AMP FEST! - MARSHALL, MESA, ENGL, FORTIN

[@OlaEnglund]

Amp & Cab Switcher fun today!

[@princessrose1698]

Definitely #2with#3 is my favorite Ola! Now play Whole Lotta Love...pretty please with lots of cherries on top!!!🍒🤘❤

[@adownbeatexegete1549]

So it's basically a real life Neural DSP plugin.

[@michaelbertrand13]

Waiting impatiently on the JP-2C Will It Chug!?! Video! Or review video? May I suggest since it's a Mark II C+, trying to get a Master of Puppets tone from it? Cheers!

[@jmabs5096]

Ola: thank you for going the distance for setting up this. This is probably a huge eye opener for most as I did not know how much a difference a cab could make! Thank you - you little PENIS friend.

[@jmabs5096]

@@michaelbertrand13 Ola has already done metallica tone with I'm pretty sure the C++ (spoiler alert) it's probably in my top 3 favorite amps and sounds insane!

[@johnswinglehurst]

Moral of the story, it’s better to have 4 cabs & 1 head that 4 heads & 1 cab.

[@rotek824]

yeeeep

[@erlikquadros5873]

Better have a really large room for that lol

[@quitegenius]

Nah, just get the Mesa cab and 4 amps. That Engl really sounds like nothing else.

[@oxygencube]

Word

[@mateuszkucharski1350]

True. Cab is visibly more important than amp.

[@JN-qj9gf]

4 decades on and the JCM800 still kills

[@JBGoode-zx7pp]

And the 2205 at that - still hangs

[@xanderraymondcharles]

thats a dream room right there

[@tasteless7795]

You’re early lol

[@xanderraymondcharles]

@@tasteless7795 just here hanging with everyone!

[@timjenkins502]

@@xanderraymondcharles you aren't too far from it bro 🤘🤘

[@OlaEnglund]

Sup man!

[@xanderraymondcharles]

@@OlaEnglund sup boss!

[@firststep7750]

Quick Reference: 2:36 - Marshall JCM800 + Marshall Cab 3:05 - MESA Roadster + MESA Cab 3:29 - ENGL Savage 60 + ENGL Cab 4:04 - Fortin Satan + Fortin Cab MARSHALL JCM800 4:52 - Marshall Cab 5:58, 6:34 - MESA Cab 5:12, 6:09 - ENGL Cab 6:45 - Fortin Cab MESA Roadster 7:12 - Marshall Cab 7:54 - MESA Cab 8:09 - ENGL Cab 8:24 - Fortin Cab ENGL Savage 60 8:41 - Marshall Cab 8:53 - MESA Cab 9:09 - ENGL Cab 9:25 - Fortin Cab FORTIN Satan 9:41 - Marshall Cab 9:49 - MESA Cab 10:01 - ENGL Cab 10:14 - Fortin Cab

[@ZYGTropicals]

Why would you waste so much time doing this when the video clearly states what amps and cabs are being used! Like someone is really going to just go to a specific time to hear a certain cab and amp combo! They want to hear the comparison of the amps, wich is the point of the video!! 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@firststep7750]

@@ZYGTropicals I visit these comparisons regularly and constructed these time stamps in this format because they're more effective and efficient to use when comparing amp/cab combinations. Use the pre-constructed ones if it works for you.

[@FrankRizzo333]

@@ZYGTropicals because people (like myself included) that are in the market for a new amp/cabinet wanna hear the instant back to back comparisons. This guy is a hero and deserves more likes lol

[@42studios98]

@@firststep7750 thanks for helping us quickly compare each. Forget that other guy.

[@stevenhirsekorn3444]

I like the fortin amp with the Marshall cabinet

[@jonathane984]

Was seriously waiting for the moment when he says, "OK, enough is enough, ALL ON!!!!"

[@NikeStoyan]

Yes! I'm not alone

[@HigherPlanes]

Is that even possible?

[@biganttony6786]

I was waiting for that also lol.

