Late 80's/90's death metal amp list!

[EffigyForgotten]

Trying to make a list of amps used in this time period (because I want to find/try ALL of them)

I love old school death metal tones, and know that many of the amps these bands used in the day were cheap like me

Here's my list so far...

Marshall JCM800/900 (usually used with a boost)
Marshall Valvestate 8100 (used by death in their later years, and i'm pretty sure pierced from within was recorded by these with some korg overdrive/distortion pedal)
Peavey 6505 (used by MANY death metal bands since it came out)
Peavey supreme 160 (used by at the gates?)
Peavey Transtube Supreme
Peavey bandit (used by entombed with HM-2's)
Ampeg VH-140c (used by suffocation/dying fetus etc)
Crate GX130c/GT3500H/GX900H(suppose to be very similar to ^ used by cannibal corpse, pretty sure decapitated uses/used the 900h)
Randall RG100 (I think death used these before the 8100's)
Boss GX-700 (used by bolt thrower)
Mesa boogie dual/triple rectifier (same deal as 6505/5150)
Mesa boogie Mark III (assuming a few bands must of used em)
Mesa boogie Mark IIC+
ADA MP-1 (used by cynic)

So if anything in my list is wrong feel free to tell me and ill change it and any more amps I missed ill add to the list.

 

[PD-Baraka]

Rectifier is big?

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Rectifier is big?

Any bands that used them before I put in the list? I know CC use em now but didn't in the 80's...

 

[PD-Baraka]

i was focusing on the 90`s here, like with the 5150/6505 it became is distortion stable for metal bands in the 90`s and thats on your list. 80`s is another deal because they didnt exist back then. I dont know about the cannibals in particular, but wasnt the trend for early death metal to use pedals with all knobs full on?

 

[EffigyForgotten]

i was focusing on the 90`s here, like with the 5150/6505 it became is distortion stable for metal bands in the 90`s and thats on your list. 80`s is another deal because they didnt exist back then. I dont know about the cannibals in particular, but wasnt the trend for early death metal to use pedals with all knobs full on?

That would be swedish death metal using boss HM-2's, putting all the knobs on full does NOT give you that sound though.

 

[006]

That would be swedish death metal using boss HM-2's, putting all the knobs on full does NOT give you that sound though.

That is contrary to everything I have ever found out about those tones. And certainly not true with the HM-2 I have, all the knobs on full has always given that sound, IME.

 

[B36arin]

That would be swedish death metal using boss HM-2's, putting all the knobs on full does NOT give you that sound though.

Depends on the amp. I've got very close with all the knobs on full, but it sounds like garbage through some amps/cabs.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

That is contrary to everything I have ever found out about those tones. And certainly not true with the HM-2 I have, all the knobs on full has always given that sound, IME.

That's cool

Guess I need to find one of these things..

 

[sprack]

Boss GX700, just cuz, Bolt Thrower.

 

[viralz]

Boss GX700, just cuz, Bolt Thrower.

Also used on Dimmu Borgir's Puritanical euphoric misanthropia album

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Also used on Dimmu Borgir's Puritanical euphoric misanthropia album

Ha not a fan of them at all

 

[Sloan]

Ampeg VL-1002 and related amps gotta be doable for deathy shit.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Ampeg VL-1002 and related amps gotta be doable for deathy shit.

Hmm, my friend tried one and said it didn't have enough gain and the lows were weird sounding...

 

[slayercannibalsuffohead]

Don't forget the Peavey Rage!

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Don't forget the Peavey Rage!

Lol. just looked that up and its a 99$ mini combo..

 

[Executioner213]

ADA MP-1
Peavey Rockmaster
Don't know how many 80's/90's death metal bands used it, but Nevermore used a Mesa Triaxis on Dreaming Neon Black, if '99 counts.

 

[chesterfieldblues]

I think Atheist Piece of Time and Sepultura Beneath the Remains (pretty close to old school death metal, huh ?) got Mesa Mark tone...their guitar tone is similar on this album and I remember something like "thanks to xxxx for the mesa" was written on the greetings credit of the Atheist album.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

I think Atheist Piece of Time and Sepultura Beneath the Remains (pretty close to old school death metal, huh ?) got Mesa Mark tone...their guitar tone is similar on this album and I remember something like "thanks to xxxx for the mesa" was written on the greetings credit of the Atheist album.

Yea Sepultura definitely counts and I remember reading somewhere they used boogies (mark IIC+ I think?) or boosted JCM800's.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

ADA MP-1
Peavey Rockmaster
Don't know how many 80's/90's death metal bands used it, but Nevermore used a Mesa Triaxis on Dreaming Neon Black, if '99 counts.

Do you know who used the MP-1?

Nevermore (especially old nevermore) doesn't sound anything like death metal in any way

 

[TimatWaves]

Do you know who used the MP-1?

I seem to recall Broken Hope mentioning that they used the ADA MP1 or MP2 in the liner notes of "Loathing" way back when.