MY NEW AMP - YAY OR NAY? RANDALL RD1H MULTIPLE SOUND TESTS

[@charlesrocks]

Fortin Era Randall had the BEST amplifiers. I’m blown away they didn’t do more with it. I swear by them. The TONE is unreal.

[@tertiusspengler]

Your rhythm playing is seriously kickass

[@nicknova2868]

Yo Kev would you consider doing smaller videos on certain playing techniques for metal?

[@kylegrossi8175]

I second this.

[@johnhareiel5118]

You remind me of my Best Bro from High School. We played metal together. He was all buff like you and joined the Air Force. He got killed 20 yrs ago. I love seeing your vids. Reminds me of the good times me and him had out in small town- woods, working out, martial arts, getting into hijinks and jamming and playing metal.

[@Metalung]

Cool story bro! 🤘

[@johnhareiel5118]

@@Metalung One night out in the woods riding we passed his church. He told me they got him to put the letters on the sign and he knew how to open it up and change the letters. We went back to his house and took out a pad and paper and brainstormed what we could change the letters to. All I could come up with was "Disco Party 1978 Bring Straw Hair Plugs" and "Apes Will Tow Sap" for the other side. He was on the floor balling, crying from laughing so hard what I came up with, with the letters allready on the sign. We went out later that night and changed the letters and put on his old padlock nobody had a key for, and the next morning Sunday. That was a freakin trip thinking of everyone pulling into church "Apes Will Tow Sap" "Disco Party 1978 Bring Straw Hair Plugs"

[@kismetatron]

Diavlo's are pretty solid amps. I've got it it's 100 watt big brother but I can only use it in a band setting. Having something like this for the at home practice would be pretty killer. Mike Fortin knew what he was doing when he designed these amps.

[@bcrichplayer88]

I was looking for this video yesterday pulled the trigger on the 20h

[@cessnaguy172]

Man your awesome, your videos are super fun to watch and definitely gets me through a 12hr shift at work. you have also inspired me to get back into playing guitar again and working out hitting those weights. keep making those awesome videos man!!

[@BrunoRibeiro-ep4tb]

Man, I'm always amped when I see you posted a video. You always just keep it real and have a chill nature. Rock on brother!

[@countzero5150]

There's a ton of great low wattage amps right now. The dsl20, the 6505mh, the bassbreaker 15 etc. You really aren't stuck with crappy little practice amps or 120 watt monsters if you want a good tube amp anymore.

[@harveybeekerthegreysquirre8262]

Play some Pantera on that sweet amp.. Message in Blood..

[@boreal8631]

This man is a pantera song in a human body

[@rc121crx]

Some Medicine Man too

[@_yungfrankz]

No.

[@TerroroftheArdennes]

My old guitarist was a shred machine and he always loved his Randalls. Had a huge stack amp and the tone was perfect. Ran it with a metal zone.

[@triledink]

Im tellin you man, Joyo zombie with a Boss SD-1 boosted gives you an amazing high gain metal tone. Though cabinets will change the tone, im currently using a 2x12 celection vintage-30 which is kinda cliché, but hey it works.

[@chuckjames4547]

I just picked one up the other day. Beastly little amp.

[@Lukasz_KLAT]

Remember that you can use EFFECT LOOP FOR RECORDING too. Go from SEND to interface, then load some impulse response (you can use Neural Standalone for monitoring since you own Nameless) for monitoring and recording.

[@moonorbust7740]

This is how I use mine too. Always slaved into another amp’s power section or into a Line Helix and such. Mine has this persistent hum when used on its own coming out of whatever speaker it is connected to. I think it’s a problem with the power section because this hum is never present when I bypass the power section and go into say the return loop of another amp

[@paulgorhamiii9926]

BC Rich and Randall...sick combo dude

[@kingmafw]

I won't go anywhere Kevin... Thank you so much for making this video. It made me to decide to buy this small amp. It's rad for such a small amplifier.

[@ripd5007]

Kevin I have had mine for about 3 years and love it! Plug the head into a Peavey 5150 original 4x12. I do think adding an EQ pedal would be a great idea. Thanks for the vid

[@necromorphxbrute]

Oh fuck yeah, throw a EQ on it with a fat cab and it'll be killer.

