Where did you even find that amp?? Do they still make them?

WHAT A HORRIBLE NOISE.

why in god's name would you put an OD pedal like a TS in front of an amp with that much gain 😅

Im pissed at myself. Back in the day (2004-2005?) I worked at ESP and one of the guitar techs also worked as Kerry King's tech. He brought one of these heads in that was given to Jeff Hanneman. He wanted $1100 for it but i was broke and didnt have the money. Damn. 😂😅

Sounds great!!!😁😁☠☠

Young Dorothy Hall Betty Hall Steven

Junk.😢

Take a shot of vodka every time he says Fender! Take a shot of Whiskey every time he says Jim Root! Drink a whole beer every time he says Jazzmaster! Drink a whole Red Bull if you think he talks more than a Duck's ass!!

Not a fan of this one.

Bought my first one in 08 with the Kab for 2700$ , picked up a second head for 799$ at my local gc now I see them going for more than new price , I want a revolution next ik TBDM ran the revs wanna see how they are in person

Is it missing now from the Google Drive? Only seeing the Wav files and a PNG picture

I personally wished they left the neck unfinished or some type of oil finish at least. Not a fan of how a finished neck feels

The Acacia Strain came through Houston years ago and they played through 4 Krank full stacks. The sound guy asked if they could turn down the guitar during sound check… “NOPE!!!,” and straight into the set!!

You have some really sick dimebag / pantera stuff. super jeallous

Different wiring, maybe some copper tape shielding and it's done. But yeah, I agree that guitar with a price tag that high shouldn't have such dumb issues to begin with.

The same Ryan #GAY that's in all the PanterA groups asking to buy everyone's gear? What a beta cuck lol

Sounds great. Wasn’t expecting to hear some Hail Destroyer. 🤘🏾

They said the Century 200 was a one trick pony too.. blasphemy I say. I love the range of tones I get with mine. I’d like a Krank one day too! 🤘🏽

I literally have that half stack sitting in my room right now. Holding onto it for a friend until they have room to properly house it.

DUDE! YOU MISSED ONE OF THE COOLEST FEATURES! On the back of the head, there is a push/pull pot. If you pull it out, it overdrives the tubes, kinda like Eddie Van Halen's early Marshall mods! It adds so much to the sound!

I actually was one of the first people to get one of these. Mine is serial number 0075. I absolutely adore this amp. I switched to a Kemper a few years ago for more compact & lighter touring/stage rig, but this was the first amp I modeled, and I still use the Krankenstein model the most.

The cause of the “problem” with the amplifier that most people perceive lies in the sweep control. This makes the normally fixed input resistance of the tone control variable. This resistance is also one of the main differences between British (33 kOhm) and American sound (100 kOhm). In the Krank Rev1 (and as far as I understand it, the distorted channel is the same as the Krankstein) this is a 250 kOhm potentiometer. This means that very low sweep values must be used for the traditional amplifier sound. For the Marshall sound almost turned off and for the American sound not even half. With the classic tone setting start (all controls at 12 o'clock) you are already above the American (sharp) sound and people don't seem to like that (I myself find all settings above 9 o'clock on this control too harsh). Unfortunately, I keep seeing people not using the extreme settings of the tone control (are they afraid of destroying something?). You can try out the effect with the Tone Stack Calulator (a small program that simulates the tone control of amplifiers). Simply try out different values for the R1 resistance and observe the effect on the frequency response.

low action is difficult for bending technique

krank amps are so amazing but their so expensive and their not really out there much anymore

Pretty sure morgan lander and tara McLeod from kittie used this amp its the reason i want the gear i want despite not being very good at guitar and still in the beginning stages

The only things are the pots with the cap and the output jack, you should have put cts pots with orange cap and a Pure Tone jack!! And the icing on the cake: a gotoh 1996 bridge!!! Your guitar would have been near the perfection😄

Amp sounds awesome but that 1st guitar was “a new level”!

