That's why I'm adding external jacks to the speakers in my combos. So I can try the different amps with the different speakers from each combo I have. Luckily my main amp, has an, external cab jack so I can, connect whatever(within recommended ohm ratings) to it, which I fully intend to do lol. I'm actually most curious about how it will sound through my Fender combo because the main amp is just a Monoprice 15w tube combo with the imported Eminence 1x12" speaker. So I want to see how it sounds through the Fender 1x12" setup.
The only difference between the two recto cabs is that the black one has a lot of use and the other one is practically new. It leaves me thinking that the "breaking in speakers" thing is something much more important than it seems. The new cab is a little piercing on the ears and has a more fizzy tone. The black one has a warmer and more defined sound. Old beaten up V30`s FTW XD
Hey Ola Sir, What model of the Eminence Legends are those? I have had 121s and loved em, 128s and not huge fan, Legends is like the Patriot or Redcoat, they arent models but series, Patriot being American voiced, Redcoats having British voicings and Legends replicating voicing of Legendary speakers 🔊
Like shit... if you've ever tried blending 3 or 4 amps at the same time they just sound like shit unless you dial them just to compliment eachother. Doesnt work. Done it before... not what you think itll be.
Yup, still King of the Hill for me for that sound. Just has this low, mean grunt to it. The EVH was more clear or articulate per se, but the Peavey was shooting spite and anger out of those speakers.
The Badlander sounds brutal here. I never understood why some people complained about the Badlander and said that it didn’t have enough gain or whatever when it came out. It has more than enough gain and never gets flubby or less defined with high gain. Honestly it’s better than all the previous rectifier amps. And if Ola Englund likes the Badlander, then you know it’s good!
@ola England my wife is next to me in hospital currently in labor…and I’m watching your vid right now loll what better to waste time while the baby takes her time coming out.
I think I saw a tear drop on that ENGL hiding behind him in the dark. Other than that, every amp sounded fantastic to me. The black MESA cab won in terms of cabinets.
@@Synathidy nope ! We all have different preferences, right ? Imho both Mesa cabs won, especially the black one. The Engl sounded good but didn't quite wow me as much. The Marshall sounded the worst, it really needed Greenbacks
The Mesa rig sounds crazy good. Favorite cab for sure, the Badlander is a killer amp. I own the baby version(25w) and it's 95% tone of the largest brothers but still has the killer Cab sim and internal load for silent recording.
That black mesa cab sounds so good. Thought it sounded similar to the Engl which was brutal too. All the amps sounded killer. The green channel on the 5150 and blue on the evh are underated especially with a boost.
Call me old fashioned, but the Peavey with the black Mesa for me. Sounded awesome and full with, or without the overdrive. Runner up probably the Badlander with the tan Mesa cab. It had more attack. It sounded like the Marshall cab was out of phase in this video. Those Eminence speakers sounded great in one of the other comparison videos.
The only thing missing was right after you explained what equipment you were going to use WAS, The Kool Aid Man busting through the curtain saying Ooooooohhh Yeeeeaah!!! 🤘
I thought maybe the speaker he was micing wasn't working and it was hearing an adjacent speaker. I've had that happen a few times when recording. or maybe the marshall has a stereo input and he might have missed that but he's micing the wrong side.
The clarity of the 6L6 Power Tubes in the Peavey 5150, along with that chunky gain is why I Love Peavey, and have a Valveking here at home, and I use a Peavey XXX in the studio, played and recorded through a Marshall Vintage 1960 JCM Handwired Cabinet with Vintage Greenback 30's. Awesome Video Ola!!🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@AdrianNWB those speakers are ehhhhh...which is why mesa cabs seemed to get more popular in the 90s. The tsl era was hard on marshall. Their products werent great at that time. I think vintage 30s are about perfect all around unless youre just going to stand around and chug like this video. Then you might as well get a 2x15 cab.
@@BigTyronie I personally love 75s. I will say that they need some serious volume to sound their best, though. I mean, a Recto boosted with a Tube Screamer into a stock 1960B is the guitar sound on Nevermore’s Dead Heart in a Dead World. That album to my ears is the PERFECT Recto tone.
Yes! Been waiting for another one of these. Good move on getting the floor controller. Thanks for adding mics to all the cabs. You are solidifying the chug throne now! Plugins are cool but this in the room power is niiiice! I like them all. The boost brings out the anger of the heads.