[@tommilitello198]

He showed a mxr 10 band and noise gate at the beginning of the video lol

[@ripd5007]

@@tommilitello198 I know. That's what I was pointing out. Never thought of using in for my amp

[@hinjurock70]

That's a waste of a 4x12 cab.

[@blakecurtis7809]

Are there any band rehearsal/studio rooms to rent in your area? I know it is another cost to add in your personal life. However when you told us all you parted ways with the 6505 combo because you could not achieve the sound/volume compromise being in a apartment, that just kicked me in the nuts my friend. I had the 6505+ combo(same as yours?) when I was living in Iowa and had my own house. Seriously the cost of living and high paying jobs are plentiful there as opposed to living back home in Oregon. So I was able to crank the amp as loud as I wanted and could get the full potential of it without having to any extra gear. So I ask again, are there any businesses that rent out studio rooms to musicians in your area? They are offered in every state in some way. And it is usually the same layout: 24 hour access, security cameras, multiple secured doors, alarm systems etc. Some places are more dumpy with rooms having no heat or A.C. and thin walls. Think storage unit's but for bands. So it can get loud if your neighboring room is jamming. Some are much nicer with climate control and better built rooms. Prices really depends on where you live in my experience. But lets say $200 a month for your own room or share a room with a band for $40-$50 could be a great investment for the channel. And your Riffs!!! By the way....... Awesome little amp haha!

[@Tristbag]

I've got a 20 watt version for sale on ebay. Bypass the preamp and plug a metal zone straight into the loop return, guitar into metalzone. Unreal chug.

[@bhefer]

No frills, straight forward amp that sounds pretty damn good. Badass brother!

[@themansonbrother01]

I owned RD5 and it was beast of an amp. My neighbours liked metal :)

[@bondalero0074]

Thanks for info; I want the Randall 5w or 1w for Marshall 2x12” cab I just got and was wanting advice which to purchase?#🎸🤘🏻🔥

[@enigma1247]

I have the 20 watt diavlo with the matching v30 cab. You should just get one of them. You can still play it at low volume while sounding good.

[@ericbrewerguitar1499]

I think he should too. I would get tired of the one dimensional-ness of the 1w version. It’s not just about volume, an amp with no headroom has nowhere to go, no nuance, no punch. The 20 watt version could be played at similar bedroom volume levels but with much more headroom and balls and tonal variation. That said the 1w sounds awesome for what it is

[@PC85X]

I have a little Blackstar HT1 Metal head and a 1x10 cab. Sounds killer for indoors, but the best purchase I made to get the most out of my louder amps was the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X. It wasn't cheap, but you can crank your tube amp and still play in your house. Best purchase ever for people who, like myself, prefer gear over software.

[@glytch5]

Is that what you do with the emulator output?? Run it into the input of a Scarlett or other interface? Then its just like having an instrument through there? I never actually tried this.

[@toemasmeems]

Hey kev why don’t you like the Evertune? I didn’t like it for the first three weeks but I can finally say after loss of tweaking I’ve figured out I needed to use slightly lower string gauge because the tension is different

[@stevenaustin4591]

I bought one of those RD1 heads as my 1st full tube amp! No Regrets! :)

[@dylankay1436]

Randall amps have amazing tone man

[@matthewf1979]

I bet you’d love the Eminence DV-77. That Randall and the little 8’ is killing it though!

[@Ian-qf5ny]

Brrooo!!!! I have this amp with the 1x10!!! Its a gnarly little bastard! It was my gateway drug to tube amps! So satisfying! I would rock it with the gain set tp the first or second little circle thing on the graphic behind the dial then boost it with a tubescreamer. If you have ypur EQ in the front raising the output level will probably give you a similar effect. I thought the extra little push and the tubescreamers eq really took that amp to the next level! I rock that amp or a 5150 through a vertical 2x12 with v30s and enjoy it, i can still get the 5150 sounding pretty good through it down to around 80 decibels. Its do able without getting a noise complaint haha. Hope this amp treats you good brotha and appreciate the motley crue riff you snuck in there hahaha

[@Metalung]

I have the same amp+cab. Due to being one channel and only a distortion one, I use the Mosky "Loop box" pedal to bypass the preamp, so I can go clean through the loop and use other pedals etc

[@BBGuitars]

Its a sick little rig for practice! Ive always wanted one, or the Randall RG13 pedal and a 1x12, damn thatd be sick!

