What Happened To Randall Amps? 

Dimebag used Randall amps because he won one in a contest, and he fell in love with it, lol.

Actually George Lynch started working with Randall in the early 80's when they were located across the street from Anaheim Stadium. I was there with him when we would meet with Gary Sunda about designing a signature amp for George, so George was an early adopter at Randall, not a late bloomer like the others you mentioned.

Randall is dead. It sucks because the KH103 and 667 were such great amps.

Kirk Windstein from Crowbar got his heavy as hell tone from good ol Randalls.

I bought my friend's old Randall, as he had given up guitar. It's an excellent amplifier. Everything still works, and it makes those fun metal sounds that I like. Never understood the business practice of buying up perfectly good companies, then letting them die, or killing them. I'm not very good at Boomering.

I don't know much of Randall, but I know Dimmu Borgir played them, and I know Ola Englund's Randall Satan amp looks and sounds like a massive beast that I'd love to get my hands on. Would be cool if he released one under Solar. Also, those Randall cabinets with the black metal grill look sick as fuck.

Im super glad you made a video bout this, i have one of the newer rg solid state amps and absolutley love it

hey man, love your videos, just checked those you did on your musima lead star and that got me into guitar restoration/diy, i'm getting a beat up eterna de luxe 25 soon to restore and modify to my liking, thanks dude for the inspiration

Lol you may be the first person I've ever heard refer to the Egnater Armageddon as "legendary," but any Egnater love is good Egnater love.

You should absolutely do a “What happened to Crate Amplifiers?” Video. (Believe it or not there is a rather large community of Crate fanatics out there, and not all the amps are as bad as people try to say they are.) Your research is always highly detailed and it would be great to know with accurate info what happened and who owns the rights today. 🙌🏼 keep up the good work man! 🤘🏼

When the pandemic hit Randall’s prices went up quite a bit. A solid state head I got for $300 before brand new was now $800 new. The used market for Randall seems to not know what to do, cause sometimes you can find really good deals on Randall stuff, and sometimes the price gouging is ridiculous

Man, I still really want a V2.

I hope Randall's not over. Some of my best music memories are tied to Randall amps. I used a friend's RG75 combo with a Celestion at many gigs in L.A. in the 80s, when I wasn't using my Boogie or Marshall. That Randall just kicked butt, sounded amazing. I hope Randall can make a comeback and bring back the classic RG series.

Lee Anderson should buy Randall.

George Lynch was using the Randall RG100ES model during the Breaking the Chains and Tooth and Nail albums and tours.

I had a Randall RG80 amp in the mid 1980s. I’m not a metal player at all-the closest I get to that is late ‘60s-early ‘70s hard rock, and I was in a country band when I had the Randall. It was a 1-12” 80-watt combo, lighweight, had a great Fender-like clean sound, and the dirty channel sounded like a Marshall JTM. Nice little amp, one of the better solid-state amps around at that time. It fell off a drum riser once-the reverb made a god-awful crash, but the amp kept working. Takes a knockin’ and keeps on rockin’!

Randal and Washburn being close reminds me of how often in the skateboarding industry ppl will use the deck and wheels from one distribution company to have most of their things come from the same place

Still have a Randall MTS RM20 combo. It is quite nice and was so innovative at the time.. And it also works with Synergy module (but only on a single channel, most module let you select which one with an internal switch).

I still want to pickup a Randall Satan 50 watt if i ever get the chance.

I had a Randall XXL 4x12. So sick. Micheal Amoth from Arch Enemy and DL from acacia strain used them. I would be so stoked to snag another one

I've had 2 Randall amps. The first was a 4x10 (like a Super Reverb) I got in 1973. The second I still have, the Commander I with one 15" speaker purchased around 1979. I will agree with them being loud! Best 120 watt amp I've ever owned.

My first real guitar head was a Randall Kirk Hammet, the version with modules and I loved it, above all for the possibility of having the sound of different amplifiers in a single head (years before the birth of Kemper) and I was passionate about it. very much to the brand also for the amplifiers made in collaboration with Fortin which I thought was the best brand for metal amplifiers also from a price point of view (if I'm not mistaken, cheaper compared to the Mesa Boogie). I'm sorry it all went like this

Id love if you could try to find any info about De Armound basses, i recently got one and all the info i can find is that Fender bought them out in the early 2000s and immediately dissolved them

Randall for me was Wayne Static and Kirk Windstein. Loved the tone they had.

so sad, when Randall brought on Mike Fortin they released a LOT of amazing amps! They must still be making them, but I think the company that now owns them isn't putting any money into the brand. Randall actually just a year or two ago released an update to the RD line. Same amp, but they removed the devil/demon head on the front.

