Solid State but Super Solid!

Solid State but Super Solid! - Randall RX120RH

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@luisbarrera5740 Жыл бұрын

That sounds incredible. Randall is truly the unsung hero of heavy metal amps.

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

Thanks... They really are great for the money. I am planning to do one on the Randall RG1503 in the next week or so.

@WrathVault Жыл бұрын

Dude, amongst all of the reviews your video make me wanna purchase it. Thanks a lot!

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Bang for the buck, this is a pretty sweet amp!

@tankdarla637 Жыл бұрын

i have 2 tube and one ss Randalls, i like them. great demo

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! They definitely are cool amps

@vondragonnoggin 10 ай бұрын

I just bought one of these. I love the sound of it. I have an RG13 3 channel preamp also that’s very good, but I like the contour knob and getting that slightly scooped thump quite a bit. Also have an SNK VHD (Ampeg VH140c dirty channel) pedal and a Master Effects Martyr pedal (Marshall 8100 OD1/OD2). Martyr has the contour knob on it also. These amps (and preamps) are relatively cheap compared to a lot of other amps and I actually prefer the solid state sounds over my tube Dual Rec or Diezel Herbert sounds I get from my tube preamps + tube power amps. I write in mostly C tuning last couple years. The solid state amps (or those specialized SS preamps) are a lot of fun and won’t break the bank. I think one of my favorite modern metal sounds is my SS AMT Stonehead amp I’ve had about 10 years. I should get a lot of use out of the Randall though and won’t mind lugging it around and beating it up a little more. SNK also makes the full two channel pedal of the VH140c and he makes the VH300 amp - a smaller sized recreation of the Ampeg VH140c in a compact 300 watt (@4 ohm) head. It still puts out 150 watts at 8 ohm and a blasting 75 still at 16 ohm. $1000 though new. Those Ampegs are hard to find. Video was great - good showcase of the RX120rh.

@nocturnalpoisoning 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, i bought this one at my local music store for 150.00 Euros on discount! Still working like an beast after 3 years through full stack on full throttle!

@gentlewolf1279 2 жыл бұрын

Ya I got mine for a great deal too. Very solid amp!

@liamflynn6929 Жыл бұрын

Think I got mine secondhand for like $120? These things are beasts!

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing this head, I have it for about 2 years the head and snare combo randall but it sounds too loud haha so I can't use it much with low volume the house shakes. greetings and thanks

@gentlewolf1279 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Its a cool amp for sure. Planning on doing a few more of these reviews in the future. Cheers!

@masonevans6059 Жыл бұрын

Is it good for dimebag style of playing?

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

With an eq or boost you can get it pretty darn close

@Stretchwreckedem469 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see how well this amp pairs with a 6 band graphic EQ in the loop. I've done it with an Orange Crush Pro 120 and got that amp to sound on par with a lot of the old solid state amps of the 90's myself. With the 6 band in the loop, the EQ pedal becomes your general EQ, and the knobs on your amp basically act in a similar way to a parametric EQ. You can crank the treble to add some bite to the amp going straight in and make it sound like it's already being boosted, you can adjust the midrange knob itself and choose the exact amount of midrange presence you'd like without sacrificing the midrange character you're trying to go for, and by turning the bass all the way down and using the graphic EQ to add all your bass it's basically just like if you had a boost going in front of the amp already. You can still definitely use a boost in front of the amp to tighten things up even more if you wish to do so, but i've always found that throwing a 6 band EQ in the loop of a solid state amp really brings it to life. The thing that has me the most curious though is how the contour knob will behave with that kind of a setup. I kinda wonder if it would make it easier to use the amp going straight in, or if it would make using the graphic EQ for your general EQ adjustments a bit tricky. 🤔

