Why we should all try the VHT/FRYETTE Pitbull.

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[@208414]

I’m glad that someone with skill is making a proper demo of the Fryette stuff. These amps are great and they are relatively unknown.

[@brendanlucero8585]

how would they compare to something like a Rectifier or Bogner Uberschall?

[@angusorvid8840]

@@brendanlucero8585 Extremely well. It's at least the equal to any Bogner I've played, and crushes the Rectifier. I'm not crazy about the Rectifier.

[@incitatus634]

@@brendanlucero8585 way tighter my bogner was a can of bees

[@realtruenorth]

@@brendanlucero8585 I am a Mesa fan. And I have a dual rec,, I would say Fryette is more brutal than either. But the cleans are amazing also. One of the best amp makers period. Try one out if you can.

[@joshbabbitt9243]

I loved my VHT 50CL Pittbull I had. Tighter and more complex tones then any Mesa Dual Rec I've owned. Loved it for the high gain stuff. If I was still playing heavier music, I'd prefer this amp over Mesa, Bogner, etc..such clarity with these VHT Pittbulls (now Fryette) too!

[@Arch_Stanton.]

9:36 "Sounds f*cking bonkers good" - that is a pretty good summary.

[@TheChrispablo]

i think Mick Thompson used one of these on the Iowa record

[@xsonicassassinx]

Might need to turn it up. Can’t hear the amp over that shirt 😂

[@1LouderSound]

Stoked to see you playing through this amp and really diggin’ it. It’s the perfect amp for your playing style. I toured with a rackmount/midi programmable VHT preamp (they only made them for a short time) and VHT poweramp from 1999-2007. Got compliments on my tone at every show. These are very underrated amps. Enjoy! 🤘🏾

[@mhoff7722]

Great demo of the VHT! Love my mid 90’s 100 watt Pittbull CLX. EL34, no EQ. It has been a workhorse for me forever. Very unique sound and always gets compliments on the tone. The Edge switch seems to make notes fatten and bloom in the higher registers. Very cool amp 🤘🤘🤘

[@seasidewalktosand6567]

I've had my Pitbull UL for 20 years and combined it with a 2x12 cab with 70w Fane and it has this wide mean and massive tone!

[@ForeverDownByLaw]

Great demo. I have a VHT clx that I bought new in 2000. It's never leaving. Nothing sounds like it and it can handle nearly any style of music. One thing, I would suggest you get the master up to around 1-2 o'clock and use the channel volume to control well, the volume. As the master goes up the amp gets clearer and more percussive, vicious and adds bite (I use it as a "bite" control). When not playing you can hear the master kick in around that level, much as when you dial in tone controls.

[@mouseanalyse]

What a sound. And this isn’t even an UL with KT88’s! 😍 Half way the video and look what you did. Now I need one! Awesome playing too! ✌️

[@jstyle129]

I’ve had mine for around 20 years. It cuts thru the mix incredibly well. It will make you clean up your playing as it picks up everything. Never gonna sell it. 🤟

[@DanielGonzalez-mb9hg]

Only recently subscribed... I have no idea why you never showed up in suggestions before! Your demos are great, and I enjoy your riff choices. Also, this amp sounds ridiculously good.

[@blacklion401]

I’ve owned two Pittbulls for over twenty years. The tightest bottom end ever and I agree they sound very unique. 🤟🏻

[@michaelglass3993]

I guess if you've had them that long, they are very reliable??

[@blacklion401]

@@michaelglass3993 I’ve only replaced the tubes once in each amp in that time span. Maybe about five years ago. Never one single issue. Great quality.

[@brennanpatrick]

I bought a VHT 200 CL with the EQ back in 2006. My favorite amp of all time. I still have it to this day.

[@xthexadvantagex]

I loved these. Saw lots of bands using them in the mid to late 2000s. Then they would go for pretty affordable used and I always wanted one. Oddly now they don’t go up for sale too often. I think it’s a sign that they’re really good and there aren’t that many of them. The gain on that clean channel is NICE!

[@Veedubbin18]

I remember probably over 12 years ago spending a few hours at guitar center on that amp. It is an insanely tight amp.

[@omgleatherworks3253]

Right there near the end it sounded brilliant. Love it.

[@chrisreed1538]

Proud owner of a CL50. I previously had a Sig X. Best amps out there. With so much range and use.

[@zeke_b]

Sounds amazing, Browne! Thanks for dropping some riffs on it!!

