This may be the best demo I’ve ever seen. It’s like a dream scenario where several units are side by side and compared using the same music and not constantly changing each time the player changes amps to demo. Thanks!
Am i the only 1 here who thinks that Roland Bluescube sounded great , especially with just the Mic. up close (as in live situations) great Playing Johan !
I saw this video a while back. I think all the amps sounded great. Sure I like some more than others but didn't really dislike any one them. I liked the Roland right away but now I'm blown away by it. I assumed Roland just made a tube amp. I had no idea that thing is solid state. Holy crap. Watched a bunch of other videos on that amp and it's just fantastic.
Tjalling de Jong The Roland Blues sound amazing! It's the most surprising amp with a warm and detailed sound. This was a great review with a fantastic line-up of combo's.
+wiserintime Most of it comes down to Johan being a great guitarist, so anything he plays is going to sound at least pretty good regardless of the gear he's using! Some of them definitely sing compared to others though!
Dude can I just say I love your videos. I've come to the conclusion that they are some of the best on the net. Real tones & real playing from an obvious dedicated and impassioned player and fan 👍👌🤘
I was skeptical about the Roland too, but ended up being pleasantly surprised. I was, however disappointed with the Orange, I thought it sounded thin and buzzy. The Bassbreaker & the Supro were my favorites with the Les Paul.
I agree too about the Roland. Wow, very surprising ! I think the Supro sounded best to my ears with that guitar. The Bassbreaker I really liked too. Just my 2c.
I liked most of them, but I really love the Bassbreaker and the AC15. That's great, since I have a Vox that's a bit like a Fender in its tone. Fantastic video. :)
I wanna have a beer with Johan and talk about amps and guitars! In no particular order, My favorites were the Bassbreaker, Supro, Koch, 3 Monkeys and the Vox... I sure was surprised by the Blues Cube, considering the heavyweights it contended with! Thanks for the comparisons, Johan, as always your vids are a blast to watch and listen to...
Your channel is the best. Natural sounding recordings, high end gear edited side by side and simple backing tracks. Just crank em up and we're off to rock school. Expertly done every time. One stop for any questions I have about what separates just about any classic rock gear.
Johan, you are either rich, a friend of someone who is or just plain crazy. You could also be a little of each. Anyway, YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! It's always a treat to see what you're up to next.
Supro, Vox, and Fender - you couldn't go wrong with either, loved the Supro though. Good video. I'm guessing the quote for the next few days was, "Whaaaa?" : )
Johan, I just want to say thanks to you, your videos are extremely good and they are such a help for all of us amplifier fanatics! Great stuff! Have a wonderful weekend my friend,
How awesome does that Bassbreaker sound for that price! the Supro was really the belle of the ball. Amazing guitar sound. Honorable mention for the 3 Monkeys, Blues Cube (rhy sound more) I really had a distaste for the Koch, Engl, PEavy, Marshall, Vox, Z, Bugera and Orange.
The Kock Twintone MkIII had the most personality. The Roland Bluescube- transistor wonder has been mind blowing in every comparison video I've seen. The Supro is the studios best friend. The 3 Monkeys Orangutan is a no frills, old school, loose dampened speaker, lion growler. The Marshall Astoria Classic is undoubtedly more expensive than better sounding lower priced Marshall's, and we all know which one. The Orange AD30 just reminds me of why that sound needs 4-12"s and 70 more Watts of oranges! The Fender Bassbreaker 18/30 is a pretty amp with a split personality...the 4-el84, and 2-el34 config's I've seen, the EL tubes just don't go with electrolytic capacitors on the cathodes of the preamp tubes [too 'spitty'], as is ubiquitous in every 6L6GC & 6V6 Fender amp. Also IMHO they should have put Jensen speakers in the 4-EL84 models.
