VHT/Fryette Sig X

[drew_drummer]

Hey,

Anyone around here have a Sig: X? Post your clips here!

I've sold my Laney so I've almost got enough cash - £1200 right now. And I'm thinking of getting the Sig: X.

But I'm curious if there is anything else I should consider.

I need a three channel amp, with a kick-ass clean, a nice mid-gain crunch, and a dirty metal rhythm.

Tbh, I'm 99% sure it'll be the Sig: X. But I want to keep an open mind.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Umm...2010 Rectifier?

 

[jangoux]

How much is a 5153 ?

 

[drew_drummer]

Was gonna buy a 5153 a while back actually, for a good price too. But it has a weird channel popping issue that I just wasn't comfortable with.

Recto is certainly an option. I think they're a bit more expensive than the Sig: X though.

 

[Adari]

PM Ola (Goddamn Guitar)

 

[BLUElightCory]

I owned a Sig:X for awhile, and while is was a GREAT amp, it's definitely a jack-of-all-trades amp in that it does everything well but it doesn't AMAZE me at anything. The VHT/Fryette Pitbull Ultralead beats it at high gain, my Marshall and Voxes beat it at cruch, and Fenders, Voxes, etc. beat the cleans.

If you're looking for a single amp to cover all of your bases, the Sig:X is tough to beat in that price range, but I agree that you should also check out the 2010 Rectifier, the Marshall JVM410 H, and the Peavey 5150III (just off the top of my head). If you save a bit more you might also be able to find a used Bogner Uberschall in that price range, which I think beats the Sig:X for heavy and clean tones (but will need a pedal for the 'in between' tones).

 

[StefTD]

the Sig:X is something totally different from the Recto in my opinion, I really like it,
tried it a few times, I also like the Recto, depends on what you need, loved the Sig:X
for faster technical stuff because it has the tightness I love from every VHT/Fryette
I tried.

 

[John_C]

for your band i'd be tempted to say marshall JVM410. Those upper mids are great and you dont have to worry about getting in the way of a singer

 

[jangoux]

There's also those Randall RM series, with modular preamps. I saw 'em for $650 on ebay a while back, and you can load whatever kind of preamp you want. But I'd get a 5153 before it.

 

[drew_drummer]

We have a singer now dude

I'm leaning towards the Sig: X more and more to be honest. Everything I've heard from it just sounds fantastic. I imagine as part of the distance selling regulations I'll have 7 or 14 days to try it out. So if I discover I dislike it, can always send it back. But I really like the tones - there just aren't loads of clips of this amp out there.

And tbh, the Recto strikes me as much more of a jack of all trades amp.

 

[Josh Burgess]

I haven't heard a single high gain metal recording of the Sig:X that I thought sounded decent.

I'd go with the 5150 III... not all of them have that popping issue.

 

[drew_drummer]

Yo Joshua, it's worth bearing in mind that my band isn't really metal. We've got elements of metal, but we're not really metal entirely.

When you look at bands like ISIS, A Perfect Circle, Slipknot, Mudvayne, Alice In Chains, and Metallica... well... they've all used VHT/Fryette amps to some degree. Now that doesn't necessarily mean anything, because they might not have used a Sig: X - but everything I've heard from the Sig: X I thought was really good.

But y'know... it is always different in real life. It'll be interesting to check it out.

 

[Jaymz]

I'd go with the 5150 III... not all of them have that popping issue.

Yeah my 5153 is totally silent during channel changes.

 

[drew_drummer]

Yeah my 5153 is totally silent during channel changes.

Weird. I'd heard that they all had it - it's the reason I didn't buy it in the end. I can't abide that kind of sloppy design, which is also why I don't want a JVM. JVM's sound okay.... but they are built like shit. When you flick between the channels on a JVM, you get a 50ms gap of silence.

Completely ruins the feel of the amp for me - when you play live and you go from clean to distorted, you want it to be smooth and instant. The JVM doesn't do that.

I wish Orange did a 3 channel amp. They'd fucking do it right!!

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

And tbh, the Recto strikes me as much more of a jack of all trades amp.

Except that it's also a master of them

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

...you should also check out the 2010 Rectifier, the Marshall JVM410 H, and the Peavey 5150III

You mean the EVH 5150 III Wasn't it Fender who released it?

 

[drew_drummer]

Except that it's also a master of them

Hmm. Not a massive fan of the clean tone. Plus the Recto's are like £2000 odd.. a bit more than I want to pay.

So are there really no other amps in the £1600 price range that are 3 channel? YIKES!!

 

[Jaymz]

I had a 3 channel dual rec up for sale about 2 weeks ago which I sold for 1200. Besides what shipping would have been it might have been an alternate choice.

 

[AHChris]

+1 for Recto! I love mine and they go for far, far less than £2000.

 

[drew_drummer]

Guys... sorry to go on and on about amps... but what are the differences between the various Rectifier heads?

IE: You've got the Single Rectifier, The Dual Rectifier Solo Head, the Dual Rectifer 100 Watt Head, and the Triple Rectifier.

My previous comments about the Recto was based on a Rectoverb. Which I thought was the same as the Dual Rect but in a combo... but now I see it isn't and that I am a big twat!!

So er... little help/advice??