[@mdskrmusic]

I gotta say, I really enjoy these videos, thanks for putting them out. You've probably answered this before but would you ever consider streaming on here or twitch? Misha from Periphery has been streaming and it is pretty cool to learn some studio tricks he has. You have some crazy writing/playing skills that I and alot of other people would love to check out and ask about. Thanks again man!🤘🏻

[@uzibagasino2889]

Classic sound. Nice rev and demo.

[@randylahey3909]

sounds awesome, i have the ultra lead with the 3 channels so its pretty interesting to hear the different sounds you're able to get from the green channel

[@wcdbzsam4840]

Incredible amps, I've had my Pittbull UL for years and it sounds like nothing else!

[@skullkrusher4418]

How have I never heard of this amp before? It sounds absolutely KILLER

[@bradschimke5865]

Dude love the midrange bite! I remember seeing unearth a long time ago used them and it was probably the best I’d ever heard then sound. 🔥🔥🔥

[@saminekunis8680]

Its 100% for most songs of P 1, especially ‘all new materials’, and your damn right no other amp sounds like it, one of my fave amps ever

[@akchamurat]

Came for the amp, amazed (again) with the right hand technique. Hails from Turkey.🤘🏻

[@skychamber_studios]

I know Unearth used VHT’s and they had an absolutely killer tone. I’m glad you did a demo of this cause they are severely underrated and you don’t see these too often anymore

[@untoldguitarist]

Yeah Ken back then was using a Deliverance 120 when I saw Unearth live back in 2007'

[@michaelglass3993]

@@untoldguitarist I seen them on that tour. It sounded like the roof was going to collapse when they hit the chugs. Crazy tone!!

[@untoldguitarist]

@@michaelglass3993 Yeah, because those heads use KT88 big bottle power tubes, which tonally they have more of everything. With lows, mids, and highs...

[@randymedeiros8283]

I still own my 50CL from 2001. Such an incredible amp. Still my main go to as well. Love this demo. If you are ever touring New England area, John, Ill bring it down if you want to rip through it.

[@Volgin.]

Hey John, I have you as an inspiration to purse the improvement of my guitar playing, and I'm sure that's the same case for a lot of people that follows you; so bad I can't afford to have your lessons on Riffhard at the moment because of the currency conversion, and BRL (brazilian currency) being so undervalued because of the crysis... I'd love to see you covering more songs, like you used to do back in the day of the Master of Puppets, for example. What do you think? You give a new fresh air to the songs you cover because of your playing and tone!

[@TheSaniwaa]

The VHT/Fryette sound is also massively used in Slam, you can find it everywhere

[@donmcdonald4874]

I love my PittBull 45 combos, I ridiculously have four. I feel like I should collect everything Steve’s made. I’ve never experienced the responsiveness in turning each knob in any other amp. His stuff is just simply great.

[@guidedbyechoes]

Greatest tube amp I've ever owned. Both channels can go from clean to metal. Each voiced slightly different. I was the CL/MB rig until I got my hands on a deliverance cab. Ran them both for quite some time.

[@SpiritboxOfficial]

Sounds so good!

[@DaveCallousBand]

Awesome video as always Johne! What happened to your neck? I hope all is well with you along with your family in these quarantine times - Cheers from Denmark!

[@cmd_f5]

I've been really getting into these Pitbull amps lately. If I can find a used one in good shape, I'll probably buy it and retube and set it up with a 212. Great demo man.

[@stevenhamerman7526]

Have played this amp a couple times in a studio in NYC. It’s my Unicorn amp.

[@DanTheDiver33]

This sounds absolutely glorious!

[@DougCartwright]

I played one of these a few years ago when an amp tech I knew at the time showed it to me. I absolutely loved it, I've been using the Axe FX D60 model to record a lot ever since - it's similarly tight, but I wish Fractal would model one of these. I'd love to own the real thing too. I also had a 50/2/50 for years and it's still the best power amp I've ever used.

[@AlexGordonMusic]

Sounds pretty fantastic Jacking the mids on that EQ would probably turn your rig into a flamethrower

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

I tried the Sig and dug it. I know there are albums I have which have this very amp in them. The Sig seemed effortless to get tones from, but I do dig working for it. Good tones J.

[@geraldbolso1899]

Noodles from the Offspring used the pitbull on the Americana album. Legendary dark tones.

[@willhomerrr]

Used to have a deliverance cab, was clinically tight, wish I'd nabbed one of these as well back in the day!

[@colelewis9940]

Thats interesting cause the deliverance cab was designed to sound loose as it is rear loaded

[@jayelliott1883]

That thing sounded glorious even before he turned up the gain! my first thought was Queens of the Stoneage for some reason, anybody else?