I love this video, that was the best head to head I've seen- mega helpful and love the tune you were playing !!!! I think my faves were the Roland blues cube, marshal Astoria, and the orangutan ....
yep, Koch had the best overall sound, and you could tell that there was more on tap. Personally, these amp shoot outs never encompass a full variety of musical genres, so you never get a real idea of what the amp can do.
Again, awesome vid man! Been going through all your vids, so much content and knowledge ahah one at a time i guess -_- Wish you had access to more viewers really.. Keep having fun and entertaining us poor souls
The Supro sounds so gorgeous on the lead parts that you played. But I am very surprised about the Engl ! Wow ! ..usually we see that brand in metal band , but it rocks ! Awesome comparison ! Thanks dude .
yeah RBC that's what i got ,sounds sweet - with my LP it's bit a dark - and some pedals didn't work fine with high gain (example: OCD) .. so that makes me think if ill keep it for blues and would need to get another amp for Rock and maybe brighter for my LP
I didn't realize it was solid-state, I thought these were all tube amps! It sounds incredible for a solid-state amp! Tech has come a *long* way since I started in the early 2000s.
This is how it is done!!! Great job!! Everyone should appreciate the fact you give everything the best possible sound. None of this, flating an eq, to the point of disgracing something.
My top 3 No.1 - Supro No. 2 - Marshall Astoria No. 3 - Fender Bassbreaker The Peavey sounded very good at single notes / soloing! Nice GAS-making vid, Johan. Thanks! Love that Black Magic!!!
It’s so funny how different tastes are. I liked some amps that some other people also liked, but at the same time I did not like some of the ones they mentioned at all. Anyway, thanks so much Johan for putting these videos up. Also thanks for playing so much rhythm guitar! I see a lot of people noodling for days but that just doesn’t show every aspect of a guitar amp, so I really appreciate it.
Wow, do we have the same ears? Between the ones you liked, I would have to do a comparison to choose my winner. I do say though, the only amp that sounded truly bad to me was the Bugera. The Dr. Z was very disappointing. Orange to me was just passable. Vox was alright. Finally, the Roland, exceeded expectations but couldn't match up to the stand outs.
Thanks for this! My $.02: Fender Bluesbreaker, Dr. Z, Blues Cube (not necessarily in that order). Must have been hard to try to adjust tone controls to sound "the same".
Hello Johan! Quite an impressive bunch of amps there! I just saw this video today for the first time,don't know how I missed it! But I have to agree with another person here on the Bassbreaker.Based on what I'm hearing here,I would consider taking another look at those.This demo is the best I've ever heard that amp sounding! Take care of yourself my friend and I feel privileged to call you that.I hope that it can continue and I hope to keep worthy of it. Don.
The Bassbreaker is the amp to love in this pile of combos. I really wanted the Astoria to shine, but Fender has began to take back their cranked modded Bassman sound. Rightfully so. There's nothing like a Marshall, other than a cranked modded Bassman. ;>
You had to work hard! The result is very impressive! It was very interesting and great! As someone who owns a Peavey Classic 30 and loves it very much, I quite naturally liked the Peavey. Although each amplifier has its own peculiarity. Each has its own task. Thank you
To my ears the Supro is clearly the best sounding on rhythm and lead with the Bassbreaker following close behind. For that kind of money the Fender amp is a no brainer to me. Nice job man, really cool video :) Edit: Honorable mention to the Peavey, what a killer little amp it is.
The real killer is the price spread on all these amps. I guess you don't always get what you pay for. I'm very interested to hear the other guitars but I'm pretty certain my feeling aren't going to change much considering the amount of demos I've already listened too.
+Dai Jones thanks, yeah I expected more from the DrZ. But we ran all amps on full volume, and maybe some of them has their Sweet spot at a lower gain setting. Cheers Johan
Very impressed by the Roland Blues Cube! Was expecting a massacre from the real tube amps. It sounded way better than Dr Z, Marshall. I would pick 1- Supro; 2 - Fender; 3 - Roland. Great vid and thanks for sharing!
