Wizard MTL MK2

[@gr070491]

Damn this amp sounds amazing. Everytime I stumble on a demo of this this Just blows me away. I would give a foot to try One in person

[@guitartonetopia]

It is a great amp, but luckily there's other great amps too :)

[@firststep7750]

@@guitartonetopia Could you recommend some similar amps with a more affordable price tag?:)

[@firststep7750]

@@guitartonetopia After going through your videos the answer is a boosted 2203 which also has stronger upper mids. Thanks for the comparison.

[@Tiger1016.]

​@@firststep7750 I would spend some time looking into the Mesa Mark series amps for something that can be had for relatively less cost that can do a lot of similar things as a Wizard MTL. The Triple Crown and some of the Fryette amps could also be worthy contenders.

[@LysergikFuneral]

MTL, Herbert, Camo Bullseye, and the same Sea Shepherd hoodie I have on right now? I think we just became best friends. Great demos man, hope to hear more!

[@guitartonetopia]

haha well it's meant to be then brother! Thanks so much for checking it out. I'll be doing much more testing and tone studying so look forward to sharing the results along the way

[@Tiger1016.]

Love the intro track on this!

[@guitartonetopia]

thank you very much! 🙏

[@justingraham8266]

Great vid man!

[@guitartonetopia]

Thanks for checking it out Justin! 🤘

[@progrocker84]

Great demo! I currently have a Herbert Mk III, Mark V and VII, MW Rectifier, and Rockerverb MkIII. Is there a hole in available tones that a Wizard could fill? It sounds great, but so do my other amps. I think I might be able to get my Marks or Herbert to get into Wizard territory. What do you think?

[@guitartonetopia]

@@progrocker84 thanks! You have a lot of great amps there with nice tone variances already. I did end up selling this amp as it sat too much in a gray area for me. Wasn’t vintage sounding but wasn’t as modern as I wanted either. I personally preferred both my Herbert and rectifier over it in the end for my tastes

[@MaxFreist]

Damn this sounds sick man!!! Love the sound! What are the cabs? Haven't heard of Achillies yet. Oh and love the Karnivool riffs too 🤩

[@guitartonetopia]

Thanks mate :) Cabs are hand made here in Melbourne Australia. Build quality is on par with Mesa, Engl etc. Sounds great. Nice pick up on those vool riffs too! ;)

[@Tiger1016.]

Dude I keep coming back to your video for two reasons. It has helped to reignite my interest in my MTL, which had been under loved due to me geling a bit more with Hybrid for the past nearly two years. Your recording of this amp really does it justice in the dynamics department. What cab are you using and what kind of mic placement'ish did you use? Also, I'm liking your riffs and style. Do you have a band or some recordings of a full track with some of your stuff?

[@guitartonetopia]

Wow thank you so much mate 🙏. The cab is a locally made here in Australia one which is pretty much similar spec to a Mesa or Engl. V30 speakers and mic is a couple of inches off from the centre of the cone. I'm slowly pulling together a solo project with all these riffs... my self doubt has been the main thing holding me back so your words really mean a lot to keep me going man

[@Tiger1016.]

@Guitar Tone Topia I totally get the internal reservations that can hold you back. I let those get in my way a long time ago and let the lack of confidence in my playing and stage freight prevent me from doing some cover band stuff with my college buds, which I have regretted ever since. And somewhat recently I had to turn down some a really cool opportunities because of the lack of time with kids and work and other conflicting priorities in life. I finally found something that I can make some tangible progression on though and have been trying to slowly put together some of my acoustic stuff as I am more proud of what I have written there and it seems to be pretty crowd pleasing. I say all of this because it meant a lot to me and my confidence in my playing and writing when I started to get positive reactions that were legitimate and not just people feeling like they should try to be nice and supportive. I legitimately like your riffs and can see your vision, and I hope this can continue help give you the confidence and motivation to progress the work into a finished product. I imagine that taking the first step of putting your stuff out there on YT might have been a bit of a nervevous first step, but now that you have cleared that hurdle, hopefully you can maintain the catalyst to progress through the next stages and make it to the end of a finished project, even if it is just a rough first draft!

[@guitartonetopia]

@@Tiger1016. So glad to hear you've found a creative path forward :) We're all on a musical journey of some sort. Everyone trying to figure out where they're going. I was in a band 10-15yrs ago that gigged a lot and had a nice local following. Moving from that to a solo project where it's all on me is where the challenge has been :) Thanks again for the kind words mate and all the best with your music. Would love to hear it sometime

[@Uberboogie]

Wizard MTL MK2 VS Überschall Green Which one wins when it comes to brutality mayhem madness ?

[@guitartonetopia]

Ohh tough one, I'm not sure! We'll have to do that test next I think. The Uber will definitely be more scooped in the mids. Will have to do that test and post the results.. I'm curious to know myself!

[@metalsnake3557]

Would you say wizards are worth the price tag? I'm just curios. Thanks

[@guitartonetopia]

It's unique and has its own tone. It's not a Marshall which is what many players think. It's also like any other amp, some players love it and some hate it. When I want a really modern high gain tone, this isn't the first amp I reach for. Personally I wouldn't buy another one, but I know a lot of guys who think it's the best amp they've ever played. It's an incredibly well built amp and you know it's been built by 1 guy with decades of experience, that's really what you're paying for

[@metalsnake3557]

Thanks. Most forums mention wizard mtl as the modern king of high gain. But they're so expensive most regular people can't afford it.

[@guitartonetopia]

@@metalsnake3557 I think the misconception is when it comes to voicing, it's not overly modern in my opinion. Still has a lot of 'classic' vibe in there to me (not a bad thing depending on what you're after!), with a more modern spin. The voicing of an Uberschall or Diezel Herbert is more 'modern' sounding to my ears personally.

[@bulletrider8893]

How to switching channel?

[@guitartonetopia]

There's a push/pull knob on the front (one of the volume knobs from memory. Can also plug a footswitch into a jack in the back

[@bulletrider8893]

​@@guitartonetopiaAh, like old mesa mark series. Thanks!

[@davehendrix671]

I don't know 6000 for an amp. seems a bit steep they are pretty much nonexistent around where I live and right now you would have a really hard time selling it on the used market everybody wants to trade stuff

[@axe2Mummy]

I recently picked up a used 22’ MTL 100 for a little over $5k total to my door. It’s killer. I have it on a 8x6 switcher with some other amps I’m not going to be needing anymore. Clean channel gain around 2 oclock withthe gain and boost switches pulled is a sweet spot for me.