Krank has become cool again after being rediscovered after 20+ years. Even rarer is the Randall Warhead V2. Not many of those before Dime switched endorsements. IMO all you need is the Randall RG100ES from the 80s. They had budget RGs in the late 90s and 00s but the 80s ones are what he used on Cowboys. There are several excellent demos on KZbin. They make the bright, articulate solo tone and scooped mids Dime was known for. Only downside is the shag head covering. George Lynch used early Randalls to great effect as well. The Warhead had the bonus of built in effects. I have a Cyclone (one right under the Warhead, and then the Titan under the Cyclone) and they all had so much gain they were noisy. You really needed a noise gate on them. And all they made was a scooped chug sound. The one benefit is the Cyclone had a parametric and graphic EQ so you could really dial the mids in. Even the Krank here doesn't have that. The Cyclone was 300 watts, solid state. Heavy as f^&*()_ (literally, in weight). I still have a Warhead 2x15" cab as well.

I ran across a used Krankenstein full stack in a local Guitar Center about 6 years ago. I played it a little, wish I had the money to buy it, haha! Kranks were all the rage in the late 2000s, then the brand changed their name to Revolution for a while, then back to Krank before going out of business sometime in the mid-2010s. Maybe at some point a boutique maker will reissue the amp or at least build something with the same circuitry, who knows?

That full mix demo sounded great! I really love that style...the mix of djenty rhythms and chords that sound kinda melancholy. I do find it hard to dial in a tone that works best with that kind of style as you want a lot of growl but also tight and with a lot of note definition too. You managed to get a tone out of this older amp that suits modern metal really well. What pickups are in that LSL btw? Would also be interested to know what the guitar in the 'Krank + V30s' section was too as that sounded great also. I'm pleasantly surprised by this amp overall, I was expecting it to only do Dimebag's particularly unique tone that works so well for his style but isn't particularly versatile. But as well as getting the perfect Pantera sound out of it was great for the modern tones too. And it's cool to hear that metallic sound of the string when you want a really disgusting tone like in the 8 string demo.

I like a lot of the sounds but it has this high end...I don't know how else to describe it besides "crispy".

The children of bodom and meshuggah riffs were sick

As always great video. Fantastic amp!

The Krankenstein is a fu*kin great tube amp, no doubt, but I/we will always associate Dimebag with the mighty Randall RG solid state amp!

The rack chorus with the spread is absolutely mind blowing on the Petrucci plug-in. One of the Best chorus I have ever heard. I double track in Reaper and have not figured out a way to get that type of result yet. I can't use the Petrucci in reaper because I'm on stand alone trial version. I'm trying to replicate it though.

Loving this channel. Found you about 2 days ago and now I'm going backwards watching all the videos. Keep up the good work brother!

love the video! I'm checking the price of this Krank online as of now haha

im a long time pantera fanim mainly a garage rock 60s psych guy but loved pantera as young teenager and still do i actually just got my first dean ml guitar yesterday ater wanting one for 25 years

there is some great footage of dime at tony kranks office to check the amps out its funny and a really good watch

i build pedals for a living been doing it for like 13 or 14 years now i remember when tony krank hand drew me the schematic to a dallas rangemaster so i could build one

tony krank is a friend of mine i remember his amp when they were gutted sovtek, he would use the chassis and transformers and build the rest. he is a great guy who played in some cool bands as well. my 60 garage style band kill baby kill played with his band the vox poppers. krank amps are very very great sounding

Awesome review

Get some Texas Heats and let this thing shine... There is a reason the matching cab has Texas Heats, instead of any of the more common speakers. I will never get rid of this amp, and I wish I never got rid of my Rev Jr.

Nice review! I actually worked at Krank from 2004 to 2010 ish. I built/tested these amps in an un-airconditioned building in Tempe, AZ. It was awesome meeting Dime, but he almost killed a few of us with his drinking antics.

Ur rip man it is badass .go to med store n ask for selenium sulfate 2.5 tropical solution ..u CN thank me by sending a guitar..lol... no real man I had what u have until I gt my hands on it n the redness is gone forever but u have ta use it monthly .. redness gone gold n a bottle broo believe me..

You forgot a mode = dive only.

I have a krankshaft pedal and it’s amazing. I tried it against 7 other overdrives and it just gave more sustain.

Owned one for years. Sounded amazing. Only gripe was it would run very hot and the sound would get loose over time

It would be cool to see what kinda original material they could hash out. Slap the Pantera name on it?! I don't know if that plan would have the legs to carry it.

That Pantera tone part was nailed to a T.