Bogner Ecstasy 3534 - All Channels 

Is the loop noisy? I've seen that from some people. Can it play low/moderate volumes (answer to this maybe depends on how noisy the loop is to activate the return "MV")?

@@progpogs i have had no issues with the loop being noisy. I have sold the amp, not for a bad reason at all, i just found a new love

@@GGillett77 What's the new love!?

@@trixlee5102 Friedman Twin sister. I fell hard for her hahaha

​@@GGillett77 I'll bet you were cheating on her too😂

Lol

chreld Thanks man!

Thanks Tero - appreciate the kind words! Thinking I'll get another video up today, as well.

@@blakemansfield2356 Great 😊 Maybe some insight to those channel modes and boost 👍

Thanks man

jcanderton Thanks man

Appreciate that

Nick DiBattiste he’s getting tones I never heard anyone get from one of these. Makes me one to add one to the collection.

Absolutely, nicely spotted... followed by Velvet Revolver @ 9:07

@@stevet9412 it’s Dam that River AiC

He also played AIC Them Bones

Lewis Cannon I appreciate that man

I knew you would have seen this! Serious GAS for this amp now!

@@DannyBeardsley Hahaha. Yeah ive been dreaming for 6 months man 😂

Ed Guilherme Thanks Ed!

The Chris Mahoney Project Thanks Chris!

what would be some good examples of low impedance humbucker pickups? I play mostly rock, metal, and blues and need dirt high gain for my guitars.

You’re describing low output pickups, not low impedance. Low impedance would be active like EMG’s.

@@stevemineer2857 Thank you, you are correct. I should have used the term "resistance" instead of "impedance".

BJ Hale Thanks!

@@blakemansfield2356 Hey man, I was fortunate to play this amp for like 3 hours myself. I ordered one, and I'm pretty excited! This is a big decision for me. I plan to run in tandem with the Helios. The effects loop on the one I demoed was excellent. Sounds like yours is too. Now that you've had it a bit, what are the amps greatest strengths and noted individual characteristics and conversely what do you perceive as its weakness or limitations? Great demos. How do you like its loop cross referencing against the VH2?

Alexander Rostovtsev Thanks man

Scott Burkhill It’s a badass amp for sure

Renaissance Man That would be killer

@@blakemansfield2356 also like the new Revv G20 lots of cool features packed into this new amp for recording and the new Dover amps.

no comparison pink taco and jj junior are el84 loaded and so is the atma

mustard Productions Using a Suhr RL and a V30 IR

Thanks man. That was a made up riff. Bluesy thing in g minor I think?

Federico Memme Really tough call. The standard Smallbox doesn’t have a lot of gain for my tastes, but the wildwood Smallbox has a third channel with plenty of gain, so I like that version. Honestly both the 3534 and the Friedman are great. I’d probably go wildwood Smallbox if I had to choose.

Blake Mansfield thank you for the reply! About the gain for me it’s not a Big problem, i’m plenty of boost and od’s..in fact i prefer to not have too much gain on the amps and i prefer to use gtr volume and pedals to adjust the sound.. Now i’m using a mesa nomad with essentially a beod in front or aSoldano Hot rod wich is a single channel. i think a smallbox with some cool boost ord od in front will fits the problem!! thanks again. Federico

Also interested, sound superb on that clean section!

Thanks man. He is definitely my favorite amp builder - firmly rooted in classic designs with improvements that make playing guitar a joy. Concerning the mini 800 - it needed a lot of volume to sound right for me, at which point I'd rather just have have a 2204 honestly. I'd take this over the mini 800. While this 3534 may not be quite as raw, it is not a super polished sounding amp like some other designs. Tons of versatility and GREAT tones. I do wish it had a bigger sonic footprint like a 50 watt amp, that's my biggest gripe with the 3534. Kinda sounds like a lunchbox/full size hybrid, which I guess it is.

@@blakemansfield2356 Thanks for your input, is your 2204 what its sitting on ? I was leaning towards the studio classic or Atma I already have an 81' 2204 maybe this 3534 is the way to go, you made it sound so good I may just have to get it !

erik4971 I believe it’s sitting on my JMP 2203. And in that case, if you already have a 2204, this would be a really cool alternative to have for sure. My absolute favorite Bogner though is the GF Superlead. That thing is just 🔥 for what I do.

@@blakemansfield2356 yes the GF is a swiss army knife!

@@blakemansfield2356 Oh crap! I just ordered this Head yesterday. Guess I should have went the JVM 410H

Guilty...sold. The boost is a preset amount of gain and a touch of volume. It’s really great 👍

@@blakemansfield2356 Is it enough volume to actually solo or do you recommend using another channel to lift you high enough to solo? SO the question now is, why did you sell it?

Brent Sumner Yeah is day it’s enough to solo, but I guess that’s subjective. Maybe you like a really big jump for solos...not sure there. I’d say they did it very tastefully and practically. As far as selling it...I enjoyed the Bogner Goldfinger Superlead a lot more. They’re all great though

Fandao19 Thanks dude!

Metlupass2 Excursion is global. No plexi mode though it’s easy to replicate with gain low and boost on(fattens up the sound).

Viljami Aittomäki I never did notice that at all. Did you get it figured out?

Goldfinger SL

Yes! I played it at the store for like 3 hours the other day. Incredible! Quiet effects loop in the one I encountered.

Sweetwater is currently selling it.