[@sepultubob]

Wow. Even the clean channel is amazing.

[@fatsuperfly]

I always wondered how these amps sound, dude they sound amazing

[@hervesammarcelli5510]

Nice amp,my main several years ago ! It’s combo 2x12 pitbull 100 classic with reverb and EQ

[@Tiger1016.]

Dang this amp should have been on my radar before I recently bought my Mesa Mark IIC+ and Wizard Modern Classic. It seems like it could be a touch more of my ideal tone for the heavy stuff. They are all very close and splitting hairs. I need to get my hands on one of these! Oh and this was a fantastic demo!

[@Tiger1016.]

The last part on the Green channel starting at 7:58 is THE tone!

[@francisgarde]

love the tones from the Framus Cobra and this video man \m/ all that meat \m/

[@c4li]

This amp only just popped in my head the other day and made me look on ebay for one, very rare though. I played one back in the day at the local music store through a 4x12 fat bottom and i wanted one ever since.

[@aldeniw]

Dave Davidson (Revocation) used one early on. I think it’s on the album ‘Chaos of Forms.’ My friend spotted his exact head for sale in a GC in Boston a few years back.

[@JentySteP]

Mick Thomson used this amp on Iowa which is probably the angriest tone of all time, woudl love to get my hands on one of these!

[@nathanielcava4128]

I was literally thinking the same exact thing!!!

[@moonlight-reveals]

Yep, particularly, it was Pitbull Ultralead as I found out

[@moonlight-reveals]

@Ed White Thanks for the input. Are you aware of the cab used for that recording, by a chance?

[@matthewbratton5003]

Didn’t Metallica also use these as live amps in the early 90’s?

[@moonlight-reveals]

Found: Carvin 4x12

[@JamesMurphyProducer]

nice... i have one of th0se that i need to dust off and put to use again

[@djsangre]

I had one 20 years ago! The 50CL/eq.

[@tunasalad970]

Holy hell that sounds good. Now I’m even more excited for the Fryette Ultralead Synergy module. When you swap tubes, take a look at what is recommended in the manual and try those as well. At least with my Fryette GP/DI preamp (deliverance-based) it’s very sensitive to tube changes and what is recommended in the manual worked best for me. Would love to hear another playthough once the tubes are sorted.

[@stephenchow5161]

Tuna Salad i have one on order. cant wait

[@Krypt666Norway]

Module will not beat the real thing. The preamp in combo with the power section of the UL is what makes it a legendary amp.

[@FERNANDOTORRES-wf5em]

Hi John, great video...did you ever get this amp re-valves... and if so what kind?? Think of getting mine done

[@jamesdowning521]

I have this exact amp , I use a DoD eq pedal in front of the amp for some extra push , I prefer the dip switch down for the lesser of the two gain sections . I also think the eq sound best with the mids pushed slightly up , a slight bump on the low end as well ... I also think it sound best with the edge and shift buttons engaged , the presence and depth rolled up quite a bit ...... I wish I had a matching cab to hear what it sound like , but it’s night and day to my ears with vintage 30s , instead of 75 watt celestions .... I used the red channel for cleans . Also have a Dual Rec solo head , like the 6L6s abit more than the EL 34s , but the EL have a tighter bottom ! 🌎🎸🌎

[@Sodacake]

Buckethead used VHT amps for a while too. First time I heard of VHT/Fryette was when I was looking up details on his rig back in the latter half of the 2000s.

[@tokenfrenchman]

I have this amp- very flexible and great sound to boot!

[@givemeajackson]

I've been looking for a sig-X for a while. That dry sound characteristic you described is something i find in my engl blackmore as well to some extent. When i first got that thing i basically had to relearn my picking. but the reward is first of all an insanely clear and tight tone and second a lot more control through your guitar's controls and especially your picking hand. Amps like these make you a better guitar player. Unforgiving, but hugely rewarding

[@ayewhaddupdoe]

I own both a Savage Mk2(basically a blackmore with a little more gain and tons more options) and a Pittbull and it's night and day. I actually just sold my Savage because every time I reamp for someone the VHT tracks are what the band ends up picking out of the two. Sell your Engl and come to Team Fryette.

