every amp needs a girth setting, change my mind

Mega gratz Leon, you are obviously enjoying yourself in that video! There's a zillion super nice amps based on the modded Marshall meme, Friedman BE, Bogner Helios and so on. But I've never heard one toothier or beefier than your Ceriatone. Only 3 preamp tubes tells me it gets there without stacking preamp gain stages like Boogie so the teeth on the buzzsaw are extra coarse and the bite and pick attack are just amazing. And it doesn't have the typical Marshall throaty upper mid hump so it's not just a Marshall clone, it's got it's own thing going. I hope Cliff at Fractal get's his hands on one of these beasts because it deserves a spot in the AxeFx firmware.

Hey Leon. I went back and forth with Nik on this amp a few times and then ordered it. Took me two years to pull the trigger on a Ceriatone amp! And BTW I told Nik I have to give you props on your demo and collaboration on this amp.

Sounds like a hot rodded Hiwatt. I've never heard a hot-rodded Hiwatt, but I imagine it would sound like this. Sounds great.

I fully agree with your favorite settings.

Nik is such a great dude.

That is one versatile amp! It sounds like a hot rodded plexi but it has so much more to offer. Awesome!

Came here to post: love the taped over logo in the G brand guitar

Love the tone Dig the look

This amp sounds great and you do as well Leon!

"Great mix and demonstration!" Well done Brother! Love that you used several guitars! I seem to want to compare it with something, then again it's Great and has a character all its own! Thanks for building this unique and amazing amp! Be Well Leon!

Perfect Marshall Classic tone. Advantage: not so fizzy and agressive like most Marshall's. More round. I love it!

Hey Leon, it was a pleasure watching you unbox this... there is something that happens to a man when he gets gear, the child inside comes out and I think we should never lose that. Anyways, I recorded some stuff last night with an ML Halloween cab (Bogeyman) and the Friedman HBE amp (on your recommendation) and it blew my mind! I have used the FAS Modern exclusively but man I gotta say there is something perfect about the HBE... Not a Marshall but not a Recto. Something awesome in between, which is what I have always been trying to find. Long time viewer here, keep it up man

Better than any modeler!

Wow, I woulda loved to hear more of this demo with the greenies. They sounded fantastic. Sounded smoother n richer to my ear. Great demo, very nice sounding amp.

Thanks, I was waiting for this review. I gotta have it. Atomica is my favorite in Axe FX and I have been wanting a single channel monster for a while.

Awesome review Leon!!! that is such a versatile amp... you can pretty much dial in any tone.

Leon if you were to compare the Yeti vs. the Molecular what would you say?

Great melody very nice

Impressive! Sound soooooooo much better than AxeFxIII....! Tube amps are still the best solution for recording.

Not to mention the pricing is very competitive (especially compared to a JVM).

I was going to grab a leviathan this month but I had some unexpected bills. Im hoping to try again although this looks tempting as does the Yeti, chupa, etc....

Also digging the “Sin City” licks!

You need 4 of them on 4 stacks to get your signature sound!!!!

Thanks Leon !!.............Awesome video !,..and also I think you are sooo right about Marshall not making those kind of amps !

Oh, the tape!! Love it!!

It would be awesome if you could make a video with era switch in the middle, boosting it with sd-1 and trying different tunings.

Great sounding amp!

My god that is amazing. I wonder how this would compare to the Son of Yeti if you basically want to cover 70s to early/mid 80s tones? I don't really care about any more modern sounds than that.

That very first chuggy clip with the mids scooped and Era to the right sounded THICK. Holy crap. Kinda fuzzy thing, something kinda reminding me of Orange going on in the highs and low-mids. Sounds kinda sludgy. God I love that sound

Very Gary Moore-ish with both the LP and the strat

Sounds great , has a lotta balls .. makes me wanna get one .. very versatile.. you can always dial back the guitar volume too get a some what clean tone .. low output neck pickup ?

wicked amp. Im pretty locked in to my amps i own already but this thing is badass. + i know Ceriatone makes good amps.

Is this more hot rodded than the chupacabra? I was thinking for punk/thrash metal

That is a great amp Leon!!!

WoW. Love it!

Anyone know who is making Niks transformers? Does he do transformer upgrades?

Hey Angus Irving. , RT mod has a video on a hot rodded hiwatt. The hiwatt sounds massive ..

I want one, but am afraid the thing might be an overkill in the house.

Man now I want one of these!!!

I ordered a 100w Molecular from Nik the other day because of your vids!! :) now just have to wait for him to be able to ship it after the lockdown.

I get that it is incrediable sounding and amazingly versatile BUT what is like as a live amp for the working muso? Running backwards and forwards switching switches and tweaking the eq doesn't appeal to me in the heat of the moment. Interested to hear responses because the Molecular really is an incrediable tool!

I just got a Mark IV last week and was talking to Nik about some components for another build which resulted in me buying a molecular. I didn't need it but I couldn't help myself

god i love the sound of this thing, do my ears deceive me or is it based on a soldano?

Hi, excellent video, thanks for that. How do you compare it with the yeti ? Wich one do you prefer?

we need more videos of this amp

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't the Cameron Atomica based on the Bogner Snorkler? I remember reading something that said Cameron worked for Bogner before striking out on his own.

