Need some head!!! j/k, sorta...

scguitarguy · 09-15-2003, 10:02 AM

I currently own a Marshall MG series amp head, 100 watts, and I don't like it. The tone I get from it is rather bluesy, and I can't seem to get a heavy rock tone out of it, and I plan to sell it soon. I have been playing about two and a half years now. While I do enjoy playing blues music, and ANY other kind of music, my main interest is hard rock/metal. I love to play on the darker side of music and I need an amp that can give me the bone-crushing tone I hear in my dreams. I also need to be able to not only get great crunching rhythm, but solid lead. I want the kind of creamy, compressed, sweet and soothing lead, that's real thick, full of sustain, and soaked with gain. I am not a very big fan of solid state amplifiers, and I actually prefer tube amps. Suggestions do not have to be in the form of amplifier heads, I would settle for a combo that has a line out on it as well, because I want to link it with my Marshall cab, which i have loaded with 4 12' Celestion speakers. Thanks to anyone who replies!!!!!

thetwaz · 09-15-2003, 11:12 AM

Mesa Boogie all the way, I dunno how it'd pair with your marshall speakers, but if you want hard distortion, get a dual rectifier or a Nomad, (Metallica use the rectifier and Sick of it all use the Nomad, there's a huge list of the artists on the site actually)

thetwaz · 09-15-2003, 11:14 AM

http://www.mesaboogie.com

~~+A¦Ä§£4+£+Ì£$"^%&%~~ · 09-04-2005, 06:46 AM

AimlessDave · 09-04-2005, 01:36 PM

For amps, I suggest something like the Mesa Boogie Road King...you get all stuff you said you wanted in a guitar amp, plus it's pretty versatile and you can play pretty much everything with it. Get ready to spend a lot though.
Either that or your guitar pickups might not be best suited for hard rock/metal. Can't go wrong with EMG's.

airborne50caliber · 09-04-2005, 01:44 PM

Peavey and Mesa Boogie for the heavy tones.

09-15-2003, 10:02 AM	#1
scguitarguy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3	Need some head!!! j/k, sorta... I currently own a Marshall MG series amp head, 100 watts, and I don't like it. The tone I get from it is rather bluesy, and I can't seem to get a heavy rock tone out of it, and I plan to sell it soon. I have been playing about two and a half years now. While I do enjoy playing blues music, and ANY other kind of music, my main interest is hard rock/metal. I love to play on the darker side of music and I need an amp that can give me the bone-crushing tone I hear in my dreams. I also need to be able to not only get great crunching rhythm, but solid lead. I want the kind of creamy, compressed, sweet and soothing lead, that's real thick, full of sustain, and soaked with gain. I am not a very big fan of solid state amplifiers, and I actually prefer tube amps. Suggestions do not have to be in the form of amplifier heads, I would settle for a combo that has a line out on it as well, because I want to link it with my Marshall cab, which i have loaded with 4 12' Celestion speakers. Thanks to anyone who replies!!!!!

09-04-2005, 06:46 AM	#4
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09-15-2003, 11:12 AM	#2
thetwaz Succexy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,321	Mesa Boogie all the way, I dunno how it'd pair with your marshall speakers, but if you want hard distortion, get a dual rectifier or a Nomad, (Metallica use the rectifier and Sick of it all use the Nomad, there's a huge list of the artists on the site actually)

09-15-2003, 11:14 AM	#3
thetwaz Succexy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,321	http://www.mesaboogie.com

09-04-2005, 01:36 PM	#5
AimlessDave YOU HAD ME AT FRUIT PIES Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 221	For amps, I suggest something like the Mesa Boogie Road King...you get all stuff you said you wanted in a guitar amp, plus it's pretty versatile and you can play pretty much everything with it. Get ready to spend a lot though. Either that or your guitar pickups might not be best suited for hard rock/metal. Can't go wrong with EMG's.

09-04-2005, 01:44 PM	#6
airborne50caliber With the power of steel Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,739	Peavey and Mesa Boogie for the heavy tones.