VH140c Pedal Comparison (SNK/The Effigy of the Distortion/Fleshrot v2/Misanthrope)

[@dustincleary8161]

I was surprised by how much I loved the Fleshrot and the effigy as distortion pedals. Preamp was definitely between the VHD and the Fleshrot.

[@jackarmistead5353]

I have been looking forward to this video

[@Left_Hand_Path]

Was waiting for this video haha. Ordered a VHD as soon as they re opened preorders, and just snagged a fleshrot this morning. Great comparison video dude.

[@driftthekaliyuga7502]

They all sound awesome but the Effigy is my favorite. Man, I love old school death metal. So lucky to have all this sick death metal to listen to as a young teen in the 90s. Effigy of the Forgotten is 32 years old!

[@Cpt_Adama]

SNK VHD & Fleshrot V2 for the win, the others sounded like playing with a towel over the cabinet.

[@they_arent_human]

I have the og fleshrot and vhd. I really want to try the v2.

[@DropB]

That VHD wins. Awesome.

[@MGC-1977]

I thought my favorite preamp was going to be the VHD but I liked the Fleshrot the most (the VHD was my second). I can't wait until I can buy the amp version of both of these pedals!

[@MetalHeadProductions]

My favorite for nailing that 140c sound is the VHD, it's the most 1-1, but the Fleshrot v2 has more modern ideas blended into it so it's kind of like modern meets old school.

[@AIBCustomFx]

All pedals sound really cool but I'm partial to the fleshrot and this heavy earth. I love the dude so, that's an automatic 100 extra points :)

[@normanvename4404]

Whats up Jerome. Those modules for the SD1 and the DS1 are so awesome! Thanks again.

[@AIBCustomFx]

@@normanvename4404 no, thank YOU! :)

[@gph2193]

Sound that reminds me of 90's horror metal shows and $600 American made custom shop strats.

[@zAvAvAz]

awesome!

[@cizmar1972]

I finally got the VHD and my personal experience is that it is the best one I have tried so far. I don't have the effigy but the VHD is better than the misanthrope and even the Fleshrot v2 although I do love both of those pedals as well.

[@cizmar1972]

I have the misanthrope and the Fleshrot V2 and love them both although I prefer the Fleshrot. I plan to get the SNK since they are being made again and I might get he Effigy. It would be nice to have the similar but different tones in the same mix, I love laying down multiple guitar tracks with varying tones that mix well together.

[@Nattewolf]

I own the Misanthrope but am a little disappointed by the sound tbh. I can't reproduce that sound. Mine stays kinda wooly and boxy. Do you plug it into the front end or in the return? I also own the Martyr and the Marauder and very happy about those.

[@cizmar1972]

@@Nattewolf I use the effects loop and bypass the pre-amp and it sounds way better for all of my VH140C clone pedals. I just got the SNK VHD and so far it is the best sounding out of the 3 I have.

[@Nattewolf]

@@cizmar1972 thank you for the answer! I do the same with all that kind of disto/preamp pedal, right into the fx loop, bypassing the amp preamp. But for the Misanthrope, I can't get that old school death metal vibe that I love. So the SNK is your favorite ?

[@cizmar1972]

@@Nattewolf Yeah, I like them all but the SNK is the closest to an actual Ampeg VH140C which I used to have back in the early 90s....Biggest mistake was getting rid of it!

[@mikeg8447]

commenting to feed the algorithm

[@normanvename4404]

The SNK sounds the most like my VH140C but I really liked the Effigy and the Fleshrot too. I heard the Lich from Void Manufacturing is a beast too.

[@spiritofthetallhills2037]

I second this as 140 owner myself i always found the snk to be closest soundung based on all the clips i heard

[@MetalHeadProductions]

I don't demo anything from LWA/void manufacturing, personally. The VHD really does nail that sound, but all of them have something different to offer.

[@_vez]

I think the fleshrot and SNK are the best, since I prefer preamps for this kind of sound.

[@beatlejuice5951]

Yessss! God I've been waiting for this and thought maybe you weren't gonna do it. What about lich tho? Lwa lich.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

lol I dont feature LWA on this channel

[@beatlejuice5951]

@@MetalHeadProductions oh yeah that's right lol, I literally remembered after I posted this. Don't feed or support the trolls. Good policy.

[@plaguezaddy]

Have you looked into the GUP Tech VeJ1? I'm definitely interested in checking it out, especially when it's half the price of these.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Nah I haven't heard of it.

[@TheGazza83]

They all sounded great. Preamp all the way though. In to the clean channel sounds mushy

[@aqiboyka7670]

cool demonstration man！by the way how do you dial the low control in the back of the effigy one?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Take the back off and there is a pot you can adjust I believe

[@jcalzada74]

I had the ampeg vh140c I use a Eq on the effects loop and in front of the amp compressor Eq+boss Sd1and delay best bad ass metal tone

[@ThatMFShawnzy]

Fleshrot V2 all day long baby. All of these are great though!

[@MetalHeadProductions]

They all have their uses for sure, and what's cool is they're all different so it just depends on what you want.

[@chrislove3420]

I own the VHD, use it as a pre amp and dont really turn the gain past 1 or 2 o'clock. I find it kind of noisy though, which pedal did you find the quietest?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Hmm, interesting, I don't find the vhd all that noisy. What power supply are you using?

[@Knight-brolaire]

VHD and Fleshrot were miles better than the others. I think personally I'd grab the fleshrot since it has more eq options than any of the others.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

VHD is going to be the one that sounds most like the 140c and the Fleshrot is like a modern version. Just depends on what you want really.

[@SlipperyDucky]

Misanthrope and VHD sounded like a blanket was on top of it, The Airis sounded absolutely snarly and pissed off. Fleshrot V2 was kinda the middle of the road for me too many knobs 😂so for that personally I would take the Airis.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

I agree with the misanthrope but not the VHD, personally.

[@iwannarockon2010]

So much filth! SNK 🤘

[@_-Unity-_]

Good vid dude! Can you check out the Guptech vh140c pedal sometime?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Possibly!

[@szveszs]

The SNK sounded more like a proper record.

[@sinistrousdiabolus]

awwww no lich? how can you do without 6 modes of mid ultraviolence? (wink wink)

[@sinistrousdiabolus]

seriously though,i was doing some comparisons the other week and for a cheapy the TC fangs gets that gross early 90's tone like a boss!

[@MetalHeadProductions]

I dont feature LWA on here, so yeah, wouldnt have the lich.

[@pauljohnson1382]

Fleshrot wins by a mile

[@Lukasz_KLAT]

I don't get why the VH140 got the hype. SS150 circuit with pre gain bass and treble is far more superior.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

It's what was used by a bunch of death metal bands and it has a very particular sound.

[@Lukasz_KLAT]

@@MetalHeadProductions I know it. But I don't get why all those bands had chosen the worse one of those two amps. VH140 is younger, maybe it was availability thing.