[@skylinrg]

ikr

[@masque1313]

@@HigherPlanes not with this switcher

[@LambChopper678]

What an awesome video, well played Sir

[@clemp4639]

But no DSL 20hr ;)

[@benjaminr9824]

I bought an EVH amp because of you! Your videos are amazing!

[@Wickedsensations2001]

Benjamin Redman pls get vérified

[@mattlance5208]

Omg the jmc with the mesa cabinet sounds killer

[@DarkVelizar]

This is the Ola back in the days. Thats why we're hooked up to him

[@nbl95]

Dude, the Engl through the mesa cab was absolutely monstrous

[@brucemahaffey108]

Savage/Mesa Cab all day long bro 👍

[@buffalothebison4850]

Not a fan of the Engl cab at all, but the Engl head through the Mesa was MASSIVE.

[@marcinjulius]

Same here, Engl head with Mesa cab sounds killer

[@dariangray8293]

This demostration was incredible, it answered alot questions I still had about all these amp heads and cabs and how they would sound switched around, but I'm SORRY, the Engl head and Mesa cab combination is most powerful complete balanced sound I've ever heard. This just answered my question thanks Ola.

[@Stig69]

The ENGL cab seems to have a harsher high end but also sometimes a weird "woobly" sort of noise around 100-250 hz I feel like. The Mesa does sound great all around though, here at least.

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

That was my favorite combo, too, but *also* the boosted JCM800 through the Mesa cab toward the end.

[@timmbosliice]

@@InGrindWeCrust2010 the boosted JCM with the mesa cab sounded amazing! Much better mids than the mesa head imo.

[@massacrationable]

The fundamental thing that is proven in this video and not everyone considers: switching cabs with same amp makes a lot more difference than switching amps with same cab.

[@VSPhotfries]

YES!

[@ArmandoSanchez-ob3dd]

This right here!!!

[@pedrochavezcontreras3101]

de acuerdo

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

word- cab makes the biggest difference in tone. I realized that after getting crap tones from my Orange PPC 412 cab and using an Uberkab with different speakers. I would like to try Celestion Redback speakers in the Orange cab to see if that fixes things.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Mesa cab sounded the best

[@CallMeSmigl]

JCM into Mesa is my jam, fam

[@stefanosella5719]

Marshall into Mesa cab sounded incredible... Great job Ola.

[@vidarfro]

Marshall through Mesa cab was my absolute favourite.

[@JOpethNYC]

Similar to the setup I used for over a decade. I concur.

[@docsworld1369]

Seriously 😳 That combo made me lean forward and go WTF?! Pleasant surprise!

[@axkmster]

Yup, it was my least favorite until it was played through the Mesa...

[@Chris_Brah]

100 percent

[@martinheath1384]

Yep, me too. I use a Marshall el34 50/50 in stereo through modded Marshall and Mesa cabs, generally prefer the Marshall in my setup but it is using V30s and the Mesa is not

[@alexmarek5410]

Great video. The Marshall into Engl cab totally blew me away. Didn't know Marshall could sound so nasty gritty and modern.

[@muratgalin]

Lol i like how he talks about the Mesa cab's sound and then realizes it was the ENGL XD

[@norlanderduwallis9074]

Ola Engloops

[@MarcoBlumMusic]

Believe me or not... since Gibson bought Mesa, more people will realize what a great brand ENGL is 😉 In my opinion one of the most satisfying brands when it comes to allrounder amps. Crystal Clean, punshy Crunsh, classic Rock, classic Heavy Metal, brutal modern Metal tones. 😃

[@muratgalin]

@@MarcoBlumMusic I didn't have a chance to test a mesa or an engl but i love engl tones and i want an engl amp as my first real amp or tube amp, i definitely have the same toughts

[@MarcoBlumMusic]

@@muratgalin if you do so, don‘t make my mistake again 😂 don‘t buy a screamer 😂 buy a used Invader or Savage 😉 they are soooo much better ^^

[@muratgalin]

@@MarcoBlumMusic lol thank you for that i wont make a mistake like that xd

[@tylerobrien2666]

The ENGL cab with the Marshall and Mesa sounded huge. That and the Mesa cab were my favorites.

