Metropoulos Metro-Plex vs Super-Plex - June 2017

[@bobgracia3318]

the time and consideration to Tone George takes is truly remarkable I dont know of any Amp builder that comes close

[@stratpaulguy86]

Bravo George! Both amps are masterpieces, but the Superplex is the one to get for my tastes. So much warmth, girth, yet clarity.

[@fullmetalsal]

My fav part of this video is there is no talk or sight of any digital Fractal, Helix, Headrush nonsense

[@techdeathhippie6319]

I feel this comment

[@42ronty]

Too bad when players like Guthrie Govan and Phil X are switching to digital options for touring. Can't blame them though. Sign of times to come.

[@killertone]

Sounds killer as always. George is an exceptional amplifier builder.

[@curtisprice9806]

You play guitar like you are stoned lol!! Never quite copying a rock god's licks exactly right lol! Lance Keltner / Destroy all guitars gave a stellar review of the metro-plex....raved and gave great demo of the amp! Sounded excellent!!

[@clemguitar63]

This comparison video has been highly anticipated! Thanks George.

[@NikolausBrocke]

Very good demo of the different tone characters. Of course these amps sound wonderful.

[@walaka5150]

Oh sweet goodnesss!!! I need a MetroPlex in my life!!!!!!

[@matthiasstrobel7316]

The Metro is absoluly my Favorit Very Well done und Great playing too

[@evetsnitram8866]

I have to agree. My ears actually cock forward when the Metro plays!

[@sleggarri]

I love the round, low end of the SP. Both amps sound great!

[@BOTiTTE]

Can't wait for the next amp. The metro-complex ! 👹

[@avimuno]

Thanks a lot for the video George. The differences are very perceptible in this video... I thought that the Super-Plex was the amp for me, but after listening to the upper-mid push on the MetroPlex, I am definitely going for that one asap. Both amps sound gorgeous! Take care!

[@mookytc]

Great video...have been kicking the idea of taking out a home equity line of credit. Have some repairs that need to be performed. These amps are the reason I am hesitant. Would end up blowing the money on gear! Maybe one day....Cheers.

[@hootowl6354]

These cost so much money. I wonder how they are going to hold their value. If I were buying a Marshall Jubilee, for instance, I would have less concern about that. If money were no concern though, either of these would be on my short list. Love your amps.

[@dinmentor]

Great job on the video! seems like the two amps are like a van halen vs jimi hendrix kinda thing. just by listening i think i dig the fullness/rawness of the super-plex a bit more! but both are super cool amps :)

[@metroampcom]

Perfect comparison. There is a distinct early 60's vs later 60's vibe between them.

[@azguitar]

Metro-Plex by a mile for me.

[@lsdzheeusi]

George, you are a mind-reader! It seems that the Metro can't really get into that clean, open 45/100 territory, so here's the challenge ... can you approximate the Metro gain structure in the Super with a pedal to tighten the middle and add a little compressed gain?

[@jetmarshall]

Both amps sound killer. I have one of George's 68 Plexi Replica - a monster amp and the Metro and Super go even further. Glad you are carrying on the torch of British Tone, George!

[@livingabovethe12th]

thx u SO much G! EXACTLY the video I was waiting for...answered all my questions.

[@mikewilliams7042]

I have owned both of these amps and they are both fantastic. I held onto the Superplex since it was less gainy and more my style.....JTM vintage. I have owned, or own many vintage marshalls and these are every bit as good. I have a few super demos on my page if interested. I am no where near as good as George or Lance....but, hopefully it may be helpful in making a decision on the two....really can't go wrong either way

[@runrabbitrun4342]

I own a Super plex, Anyhow i didn't play for around 2 weeks, in that time i bought a different amp Just got it yesterday. I plugged into it and thought Dam nice amp, Played for a while then i decided to plug into the Super Plex.. God dammit What a fucking great piece of work.. I guess while i was playing it day in and day out you kinda get used to it and wonder hmmm is it that good...Well after setting down for 2 weeks and coming back to it, It reconfirmed what a monster it is. I got that smile on my face well playing that only those who have had a great piece of equipment know about.Thanks G. Peace..

[@ThorslundMusic]

This same thing happens every time I take a little break from my Metro-Plex

[@sonnyseabury4051]

@@ThorslundMusic I'm looking to purchase a new amp soon. Can I get a nice clean tone, on it's clean channel, if I have the Gain at 0, and backoff the guitar volume? I'm asking because you own one, they don't have any near me to demo in a store, and I don't know a whole lot about Plexi's. Also, if I were to buy the Metroplex, which 4×12 speaker cabinet is it voiced for? I play blues, classic rock, and 80's hair metal, if that helps any. Love, ABSOLUTELY LOVE GEORGES MODIFIED PLEXI CHANNELS. JUST CONCERNED HOW TRULY CLEAN THE CLEAN CHANNEL CAN GET. THANKS MAN.

[@garthvader8868]

Damn, one those amps and a fuzz and you're good to go!

[@jasonbone5121]

I approve this video!

[@Roozo411]

Yooooooo KILLER guitar straight in tone!!! Real inspirational early VH BROWN SOUND!!! Nice!

[@OgamiItto70]

I think a two-guitar band with one of each of these amps would sound incredibly good. They sound like their tones would complement each other spectacularly. While they both sound superb, I think I'd probably prefer to play through the Metro-Plex if I had to choose. Maybe the best way to describe the sound of these things is "fuckin' awesome."

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

I would not kick either out of bed! :) LOL Both of those heads are badass sounding!