The intro melody reminded me of creep by radiohead very faintly.

whats the difference between THIS amp & a 50w Yeti ??

I'd really love to see you do an in-depth review of the JetCity 100HDM!

Soldano slayer?

"The Foss" called me up and said to tell Leon "it sounded betta wif greeunbacks".

This or the King Kong? I need help

Wow - in-depth is right! Killer stuff. That is one **** of an amp. !!!

Excellent video Leon. I'm about ready to pull the trigger on this amp. I have one question. Have you had a chance to try the three-channel switcher by Diezel called the "Herbert"? I realize it's a different beast, but I just wanted to throw this question out to you. Thanks!

Fantastic amp!!sin city!!

Not sure if its just because you get so many good tones or the amp but this seems to sound thicker and more ballsy than the leviathan. Of course that has 3 channels but I just want a high gain fat head I have other amps for clean. Controls for negative feedback is awesome, I love no negative feedback and minimum negative feedback as its fatter and more wild (VOX AC series including the awesome AC50, Rectifier Modern). Does the girth increase negative feedback or decrease more headroom and louder/brighter seem counter intuitive as more negative feedback should make it more linear with more headroom but also quieter.

Yngwie strat and no sweeps? Just taking a piss, great demo.

How close is the Atomica on the FM9/AxeFx to this Leon? The Atomica is becoming my core dirt sound for gigs with the FM9, absolutely love it!

Is that Crawl Through Knives I heard at 1:17?

I think I need me one of them ;-) Great vid Leon

Compare to original Marshall jcm800 which has better tone? Thanks!

Excellent Review Leon! BTW what are you playing beginning at 1:16 ? sounds good! Anyone recognize it?

I hear what you did there with Face the Truth!

HELP. what is there C-later unit and what does it do? Thanks

This or Splawn Quikrod

How the pick response with it? Is it fast and tight, or would it benefit from an overdrive pedal? I'm a little addicted to a TS808 in most amps haha. Looks like all the ERA switch does is pull in diodes, so maybe that's its way of having an OD built right into it.

Leon, Is the Girth pot possibly a Negative Feedback control ???

You got some killer chops man! I would like to ask you a few questions, if I may. Do you know if the Molecular will sound good with Vintage30s? I don't feel like buying 4 Greenbacks, LOL. I am torn between the Molecular 100, the Gargoyle and the AH100 Deluxe. I already own a Marshall JVM410HJS and a EVH 5150iii 50 watt. Since I already have 2 channel switching amps, I am thinking a simpler, plexi type circuit like Molecular would be better and the AH100 Deluxe may be overkill. The JVM has a good clean, a great crunch and balls out high gain. Ditto for the EVH. But as far as a plexi tone goes, it doesn't seem to be either ones forte. Any advice?

I might consider going to Malaysia just to get an amp from them. Do they make an amp that sound closer to Early VH tone?

Love that stuff! Do you think you'll have some time with the King Kong from Ceriatone? Your demos are the closest to what I want to hear from an amp and I'm on the fence for getting the King Kong! Cheers!

LT, much thanks for all the killer vids. Locally I have found a molecular, a yeti and a JCM 2000, wondering what you grab more often and how you would compare them? Thx

Can you get really good growling Accept Balls to the wall or old George Lynch Into the fire, In my dreams etc ? I hear your video but there is nothing like in person feel. I like to get more produced sounds as well as a bit more gut churning Marshall tones. Whats your take ? I'm also not sure what real differences as compared to the Yeti tones ???

Find a Marshall JVM410HJS and do a comparison or a review. Love to hear your thoughts on one of those. Double the price but they are pretty versatile.

Great video. Do you have any experience with Ceriatone Leviathan? I found a few clips and it sounds bonkers. I was told it is based on the Friedman Butterslax.

the opening track is so massive lol. How the hell do you expect anyone not to want the amp after that. Tho it feels like there's a problem with your vocal mic Leon :/ People might have underlined that but I haven't seen it in the comments anyway. Cheers

Who makes that Carbon Fiber guitar that you used briefly in the video? It looks awesome! The body looks similar to a PRS but its obviously not because I can see an R on the headstock. Anyone know?

It kind of looks like a hiwatt amp with a ceriatone logo on it.

Leon, would you say this amp is more modern sounding or classic sounding? Thinking it might be an amazing choice for 80s hair metal? Thoughts?

What is the song you play at the beginning of the video? I really like how it sounds. Riff in question begins at 1:16 in the video.

What kind of pickups do you have in that les Paul? It sounds great!

Hey Leon, how good is that master volume on this amp? Can you get decent tones at lower volumes? I’m really thinking I’m going to order one but was wondering about that.

Molecular vs son of yeti? Anyone knows?

Random question: Why do you have sticker tape over your LP logo?

As others mentioned below, it has a bit of an SLO thing going on...

Which C-tone amp is best for metal?

these things are way over a thousand bucks, thats crazy id be bragging on them if they were priced better.

Marshall DSL made in Vietnam blows this amp out of the water.

Nice video as usual. But I still prefer the Dual Recto 2 chan and the SLO100 . I was not impress at all here.

If it would have clean channel would be even better!