[@rogeriotorresgtr]

Man, one more time the tests prove that the cabinet is really 90% of the guitar tone! God bless the IRs

[@Dewitt-b8n]

Tone starts in the fingers .

[@rogeriotorresgtr]

I know that, but considering the same fingers, same guitar, same cables and switching amps and cabs, it is clear on the video that cab makes the most difference in the tone.

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Sort of shocking, guess I have not had the luxury of anything even remotely approaching this level of A/B/C/D testing

[@hawk6111]

The guitar is all about playability. A guitar that plays well will almost always sound good. Tone starts at the pickup. Your pickups, bridge mass and matrial and scale length and string material are 99% of you guitar tone. Your amplifier head is %70 of your overall sound with the cab accounting for %25 and everything else including overall guitar specs accounting for just %5

[@Dewitt-b8n]

@@Giby321 all the greats say it's in the fingers. What does BB King SRV or Jimi know.? 😆 Educated yourself .

[@Alchemy86510]

Every head sounds kick ass through the MESA cab.

[@ryansaunders683]

I think that every head sounded their best through the MESA cab, but the ENGL sounded like crap to me. Strange, because I usually love their sound...shrug.

[@stein0niets]

Agree! but the ENGL in the Engl cab is the total chunk-fest to me. Maybe its because volume is slightly higher also? Concerning the placement the Mesa cab is probably in best spot acoustically

[@antoniocarbone6501]

Best money spent in my life

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

agree definitely best cab of the four. If I bought a new amp, I'd get the Mesa cab without a thought. I do like the Uberkab that sounds great but not in video.

[@bradduncan8962]

you are absolutely right, although I like the Marshall Head n the Mesa cab together

[@pabloruiz1982]

Hi Ola! I would like to see an Orange 4x12 against that Mesa Boogie Cabinet

[@philmartins4852]

+1

[@DarkBlackReaper]

+1

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

My favourite combo was the Engl amp with the Mesa cab. I have hardly seen any videos with different cabs like this which actually make a difference with distortion.

[@tanchokdewan9020]

Omg engl amp and mesa cab is my dream now

[@der_strange9962]

Man, I actually LOVED the sound of that ENGL cab, so fuckin' gnarly!

[@massapower]

This is how you do a Demonstration. Pure & Simple and not those who just play a thousand notes a second to show off.. Seriously man, not over produced and straight forward ... Thx DUDE!! I'm sold on the MARSHALL head with the MESA cabinet 😃👍🏻🤟

[@JackR845]

The Engl head with the Mesa cab sounds like pure aggression! The Engl and Fortin cabs sounded like they were underwater though which I'm not a fan of

[@rjw7032]

@@glenh2752 I would say the speakers are the #1 factor. I have two 2x12 custom cabs 3/4 birch ply 18” deep. One with Chinese V30’s the other two I sourced through Mesa and are UK made V30’s. The Mesa sourced Celestion V30’s are just that much bigger sounding.

[@milescivis1018]

JCM through the Mesa cab gets my vote. Why does the Fortin sound like someone calling collect to play their demo on a voicemail machine from 1992? Just me perhaps...

[@beatlejuice5951]

Fortin is overrated in my opinion.

[@craigharrison5406]

It's because the Mic is so far away from the Fortin Cab....he has it sitting right in front of the Mesa cab

[@pranjal70]

Totally. Extremely versatile

[@chrisw5742]

@@craigharrison5406 Yep even placement of the room mic would change the tone drastically. Even where the amp is placed in the room can change the sound. Sounds bouncing back off walls can cause cancellations.

[@nicholasnovak7106]

u sure it wasnt the ENGL cab? that was the one for me

[@ianbooth4010]

It’s crazy how much the cab makes a difference to the overall tone. Wow

[@gnutscha]

maybe because it converts all the voltage to moving air.

[@setra23]

I was surprised that when I went from a cheapish 2x12 to a Zilla 2x12, with the exact same speaker, that there was such a big change in the sound. Cabs seem to make the biggest difference in sound.