[@OKW-k7v]

Never leave KT-66 tubes laying around. The cat will bury them in the litter box.

[@techdeathhippie6319]

Beautiful

[@soldano13lucky11]

Thank You! Love this!

[@OnTheFritz602]

Brilliant! Wonder which amp Jimi would pick if he walked into the shop and could only walk out with one. All of his years and amps considered.

[@MW47742]

OnTheFritz602 I think Jimi would'nt care as long as the amp was loud enough!

[@cmcken1]

Speaking of Jimi, after reading something yesterday, they stated that he was rather carefree with his gear choices. One year, he's got a wall of Marshalls and then, the next gig, he's running dual 15 showman cabs sporting a single Fender Showman head. He used all sorts of shit down to Sound Shitty (Sound City) heads as well. Some of his heads he ran EL34s, while the Fenders sported 6l6s to, some of his modded Superbass heads had been modded to run 6550s for more clarity and way more headroom and well, (laughing) like the chappie below stated, as long as it was loud enough - way more output.

[@JonathanPierceBand]

Super pled is gooder

[@rocafella142]

A Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier

[@RooseveltMckinley]

I had a Metro complex once. Took me 20 trips to the wig doctor to fix it. Bah-dah-BOOM! Thanks folks, I'll be here all week... try the veal. But seriously folks... George's designs are KILLER. If you're looking for a great Marshall-esque thing, you can't go wrong here.

[@lsdzheeusi]

And ... yes, they do!

[@andyc5729]

Killer killer tones.

[@aliveandfilming2]

K , this video helped me alot. Super-Plex !

[@davidreynolds6718]

Dude builds amazing amps AND he's an amazing player. Man screw this guy!!! :)

[@voxpathfinder15r]

Metroplex is for people that want that tone, like late 70s rock without using pedals. The Superplex I think is more ideal, most guitarists have oodles of pedals and I'd think with all the pedals out there - you can achieve any tone the metroplex makes, as well as the benefit of getting all those rich clean tones.

[@hootowl6354]

I've yet to find a pedal that made a so-so amp sound as good as a great amp. But the difference isn't noticeable in a live show.

[@Dagger_323]

If you use oodles of pedals then why would you spend this much just to get a clean sound from your amp? The advantage to these amps is that they’re the closest thing around to authentic Plexi tones provided you use the overdrive built in and play them the way Plexis were meant to be played: utilizing your volume knobs.

[@Jay-sy5yf]

OMG! That MetroPlex! Put your guns down officers! I might pull the trigger! :-)

[@chanceterrill5346]

8. 24 (metro) and 8.25(super) time mark..... Will someone please explain..... I hear more upper MId bite in the Super plex or green led (I think thats the super plex)...... And way more lo mids in the red led (metroplex I think). The metro plex sounds way thicker to me...... Yet he is saying the metro plex has an upper mid spank and the super plex is thick and sludgey....... I feel like I have a pretty good ear..... I can distinguish alot but maybe I don't? Because to me the superplex has more bite through out the whole video and the metroplex sounds fuller....... Is it treble I'm calling upper mids? I'm lost now

[@elliot1405]

Dude does Marshall sound better than Jim Marshall does lol

[@sohar146]

i fell in love

[@sohar146]

if could afford one

[@sohar146]

i would chose the superplex

[@timboland7767]

Hopefully both amps were mic´ed the same way ! :-) Otherwise the comparison wouldn´t be very meaningful... But anyway... great sound so far !

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Of course they were. He gives the chain info in the description.

[@chrislangdell117]

You have nailed some killer tones but those amps don't clean up at all. Could also be effected by your pickups. Its not easy to clean up most Les Paul's these days. You have to build them for that.

[@ericmacewen6232]

I own a Metroplex. Inherently it’s got some dirt even with the gain low on 66 mode. That being said, I can get it clean very well just by rolling back my volume knob. If I need it cleaner I use the low input.

[@Astropearl]

I think he likes the Metro better ;)

[@mikeaustin4138]

How large is the market for these amps? How many guitarists are playing in venues that can accommodate an amp this loud?

[@metroampcom]

They are only loud if you turn them up. The master volume is as good as you'll find on any amp of any size. So far, we've built over 250 Metro-Plex and over 50 Super-Plex.

[@clemguitar63]

@@metroampcom I say, it's high time to bring back loud.......stand back and get out of the way!

[@CthulhuOO7]

"sending them back for less gain" DENIED!

[@musiccrafttv8407]

I Lov Metro Plex!!!!!!!!!!!

[@willdenham]

It's so hard to pick.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

These amps are the voice of GOD.

[@sonnyseabury4051]

And George is a Tone God..George and Dave Friedman are my favorite amp makers....Both being Tone and Amp Gods!

[@Auen73]

Sweet Jesus that sounds correct to my ears. It would be awesome to hang out in that room and hear what's getting lost in translation through KZbin.....

[@jamesdunn8893]

What is your opinion on crate amps for personal players ?

[@ulistrat75]

metro-plexi lespaul super-plexi straocaster

[@motorboy1966]

Both sound fuzzy and wooly. Guess I’m not a plexi kind of guy.

[@Dagger_323]

Guess not. That's how vintage overdrive sounds. Not like your modern compressed/saturated pre-amp distortion on those lame boutique amps that Anderton's is always trying to peddle...

[@Skoora]

Need to rip a Gretsch through that Super Plex. This video sucks because I want BOTH amps…😂

[@anthony27436]

Nice to a Greek building Amps!!!

[@rareform6747]

First one .. Price is crazy.......