Well, I mean it’s all just opinion at the end of the day and his list isn’t wrong but I just think iconic I think “voice of a generation” which he had two of them in there with the plexi(60’s-early 80’s), jcm800(80’s- early 90’s) etc. but not having the recto(which the 5150 is definitely deserved of the list) on there is kinda off base and definitely still what you wanted over the line 6 back in the day. Even the fractal or Kemper would be iconic... again in my opinion. A Diezel VH4 is arguably groundbreaking but not iconic by any means. There is just sooooo many amps for there to ever be a definitive honestly. Still a cool video with some neat trivia.
agreed, vox and fender should be on this list, but so should Line6. They revolutionized amp modeling and TO THIS DAY are still revolutionizing modeling. They are kings of making digital sound analog. Maybe not in the 90s but they started it. Even today, look at Helix.There are other companies trying to do this as well and yes some are good (Zoom, digitech, etc) but not like line6 does it...
@@bulletproofprs My comment is more based on the fact that the dual rec has been on an overwhelmingly high amount of records and stages... super important amp
there's nothing "iconic" about this amp. Only use is for pedal platform, nothing else, which is a dime a dozen. It weighs a ton and you can only use one channel. Only thing it has going for it is the stereo chorus.
5. Mesa Dual Rec 4. Peavey 5150 3. The Marshall stack (JCM or Plexi) 2. Fender Twin 1. Vox AC30 I dare you to name amps more iconic and influential than those. The Tiny Terror started the mini amp craze, sure, but the AC30, Plexi and the Fender Twin started electric guitar music. Period. What those amps did for electric guitar music, the 5150 and Dual Rec (and to a degree the Marshall JCM line) did for heavy music.
I don’t know about your viewers, but mine always lambaste me in the comments section for leaving off their favorite amp/guitar/pedal/candy bar/sneaker brand on my own list. LOL Great video dude, I enjoyed it! I’m not sure my list would have been much different!
Scotty D seriously, go read the comments on my Top 14 Greatest Guitar Players EVER video if you want a good laugh. LOL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PTg5_JI9TsY.html
Line6 anything is a damn joke. I remember being in a local music store for the unveiling of the first amps of this company. It was disappointing then, and they are still to this day, as digital is still not equivalent to analog. It never will be in terms of power and clarity. Simply not gonna be possible until a time where nobody plays guitar anymore, so it will be moot by then.
Caius Madison You are totally wrong. They have come a long way with software modeling (i.e. Helix). They were the first to really revolutionize analog to digital sound in software modeling. Yeah sure, maybe a spider sounds like shit now but it was relevant in the 90s. Don't get me wrong, I will always prefer my valve amps to digital modeling BUT the new digital stuff from them sounds damn good today. Stop drinking the "line6 sucks" kool-aid, they are the best at what they do.
Wow, what a great video. Bold but reasonable choices here. I remember being a teenaged guitarist in 2007 and scrimping my snow shoveling cash to get a Spider II combo amp. It was, at the time, a pretty big deal--although wiser guitarists decried its lifeless sound. I got a lot of great tones out of it but what made it a great entry-level amp was the wide variety of tones it gave me without any gymnastics. I instantly had a serviceable blues sound, hard rock, classic rock, clean, and metal tone. In the early 00's there was nothing like it. I graduated to vintage Fender and new Marshall stuff but the Spider whetted my appetite for a wide range of tones.
Thank you for giving love to the Line 6 Spider series. They really are very good solid state amps that are actually super versatile. I will always go to bat for the Spider
Thank you for not shunning the Line6 Spider series! These were GREAT to see when they came out! And still hold up in my opinion. The Spyder III 75watt combo and the Spyderjam . . . You can't beat!!