[@lemac3200]

That's why the industry puts the emphasis on IRs.

[@ianbooth4010]

@@setra23 Agreed. I went from a Marshall 4x12 to a Mesa 4x12 and have a Diezel 4x12 too. All with V30s and all massively different sounding.

[@paulkline3011]

@@InTheSh8 I read this and was like "what's a Dumkin"? 🤣 quickly realized it was Drumkit. 🤪

[@voltaspeeder17]

Most people don't realize the cab makes far greater sound difference, than simply using another high-gain amp ever can.

[@kuzWich]

Same applies to the room. But that's not an easy task switching rooms )

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

The cabiney is more important than the head? I always thought it was the other way around! My Peavey all tube Valveking stack sounds like shit compaired to my buddy's solid state Randall, you're telling me if I were to swap the cab (and not the head) it would sound better?

[@albertkotze8974]

@@wingnutmcspazatron3957 how loud are you running your VK? And what's the wattage? And what is your friend running?

[@MegaMantra]

Lol no no it doesn't 🤣

[@voided76]

@@wingnutmcspazatron3957 More than likely. Understand that your amp will sit there and hum without the speakers. A really good cab and some properly chosen speakers will 100% change your sound for the better.

[@paulhaullussy8662]

I like the Engle amp with the Mesa cab most! Killer!

[@Ratchet2]

ENGL for me. Had the best bass response while remaining articulate. ENGL head through the Mesa was damn good sounding.

[@gonza.shreds]

HELL YES

[@JavierSanchez-el4pl]

When he thought he had the mesa cab engaged when it was actually the ENGL cab was proof of bias lol kinda funny to me

[@TyCorr]

He spoke correctly just didnt have the right cabinet selected and he switches to the mesa cab as a result and the sound gets waaaay better.

[@UKSportsFan]

@@TyCorr ...I wouldn't say "waaaay" better. The Mesa is the best sounding of the 4, but the Engl was a close second. The Marshall and Fortin cabs were "waaaay" off, finishing a very distant third and fourth.

[@mhoff7722]

@@UKSportsFan Agreed . Initially I liked the Engl waaaaay better. THe Mesa and the Engl are neck and neck for me. Depending what head I'm using. If you don't have them next to each other each one is killer. 🤘🤘🤘

[@murthisrikanth]

The biggest surprise is that 3 cabs had vintage30 speakers and they sounded different. Cab design plus which factory made it, makes the difference.

[@averyseaton7942]

And all this without wearing any shoes. What a legend.

[@stevenzarzecki]

The Fortin Satan with the Mesa Cab is perfection! This solved my decision to buy a Fortin Evil Pumpkin when it comes out to pair with my Mesa cab.

[@Jethro648]

This video really showcases the importance’s of Speaker Cabs when it comes to tone. Cabs make a massive difference to your tone, and a lot of people, especially players new to tube amps, don’t realise the importance cabs make on bringing the best sound out of a tube head. Excellent video Ola.

[@r1deftone]

JCM800 through the Mesa Cab. But they all sound awesome.

[@purulence666]

I liked JCM800 the most. Best amp to my ears.

[@madmikemike]

very cool. i run a jcm 800 2203 with os mesa cab with green backs on top and v30's on the bottom. love it

[@baconfirre]

My own theory is that while yes, 80% of the sound comes from the cabinet I think the cabinet is a filter that you get used to hearing a guitar sound through. I think that's why once you find a cab or impulse you really like anything can sound amazing through it and then every other cab or impulse just sounds wrong in comparison. I theorise that the cabinet you end up having the most real life experience with is the one you get used to and thus keep coming back to it. I think that's why a lot of metal guys love Mesa cab's so much, most of us buy one pretty early on and just get used to it. For me I used and Orange for most of my founding years and everything; to me, just sounds 'right' through and Orange cab or impulse. I'll used an analogy of colour grading and film. The cabinet is like the colour grade that sets the mood of the scene while the amp head is more like the actors in the film. The actors can change their emotions and actions scene to scene, but the colour grading always invokes the same mood where-ever it is used.

