Diamond Amps?

The owner of the company posted the prices on the HC Forum:

"The MSRP is $2,599 on the heads, $999 on the cabs."








Pffftttt....F*** that. :Puke:
 
The clean sound sounds cool ... haha. I don't like the distortion at all.

The soundclips on that site once again show how important the guitarist is. When you compare the solos of this Rusty to those of the Joel-guy, you'll notice what an awfully sloppy guitarist Rusty is ...
 
If you notice, the clean clip is played with a piezo pickup. It won't sound that clean unless your guitar is equipped with one.

The distortion sounds rather muddy to me. The owner claims that the head is tighter than a Mesa and has more mids than a SLO.
 
I'm sorry, but unless it IS an SLO100 or Rivera or Bogner...I wouldn't pay that much for it. If I could find an SLO100 around here for a decent price, I'd jump on it in a heartbeat. I dare not try eBay for them even though they show up all the time. There's a reason those amps cost that much...and for some newcomer amp manufacturer to jump in with those prices??? He's gotta be nuts. The clips sound like shit.

Also...stating that his amp is tighter than a Mesa is no huge feat. Who's he trying to kid? Mesa is not known for it's tightness, it's known for it's distinct tone. I own two Mesas, a Dual Recto and a Mark IV, and don't get me wrong, I love those amps, but they are not the epitomy of tightness in guitar tone in the least bit.

~006
 
smy1 said:
The clean sound sounds cool ... haha. I don't like the distortion at all.

The soundclips on that site once again show how important the guitarist is. When you compare the solos of this Rusty to those of the Joel-guy, you'll notice what an awfully sloppy guitarist Rusty is ...
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yeah, but that "Joel-guy" is playing stuff that's technically a piece of piss, rusty is a full on shredder.
 
tight my ass!! I don't think i've ever heard anything sound more flabby, sounds like a fuckin long ass fart or something, definately not for me.

Those things have 7 preamp tubes in them!!! Definately overkill. That's probably why this amp sounds so shitty, because it's too much preamp and not enough power amp.
 
Here's some more info from the owner on the HC Forums:

OK - so where do I start? My name is Jeff Diamant. I am the owner of Diamond Amplification. To dispell the conjecture, we have no affiliation with Krank or any other amp companies currently or formerly on the market. I and my engineer have had this design working for a while, but until now, we did not decide to put it into production and offer it to the market.

I believe you will find that the amp bears no resemblence to Krank's heads, other than the use of the perforrated metal grille. Metal grilles are becoming more common (see Krank, Soldano and a few others). Some are using more stylized versions, but we wanted simple. They are made of stainless steel and all components (even the knobs) are high grade steel for feel and reliability.

As far as the head goes, it will speak for itself. As I mentioned to one poster, and as is noted on this board, amps are personal preference. While I like it better than what's on the market, there are certainly tonal qualities I liked in several products that influenced the tone. But you'll find it both similar and different from your favorite amps.

Unlike the suggestion, the tone is not an ultra-high gain with lots of sizzle and no separation. That is specifically a tone description we are staying away from. While there's plenty of gain (more than most if not all), the tone is beefy and full but designed to stay tight and focused in all frequencies. Players like Rusty were influential in that decision as lack of clarity in other products was one of his (and many guitar player's) complaints. Lack of separation is simply not a complaint you'll have in this head. (for those that don't know, Rusty's solo release was material and recordings that have been floating around for 10 years now - wait until you hear his new stuff from his band Outworld - both tonally and musically)

Sizzle either. That is a common complaint of a lot of guitar players. Keri Kelly had the same complaint of most "boutique" heads, until he played mine. That was one of his big compliments about the amp.

Regarding the grilles, I was conscious of the fact that other companies use them and similar ones at that. I made the decision to use that style based on the fact that (1) it's simple and effective; (2) it's more durable than grille cloth; and (3) it's more optimal for airflow.

About any alleged comments about other amps from me, I don't believe in bashing other amps. But I will, from time to time, draw comparisons on certain issues. The benefit is to give the listener a basis for comparison. It's one thing to hear me describe it, it's another to be able to relate it to something you've heard as a base line.

The price isn't based on the features. It's based on the tone, functionality and most of all, the quality of construction. I believe you'll find that my MSRP is a little under the most comparable products (SLO, Custom Audio's OD-100, VHT's Ultra Lead, Bogner Uber and Ecstacy, etc.). My price is above Boogie's, but my dealers will be permitted to discount. This is designed as a top of the line product, hence, the price. I'm well under a lot of the boutique heads charging over 3K for their products. Because we're building more of them, we can get the prices down for that level of product. There are certainly less expensive amps on the market. None that we're building, however. The future will hold a lower cost alternative (e.g. Soldano Decatone) but not substantially lower. I doubt we'll ever build a head much under an MSRP of of 1500-1900. It's too hard to retain the quality we want with cost that low.
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What a load of shit, that actually pisses me off. "Price is based on tone", that is absolutely contradicting the sound I have heard so far, and he actually thinks his amps are worth more than a boogie. I feel sorry for the guys that are gonna buy this amp, find out it's shit, try and sell it, and have to sell it for WAY less than they bought it for.
 
The clips sound like junk to me - I love Rusty's playing, and his solo album tones were great, but this... sounds like when I overload my SoundBlaster with a Tubescreamer with knobs dimed at some parts in there. I normally have something at least a little nice to say about almost anything, but in all seriousness the Cube 30 whose speaker died at the hands of my 7-string sounded less ass-y to me.

Jeff
 
Yikes. I hope Rusty sticks to his trusty Fender M-80 instead of endorsing this colon cleansing, ass hair braiding instigator of aural malfeasance.

This thread once again proves my theory(s):

#1. HC amp forum is the most vile place on the internet.

#2. Germans love David Hasselhoff.
 
cobhc said:
yeah, but that "Joel-guy" is playing stuff that's technically a piece of piss, rusty is a full on shredder.
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Rusty a shredder? I don't know about his track record, but on these clips he plays like I do when I start going fast without warming up first. He's very unprecise/unclean - not impressive at all.
 
Smy - have you checked out his video Shred Guitar Manifesto? His solo album? Not what I'd call imprecise. Rusty's a monster, period - look at what Loomis has to say about the guy on his webpage, or what Petrucci says about him in interviews (like the GW with the Gigantour feature), listen to his stuff (not piss-poor recordings on amp webpages); there's just no two ways about it. Bloody hell, if you start going fast without warming up and you sound like that, don't warm up again until the day you die and get yourself signed to Shrapnel.

Jeff
 
Meh.
Bass Level on 3/brutal seemed ok – best of the lot.

Bass Level on 1/tactical sounded …shittily untactical imo
Maybe Nolowstable, but not tacticle

With a price over 3 large for the head & cab, shit, there’s a slew of better options.
Lets start with a Krank Revo + a 5150 + a Mesa Recto 4X12 v30 cab + splitter + Maxon OD808
Could also go with 27 Yamaha Pacifica’s .

…or 3.5 original TS9’s :rock:



RC is fucking killer, though, no question.
 
Ugh... fucking Houston amps... I KNEW it the second I saw Rusty AND Joel's names pop up.

They're two of the "local guitar heroes". There's about 3 other virtuoso shredder types two, who are much fucking cooler dudes, with more style than the aforementioned.

Havent heard the amps... dont want to... Ill assume they're garbage.

As far as that "Joel guy"... he plays for a proggish band called "Stride". They're better than Outworld, and he pwnz Rusty, cuz he actually has some style and taste... rather than mindless sweep after sweep.

That's just for the sake of player clarification.
 
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