Nice list. I was actually surprised that you didn‘t include a Mesa Mark or Rectifier, but I totally agree that the JCM800 is indeed THE most iconic rock & metal amp. And I also agree with your thoughts about Line 6 and the Spider. Line 6‘ products were revolutionary in the early 2000s.
i am really digging my 6505mh, and my brand new ,bought today horizon devices precision drive, thanks for the reviews fluff, i agree the sound of metal has gained something big with the 5150, and its the price, affordable. i think sometimes people forget that the amp is just a starting point for you and your tone, if you like hard rock/ metal i really don't think you'd be dissatisfied with that amp. makes me wonder what bands like metallica would of sounded like through that amp, not sure if they ever used it. pretty lucky to be in the 5150 generation. and the precision drive kicks ass. majorly happy i picked that up, sounds awesome through my 6505mh. wish you the best fluff
the local metal bands here in my area back in the late 90s/early 00s you either saw a 5150 or a Triple XXX head on top of a 4x12... a few outliers running some kind of combo amp (either something like a line 6 spider, or some random clean combo with a pedal)
Ampeg SVT, Peavey Vb3, Ampeg SVT 4 Pro, GallienKrueger 800 RB, GenzBenz GBE 1200 or 750. The 5 most iconic bass amps of all times, imho. Ymmv. And I know that there are more, like the Aquilar DB 750/751, Eden World Tour series, SWR SM 900/1500, and still more, but I wanted to mention the most iconic amps I own.
Agree 100% on the Line6. I still have my AX2 that I bought in 99 and a handful of Spiders and the AMPLIFi. I have tube amps too but when I want something quick and easy and versatile, I’ll use the Line6.
My list... Fender model 5F6 Bassman/Marshall JTM45 (nearly every modern high gain amp is a descendent of this), Marshall 1959SLP (no amp defined a sound as much as this), Marshall JMP 2203 (aka JCM800 2203, same amp but with different faceplates essentially) (the first amp to be designed to distort), Soldano SLO100 (the first amp to use multiple cascading gain stages), and maybe the Line 6 Axsys 212 (first real "modeling" amp).
as someone who was chasing JCM800 tone for years - built up a collection of pedals, multi FX's, peavey's etc... in the end I bought one... Most tripping thing about the amp is that makes a Stratocaster sound very much like an SG Gibson (AC/DC) - it's constantly tripping me out on "but how? it's not supposed to be like this". Other interesting fun fact about the JCM800 is that it can "crunch". Crunch out of this is just something else, is raw, it's like sharp, really high attack. Awesome amp only regret is I didn't buy one sooner.
haha loe seeing the spider series on the list, because this is exactly what happened to me. exploring sounds and ultimately gigging with my spider II series amp with nobody complaining at all.
Line 6! I didn't know Spider series were noticed at the time! My first and actual Amp is an Spider III 120 w. Me and everybody at the bands loves it. Once I took it to a venue and the sound engineer liked it a lot. Even my mom love how it sounds. I don't know how Line 6 is making things now, or in the past, but that Amp... Oh sweet lord.
Well I think there’s probably too many fenders to really go through for a list of 5... Deluxe Reverb, Bassman, Tweed Deluxe, Champs it’s really a full list if you think about it. 🤷♂️
Fender was making guitar amps before they made guitars. Marshall based his jtm45 off a bassman. Fender is king and anything else is ignorance. This man is ignorant.
Don’t know how you don’t have dual rec it pretty much replaced the jcm 800 in rock music. No tube biasing multiple power and pre options. Your list is your list. I love your channel. So please take my comments in the best way. Love riff wars too!
Really good video Fluff.....My other favorites: Mike Ness turned me on to his moded Fender Bassman black face but really needed a atinuater (not spelled correctly) and of course our favorite Mesa Boogie Dual Rec. Rev. F, another but a bit off the beaten path but huge sound I had for a while during the grunge years when I played with One Eyed Jacks in San Francisco was the Sunn)) Model T100 and Wow the power that amp had. Maybe do a video on not necessarily iconic but more underground production amplifiers pre boutique amps.
This was a very honest review based on historical significance and price point. You failed to give the Marshall JMP 2203 credit which is the predecessor of the JCM800.
Slash from GnR didn't actually use the JCM800 - he used a Jubilee, primarily until he had his signature edition - which was essentially a Jubilee reissue.