[@MrHeshersNeighborhood]

Great analogy.

[@nitromeda]

I think that you are right although I thought that the ear has no memory per se. Thoughts?

[@bobtheatog]

Great theory. For some reason I always gravitate to a Marshal B cab. It was the first cab that caught my ear. And anything I play through it sounds like “my tone” if that makes sense.

[@baconfirre]

@@nitromeda Well, the brain certainly can remember sounds? Think right now of like, the sound of a shower running, and you'll hear it clearly in your mind.

[@baconfirre]

@@bobtheatog Makes perfect sense. The same experience I have with Orange

[@Nicolae8607]

Mesa amp and Marshall amp what I like the most. Best sounding cab is Mesa for metal..Marshall for rock..nothing wrong with the other amps is just what I like 🤘 Ola best test is how you do it with room mic..cheers

[@scottishbawbag315]

im so happy, last night i was playing, with headphones on. the wife came through and said, 'will u stop chugging' i can hear ur doing the chug. The chug is alive people. spread the word. bring the chug to the masses.

[@RossTate-i9u]

I tell all I love this guy. Hey has bad ass axes an his sound is out of this world.

[@joshww2339]

A blend of the Marshall and Mesa heads would crush in any mix.

[@gabrielabers5119]

That's what Metallica's Black album was. Believe Mark iii and Marshall jcm800

[@Neo-Midgar]

​@@gabrielabers5119And Master of Puppets

[@Disabledguitarist1985]

The Mesa , Marshall heads and Marshall and Mesa cabinets are my favorites here.

[@alexanderkoumplis3048]

I'd love to see some Orange Cab with a Mesa or Engl Amp. Sounds massive!

[@Soprano_661]

I run a mess boogie mark IV with an orange 4x12 and trust me when I say it’s a pantie dropper. Chuck an overdrive in there and it is absolute heaven.

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

@@Soprano_661 Man I would love to have that EXACT rig!

[@Soprano_661]

@@InGrindWeCrust2010 just got a klon copy for it to boost the signal absolutely insane man

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

@@Soprano_661 I have a Supa-Boost I need to try....

[@rickleblanc8900]

I once tested out a Peavey JSX through a Orange 4x12 and I was blown away. Even at low volume it sounded huge. The chunk, the crunch, pure rawness

[@SaulieCo31]

This video contains so many V30s and it really just makes me happy.

[@Rustinpeace117]

So much GAS for the marshall sound lately. The 800 is a legend for a reason.

[@Rikamortis6stringer]

Sounds pretty good !!! My choice is the Fortin & Mesa cab. Yes heads all sound sim. Speakers make biggest dif!!

[@judge.shredd]

Nicely done! That JCM800 kicks ass with a boost up front, man.

[@donaldstiles397]

I like the sound of the mesa & marshall. Engl by itself and mesa by itself.

[@CarcPazu]

The Recto half-stack, still the undisputed king of brutality. The ENGL head in the Recto cab was sweet af. The rest was just different but not better.

[@ZYGTropicals]

Rectifiers are way to flubby !!! Way better options nowadays!!! Even the JP mk2c+ is better than a rectifier! A fully modded rectifier sounds pretty bad ass, but theirs so many better choices nowadays! A 5150III is light years better!!! Super tight and doesn’t even need to be pushed like a Rectifier does.

[@michaelsintros292]

Interesting comparison. Marshall into the Engl sounded great, and Engl really came alive going into the Fortin. Engl and Mesa both sounded best going into their own cabs.

[@coffeegrind3421]

I’d love to hear a 5150 through those 4 cabs. Also, a Mark series Mesa.

[@imcnblu]

Mesa+Mesa and Fortin amp+ENGL cab are my favorites.