@jazznotes3802 2 жыл бұрын

Just get yourself the newer and much improved “Orange Super Crush 100.” It’s on another level to all the 80’s-90’s offerings. I Had the CR120H with 2x12 open back Orange Cab (with V30’s) and I didn’t get along with it much. Was fizzy in the top end at high gain settings, especially with single note lines. Later I found out you should never run a Crush Pro with “open back cab with V30’s,” both contributed to the high end solid-state harsh fizz. (This is also the case with other SS amps) The CR120 is ok, much like my “Bandit Red Strip,” but nothing special. The Super Crush is on another level though. No harsh top-end fizz, (without the need to EQ in the loop) But most importantly is sings and responds like a tube/valve amp does. Has the same harmonic overtones as a valve amp when soloing and as a shredder 🎸 that’s very important to me. You could always throw an EQ & Compressor pedal in the fx loop too take it a little further, but that really isn’t needed. Has all tonal presence you could ever want imo. The only thing separating the Super Crush from the Rockerverb MIII is the low-end punch of the all valve amp. But that can get in the way of the Bass players frequencies and tends to be cut from the mix. So I wouldn’t cry about the slight lack of low-end. Other than this I don’t hear or feel any difference. I’ve owned many Orange amps throughout the years (valve,hybrid and SS) and this is my favourite of the lot. The Rockerverb was my favourite until Orange come out with the Super Crush 100. Do I think the Rockerverb sounds better? Yeah, a little. But replacing that many valves along with the price rises, weight and reliability factor, I’d much rather use a all solid state version of it. The Crush Pro isn’t quite there to be called a Solid state Rockerverb, but the Super Crush 100 most definitely is. Go give it a try in some music store, it’s incredible.

@Crusader1097 2 жыл бұрын

@@jazznotes3802 Im looking at this randall and the SC100. I cant make my mind up on which..

@jazznotes3802 2 жыл бұрын

@@Crusader1097 If your into Heavy Metal both are great. The Randall and Orange do however sound very different and the SC100 needs an overdrive in front of it, to really come alive. (For metal) I believe the SC100 is a better sounding amp all round, where the Randall’s a one trick pony, although it does that one trick very well. But I can see your dilemma, as they’re both great SS amps. Just the Orange has more of a harmonic/pleasing distortion.

@Crusader1097 2 жыл бұрын

@@jazznotes3802 Yeah i do tend to play more metal. Ill always play the classic stuff. I do tend to get on a punk kick from time to time.

@jazznotes3802 2 жыл бұрын

@@Crusader1097 Then the SC100 is perfect 👍🏻 Old school metal and rock is my jam 🙂

@Estraiper Жыл бұрын

Did somebody tried the Phones out to record? Sounds good?

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

I didn't... I ran it through a Suhr Reactive load.

@TheGhostOfGideon 10 ай бұрын

can it sound like pantera? or at least Pantera-ISH...how can i achieve such sound? a 10 band eq?

@benhemoth4693 10 ай бұрын

I'm sure. Put the gain on 10 and scoop the mids lol

@TheGhostOfGideon 10 ай бұрын

@@benhemoth4693 godamn...hahahah🤘

@Slamster1996 Ай бұрын

Every randall amp that I heard, has those Pantera vibes, so this. With eq it's will be only better.

@Captaintripps1 Жыл бұрын

So out of curiosity does this thing do good metal without a distortion pedal to do so I ask kyle bull but couldn't get a response I would really like to know considering he said he liked it better then the randall rd100 so could you please give me a good response?

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

The gain you are hearing in the demo is from the amp. The overdrive out front is only adding a bit of mids and tightness. It’s also dependent on the type of metal you want to play. But all in all it’s a cool amp

@Captaintripps1 Жыл бұрын

@gentlewolf1279 thank you so basically I wouldn't be disappointed with this head if I was to grab one I play heavy thrash metao core metal and I don't use pedals for metal I think for the price it should be metal ready but again I thank you for you're honesty and fast response got a subscribe from me

@gentlewolf1279 Жыл бұрын

@@Captaintripps1 Ya its cool on its own. Lots of gain. Adding a drive just changes the amp a bit. Some like it some don't.

@Captaintripps1 Жыл бұрын

@gentlewolf1279 I'm in the market for a new metal amp that will get the chug done

@jimmikatt Жыл бұрын

I had a female friend of mine give me one, she was storing it for someone, and they never came for it, was sitting there for 3 years, well it's mine now.. 😁 I use it as a standby

@billzade8158 2 жыл бұрын

My man, good demo, but if you have the ability, get some space between your guitar and the cab you are mic-ing up. You get a lot of room noise in your mic and hearing the string noise was nearly louder than the amp and actually makes picking the amp out kinda tricky. New sub though. I've loved and gigged Randall amps for a long time and this amp in particular is a sleeper. I bought one for $50 at a garage sale a few years back and it was worth ten times that in value honestly.

@gentlewolf1279 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Bill. The guitar/amp was actually captured with it running through a Suhr reactive load straight into the computer. Unfortunately, the string noise is coming from the cameras audio. Ill keep that in mind for the next video though! Thinking of doing a video on my HIWATT or Triple Crown next. Cheers!