[@jamowallace]

I’m a simple man, all this plug in, digital stuff is beyond me! Guitar-pedals-valve head/speaker cab thats me....🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@techdeathhippie6319]

I’m addicted to tube amp heads . Wizards , diezels , bogners I gotta collect them all lol

[@tyshred9251]

The digital stuff is super easy man. But I also like my tube heads.

[@techdeathhippie6319]

@@tyshred9251 but it sounds alll flat and the same . Every album now has same tones and drum sound . Now when I put on old canibal corpse my ears are in heaven lol fr

[@tyshred9251]

@@techdeathhippie6319 I dont know I hear plenty of different stuff out there. Maybe we just listen to different bands. It's all opinion anyways haha. Whatever sounds good to you is the best. Even the new CC is heavy as fuck with unique tones. They use amp models and real amps. Just depends on where you are recording. But Erik rutan just posted a play through of one of their new songs. His guitar sounds fuckin badass. Definitely heavier than any I've heard for a while. He does it with a mesa duel rec and a jcm 800 or 900 I cant remember exactly. But he has them modeled for using them else where. You can also get good packs you can get some really legit amps and IRs also matter quite a bit. I'd still rather use my engl or 5150 or mesa or 65 super reverb. Lol. Nothing beats feeling the amp push air.

[@techdeathhippie6319]

@@tyshred9251 everything is finding to sterile compressed and small now . I got axe efx abs plug ins but they just found soft and tame to me . Digital sheen . But ya to each they’d own . I’m just wanting an old school abrasive metal sound to come back

[@infantrysoldier100]

Honest question. You are so jacked, when ever you down stroke dose your amazing forearm do a pinch harmonic?

[@tyshred9251]

Sick wanted to try one of these. Great video as usual big man. I just put up a cover of stillborn one solo, the first half. My brother and I, plus a drummer and bassist are doing a couple full necrophagist covers. But I've been posting progress clips.

[@fredberthold1696]

Hey Kevin I have the randall 2x12 combo 150 watt. That thing sends me across the room at 3 volume. Love randall for the money tube amps are way to expensive bro. My opinion anyway. Keep rocking love your show.

[@petermuller161]

I grabbed an rd45 for myself and a 1 and a 5 for a couple of my friends. I'm totally impressed with how loud 1 watt really is. The 5 is the one that sounds the best.

[@bondalero0074]

Thanks, I been wondering about 5w/1w Randall! I play Ibanez RG guitars (570,550,& 370 DX) since 89’ and I had been playing last few years through my micro Peavey 6505 Piranha 20 watt w/ 6505 1x8” cab with Digitech “BadMonkey” overdrive pedal in my bedroom. It has all the sounds I personally need and was happy with it still but now interested in Randall Diavlo 1watt or 5 watt was two amps I wanted to buy. Everybody said the 5 watt Randall was what to get; I had recently picked up a Marshall 2x12” cab for cheap. What’s your thoughts on Randall Diavlo 1 watt or 5 watt heads?#🎸🤘🏻🔥

[@petermuller161]

@@bondalero0074 I'd think that having a nice cabinet is pretty crucial to a sound that makes you happy. You could never play with a band with a tiny 1 or 5 watt head but plug them into a 2 12 or a 4 12 cabinet and you will have a great full tone to channel your creativity or just have fun messing around.

[@eliasaltman4439]

For a pretty good power attenuator, try the Harley Benton PA-100. It's passive and is perfect for plugging into your computer and having a cab sim loaded up in your IR. Thinking about getting this amp now after your video, it sounds killer!

[@rb343]

Enjoy your vids! Just absolutely 24/7 badass! 🤘! Thanks.