[@Locoandchooch]

Great amp, I have a UL, they don’t take boost pedals very well. IMO

[@ShredZ79]

Great demo John! I have both this amp and the Sig-X but as with my pittbull, I noticed some gnarly untidy sound in the lower frequencies in this demo (around 10:40) which the sig-x doesn't have. Did you perhaps get this sorted by doing some maintenance to it or is it just EL34 breakup which isn't there on KT-88's ? It becomes quite more apparant when the high gain edge switch is engaged. If I dial/eq that out as much as I can, it's an absolute monster of an amp. Also after seeing this I am gonna give that gainy green channel sound a try I think, that didn't seem to have the low end artefact that annoys me on the red channel.

[@darkhorseO3]

I love these amps. Browne, I think Pat Butcher wants her shirt back :p

[@James1Hiscox]

Oh Yeah, that sounds good. Great review mate.

[@ClearColorCloud]

I think you’re probably the first person I’d think of when it comes to a player that would get the most out of a Fryette. Side note- the lead guitarist, Sakito, of the Japanese band Nightmare used a Pitbull during their most successful period.

[@jgmopar]

One of the best amps i ever heard live was VHT pitbull. I got to see Propain live in the 90's and they were using vht Pitbulls. best live tone ever in a venue that normally sounds like shit. I have always wanted a Pitbull

[@tylerwells614]

I love all these older amp gear reviews you’re running. I noticed the Mark V you recently posted was alongside the Dover and cobra. Any chance you’re doing a similar video on that guy?

[@JohnBrownemonuments]

I actually sold it almost immediately, there’s too many options for my rather simple tastes, I like 7 knobs...

[@viperBSG]

Fryette Amps are killer. I had a Deliverance D-120 (120 watts of tube amp bliss). Only amp head I'd play other then a Marshall. Synergy is doing great things with Fryette. Mr. Fryette is working with Synergy to make his amps available in a different format. And yes, they sound like the amp heads as far as im concerned.

[@Krypt666Norway]

Great demo. You should try out the UL if you get a chance. It’s even stiffer and got tight bass/lower mid like nothing else.

[@downgraderocks]

Great demo, thank you!

[@powersv2]

This amp really growls. It is very well suited to your style.

[@GERMAUG]

you always sounds like you. Amazing

[@endofanera1983]

I remember seeing unearth back in the day and Ken susi was using a vht cab. That thing sounded massive.

[@wcdbzsam4840]

In the Eyes of Fire has the deliverence/pittbull all over it. That dry chug is unmistakable!

[@CarlosCastro-eb1gg]

that's really a unique sound! Always making great videos John! Can't wait until next one! Cheers from Argentina! Btw how's your neck issue going?

[@bradhale4635]

Had a UL for 25 years. Fryette is a powerhouse of knowledge in amp constructs with a keen sound aesthetic to the particulars of an organic and vibrant dirt tone. I would like to try his deliverance, but have yet to come across one.

[@mikeflanders1292]

The deliverance is actually the better sounding amp. The pitbull has more features. But if you're looking for THE BEST high gain tone possible, deliverance is the way to go

[@bjhale542]

@@mikeflanders1292 I'm looking into it. I think I will go for 60 watt version.

[@rogeriotorresgtr]

It sounds absolutely glorious!

[@Kiki_Guitare]

i've got an old VHT Valvulator GP3 and it sound so amazing :D

[@1LouderSound]

Man, I used to own a VHT Valvulator GP3 with a VHT 2/50/2 power amp. I got many compliments on my tone at every show that I played. I toured with it for 8 yrs and then regretfully sold it about 12 yrs ago. Been on the hunt for a GP3 for the past couple of years. *sigh*

[@LeMouk]

@@1LouderSound The GP3 was my dream preamp for years, but I’ve lost hope to find a mint one, let alone seeing a v.2 under the Fryette brand... and I cured my GAS with a Triaxis + VHT 2/56/2 for the last decade anyway! But I just discovered the Synergy stuff, and to me the SYN2 loaded with the two Fryette modules could be the ultimate GP3, or should I say, GP4+ , with all the updates, 4 channels instead of 3, Deliverance voicing as a bonus (the GP3 was the UltraLead preamp only), IR output (the GP3 line out was rather useless), MIDI control, 1U instead of 2, and what’s even better, S.Fryette designed the SYN2 too, not only the modules, so my guess is that it should just rips! Just have some money to spare, and maybe some gear to sell first...

[@realtruenorth]

@@1LouderSound new valvulator GP/DI is bad ass,, smaller box,, but its got the goods. I run it into a Mesa simul class 6L6 power section and I'm done. No matter what guitar I plug in.

[@realtruenorth]

@@LeMouk I have the GP/DI valvulator which has the UL and deliverance preamp sections and is sound amazing

[@maciej2555]

Great sounding amp

[@DR440]

I put a Tung Sol in the V1 position of my CL. The difference is pretty dramatic.