Damn that peavey. Looking at the comment. Am i the only one who likes the peavey the most. Edit I love Ola face when played through marshall cabs like there's so much pain lol
Ola, the Head to Head series is awesome, hope there's more of these! So many people would love to compare amps like this but don't have access to them. In THIS demo, to me it's a tossup between the EVH and Badlander. EVH was a bit more clear and aggressive, Badlander was just a bit warmer and more mellow in a good way. All the amps were fantastic though. And yep, agree with other folks that the real star of the show was the black Recto 4x12.
@@joshuaperdue6883 Yep, came to comment with basically the same response. Listening to all of these guitars tracked and isolated is all very well for us enthusiasts, but in the grand scheme of things, those minor inflections in tone would either 1. Get lost in the mix, or 2. Be far too subtle for your average listener to actually pick out in the first place. Most players, including myself, could save a large chunk of cash by just playing through the 5150, without ever really noticing the minor differences in tonality to its much more expensive rivals.
This is why sound is so personal. I appreciate the growl and dead almost doomy tone of those setups. I dont mean like doom metal or anything like that. Just the way the tone feels to me. The rhythm sound is tight and aggressive. That said when playing segued into single note lines or legato playing i find amps that excel in that area dont please me tonally in other parts of song. I like a mesa recto eq'd for more of a wild rock sound or a marshall with a boost. In the last 4 years ive really come to appreciate Jerry Cantrells dirt and facelift sound. Heavy but sings
Almost the exact same with only the slightest of differences like this video. Lol. The only thing that really made a difference was the Marshall cabinet.
I love the Mesa JP-C+. I'm not a big fanboy of John Petrucci but he contributed to the reissue of this modern classic plus he tweaked it after taking on the road with him. I must say that all four amplifiers are tops when it comes to hi gain. You really can't get any better than these four. I love Mesa as every guitar amp is handmade in Petaluma California USA. The $2,000 amps are made with the same care as the Custom built more expensive ones. I have a 04' Mesa Single Rectifier 50 watt solo head & Mesa Recto 2x12 cab, I've had that rig since 04 and it hasn't let me down at all.
I was surprised that there was a bit of difference in tone between the two Mesa cabs. Then again, the black Mesa cab has probably had a lot more time to break in compared to the brown one.
When I first started mic’ing cabs I was surprised at how different speakers of the same model can sound. Even within the same cab where the speakers have the same break-in they’ll have some differences.
Had to come back and revisit this video. All I got from this is that I definitely need a Mesa Cab in my life, and that the Badlander and that EVH both need to show up in my collection.
For a future FAQ: For folks who live in apartments with thin walls and don't want to get evicted, what's a good cab that sounds good on high gain at pretty low volumes (without headphones)? Every other video I've seen only discusses amps, not the cabinets, even though everyone agrees that the cab makes up a large part of the final sound.
Not sure if you figured it out, but the best setup would be a 2x12 with your speaker of choice (v30s for most people) and either a mini head like the 6505MH (20 watts) or the various engl and mesa ones, or a full size head with an attenuator. For your situation it sounds like you already have a pretty high wattage amp, so an attenuator; while expensive, will allow you to preserve the tone found at wall-shaking volumes while playing as quietly as you wish. They get pricey, up to $1000+, but cheaper ones can be found for $300~, not recommended to go cheaper than that usually.
I spent a lot of time shopping, and it comes down to this. If you want the best high gain amp in 2021, there are only two options: Mark V 90W and EVH III 100W. The Mark V is the best, for any style of music, but if you want a more basic amp that costs less, EVH III. Of course right now every amp is out of stock.
would LOVE if you added the "peavey invective" head and cabinet To me those are ALL 90's amps really ... nothing truly contemporary and i would LOVE to hear how the Invective standsup to the "staples" in the metal industry .... a TRUE AND HONEST shoot out.
Future suggestion: See if you can get that Marshall Cab to sound crushing w the right head. So far that has been the weakest cab in both of your head to head videos.
@@chacha134 you got that backwards...the xxx was rediddled for the joe satriani amp. The xxx sounds waaaay different. I loved my xxx. I only sold it because i stopped playing enough to have heads sitting around. Im rebuilding my amp collection. Ive got a line 6 combo(just a practice amp 100w 2x12) stiletto deuce with matching cab and a dsl20h and a marshall 4x12 thats optimized for that head. The dsl is actually my favorite soundwise lol. Its not much quieter than the 100w mesa when its cranked. Im doing a hotrodded marshall sound with the dsl. Its eqd very modded jcm800ish.