[@doomcote2651]

Ihave the RD 20 head and RD5 combo,amazing sound,love Randall!!!

[@sinisterminister9920]

Yo kev, for this amp, get the RD 1x12 v30... that’s what I got and man oh man... it still blows me away, amps come and go but that cab will stay... also not even using the matching head, I use the Randall RG1003 with it and holy hell it is killer on ch. 2 ... HIGHLY recommend the cabinet though!!

[@justinfigueroa5678]

I have a Marshall Code 50. IT RIPS! I live in apartments....I don't really care about if it's too loud or not. Lol It can hold up to a jam session with a Marshall half stack...no joke. Keep it metal my brother! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🔥

[@ericbrewerguitar1499]

Agreed. I play for a living and have several many high end tube amps, not to mention Helix, Axe FX etc but my girlfriend bought me a Code 50 for my birthday and I find myself plugging into that at home more than anything because it’s fun. Properly tweaked it can sound great and take pedals well and has a ton of volume on tap, and I run my vinyl player through it with an RCA to 1/8 cable lol.

[@justinfigueroa5678]

@@ericbrewerguitar1499 I'm having a blast playing through it! I put my Whammy in front and it's go time! Lol

[@jacekchudzinski4527]

Every time i watch your vids i want to take my guitar and freakin shred it. Love your videos

[@corbinhaynes7543]

That's crazy I was just trying out the 45 watt version today. These things are beast, probably gonna save up and just get a JJ Junior though

[@officialimpalergerdeathmet810]

I am using the key and Gate too. I am from germany, nice to see That u are using it too. This Noise Gate is soo fucking awesome. Got my Triple rectifier on Maximum Gain and the key was so fucking strong. Its a really awesome custom Noise Gate by lichtlärm audio

[@RedEyedPatriot]

I play a Randall RG80 ontop of a Marshall MG412 cab. Sounds good I think

[@joshuawerner3074]

Awesome new amplifier Kevin keep rocking and stay metal

[@justinwolz4932]

I heard ya with the Freedom or Fire riff. Awesome.

[@csj9619]

I highly recommend doing some sound treatment. That way the neighbors stay sane. Minimal effort, no damage to walls with a estimated cost of under $400 MLV: mass-loaded vinyl is a sound barrier that will reduce sound waves from passing through it. often used under wood and tile flooring in multi-story buildings Closed-cell foam is used to decouple the MLV from wall so sound isnt transfered through contact

[@nicwilson89]

Haha I love the shirt. I gotta get me one of those, won't look as good on my mind you but yknow :D The controls of the amp kinda reminds me of the Orange Dark Terror...before I heavily modified it and added a lot more in the way of controls haha. I run it into an Orange 2x12 Have you tried the 10band in the loop and see what it can do there? I imagine you can get a lot of different tones outta this thing playing with it in front and in the loop etc The Solar V sounds insane into this little amp haha. So does the Jackson, actually. And the Saw guitar. And the one after that. This is a great little amp, nice dude. I can't wait to hear this through a 2x12. Maybe try an OD pedal boosted, I bet that'd sound fucking good.

[@ritualsoundsystem]

Have you done a factory reset on your Katana? They tend to need them from time to time.

[@kylegrossi8175]

The Peavy 6505MH is pretty decent. Comes with USB out for direct to DAW recording, Also the Peavy Invective MH is pretty cool too.

[@infection7119]

this randall or the invective mh? Ive been really looking to get an amp and plug it by itself with no pedals and get monstrous tones.

[@kylegrossi8175]

@@infection7119 Save a bit more and go with the Peavy 6506 MH or invective MH over this Randall. More options and more technology.

[@infection7119]

@@kylegrossi8175 what about the tone? i heard some say the randall has an overall better brutal/monstrous tones for extreme metal.