[@maltekraft6186]

I really have to say, that I prefer the ENGL cabinet. Somehow it has a "deeper" sound than the others. Best combination in my opinion was the Marshall head with the ENGL cabinet. What an awesome video anyways, just high quality content:) Also I would like to hear the Orange amp into different cabinets

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

Marshall through the ENGL cab... my choice too bud. And I thought I’d prefer the Roadster through the Mesa cab 😂

[@BigJackGameplays]

I think the ENGL was too much for me; but I think the best sounds were Marshall + Mesa cab, and Marshall + ENGL cab, and right behind Mesa + Mesa, and Mesa + ENGL cab. I think the ENGL cab gives you the extra punch, and of course the sound in the room would be totally different, but I think my favorite was Marshall + Mesa cab :)

[@christebo7305]

Careful what you playback through. I played this through my excellent car stereo system. Mesa Cabinet was slightly better than Engl cabinet with a bit more headroom. Both cabinets sound good though. Yes Engl amps are good but I prefer the ability to have less compression which is really impossible to dial out of an Engl. I would bet adding compression to the Mesa would surprise people. Too me the Mesa is more versatile. The Engl gets that certain sound without the need of pedals though. I can see where people prefer it. But if you play a multitude of genres, it is hard to beat a Mesa Roadster or Roadking II. The Mesa Badlander is great for modern Metal though.

[@maltekraft6186]

@@christebo7305 I used my audio technica headphones, but you are right. The audio device changes the sound of course:)

[@michelarnet8535]

The Mesa cabinet rocks. Goes very well with the Marshall and Engl head, too.

[@drorsh4]

at the end, JCM 800 is the killer, just to choose the right cabinet for the job.

[@rickleblanc8900]

It sounded awesome through the Mesa cab

[@ricosuave7102]

On an iPhone 15 promax the Marshall sounds the best through the Marshall cabinet and the mesa cabinet. The mesa sounds just as good through the Marshall and the engl.

[@antonycharest4719]

men that marshall with the rectifier cab sound kick ass. The engl cab his really impressive too

[@matescernoch1700]

Loved the Marshall through all of cabs most, personal winner

[@StudioAmpCaptures]

Can we get an updated AMP FEST? Great videos! Please Respong

[@TheChadPad]

Never really hear people using alnico speakers for metal. That Marshall sounded KILLER

[@whensunfades]

It's hard to beat a boogie setup. I bought my MKIV in 1995 and it is still my favorite amp. However, I did buy the Engl Powerball II and it is badass as well through my boogie cab. Great video and we all appreciate you making these!

[@lusteraspiration]

Now Ola needs and Orange PPC412-C and a and an EVH 5150 III Stealth

[@LightningJackFlash]

Marshall with Marshall Cabinet sounded beautiful.

[@theviking8189]

Yep Engl is stillmy favorite after all this time.

[@matthewodell7742]

I'd love to hear the Roadster through both the Mesa and ENGL cab again, but with both cabs fully mic'ed up. I liked the sound of the ENGL, but I'm pretty sure it was just because of mic placement. Thanks for the great video!

[@Monsoon83946]

This is an interesting video, and my favourite cabinet was the mesa. But my experience is, that in a band context, with drums and bass beside you, everything can be different. Frequencies that you like, when playing an amp alone, can be the frequencies, that get lost when the bass is playing. And frequencies, that are too agressive, when playing alone, can be the ones that keep your guitar sound from drowning in band context....... Never ending story

[@mikerotchburns7287]

Awesome. What exactly is your point? Should I not et the Mesa?

[@Rockmanxpr]

This is easily in the top 5 helpful videos you have in your vast library of video content, every music store that sells amp should have this Amp Cab switcher. IMO the Engl XXL cab sounded the best for sweet metal riffage

[@8odycount]

Mesa sounds so deep and perfectly balanced

[@cratkinson89]

Sick comparison! I'm blown away by the Marshall; wasn't expecting it to sound that good. Great to see/hear how much impact a cab has.

[@arihentunen7774]

I think all the amplifiers sound better through the Mesa cabinet. Especially the Marshall amp. I was just wondering how Marshall cabinet would sound like with the original speakers. Thank you Ola for great content and great channel!!

