@@CaryChilton It's an old Vintage 30 Celestion that's mic'd up. There's a SM57 and a Royer R-121, going into Overstayer Mic Preamps (Dual NT-01), going into a Lynx Aurora(n) converter / interface into Logic Pro.
the level of consistency in your work is outstanding... this is a masterclass in gear reviews. its a great product and I am proudly a current Bogner 3534 owner based greatly on your demo of that amp. the sound and feel I get from that amp is bang on with how you presented it. carry on good sir.
Michael, I sure hope Reinhold has you on the payroll because I put in my order for the Snorkler based off of your accurate recordings and great playing!! You always do every amp justice!!
This is the sound I’ve been looking for all these years. Hope these come to the UK with a price that doesn’t require the sale of a kidney. Awesome demo too, thanks Michael
Hey Michael! :) I bought a Bogner Fish in early 1992 from Make'n Music and saw Eddie's check on the wall for this amp! The Hafler, which they also had, was very thin sounding in comparison but I really, really liked the Groove Tubes preamp, especially Channel 3. Great sounding track as always!
Holy hell! I don't know what's better, that Bogner has finally done a proper Snorkler amp release, or this intro song. Killer job Michael @BigHairyGuitars! Those tones got some killer Cantrell vibe!
Michael long time follower and the amazing thing is that your videos and playing just get better and better. Always fired up when you release a new video.
Badass! Besides being a big AIC fan, the legend of the snorkeler has fascinated me since I first read Ronnie's post about it on Gearslutz. Btw I'm always impressed how good P-90s sound with high gain. That Shabat sound killer!
This sounds really good. Reminds me of Ty Tabor “Johnny Guitar”. Learned for a new band and I picked it lol. Then I had to learn it. Was easy, but it’s the tone, and dynamics……..whoa!!!! You 13:08 just hit THE button! Damn! 🤯🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I have never heard of a Bogner Snorkler before this video. What a hilarious and great name for any amp. Your playing and composition, as always, are beyond elite. Thanks!
I’m not an amp guy instead, I usually play an plug in amps, but god, Bogner really have a special place in my heart. I really want that amp. Fix your website Mr.Bogner!!!!!
Your opening demo some sounded as good as any production for that music that I have ever heard, and this is off my cell phone😮 the mix, the guitar tone, the effects on it, good lead tone great rhythm tone.
I've been playing my fractals live and at home for years and my amps collecting dust. Now I just realized my kids are 5 and older now. It's time to get tubes warmed again. New amp GAS just got ignited, my bank account doesn't like you. Great demo good sir
Around 95 I played a Bogner modded Marshall in a small Music store Aacher Strasse in Cologne Germany that reminds of the Snorkler. The Shop Owner was really exited and convinced me to play it. All I could think was : WOW…didnt had the money at the time.
Cool, I’ll never be able to afford one but, it’s definitely awesome to be able to go out and buy this almost mythical beast. I’ve always thought Jerry’s tone on Facelift and Dirt were right up there with the best heavy guitar tones ever, right up there with VH 1 brown sound.
@@madsenamplification I don’t believe I’ve ever listened to him, I know he was with Ozzy for a while and I’m sure I’ve heard songs he’s played on. I just got into Ozzy recently, in the past 6 or 7 years, I’m 43 so I of course loved No More Tears and Zakk , but for some reason I thought Ozzy and Danzig weren’t cool or something, you know how it is when you’re a teen. I wasn’t one to follow trends everyone of my friends got into rap and hip hop and I never really liked it that much, the high points, the original Chronic , 3 6 Mafia were kinda cool, anyway I guess I came to the conclusion on my own and boy was I wrong I dig all of Ozzy’s solo albums up to no more tears and Jake ( hope for a full and speedy recovery) is probably my favorite Ozzy guitarist now. The first three Danzig albums are incredible but I used to Beavis laugh under my breath when I saw a Danzig shirt on some guy big as an oak tree lol Danzig fans were usually jacked to the max with necks bigger than my thigh . I’m rambling now but I definitely need to check out some of Holmes stuff.
the triple giant 😮 I had one, it was a hot jcm 800,, and the brown sound,, it was to much mine Eddy van Helen for me to play metal with it. lol great pre-amp for its day🤠
This would be a smash 🎉hit as a Snorkeler mini but with tube preamp 🕶🤘🎵 sick as always Mr. Nielsen may have to check out the Rick instrumental course....😊
Come on Mr. Reinhold Bogner dooooooo eeeet make a killer Snorkeler Mini 5/50 Tube preamp solid state power section 👏 👍 like the Ecstasy mini pretty please with sprinkles 🙏🙏®️
6:12 - that modded Marshall was a 4010 JCM-800 50w combo, converted into a head. 7:52 - between the Fish and Ecstasy there was the Caveman amp series. I believe the Shiva amp (and the Schizo switch) is the last remnant of that era.
Here’s one I was playing music in Seattle in the late 80s (I was 19, or 20). We used to play with Love Bone, Alice, Nirvana, etc. Nothing’s Shocking was out, but I think Alice was recording Facelift. I went into my local amp tech (Soft Sience) and sitting in the shop is this Marshall chassis. I ask him what it was and he told me it was the amp Nothing’s Shocking was recorded with and that Alice had been using it. I thought wow, that’s pretty cool. It was “the amp.” Here we are 35 years later. Jeez. Not sure, knowing those guys back then, I can’t help thinking the Snorkler is a reference to some illicit activity
I’m going to vote Motörhead was the loudest. I saw them in New Jersey with Maiden and Dio. They made my ear pop and it leaked. I was center stage. Weird but true. 😂
I agree with you on Motorhead being the loudest. I saw them at a theater in Stuttgart, Germany, and it was absolutely insane. I wore ear plugs and my ears were still ringing after the show lol. Second loudest would probably be Wolves in the Throne Room.
The Fire Engine Logo wasn’t Snorkeler….It was Snorkel. I know because I operated a 100’ Snorkel Ariel Ladder Truck. Snorkel was the name of a custom fire apparatus designer / builder company . Great video as the amp is smoking:)
According to the mighty internet, Reinhold did a bunch of those mods back in Germany and you can still find them around Europe, he would replace part of the board with his own. As the legend goes, a pretty similar design can be found in Engl amps, while they do have a very different voicing and the power amp is also completely different. But now someone could compare the snorkler to maybe an artist or blackmore so we can see how close they actually are in real life. Know someone, Michael? *wink wink*