[@kylegrossi8175]

@@infection7119 Its all about personal taste i guess. For me i have never been a big fan of Randall or the famous Marshall JCM800. I have owned a Peavy 5150-2 and it was the most brutal amp i have ever played.I wish i never sold it but now i have a Mesa Boogie Triple Crown and it does what i want and more. If your also playing in your bedroom, the type of cabinet you use is a seriously underestimated part of your tone. Most "just ok" amps sound better going through a good old Mesa 212/412 OS Recto. My suggestion would be to search on youtube play through videos and reviews of the amps you are interested in and then weight out their costs and feature sets against each other to determine whats best for you situation. If you looking for a lunch box high gain amp, the Peavy stuff is the best bang for your buck, they have some great tech that can help you easily get your sound into your DAW with or without an interface. I would also look into, Engl, Hughes & Ketter, REVV and a Yamaha THR10x.

[@jameslane3167]

Michigan Love my friend...very honest demo as always.

[@dougsmith8107]

He's not even plugged in. That distortion and volume is just him crushing those strings. When his neighbors called the cops, they received subpoenas to be present to witness the metal every time he plays. PS that's a pretty sick quiver. My ears have issue with anything below B but seriously badass array of stuff.

[@lisahebebrand1184]

Yay brutha! Thanks, Sean Black

[@daroachdoggjr7497]

that flying v looking thing sounds HUGE on that amp

[@drlove2112]

For a load box, go with one of the Two Notes Torpedo Captors. You can pick one up for about $270 and they're amazing. It absolutely saved tube amps for me and didn't break the bank. I usually run it through a session of studio one with some GGD IR's and it's wonderful. Also has an out for -20db to a cab.

[@hoanghoangie7557]

how do you connect this amp to the torpedo captor? i was thinking of the same thing to do but dont know how

[@dixiesteel9642]

I heard that dude! I totally just got back to guitar, cord, maybe a stomp box and a rd45!

[@hankholliday2223]

That 8 string sounds nice a.f. Can't wait to hear it more 🤘

[@cappy781]

Peavey xxx can get killer tones at bedroom volume. I caught that motley crew riff Live wire!

[@Irishtwinbeads282]

Randall Hired Mike Fortin to design their lineup a few years back. He redesigned the RD line. I had the RD45 it was bad ass. Think of it as a 5150ii with a good clean channel.

[@unsalttheearth1332]

hey man just want to say watching you play makes me want to play you riffs are wats best in metal THE CORE !!!

[@Turbo-D]

i had a rd100, amazing amp it sounds even better than the big 667 in my eyperience

[@Masterriffer]

You should look into buying an overdrive pedal.

[@rudycastillo6369]

its killer sounding it doesnt seem like theres any mids to it

[@soulfare333]

Thank god

[@rudycastillo6369]

dude u always have killer high gain tone but guitar is a midrange instrment and in a live setting or recording you would get washed out sevens and 8s u can still get killer high gain tone and have mids

[@ClaytonWillisMusic]

The center and left setting on the toggle seemed to add some mids

[@rudycastillo6369]

@@ClaytonWillisMusic not at all it sounded like all treble to me i will say this kevin u need to do a video on how u got that crazy picking speed and what songs helped you get there

[@sinisterminister9920]

Kevin almost broke his solar @ 9:00 in 🤣🤣 u fucking legend

[@Hellseeker1]

That Randall does the job though, can’t complain

[@adibflores333]

This amp is brutal, diablito 🔥🤘🏼

[@KristianHeartmusic]

Def throw a noise gate and boost pedal to tighten up things. Just my opinion but hey try it !!

[@dresdensinn6669]

I have that Randall 1x8 (and an Orange 1x8) and ran a Joyo Zombie and H&K Spirit of Metal through both of them and they sound so much better through a larger cab even at a lower volume!

[@joereyna614]

I was able to pick up an RD45H for $300 locally. Really digging it

[@bondalero0074]

Damn that was good deal! I can barely find a Randall 1 watt or 5 watt for that price!

[@joereyna614]

@@bondalero0074 Yeah I enjoyed it then traded it off for a 5150II, that I traded for a Jackson King V & cash. Then I sold that lol

[@smiling4206]

Check out the harley benton 2/12 vintage 30 cabinet. Its around $250. I have it hooked up to my marshall dsl1 and it brought that amp to life at bedroom level and beyond

[@hinjurock70]

Good luck getting that European company Thomann to accept your debit card - I just ended up getting a Laney Cub 2x12 from a different company after numerous attempts to order through them.

