Anyone know how this is modded from the Marshall Peter had, and which one?
Anyone know what Xformers it has?
Anyone have it?
Anyone know what Xformers it has?
Anyone have it?
Diezel VH4
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Loren Littlejohn
Lover of all boobage.
I'd call that a conservative estimate.
Wondering what anyone else knows about it...I know very little other than it's a 4 channel amp that sounds good to me and each channel is a mod of a Marshall or something.
It's expensive...any owners out there?
Wondering what anyone else knows about it...I know very little other than it's a 4 channel amp that sounds good to me and each channel is a mod of a Marshall or something.
It's expensive...any owners out there?
KeithRT99
BOOSH.
Every modern amp is a mod of a marshall....which is a mod of a fender
VH4s are awesome...If you have a large amount of cash.
A lot of metal guys seem to go for the herbert as well.
VH4s are awesome...If you have a large amount of cash.
A lot of metal guys seem to go for the herbert as well.
While I would agree on the above for the first prototype of a Diezel amp I generally will stay away from such statements Peter Diezel started with modding Marshalls in his early career days and first prototype of a genuine Diezel amp was on a Marshall chassis with something like 20 tubes mounted. I've seen a photo somewhere. Looked like The Holly Father of Frankensteined amps
As of VH4 - it is in class of its own. Soundwise, may closely emulate Marshall, but that's it. And is only one of the gazillion possibilities there. Heavy rhythm and lead tones there are nowhere near Marshall. Lead channel (was 4 if I remember correctly) is insanely liquid, fat and in the same time cut-through-the-mix tone that it's unbelievable until heard.
An over-engineered beast with exceptional attention to the detail and especially the tone.
So, if you are not Peter Diezel, I do not think that you'll be getting to anything modding a Marshall to sound like Diezel. Certainly, there are Marshall mods available around, that will certainly change the way the amp sounds, in a hopefully positive way, but if you want a Diezel sound - save some cash and get the amp.
Peter Diezel started with modding Marshalls in his early career days and first prototype of a genuine Diezel amp was on a Marshall chassis with something like 20 tubes mounted. I've seen a photo somewhere. Looked like The Holly Father of Frankensteined amps As of VH4 - it is in class of its own. Soundwise, may closely emulate Marshall, but that's it. And is only one of the gazillion possibilities there. Heavy rhythm and lead tones there are nowhere near Marshall. Lead channel (was 4 if I remember correctly) is insanely liquid, fat and in the same time cut-through-the-mix tone that it's unbelievable until heard.
An over-engineered beast with exceptional attention to the detail and especially the tone.
So, if you are not Peter Diezel, I do not think that you'll be getting to anything modding a Marshall to sound like Diezel. Certainly, there are Marshall mods available around, that will certainly change the way the amp sounds, in a hopefully positive way, but if you want a Diezel sound - save some cash and get the amp.
KillDivision
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I own a Diezel VH4 and love it!
Have owned:
Marshall JCM800
Marshall Jubileum series 25/50
Mesa Boogie Mark III
Mesa Boogie Mark VI (2)
Engl Powerball
Mesa Single Recto (2 channel)
Mesa Triple Recto (2 channel)
Mesa Dual Recto (3 channel)
I traded my brand new Dual in for the Diezel, no regrets.
The VH4 is a better Recto, period.
No need for a pedal to get a tight palmmute. Al those topics here about tubescreamers and their mods, it's just a waste.
Pedals just eat some of the body of the guitarsound.
A new VH4 costs 2800 euro's, while a new Dual Recto is about 2500 euro's. Thats only 300 more and so much more tone and possibilities.
Have owned:
Marshall JCM800
Marshall Jubileum series 25/50
Mesa Boogie Mark III
Mesa Boogie Mark VI (2)
Engl Powerball
Mesa Single Recto (2 channel)
Mesa Triple Recto (2 channel)
Mesa Dual Recto (3 channel)
I traded my brand new Dual in for the Diezel, no regrets.
The VH4 is a better Recto, period.
No need for a pedal to get a tight palmmute. Al those topics here about tubescreamers and their mods, it's just a waste.
Pedals just eat some of the body of the guitarsound.
A new VH4 costs 2800 euro's, while a new Dual Recto is about 2500 euro's. Thats only 300 more and so much more tone and possibilities.
Glenn Fricker
Very Metal &Very Bad News
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
Thanks guys, I'll check out the HarmonyCentral and other places, glad for the input. Any VH4 owners wanna reamp for me?
KillDivision
Member
Well, not really.
Okay, the only reason people use a tubescreamer is to get a tighter palmmute (or lowend), right?
I did the same with my Recto's, but i didn't like the thinner sound and tapdancing while switching to clean.
Overal a tubescreamer makes a Recto sound better, but i think such an expensive amp should sound good straight out of the box without fiddling with pedals.
The VH4 doesn't need a pedal, not even with vintage type pickups.
I switched from JB's to SuperDistortion's because the JB's were too tight, it didn't sound naturally anymore in my ears. SD's have more lowend.
I had a Burny Les paul with original VH1 pickups, very vintage sounding. I could still get a tight palmmute on the Diezel.
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