Advice : Krank Revolution or Engl Savage 120 ?

[Sly]

Hey folks, here we go : one of the guitarists from by band, who sold his Engl Powerball recently, has to decide if he moves to an Engl Savage 120 or a Krank Revolution.

He mostly uses an LTD Ec-1000 with 81 pickup in the bridge, he plays in a thrash metal band (think Testament, Exodus, Megadeth, Slayer etc..) and also in one of my bands which is melodeath/metalcore (In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage etc.).

The other guitarists in both bands use 5150/6505 amps. The Engl was too fizzy/gainy and didn't match very well.
I know he likes big but defined tones but still needs something with great attack. He is on the Engl side but the Krank interests him too.
He also needs a decent clean sound.
For high gain tones, he uses to add an OD-808 in his rig.

What do you advise him t buy ? The problem is that I just saw that Thomann do not sell Krank anymore. It now becomes tricky to find a dealer in Europe...

 

[Brandon E.]

savage, there's no contest. Goes great with 5150 too, just look at Studio Fredman

 

[Ola Englund]

I haven't played the revo, but I've owned the savage for years and it's still the best sounding amp I've heard.

 

[MetalSound]

I haven´t played the Savage but owned the Krank Rev one. The clean sound is something on this amp you either love or hate.
It´s strange and doesn´t really sound like a tube amp but more solid state. It wasn´t my cup of tea but the distortion sounded good.
It´s not very versatile though. I´m not quite sure if it will fit to thrash metal style but it kills on metalcore-ish stuff. The attack is very very fast.

 

[Nebulous]

I haven't played a savage but I have played a Rev Jr and I must say that I have a soft spot for the tightness of them. You can almost dial in as many mids as you want and the attack is still tight. I would definately use on in a thrash band, if I was in one.

 

[Machinated]

I like the savage, but prefer kranks.

 

[AudioPhile777]

either one really... they are two different things... like trying to decide between, for instance, a BMW and a Mercedes... an easy choice for some, but really... you're going to go really fast and look good, so... whatever.

 

[Jaymz]

Id Savage it up personally

 

[slashvanyoung]

Both great amps but one really shouldn't make such a decision without playing/comparing both amps. The Rev has a really pristine clean channel, really "solid-state-y", that I love personally, but the character of the distortion is quite different between these amps.

 

[GuitarHack]

I really like the Clean Channel on the Rev. Here is a RAW sample:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/437070/Krank Rev Clean Channel (RAW).mp3

Not to hijack, but can anyone point me in the direction of some albums where a Savage is used. I am not familiar with them at all.

 

[Frankzappa]

I really like the Clean Channel on the Rev. Here is a RAW sample:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/437070/Krank Rev Clean Channel (RAW).mp3

Not to hijack, but can anyone point me in the direction of some albums where a Savage is used. I am not familiar with them at all.

Much of the stuff fredman records is Savaged.

That clean tone is awful, sounds dry and boring IMO.

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Sorry to get off topic Sly, but has he tried an Uberschall at all? Given Lasse's recent clips, this amp might be a suitable match for him.

-Joe

 

[J.DavisNJ]

I really like the Clean Channel on the Rev. Here is a RAW sample:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/437070/Krank Rev Clean Channel (RAW).mp3

Not to hijack, but can anyone point me in the direction of some albums where a Savage is used. I am not familiar with them at all.

The last Dimmu album was a Savage 120 and Savage SE IIRC.

that album is a perfect example of the Savage tone in my opinion.

-Joe

 

[Metaltastic]

The last Dimmu album was a Savage 120 and Savage SE IIRC.

that album is a perfect example of the Savage tone in my opinion.

-Joe

SE preamp slaved through Savage power amp, but yeah, fucking ENGL fury all over (and it's funny, I usually don't like cabs with front-mounted speakers, but Engl amps seem to be PERFECT matches with them, which might explain why they chose to make their cabs that way!)

And of course, search for Ola/Goddamn Guitar's clips

 

[Ermz]

Not even a question. Savage by a mile.

 

[zakky]

I really like the Clean Channel on the Rev. Here is a RAW sample:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/437070/Krank Rev Clean Channel (RAW).mp3

Not to hijack, but can anyone point me in the direction of some albums where a Savage is used. I am not familiar with them at all.

i think wages of sin....the nightrage stuff i think ..im gasing a savage

 

[DaWolf]

I think all the recent Destruction albums are Savage. I think it`s perfect for thrash.
I don`t think this is something else: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1018681/snip.mp3

 

[Metaltastic]

I think all the recent Destruction albums are Savage. I think it`s perfect for thrash.
I don`t think this is something else: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1018681/snip.mp3

That could easily be a 5150 or XXX IMO

 

[Ermz]

i think wages of sin....the nightrage stuff i think ..im gasing a savage

I always had a feeling that 'Sweet Vengeance' was a 5150 slaved to the Savage, but I could never quite prove it.