Bogner Shiva 20th Anniversary Head Demo

[@momas24]

This is the best demo of this amp I’ve heard. It sounds so good. The clean is so special to my ear. Great demo 👌

[@Skoora]

That was a great demo. Flowed through and effectively showed exactly what the amp is like and no un-needed chatter.

[@RickHollis]

Thank you. That was my intent when I started making demos. Most people talk way too much for me. Much appreciated :)

[@mikeferris408]

The sound quality is mind boggling... great mix! Great music there, why cant any bands out there sound and write this good? That was some top quality shit in that opening track! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍

[@jochenkluetsch]

Hi Rick, this is by far the best Shiva Demo I‘ve seen! Finaly someone explains the knobs and switches.

[@RickHollis]

Wow, thanks Jochen. I appreciate the feedback. Glad you liked it. Feel free to share.

[@jochenkluetsch]

@@RickHollis You're welcome!! :) I own a 20th Shiva myself and on nearly all of the videos on KZbin you don't know if the switches are engaged or not. And it makes a huge difference if you do. The only thing I don't like about the Shiva ist the loop. There ist a significant volume drop when you use the pedal out. I own a Friedman 50 Deluxe too and this works flawless. Great song and great playing by the way. Keep up your great work.

[@RickHollis]

Thanks again Jochen, my channel is still fairly new and to get that kind of feedback is encouraging. I’m a bit of a Friedman fan boy myself. Have you checked out my Smallbox demo?

[@jochenkluetsch]

@@RickHollis Yes I did!! Awesome video too and I saw also the SLO video and was happy seeing a Hamer. :) California? I was a big Hamer fan back in the days. I owned 3!! Great guitars.

[@markpenney46]

Awesome video. Can I ask what the kt88 brand is?

[@ehoc42]

This is cool. The gain sound sounds somewhere in between a Diezel and a Marshall...and the clean sound is amazing!

[@RickHollis]

Thank you ehoc42. Stellar Clean tones and you're right about the high gain tones. Awesome amp all round.

[@ehoc42]

Rick Hollis I got a good deal on one and I’m loving it!

[@RickHollis]

@@ehoc42 Great! The owner of the one I demoed LOVES his and tours internationally with it with an artist named Toni Childs who had a couple of hits in the late 80's

[@ehoc42]

Rick Hollis nice! Another great thing about this amp is how well the clean channel takes distortion pedals. Running a good drive pedal through the clean channel can sound as good as the gain channels which is unheard of in most amps

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Sounds awesome!

[@RickHollis]

Thanks Michael! You’re one of my favourite guitar KZbinrs so I really appreciate the comment :)

[@BigHairyGuitars]

@@RickHollis Thanks RICK!!! You nailed it with this amp! I've heard good things about the 20th A versions, and it's waaaay better than the old regular version I had.

[@CatPickStudios]

Dude you’re so good at this. Great song at the beginning, great explanation of the amp’s features and just well produced video overall. I really hope you’ll get a massive subscriber boost from the thing we’ll be doing in two weeks. See you soon, we need to do a fun video together!

[@RickHollis]

CatPick Studios Thanks Vlad, can’t wait man! See you soon :)

[@theguitarprodotcomdotau]

Killer demo, sounded great, Spinal Tap reference brings it up to a sound Eleven out of 10 :D

[@RickHollis]

Do I get 12 out of 10 for dropping 2 Spinal Tap references in there?

[@Bognerman14]

Thanks! This amp is great with Redbacks and Creambacks!

[@Bognerman14]

Great sounding amp with EL34s too.

[@eguilherme1]

Great demo, thanks for posting!

[@racmusiccom]

FYI the EFX loop is a mix of tube and op-amp drivers. All the effects someone would be plugging into the loop are solid state so not like it matters.

[@RickHollis]

Cool, thanks for the info!

[@djkolcun]

Well done - thanks!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

That’s how you demo an amp. 👍

[@Bognerman14]

What did you mean about turning the gain up on channel one? Mine only had volume, bass and treble on the clean.

[@shivaskrivs2612]

All that with the master volume barely cracked open. Ok for preamp gain if that’s what you like but the Shiva really sings when you drive the power tubes...turn it UP!

[@RickHollis]

In hindsight, maybe I should have cranked it up and run it in to a load box and speaker ir's to get a feel for how the power section works when cranked. Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@MrSpike7590]

Kick Ass Video!! You Nailed it!!

[@RickHollis]

Thank you, kind Sir :)

[@nigelbarnett351]

Another great demo Rick! looks like theres an amp missing in the background

[@RickHollis]

Sure is Nigel, quite a few have left me in recent weeks but one in particular is sorely missed. I'm glad it went to a good home though :)

[@underpressureman]

Sounds rad dude!

[@RickHollis]

Thanks man :)

[@LaurenWatsonArtist]

awesome!

[@georgesukopp5883]

Hey Rick, great demo of the Bogner Shiva 20th A.! Love your Kotzen Strat, have one too! (did you refinish it or is it a new made body?) One thing, you really should have demoed the boost sound in channel one, that's actually a third channel that gives you (you mentioned it) the plexi type sound. All the best, George

[@RickHollis]

Hey George. My RK Strat turned a pukey yellow so I took the finish off and stained it the current colour. Point taken about the boost. I’ll include that next time I get my hands on that amp.

[@zafira976]

Excellent demo Rick! Is there a demo for the El34 version of the amp?

[@RickHollis]

Thank you Georgios. Unfortunately, this was the only version of the amp I could get my hands on.

[@ultravirez]

But does it go to 11?

[@thatguy1558]

Jibberish!? How dare you. Great demo!

[@RickHollis]

Ha ha :) Thanks Henry, glad you liked it. Now about that measurement system..... ;)

[@rockstaradventures1]

so what bridge pickup is in the guitar?

[@RickHollis]

The multi scale ET guitar? I'm not sure. It was on loan from ET guitars.

[@wabisabi6802]

Have you compared the Helios to this?

[@RickHollis]

wabi sabi no I haven’t, but I’d like to.

[@wabisabi6802]

@@RickHollis nice. Please share some vids if you have the chance. Cheers. 🍻

[@nicholastotoro7721]

So... Shiva 20th or the Smallbox? ;)

[@RickHollis]

For me, Smallbox. I like the Plexi channel as my clean sound.

[@nicholastotoro7721]

@@RickHollis Thanks!!!

[@robertrogers7939]

Reverb Model ?

[@joeboogie83]

You kinda look like David Koresh.

[@RickHollis]

Have you heard the word lately?

[@sjokosjoko]

"good amp" ,...so far so good ,....but : How can I get spare parts for this type of amp ? What I need , is a new power transformer BP440 ( 230 V mains here ) I live in The Netherlands ,.....and NOBODY has spare parts here on the shelf for this amp . I can't even build in a universal transformer , because it needs a special dedicated type transformer for this amp. W.T.F. !!!!!!! 👺,.....and even no circuit schematics available ,....no nothing !!!!! 😖 What I consider for being a "good brand", is that brand for which spare parts are available !!! 👺

[@JPMonstie]

Idk Rick...’metal nerd’ seems like an oxymoron.

[@RickHollis]

But I guess I am?

[@JPMonstie]

Rick Hollis ...being a contradiction probably means you’re closer to the truth.