass... just plain badass.

 

[protoplasma]

Damn that sounds so thick! I love it! I agree with making a more basic $2k version. if I was going to spend that much on a tube amp I'd be locked on a diezel.

Thanks! People seem to associate words like "thick" and "huge" with our high gain sound. It's not your typical scooped tone, but full, aggressive, and it cuts though the band in a pleasing way.

The 2 channel version is coming later this year. We decided to come out of the gates with the flagship model, and turn some heads first. We knew we'd have a more limited audience and we wouldn't sell more than we could produce. Manufacturing is a difficult business, and if we don't do it right we'll get a bad reputation from the start. The 2 channel will be streamlined to be more production friendly, but still completely Made in the USA, and as many components as possible come from our home state of Indiana. All our cabinetry is also made in our own shop as opposed to outsourced.

While our name is still no where near as big as some of the others, we are quickly being noticed based on our tone and feature sets. We've been around since 2009 building completely custom amps. We just released the Colossus (our first standard product offering) for public consumption within the last 4 months and things are growing fast. We have big plans for the future!

 

[protoplasma]

Let's hear the clean channel!

Sounds heavy! Would be very interested in a 2 channel version!

Here's a clean clip from another gentleman in TX. I believe he used an ESP with EMGs for this: Colossus H-100 - Clean

And a clip of the crunch channel: Colossus H-100 - Crunch

 

[oniduder]

i found out about these guys because i was searching for switching shit, which they also make

the amp looks/sounds killer

regards

mod edit: I removed your incorrect pricing info since Rhodes posted the actual cost a couple posts above yours...