[@rickleblanc8900]

Late comment here, but I agree with you that every amp sounded best through the Mesa cab. The Marshall kinda surprised me the most 😊

[@davidetchellsetchells4692]

Ola I want to thank you first for this comparison. As an audio engineer and longtime guitar player, I'd have to say that the Marshall with its cab sounds the best over all. However, it does need a driver comparison in your studio. I've never been that happy with eminence drivers but they are a good overall baseline to start with,I think it would be worth a test of different drivers like celestion 30s, and a few more modern drivers in that old cab untill you get the grunt you're looking for out of that old Marshall, it really is a fantastic sounding Amp the voicing of the pre Amp is perfection because the clarity of notes is impeccable. In this comparison the boogie cab sounded better with the Marshall head period. All the rest sounded darker and a bit muddled to me. They all seemed to sound best with their matching cab except the Marshall. Thank you for your time and as always I look forward to your next test

[@flattenu5348]

Day is never complete without Ola 🤘🏼

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

The Mesa setup just does it for me. It sounds so good.

[@PariahVSGear]

The KHE stuff is really phenomenal.

[@hyperbolekid]

We need more of these videos Ola! While digital modelers and plug-ins are definitely improving each year (I am overwhelmed with option paralysis by having so many digital toys) these kind of videos are authentic as F***! Thanks

[@stanleyelden1886]

Suggestion: Mesa Roadster vs Mesa Badlander 🤟

[@lecorsaire2283]

Would be more interesting to see the Road King against the Badlander. The RK has 4 6L6s and 2 EL-34s and you can assign 2 6L6, 4 6L6, 2 EL-34 and 4 6L6+2 EL-34 per channel. So it would be easy to compare it to the Badlanders since they ship with EL-34s. You can throw in EL-34s in the Roadster but you can’t have both types at the same time.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Love my KHE amp switcher. One of the single best pieces of gear I've ever bought. Now I just need one with effects loops switching.

[@mathurren1]

The Engl head through the Mesa cab sounds amazing!

[@lucwilson1]

10:47 - goes to show how much the cab/speakers are about the most important component in the signal chain for tone. All sounded very similar through the same Mesa cab.

[@EsEhKa]

Tool guitarist Adam Jones was connecting two amplifiers in serial in the 90s. Could you try and demonstrate that once?... I liked the ENGL amplifier together with the Mesa Rectifier cabinet (8:52) the most. \m/

[@EsEhKa]

@Blaze Infernus 😥 I am disillusioned right now. Nobody uses an amplifier as a pre-amplifier...

[@juturna8]

I think this is the first time I've seen a comparison like this, and I now see why the Mesa cabs are so hyped. It's so much beefier than all the others.

[@MidnightMark12]

I have a Recto 4x12 (V30) and it makes any head sound deep and dark. It matches perfectly with the DSL20.

[@jimmyrhoades650]

cause the mic is sitting in front of it 😭

[@tchambers807]

That Engl with the Mesa cab was awesome

[@rorybninetythree]

This is just Archetype:Nolly but with real amps

[@ashamael]

I thought the same exact thing! Life-size! Archetype: Ola!

[@davidcampbellii6342]

Awesome compare and contrast between the amps and cabinets. Thanks for uploading and sharing.

[@designart9977]

Mesa looks to me the best for loud modern riff and the Engl/marshall for loud and fluid solos ! (Fortin best overall to simulate someone pooping)

[@goodmanwiseman303]

🤣

[@rejiluz3465]

The roadster with the Mesa is an effin monster!.. Love the Engl sound as well...

[@ashamael]

All four amps sounded killer in the Mesa Cab. I liked every amp in the Engl cab better than the Engl in the Engl. I think the Fortin into the Mesa or the Marshall into the Engl was my favorite!

[@ZYGTropicals]

Are you serious!?! The Fortin was by far the worst sounding amp out of them all!!!

[@ashamael]

@@ZYGTropicals Hi, hello - are you familiar with something called subjective taste?

[@fernandog9684]

This is an excellent video. Ola is constantly pushing what it means to demonstrate gear on KZbin. What a fucking legend

[@dylanporter8105]

Try this with an orange amp like a rockerverb I'm curious to see where it stacks up

[@1ROCKDRIGO]

I will prefere for the Dual Dark Its more for metal like those amps and the cab Orange PPC412 to i think Its the best cab whit V30 speakers

[@lashedandscorned]

@@1ROCKDRIGO Rockerverb with an OD infront of it sounds pretty good for metal.