1. Marshall Plexi 2. Mesa dual Rectifier 3. Marshall JCM800 4. fender twin 5. Vox AC30 line 6 spider is an honorable mention, as it has been in nearly every guitar player's bedroom for the last 20 years.
I have to say that an AC-30 belongs on every Top 5 list. Also have to add a Fender Twin Reverb. There's a reason that universally across the world, rental backline equipment is standard issue with a Fender Twin Reverb. It has allowed musicians to play almost anywhere while just touring with a guitar and a pedal board. Everyone knows what they are going to get when they get to a gig. The Twin is loud enough to fill a hall without being mic'd up, is clean enough to play loud and clean, and accepts pedals as good as just about any other amp out there. And did I mention that they are virtually bombproof, and very straight forward to work on, if needed. For that reason, I'd have to put The Twin as #1.
JVM410H, 5150, Rockerverb, JVM205H, and Marshall Plexi. Maybe not the most iconic amps but those are my favorites. (Haven't owned a JVM205H or Rockerverb but I've been around em enough to know)
What?? No Peavey Bandit?? Dude that was one of my first amps! And I connect my Digitech RP10 to it! Actually played many shows with that setup! (This was many moons ago...)
Bro Peavy 5150 or 5150 II are in my opinion the most iconic amp ever, the tones and tightness of the amplifier makes it iconic and the albums that were made with those same tones
My most iconic list would be 5. Roland JC 120 4. Mesa/Boogie Mark Series 3. Marshall Plexi, 1959slp and jtm45 2.Marshall Jcm 800 2203 1. 1958 Fender Bassman
Great review Ryan Bruce! I have owned 3 of your top 5. I still own a 50 watt JCM 800 that I bought in 1984, really beat up now and totally stock. don't mess with success! Still have a spider 2 in my practice room for when someone comes over to jam around. The Tiny Terror I bought a while back and have since traded it in for a Hughes And Kettner Grandmiester 40. Great piece of kit. I chose the granmiester over the EVH lbx lunchbox head only because it has no line out for recording. Keep up the great vids, this 61 year old from Canada says so! TC
Not a bad list. Fender Tweed Bassman - The Grandfather of Marshall Vox AC30 - Hot biased Class A/B British tone Marshall 1959 SLP - Evolution of the Bassman with diode rectification Mesa Boogie Mark - cascading preamp channels, channel switching Soldano SLO100 - Mesa Mark cascading, channel switching to a Marshall/ Fender circuit. Later copied in the Dual Rec. and 5150
5 Most iconic amps of all time 1. Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier 2. Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 3. Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier 4. Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier 5. Michael Britt’s dual rec kemper profile
awseome list, i never looked at the JCM800 like that, tbh it's not my fav amp to play but i know alot of my fav songs have the 800 all over them...honorable mentions should be the Dual rec (no explanation required) the Diezel VH4 as i understand it was one of the 1st amps to have multiple channels & could pretty much do anything & was leagues ahead of it's competitors at the time (ok.ok, it's my fav amp..still to this day), & i'll add the current digital trend, i now use a kemper & it's definitely a game changer. Naturally the Vox's & Fenders deserve a spot on the list as well the legendary JC120
Do a video comparing the Vox VT40X, Marshall Code 50/100, Fender GT40/100 ( or fender Mustang series),and maybe a couple of other modeling amps so the video would be more than just 3 amps.
I'm not saying you're wrong I just feel you're focused on the iconic "metal" amps. As a metalhead I agree with your picks, as a collector I ask how can you leave out the iconic Fender Twin, or bassman, or the kustom amps of the 50's & 60's that so many artists played
For me, it’s the JCM800, AC30, Mesa Boogie Dual rectifier, Twin Reverb, and the Plexi. (For the record I’m not talking about the most iconic amps I’m just listing my favourite ones). And I agree with you 100% on the JCM800, it’s extremely iconic. And I didn’t know any of those things that you said about the Plexi until I watched this video.