My top three are the Engl, the Vox, and the Orange. I was deeply disappointed in the anemic sound of the Dr. Z. The Vox was a complete surprise & the Orange is great for heavier tones. Bias alert - I play a Carr in real life, but my backup is an Orange Tiny Terror. I like that (admittedly ideosyncractic) sound.
Well the biggest surprise for me by far was how well the Roland held it's own among the tube models. It has quite a convincing sound with great presence and tube like crunch.I will definitely have to check one out.By the way Johan I'd also like to hear a "BluGuitar Amp 1" if you happen to get your hands on one. (it would have been great in this presentation)As lead sounds I was quite impressed by the 3 Monkeys combo and again suprising found that the little Peavey hung with the "boutique" brands quite handily.All going to show that you don't need to break the bank to get a good sound.
Factoring in price, my choices would be between the Fender, the Roland, and the Peavey. Some of the others sound better, but are double/triple the price.
hi Johan, another fantastic episode on your channel...have you explored he Laney amps of the late 60s early 70s. this may be another good topic! especially since they are relatives of the marshalls and have their own "dark" thing going on. thanks for your vids
This was so freaking cool I just busted out laughing half way through it when I thought to myself man I wanna buy this record!! It also made me a real proud owner of a Blues Cube which I always thought was overpriced and I bought a demo No MOre. I also just made up my mind to buy the Bassbreaker I've been thinking about. . You have a new fan my friend Very very cool!! I pretty much agree with Fabrice Fortin's whole assessment. Thanks for the great video
You could tell he had the Orange EQ'd to taylor more to his ideal tone. They're bass heavy and monstrous sounding. Not an ideal blues amp, but an excellent stoner/doom amp.
Supro and the Marshall were tops. Bassbreaker was good, too. Classic 30 is good for a budget amp (former owner of one). Honorable mention to the Blues Cube. I was impressed that SS could sound that good.
Just some thoughts, since I've done this test with several of these in person. The Bassbreakers sound amazing, but I've found them to be quite noisy at low volumes or when not playing, lots of hiss and hum, or at least more than I expected. The Black Magick is amazing, and RU-vid can't do it enough justice, and the noise ground floor is extremely low. It will rock your socks off. By far the best. The Marshall is great, but I found it sorta quiet for a 30 watt amp, especially considering the Black Magick is 25 (more like 17 actual). The Orange suffer from the fact it is a mid heavy amp pushing through a super mid-voiced Celestion V30 speaker. A speaker swap to an Alnico or Creamback would go a long way.
TheNohcim , the bugera can sounds better, the clean is great, for a good overdrive a good pedal with an EQ and it's another story..., but i agree in the video it doesn't sound good (the highs could have been tamed, more mids would have been better too...), the way you EQ the amp make a lot of differences i think...
The problems of the bugera in this video: bad standard speaker, bad standard tubes, plugged on the normal input instead of the bright input that is made for humb, it sounds best as pedal platform on the clean channel, gain on 10 isn't its sweet spot
Excellent, just excellent. Like and subscribed. I lol'd at the blues sound you were able to get out of the ENGL Screamer. How good it was surprised me. @Dread nought...yeah, the peavey classic's are awesome. I got the 50w head from a pawn shop around 12 years ago and haven't let go of it since.
I suppose that you cranked the clean channel of all amps (power amp saturation), is that right?? I have to say that, and since I own the koch, your video does it justice (Koch Twintone). So, great job on this aspect. On the other hand, cranking the clean channel on the koch is extremely loud. Therefore, this sound cannot be achieved (too loud), at least not without an attenuator which opens up a new territory.I'm really surprised by your video though. Really good work ! :) Cheers!
Thanks for the awesome vid as per usual! A proper comparison! You're like a prophet of tones, bringing it as it is to the masses! thanks! that supro tone really stands out! im gonna «scheik ouwt» supros now!
