Phil, since your channel started, I have been able to learn how to set up and maintain my guitars. This week I actually got paid to crown and polish his frets and give him what I call the McKnight special set up. Just wanted to say thank you for teaching me how to do my own work. Perhaps set ups and preventative maintenance can be a side gig for me now. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
that amp sound amazing! I purchased a combo version of the Overdrive Reverb a month ago...your video demo of that amp is what drove me to actually get it....when I first started communicating with Taylor (Amplified Nation owner) he told me the amp was like a musical instrument in itself. there is so much character to the tones out of this amp. amazing amps they are building! makes you want to play and play and play......
The guy that makes these Amplified Nation amps is a genius. They all sound amazing. Also this would be a great amp to use in a speaker comparison video, Greenback vs Creamback vs Vintage 30.
I went to see Taylor to pick up an SSS. I tried out a few amps while I was there and this was one of them. Sold everything I needed within 3 weeks so I could own this amp. For me and the tones I like, this is by far the best amp I’ve owned
When you crank the gain up as high as it would go into the thick, sludgy sound, I thought man this would be perfect for doom! Thanks for another great vid Phil!
Not sure what made me smile more the reverb tone I heard or you smiling at the reverb tone when I looked down at my phone to see what I was listening too. Obviously we both had the that's a sweet tone moment happening upon hearing it.
Ok I won’t pretend like I don’t tone chase because I really do! This amp is seriously blowing me away! I’m loving this amp! I want one of these! The whole Bassman-Plexi is exactly my thing! I have a Crate Stealth 50 from the 90’s that was designed by Lee Jackson. It has this same type of sound. I know the designs are different enough that it makes me really want it. I feel like just what you’ve shown here that I’ll love it!
You make this amp sound a lot better than their sites demo. Very organic sounding amp. Luv it. Would need to hear this amp in person before I could buy it.
Great video. They're actually located about an hour north from me and there is a store or two kinda in my area that sell them. Definitely going to go and try them out.
Ok Phil now I have to sell a kidney and other organs and bodyparts I dont need . That amp was amazing. One of the best I ever heard , and I got a Friedman 50 BE Deluxe . But I still want that amp you played in a100 watt with 4 EL-34 tubes.Holy shit man 😍 Here in Norway it will be 5 K with shipping and taxes , but I dont care what some people say . Amps on that level are worth every penny . The craftmanship on that level you can't compere to massproduced Marshalls and Fender. Its a love of sound and hard labor so the price is fair. Thanks for a fantastic video Phil .
And both require you to take a second mortgage to own, lets not forget that part. Might have something to do with why you see so few of them- just a guess.
Not many demos of the newer Magnatones online but Andertons have a nice thorough video and the full fat Twlighter Stereo must be the nicest clean amp sound I've ever heard. Just absolutely beautiful and that stereo vibrato sounds so cool. When I can comfortably afford one I'm definitely going for it. I wouldn't want to get one of their mono versions as they are stil very expensive but lack that stereo which is like their signature sound. Would be like getting a Ferrari with a 4 cylinder engine - still beautiful and expensive, but you'd be wishing everyday you'd paid that little bit more for the classic V8. Would be interesting to see how those Classic series Magnatones sound with modern, aggressive distortion pedals or as a poweramp for a Quad Cortex or similar. I love my high gain metal tones but of course the Magnatones aren't designed for that. But they do appear to be incredibly clean pedal platforms with a load of headroom so I'm sure they would handle any pedal or digital modeller nicely - just be interesting to hear if they actually make pedals/modellers sound better due to the tube warmth or if they would be clean enough to add no colour at all unless you wanted some. Although I suppose the ideal solution for the guitarist who appreciates both beautiful cleans and modern Djent grinds would be to have both a Magnatone and a high gain firebreather such as an Engl or Mesa...and an appropriately large wallet too, which currently rules me out of that club.
I had an Egnater Renegade Combo with four 10" speakers in it...probably my favorite switchable tube amp I ever owned...(usually I have guitar sell regret, but I think that is the only amp selling regret I have)...it has 2 power sections in it: one section was EL34 loaded, and the other section was loaded with no 6L6's...and it had this blend knob, to where it could be cranked full on a 6L6's, full on EL34's, or a blend ratio of both...I preferred the tone quality of EL34s (as you said in this video was your choice of power tubes for this amp) in most tone chasing situations. Thanks for the video, Phillip, hope you and yours are doing great.
I have to 2nd frishdawg's comment!! Sounds amazing and I never thought you were going to get that much out of that amp!! I'm going to be looking at those. Man I'm really impressed the more I watch. If you didn't see that amp you would think it was a big heavy amp. Anyway to get discounts? Not to be a jerk!!
Finally someone who understands how to demo reverb. Short, percussive strokes! Most of the time people try to demo reverb, they play only sustained notes, which is useless as it completely masks the reverb.
That sounds spectacular. Didn't catch what the price is, but amps today are so refined that it's making playing so inspiring. Absolutely spectacular. And, it's a smaller profile head too. That clean is SOOOOO warm. This amp really shined when you used that Strat. It got muddy the more gain you used. I think I preferred the less gain setting. It was more articulate. Great demo!
Haha, I have that same blue-sparkle strat hanging on your wall. It's a Guitar Center exclusive Squier. I got mine on a huge sale, like $100. After upgrading nearly "everything" it became my #1 until it just simply wore out. Now it hangs on the wall just like yours!
Nice amp, nice SG. Reminded me of my '72 Gibson SG with abalone block inlays. Same round and warm growl and roar and huge bottom end, total killer after changing fresh strings. Please, next time when playing Strat, adjust the camera zoom so that the pick-up selector switch position can be seen.
the different colored/shapes knobs is not only nice for cool aesthetics, but to know what to reach out for in the heat of the moment. I swear sometimes im standing looking dumb-founded at a row of generic knobs with hard to read fonts
I’m sold! Just wish there was a dealer over here in the UK as import duties are eye-wateringly expensive… otherwise this nailed the plexi tone spot on… (i’ve a ‘68 100w original) but daren’t take it out on the road…
I really want to hear what that beast sounds like in a metal context. Like completely scooped miss and a TS9 paired with it. If it sounds that good with those setting I reckon it'd sound interstellar with metal settings.
Sounds like a cool amp....I've decided to go all digital....but seeing videos like this always makes me want an amp....lol. My QuadCortex is my main source, but I just got a Tonex Pedal....and I may use that for a while......size matterz. At home, I'm usually to lazy to pull those out of my rehearsal bag and hook them up so I usually just play through my Marshall 1w DSL head into a Marshall 1x12 cab.
From Leo: Reverb is a big part of my sound. There are many amps that are interesting that lack reverb. It is good to know this company was good enough to install a real spring unit.