Erock09291 Yeah I need to show some of the heavier tones more, as well as the Plexi tones you can get. Another video coming soon

@@blakemansfield2356 cool man cool, I'll definitely subscribe so I can check it out 👍

Yeah, I'd like to know that too.

I know for sure that later on one of the cats in Black Crowes definitely used a Bogner Ecstasy live. Killer tones.

@@TheAlexRude absolutely. Do you think this amp captures those Black Crowes tones like the 101B? But quieter?

@@jjnewbold I have an Ecstasy Classic that I LOVE and it definitely can get that tone without having to crank it up too loud. Just like the one above. I am guessing that BC probably used an old Marshall Plexi or something along those lines to get the tone that's on the record. But who can dime out a Plexi on stage or at home without pissing off the sound engineer or your neighbors? Or go deaf in the process?

@@TheAlexRude the ecstacy seems to have more low-mid chewiness than classic Marshalls. The Laundry amps do the low volume thing so well, but sound very Van Halen, lots of top end and harmonics. I don't know if they would get me there.

Thanks. It’s from an old original song

I have a mesa mark 5 35 watt combo, and it's loud

Jerry W No problems. Great amp but not THE amp for me.

@@blakemansfield2356 What is your number 1 amp these days?

Jerry W Goldfinger SL and JMP2203 are what I have. I love both for different reasons. The GF SL is really special

@@blakemansfield2356 You are a great player. I love your videos. You rock! Where are you from?

Jerry W I’m in Virginia Beach 🏖

Maybe. Does not have the thump of a shiva

rrguitar1 if you want clarity and want the Mesa name plate, try the Triple crown. Although I must warn you, the Triple Crown lacks bottom end or “oomph” that The Mark series or Rectos are known for

Yep! Big time. Sold Triple Crown as fast as I could lol, took almost 3 years.

Wow. I'm about to buy a V:35. Then somehow ran into the Bogners and found this. I know Bogner is a big name, but this amp seems underrated and underhyped? Like, Friedman's taking all the attention these days. I like that this has 3 channels. I like to have cleans, overdrive and high-gain. With 2 channel amps I have to run a clean, crunch and increase to high-gain with a Tubescreamer. This seems to be a better option. I did consider the Triple Crown for the 3 channels, but reviews are very mixed on it. Some love it, some hate it.

@@PinchTune This bogner is imo, miles ahead of the mark. My opinion.

@@rrguitar1 Thanks for the feedback. The EL34s alone mean a lot. Plus, 3 channels. And it's only about, what? $150 more than the Mark V:35? I wonder why it isn't as popular.

thmz83 Think it’s about 40 watts

I don’t remember the exact one for sure but it’s the Bogner 4x12 V30. I almost always use OH1 or OH2 so likely one of those two

@@blakemansfield2356 thanks. I have that pack I'll have to try it out.

aemosi Yes

Don’t think I ever used the loop

@@blakemansfield2356 ok thanks

WeareSouledOut Absolutely!! Especially with the choices of excursion. That along with the bright voicing switches helps immensely in tailoring what’s going on with any speaker cabinet you use.

1 watt of a tube head can drive a 4x12 head. Not as well as 5+ though...

Random riff

Thanks dude- using a Suhr RL with a V30 from Ownhammer

Blake Mansfield just ordered one, it will be here next week! Trying to determine the best 4x12 cab to pair with. Thinking of a V30 loaded Bogner 4x12 or an Uberkab. What do you think?

Guitar Shredder Damn dude you aren’t playing around! Hard to say concerning which cab. I’d personally prob go with all V30s or the Helios cab which is Greenbacks on top and V30s on bottom ala Friedman

@@BlackYetiWhite Go with the Bogner Standard with V30. That's what I'm using with My Ecstasy 101B and with my now sold Helios 100 and Bogner Eclipse. Best cab out there and I've own a few of the best.

@@blakemansfield2356 What V30 from Ownhammer? I own the whole Ownhammer library and I'm also using the Suhr RL

Of those two, the GF SL, but I haven’t played the new 50 watt xtc. The GF just sounded bigger to me. However, it doesn’t have the 3 channel versatility if the 3534

@@blakemansfield2356 I am not interested in having 3 channels, just in the quality of the gain. I am only using the crunch channel of every amp anyway and just turn the volume down to clean up. I am purely interested in the quality of the gain of an amp. Out of all the amps you've played, please name the top 3 with the best quality gain. Thanks again

@@zafira976 what kind of music are we talking? How much gain? For crunchy mid gain stuff (straight up rock)…the GF is a great option but the blue channel of the big boy xtc is great as well. I also like just a stock 800 for that sort of thing

@@blakemansfield2356 So the XTC and the GF are top choices out of all the amps you've tried including all other brands. The genre is pretty much anything from low clean gain to a singing lead tone with a good sustain to play crazy arpeggios and Greg Howe style Tapped arpeggios and some nice rick riffs. No need for red channels in my playing as I would keep the Blue Channel's gain at around 6 and boost the volume a little during the solos. At the moment I am playing a Cornford Hellcat which is fine but it lacks a bit on that sweet top end I hear in the Bogner amplifiers

I do not. Would still recommend it if you dig the sounds in this clip

The xtc is more modern in general. Personally, I’d rather have the GF SL between the two. The GF sound bigger and more open

Matthew Tiner Matt’s Music

THIS

What’s your budget?

I believe that has been fixed

@@blakemansfield2356como lo han solucionado? Podrías ayudarme con más información por que bogner no me da respuesta

V30

@@blakemansfield2356 I just got one of these yesterday ,,, trying differnt cabs/speakers. Thanks