Which amp for a post-metal/sludge ?

[Amberience]

Hey everyone!

Which amp head would go well with a Marshall JCM900 2x12 cab, for sludgey post-metal stuff - think ISIS/Tool/Pelican/Cult Of Luna

Ideally something with more than one channel, and high-gain. I don't really want to use pedals for my distortion sound, I'd like that to all come from the amp.

 

[Amberience]

Oh yeah, my budget is quite open ended.. but not silly money. I'd spend a max of £700 - so about $1400. Bear in mind I'm in the UK, so things might be harder to get ahold of over here.

 

[colonel kurtz]

i know aaron from isis uses a VHT full-stack for his distorted tone, and a little fender 1x12 for the cleans...adam jones from tool uses a combo of marshall/mesa/diezel, but the older, dirtier sounding tones on opiate/undertow are all marshall

 

[Amberience]

I'm more interested in Panopticon/In The Absence Of Truth type tones, not really going for Opiate or Undertow.

 

[greyskull]

a marshall jmp or traynor (cult of luna) or jcm 800 or orange shud get you there

 

[R-Stuur]

Don't forget Sunn amps!

 

[ParsonsMatt]

Perhaps the Laney GH100TI?

 

[Amberience]

Perhaps the Laney GH100TI?

Only one channel. Though it does look good.

 

[Amberience]

I'm thinking Marshall JVM.. any opinions?

Or should I just get a decent single channel amp, and some decent distortion pedals?

 

[alexrookie]

i don't think you'll find what you want in one amp.

my suggestion for cleans:

http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_hot_rod_deluxe.htm


recorded it several times, cool clean and crunch tones - big sound with a sm7 and a ribbon!!



for distorted maybe a 800 with greenbacks, this is my setup for rock/indie/post stuff and i really like it.

what's in your cab? g12t-75? - not my cup of tea for this kind of music.

best,

alex

 

[Amberience]

what's in your cab? g12t-75? - not my cup of tea for this kind of music.

best,

alex

If that's the default speakers, then yes. I think that's whats in it.

I tried out an Orange Rockerverb 50 today. Was fantastic! Loved the reverb and the drive channel, and the clean channel too. In fact, there wasn't anything I didn't like about it. Except maybe the price, hehe. £999.. don't know if I can squeeze that much.

 

[Let it burn...]

everything SUNN (model T, beta lead), most of the laney heads are amazing for this too. I saw a post-metal band that used the VHT pitbull some time ago and it sounded awesome.

 

[Amberience]

everything SUNN (model T, beta lead), most of the laney heads are amazing for this too. I saw a post-metal band that used the VHT pitbull some time ago and it sounded awesome.

ISIS perhaps?

I saw them at KOKO in London earlier last year, was great. I did notice the VHT amps also.

I'm giving serious thought to the Orange rockerverb. But keep the suggestions coming folks!

I'd prefer something that was easy to get ahold of - Sunn are rare as dog shit in a world without dogs.

 

[Let it burn...]

ISIS perhaps?

no, Amen Ra www.myspace.com/amenra

 

[gorath23]

Matamp might be worth looking at too.

 

[Let it burn...]

Electric Green amps. High on fire / Sleep use them

 

[Amberience]

I'm in the UK. A lot of the stuff being suggested is really hard to get ahold of over here. Matamp are pretty common though I think.

 

[iamandy]

Electric Green amps. High on fire / Sleep use them

same band, really ?

i also saw high on fire just recently with Pelican(well i think it was recently.. was afew months back), and the high on fire guitarist was using a laney head.. think it was the GH100TI.. can't really remember, but it was a laney.

and the Pelican guitarist.. one used a Mesa dual rec, and the other used a JCM.

I've also seen this band with bossk and i'm pretty sure they were using a "Big Muff" as OD drive.. really did have dirty sound.

 

[Amberience]

I'm going to save up and get the VHT Sig:X.

 

[gorath23]

I'm going to save up and get the VHT Sig:X.

Haha, what?! Thats a bit like asking advice for which Telecaster to buy and then saying you are going for a Caparison.

I'm not sure you'll be able to coax Sludge tones out of that... and I'm 99% certain it'll be more than £700!