[@BAADAPPLE]

Almost got one brand new for 200 bucks recently. Regret not buying. Great tone from that little thing .

[@barret46922]

Whatever happened to your 5150 combo?

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

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[@brolykill545]

Man you can always DI into an interface with a big amp. That's what I do but if it's tube you can just use your cab as a load box, if it's solid state you ain't gotta worry. Then just use impulses and the possibilities are endless!

[@ericwilliams538]

Hey!!!! I looked right behind me and the amp wasn't there like you said it was!!🤣🤣

[@nikposada0824]

Evertime I think of Randall amps, I think of Dime.

[@RobertMurphy-wm3ge]

Same here regarding the digital shit... ive had enough of it too. The last windows update driver adobe air cluster fuck was the final straw

[@grinningDEATH76]

Playing my 5 watt through a 412 loaded with eminence 1258 and 1275. My amp will go down to 1 or .1 watt. Even at 1 watt it sounds killer through the 412. I've tried a few cabs from 1/8, 1/12 and a 2/12. 412 is definitely where it's at.

[@tobysalas7066]

I have the same amp. I paired it with a marshall code 2x12 vertical cab.

[@badboybootz8]

I wish i could play guitar! Sick video

[@rockroller247]

Congratulations Dude

[@ryancapewell6504]

Nice playing man

[@KonwTheTrut]

No doubt you work out but I also feel your badass forearms are the result of some serious chugging.

[@AdamManley7]

If you want to try out some easier to use digital stuff a line 6 pod go with an headrush frfr 112 is one of the most versatile cost effective rigs you’ll ever buy

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Nissssssssssssssssssce⚔️ Keep on keeping on brother🍻

[@96rasco]

There is those Harley Benton 2x12 cabs with v30s c; super cheap in my guitar room I got one of those cabs and a marshall 4x12 VB cab

[@abraham1O2]

A lot of people dont know but the v30s in those are cheap Chinese made

[@96rasco]

@@abraham1O2 sounds close enough to my marshall cab. So I'm cool with it.

[@kramersurfer5280]

the invective 20 or the 6505 mh peavey are amazing and have alot more mid and the noise gate on the invective is awesome.

[@Demigrancio]

BRANCH 💪🏻

[@rottentoken5364]

Turn the tone all the way up bro 🤘

[@SimonMedia666]

Go with 2 x12 :) i have it paired with Marshall DSL 20 HR - great sound in the room :D (I have also Joyo zombie, however Marshall slays it :)

[@cotiendeptraivcl]

Can you cover fuwa fuwa time , please ?

[@joebrooks3638]

This was a GC $199 special and I almost got it! 💪🤘

[@NickfromHighTide]

$149 on Musicians Friend SDOTD the day before Thanksgiving. I was tempted to buy two at that price! I play mine everyday.

[@diesel7499]

Badass dude 🤘🏻

[@Captaintripps1]

That tone sounds mean I need that i think I want a rd45

[@joepops5186]

i tried that little randall and i think it was defective sounded crappy and im no expensive amp guru ,,loving the boss mkii 100 1-x12

[@dresdensinn6669]

"This one is tuned to low, low E Standard" LMFAO and OMFG!!

[@rhetttanner1598]

The larger head sounds a little better IMO, but I could just be crazy 😅

[@CheapGearJunkRiffs]

I was gonna buy the same one local around me and I kinda wish I did but that how it gos right?! 🤣

[@joepanackia2858]

Randall is ok but a rewired peavey 5150 or a mesa rectifier is way better in my opinion but randall cabinets are pretty good

[@jackfryer3617]

Thought about the invective mh head as an alternative to the 6505?

[@dankabbott9321]

i have the diavlo 45 and 100 watt and these both remind me of the 6505 with a tad more mids, for the price you cant beat it

[@jackfryer3617]

@@dankabbott9321 ah that’s cool. Only mentioned as you get the 20 5 and 1 watt attenuation on it. Love your vibe any way take care