[@kretobojca]

"That sounds fucking bonkers good". Yup. That was my first impression hearing it live

[@mogunzable]

the guys in unearth started with vht . i dig em!

[@russelw.6288]

in europe almost impossible to get one used. i can grab a 100CL early version without EQ. should i do it? I heard with EQ sound better although disabled the circuitry is same. So basically i could throw in a Eq pedal in the fx loop, right?

[@Snyder0317]

Excellent demo, thanks! Have you ever compared this amp to the ultra lead and/or the deliverance? I'd be curious for your thoughts.

[@afroafroguy]

Any idea when Mayones will release the QATSI 2.0? Awesome demo once again, tone so thick I wish I could cut a slice.

[@stephenchow5161]

i have owned both the ultra lead and the clx. essentially the same pre amp section with different power amp. the clx uses el34 instead of the 6550 on the ultra lead. i love and still own the clx.

[@meowzedonger]

I thought the ultra used KT88s

[@stephenchow5161]

Geoff King you can use either kt88 or 6550

[@cornelius5595]

I've had a bug to pick up a VHT/Fryette for a while now. Really thinking either the Classic/CLX, an Ultra Lead, or a Sig:X. Especially since no one has really modeled this in all the various modelers out there.

[@neuk01642]

God that sounded sick. Wish they weren’t quite so expensive. There’s a UL on Reverb right now but it’s the £2.5k

[@randyredreveal]

Ive had a VHT Pitbull 50 CL since 2002. Incredible amp. Hard to play anything else.

[@lukebeatty3065]

I have the 100cl pit bull external EQ from 1997. It’s amazing. They are not talking about the changes that happened with the company

[@randyredreveal]

@@lukebeatty3065 they're not. I've had some issues with mine since 2001 but so glad I've held on to it and still record with it all the time. It's an absolute beast.

[@lukebeatty3065]

@@randyredreveal the distortion on the hot channel is unmatchable in my experience. Glad you still have yours too!

[@randyredreveal]

@@lukebeatty3065 oh dude, no doubt. It's unlike any other amp I've heard on the sorry channel. So responsive and with an OD just pushing it a little bit...godly! Haha

[@lukebeatty3065]

@@randyredreveal I had that best retuned and biased right before covid hit back in February. Also had early 90s les Paul set if for the first time in 10’years. Let’s just say the rig is sounding good :)

[@ianhaynes333]

good stuff John

[@Tacklebox455]

Some of the best amps ever made I've been hoping Fryette would do a Pittbull mk2 with a little more gain on tap,other than that the amp is perfect

[@LeMouk]

Wow, I’m wondering what kind of music could ever need more gain than the stock UltraLead? Maybe the blackest of black metal, but John perfectly demonstrates in that vid that with any boost/OD in front of it, you can reach any gain level you’d need anyway...?

[@pedram8985]

What is that guitar tune? Im in love with it

[@madmaxxtaylr]

how is this in comparison to the deliverence synergy module?

[@ayewhaddupdoe]

You finally got one!

[@peaveyimpact]

Had a relay go bad in my Pittbull Classic that caused a ton of hum; amp still sounded glorious otherwise. Just something to consider if the tubes don't fix the issue :)

[@tylerbrittan593]

I’m pretty damn sure Koichi Fukuda from Static-X used/uses a VHT as well.

[@Bushprowler]

Yes, he did and still does use an UL.

[@GiveThemHorns]

John, I love ya man and it was awesome to finally meet you in Barcelona. But you gotta bring down the audio level of your intro. Normalize John, NORMALIZE!

[@notsure1135]

Would the gp3 preamp get in this territory? I have a JMP1 I love, but it doesn’t really get this flavour, which is fine. Want this kinda thing as well.

[@DEJ915]

Nice bit about these amps (or at least with my Ultralead) is that they sound great at low volumes too so they are a great practice amp lol.

[@matthewscungio5793]

omg, this sounds insane

[@NosralTserrof]

hey man, don't know how prevalent they are in the UK, but I'd love to see you demo the PRS Archon! Curious to hear what you think, considering that the Archon is based off of Mark Tremonti's Dual Rec setup (iirc) and given that you're a huge Dual Rec guy I'd love to see what you think!

[@bruceniblett959]

There are so many cool amps to choose from nowadays including modelers. I would probably rather have like a POD stomp with a killer powertube amp rack and a killer 2/12 on a speaker stand. But VHT are killer. Havent heard the new fryette amps