blackrobedone
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I just traded a Soldano Avenger for a Krank Krankenstein + to my bro here on 7 string, alowerdeep. Value wise, I know the Avenger may be worth a little more so some might say I got ripped, however . . .
I just wanted to point out that the Krankenstein + is a much better amp than is normally assumed on this site. I have owned and played 4 amps with 6550/KT88 tubes and the Krankenstein is my favorite thus far. This puts it ahead of a VHT Pittbull UL, VHT Sig X, and a Kerry King JCM 800. There are similarities with all those amps and I've found that there is an unmistakable attack to an amp with KT88s, but the Krank has the purest tone I've heard, it's more responsive to the fingers, and is not colored by static-y gain or other annoying boosted frequencies. Granted, extreme settings on the Krankenstein will give you a horrible tone, especially with cranked presence. I worked with it for a couple hours and the best tone I was able to get sounded pretty close to Metallica's tone on Death Magnetic. While that might not be the holy grail, it's still a pretty good base to start from.![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)
Anyways, I may fiddle a bit more with it and do a proper review, but for now I'll just say it is the best KT88 amp I've played, and the price is very reasonable ($200 less than the Kerry King, and half the UL).
This thread is worthless without pics. (There, I saved you the trouble)![Yes Way :yesway: :yesway:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/yesway.gif)
I just traded a Soldano Avenger for a Krank Krankenstein + to my bro here on 7 string, alowerdeep. Value wise, I know the Avenger may be worth a little more so some might say I got ripped, however . . .
I just wanted to point out that the Krankenstein + is a much better amp than is normally assumed on this site. I have owned and played 4 amps with 6550/KT88 tubes and the Krankenstein is my favorite thus far. This puts it ahead of a VHT Pittbull UL, VHT Sig X, and a Kerry King JCM 800. There are similarities with all those amps and I've found that there is an unmistakable attack to an amp with KT88s, but the Krank has the purest tone I've heard, it's more responsive to the fingers, and is not colored by static-y gain or other annoying boosted frequencies. Granted, extreme settings on the Krankenstein will give you a horrible tone, especially with cranked presence. I worked with it for a couple hours and the best tone I was able to get sounded pretty close to Metallica's tone on Death Magnetic. While that might not be the holy grail, it's still a pretty good base to start from.
![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)
Anyways, I may fiddle a bit more with it and do a proper review, but for now I'll just say it is the best KT88 amp I've played, and the price is very reasonable ($200 less than the Kerry King, and half the UL).
This thread is worthless without pics. (There, I saved you the trouble)
![Yes Way :yesway: :yesway:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/yesway.gif)