[@seenproveseven]

@@1ROCKDRIGO Dual Dark is such a killer amp - I've always wanted one. Face-off between the PPC412 and Mesa Recto 4x12 before pairing them up would be pretty rad. Also, a lot of love for the ThunderVerb 50. Fav amp I ever owned for metal. Low-end response with TV50 and PPC412 is something special.

[@1ROCKDRIGO]

@@seenproveseven yeaaa me too i had a marshall jvm a peavey 6505 and a Randall Satan And I Love Them But I Need That Dual Dark In My Hands :D

[@jorrickthole6505]

Oh yeaaah! JCM800 through the Mesa cab us pure awesome. Also the Engl through Mesa cab has a wicked grit.

[@johnegginton]

This is awesome, it's like the little guy who lives inside my Helix who switches my amps and cabs/IRs while I create presets, only recreated to be (above average) human sized!

[@tinkerbell4896]

This is, I think, the f*ing best amp and cab comparo I've seen. I wouldn't have thought that, even with the same speakers, how different the cabnets would sound... and how the same the amp heads did! I learned something today boys... re-thinking some gear here... Metal!!!

[@Locoandchooch]

Not sure all those mics are playing fairly.

[@Payduro]

My top 3 combos: 1. Marshall head, Engl Cab 2. Engl head, Recto cab 3. Fortin head, recto cab Its interesting because I was actually a bit disappointed in the sound of the fortin cab. The head sounds amazing with other cabs but I feel like the Fortin cabinet just made the tone really lackluster. That recto cab on the other hand was excellent!! Great vid Ola. I requested in an FAQ for you to do a cab shootout and im very pleased with this!! For the next vid id love to see perhaps Randall, Orange, 5150 and some other amp of your choosing? Also would loooove to see those combos with the old hesu 2x12 cab!!

[@bocolis88]

Marshall cabinet is the only one slant and it makes a huge difference

[@2204JCM]

That depends. Meaning yes if your standing by it like Ola. But no if your close miking it.

[@bocolis88]

@@2204JCM Slant cabinets have less bottom end and generally are more trebly. And yes he’s not close miking it in the video only the Mesa cab.

[@2204JCM]

@@bocolis88 No they don’t -I have one. The difference is that the the top two speakers point more towards your ears. Stick your ears in front of a “B” Cab vs an “A” cab and you will hear the harsh treble in both of them. When your standing up your ears aren’t on axis with the “beam” from the speakers. So you don’t hear it. The “A” cab points two of the speakers more on axis with your ears -so you hear it more. This is the issue with a cranked amp facing the audience on stage. It sounds great to the guitarist but at the same time its cutting off the heads of the people in the front row...

[@bocolis88]

@@2204JCM I have one as well and yes they do have less bottom end cause the enclosure is smaller in litters. It’s not day and night but it makes a difference. I don’t disagree with what you say explaining the why we hear more treble and in the video the mics in the room capture the audience listening point as you explain.

[@davedobson9801]

Very helpful video, thanks for doing this! Personal favorite - Fortin into the Mesa cab. When it's all said and done, the cab and speakers seem to have the most influence over the sound.

[@lSTAYHlGH]

Uhh is everyone missing that the mesa cab is the only one with a mic on it? Of course it’s blowing the other cabs out of the water

[@boneytony5041]

Fuck. I was about to commit crimes to get one.

[@plumbummusic2051]

That was specifically for the end where he played all the amps through the same cab. Before that EVERY rig was coming only through the stereo mics.

[@Boomheyyou]

I like The Mesa cabinet and head sounds the most

[@samuelgo133]

That engl sound so good god damn i really want one. I hate being broke

[@lemac3200]

Same here. That's why I use modelers and IRs. The same sound (in a mix) on a budget + you don't have to drag these backbreaking gear around.