Randall has had some interesting designs over the years. I own a 300 watt solid state Randall Cyclone, which was just under the first Dimebag signature amp in the late 90s/early 00s. I also own a Warhead 2x15" cab. If you play chunky, mid scooped and extremely saturated metal, the amp is great, but that is all it does. That said, the inclusion of both a parametric mid control which allows you to set the frequency of the scoop as well as a graphic EQ give you a lot of control even if adjusting the other knobs doesn't do much. The gear is rugged but heavy and can take a lot of abuse. The amp is noisy with hiss because of all the gain and requires a noise gate. On the used market for metal players just needing one sound with some basic effects in the loop the older Randalls should be perfect. The old Randall RG100ES line from the 80s that Dime used at first still sound great if you can get past the shag covering. Randall has also had some interesting designs over the years like the modular preamps. With their newer designs, they have also had some seriously complex front ends that rival a Mesa Boogie Road King. But in Kirk Hammett's case, the endorsement means nothing. When you look at Metallica's backline, they are using Fractal Axe FX IIIs and Matrix power amps. The amps are either used in studio or just pushed for marketing via a custom head made to an artist's specifications. In terms of marketing visibility, Randall and Washburn both disappeared as soon as Dime re-signed with Dean and went over to Krank amps, which seems to be seeing a resurgence on the used market after being a short-lived but trendy company. The problem with all of these music gear companies seems to be the same thing--they are popular for a short while, then once their popularity drops they are bought up as part of a larger conglomerate that then discontinues the brand or allows it to go largely dormant. Fender's experience with Hamer comes to mind. At the same time, a brand can be revived, such as when Fender bought Jackson from Akai and kept the brand alive. I don't have a lot of experience with Randall's tube designs, but I liked their sound when I first started because it reminded me of a scooped, thick Mesa tone but was much easier to dial in and more rugged because the Randalls were solid state. As I grew older and began to embrace a more mid range emphasized, boosted Marshall type sound, Randall kind of lost their luster. They kind of fell into the same ranks as perhaps the Peavey XXX/Ultra to me--a mid tier brand that was good for the price on the used market, but there wasn't much point in buying Randall if you could buy a real Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. Increased reliability for touring might be the only reason I'd go with Randall over a Dual Rec, 5150, or a boosted Marshall JCM800/900. I would use and play a lot of Randall stuff old and new if someone gave me the gear. But, now that the gear industry has moved on to embrace amp modeling, there isn't a compelling reason to buy heads unless one really likes a small number of sounds, is comfortable with the head, can dial it in quickly, and it is roadworthy with easy to find parts.

my first half stack was a late 80's solid state Randal. it was alright. i traded it for one of the first line six half stacks and i liked the suite of FX it came with, and i know line six gets a bad rap but they sounded fine to my ears

Some of my favorites ever, my name is also Randall. From what I've read after Dimebag passed Randall had no clue as to what path they should take, they then started pricing Solkd state amps the sake as boutique tube amps. The Randall's I've had were some of my very favorites, but alas it was not meant to be.

I used to play a cheap 100 watt Randall head in my first band. I think it was an rh100 or something like that. Great amp

It’s too bad that Randall isn’t doing well - and that nobody wanted to talk to you. Hasn’t Phil McKnight featured Randall amps on his channel in recent times, or was that longer ago than I’m recalling? I’m trying to recall if those were new models or older amps he already owned.

You forgot to mention Micheal Angelo Batio

i personally own the rg1503. its better than any marshall or any other amp i've played (stock, no pedals)

Paul Stanley on psycho circus tour

Had no idea about the MTS, but I thought in the 2010’s they were trying to push boundaries. The RG13 is what a lot of amp manufacturers are doing now.

Randall Warhead X2 heads are Dime in a box. Rare and prone to failure. I have three of them and one is broken AF. Hated the loop on the MTS amp...but the modded modules from Jaded Faith were awesome. And they coulda made a killing re-releasing the Century 200.

There is a new looking Randell 300 watt amp on Facebook Market place!!! It is only like 250 bucks!!! I was like Waaaaaht? I don't really like it but the price was cheap... Its probably still there!

I wish Ampeg still made guitar amps

Gus g use to play randall amps

Thank god i am subscribed to both channels👁️🫦👁️

oh man! Yeah, sad...

I want an old Randall head so bad. Mostly because of Kirk and Dime.

2:03 😂

is this also why Parker is dead? im sure Parker was bought by US Music or KMC or whatever

Rudy Schlacher (the former CEO of Washburn) is to blame for all of it. Under him, Washburn/Randall went from a company that made instruments for musicians to widgets to be sold to the masses. It was also allegedly under Schlacher that Washburn was busted selling foreign-made guitars as American-made (with victims paying the inflated prices for said instruments) until the FTC got involved. He also pooled both companies under U.S. Music, which went as well as one can imagine (didn’t go well at all- the whole thing was meant more as a means to grift funds until Schlacher retired in 2016).

Also SUNN is back sooooo

Loads of music gear companies that made great stuff back in the day are sadly dead...westone, kaman gtx's, vesters(got sued to death by fender), rocktron...just to name a few..

Wait, solid state amps were louder than tube amps back then?

They were still around?😂

I had hope that Mike Fortin when he was involved in Randall would have resurrected the brand but that wasn't to happen

❤❤❤

From what Ive seen they are just dying. But super happy to be able to own the satan, though the tubes are rare and expensive currently

Do Crate next.

Talk about Marshall next

Ee want randalls back

So there is a god.

What are your euro predictions

They Just drop the Natas-Pedal it's expensive, hard to get and fucking awesome.

If your ‘Randall’ wasn’t made in California, it’s not a Randall.

I want an rh200, t2, v2, vmax, etc. Randall should re-release these amazing solid state and hybrid amps.

They could have been the Mopar of amps. But they blew it

Im pretty sure Randall has been dead for quite a while now

Randall own Boss. They haven't gone anywhere they are just using one of the sub name brands they own.

The old 80s RGs are so good, basically solid state JCM800s according to Gary Sunda. I absolutely love mine and will never get rid of it.

Yet a Century 200 that barely works goes for like 2 grand. How has someone not made a company around 90's solid state amps? They all go for stupid money these days.

Randall guitars are so damn expensive now it's not worth it just buy a boss katana

Wasn't Mike Fortin supposed to make them relevant again?

Kirk Hammet little amp is SHIT, i have one i even cannot sell. Another Randall i had was total SHIT too..... I found a STUPID buy it ☝️

Yes Randall's dead. They died the day the named every amp they own some version of the word The Devil. Sad too, like Randall's

Ola also had the Randall Satan

I would love to try a Satan.

The Randall Thrasher is so absolutely under rated.. it's a killer amp for death tech and extreme metal.. 🤘

Plus the Randall Satan . HELLO !!!!