Let’s appreciate how each player the amps sound different. Gotta love that the tone is in the hands
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
That’s right! It’s crazy, even with a pretty compressed, high gain tone.
@KyleEwersMusic Жыл бұрын
@@BenEller I love you uncle Ben!
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
@@KyleEwersMusic❤❤❤
@miserychannel666 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@billymurphy38 ай бұрын
@@KyleEwersMusicI’m in love with you
@BaenaCarcosa Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe I never even bothered to turn the boost off 😂
@SparksOver Жыл бұрын
I love how Andrew got it almost entirely backwards
@BaenaCarcosa Жыл бұрын
I’ll stick to plugins 😂
@8KilgoreTrout4 Жыл бұрын
@@BaenaCarcosa Same here, mate 😛
@gitplayer55 Жыл бұрын
Right from the beginning I thought, Ben will be pretty accurate, and he was. And it also shows that the 6505MH is not a bad sounding amp at all.
@ChrisEck13 Жыл бұрын
I was gonna say the same thing. And you could tell he was the only one that really seemed they were really seeing what the amp could do, like turning down the volume, playing different things, lead parts.the higher strings, etc. Everyone else just played a few power chords or lower string riffs, not really looking for the how the amp responded in different situations
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Haha thank you!
@8KilgoreTrout4 Жыл бұрын
I honestly thought that 6505 MH sounded fantastic
@gitplayer55 Жыл бұрын
@@8KilgoreTrout4 It is, I have one. Really good sounding and most people only complain about the lack of low end. But there is a resonance knob with which you can add more low end than you realistically need. And to be honest, in a mix you cut off any frequencies below like 60 to 80 Hz and most people use overdrive pedals to clean up the low end anyway. With a 4x12 or 2x12, this amp ist toally gig worthy as well. I can only recommend it!
@thejimmichanga2913 Жыл бұрын
Ben was pretty thorough. Chugs, leads, clean, boost, no boost. Respect
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Thanks dude!
@reverb508 Жыл бұрын
@@BenEller And you were the only one to give it the Opeth test of quality. I heard that Baying of the Hounds riff. You have a bright future in amplifier QA.
@SlyHikari03 Жыл бұрын
Glad that you got Andrew, Kyle and Ben on here. Also, Ben Calling you “Brian” is pretty funny.
@DynaMightTV Жыл бұрын
Freaking love this. I love all the guys here. Not surprised in the slightest that Ben almost 100% nailed this. Dude is just next level when it comes to gear. You can tell the man has been around the block.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@nacktheslayer9882 Жыл бұрын
I love how ben was the only one who did a clean sound lol
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Lol
@RobbieTayVaughan Жыл бұрын
For real. I clean up an amp with volume too . Usually my neck pickup if there's a separate volume knob. Without, live is kinda hard. But I appreciated he went for that
@Mr_Woodchuck Жыл бұрын
Ben is definitely right on with checking how the amps clean up on lower volume. That is the big difference for me playing out of my Soldano versus something like the PRS MT15.
@legacyShredder1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that higher wattage with multiple gain stages really cleans up with the headroom, but it can cost a lot of money to get it. Lower watt amps can sound great, but don't expect the headroom to clean up the same as the expensive counterpart.. Although you can get pretty close on the money using various 3rd party pedals and products along with the amp.
@cb4j Жыл бұрын
Uncle Ben slayed.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@once-and-future Жыл бұрын
Ben got the order exactly right (if you leave out the 6505MH altogether) - that's WILD
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Homeschool FTW!
@legacyShredder1 Жыл бұрын
I was expecting to see most of the guys on here using the guitar volume knob from off to infinite along with increasingly heavier picking to explore the headroom of the amplifiers in order to judge the wattage and cost. Ben was doing that I think along with judging the noise floor. Great video, man.
@themightymcb7310 Жыл бұрын
16:41 look at Uncle Ben whipping out some Opeth for us! Song is Baying of the Hounds btw.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you noticed!
@GrizGriztofferson Жыл бұрын
11:26 The Doom 3 crew appreciates you.
@BaenaCarcosa Жыл бұрын
🫡
@glaucosouza1971 Жыл бұрын
Not bashing the other players, but you clearly see (and hear!) the difference when a more technical/pro level player like Ben gets in and tests how the amps reacts in all forms of playing, not just balls out heavy stuff.
@dantredogborsa7048 Жыл бұрын
Kyle's ears were operating on the logic of "closest to the reference, the better", by this perspective his picks were good
@Valkanry Жыл бұрын
such a fun video idea! Good fun and great guests!
@youztuber5000 Жыл бұрын
Love seeing collabs on YT
@sixsix8six Жыл бұрын
7-8 years ago when I first really started watching guitar gear channels, I would see 2 people pick apart the "gain structure" of 2 amps that sounded EXACTLY ALIKE to me and wonder how TF anyone could tell a difference, especially with YT's audio compression. Now, I'm one of those people that skips around in the video, makes my own decisions, and occasionally wows myself with the knowledge and experience I've accrued by playing with my own gear over the years. My marriage is falling apart, my dog is dying, and my kid is starting to resent me, but dammit I know the difference between a Boss Katana and a Peavey 6505.
@waynewilson312 Жыл бұрын
Hands down the best gear video on the internet. Uncle Ben is my spirit animal.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Haha thank you!
@realmadmohican Жыл бұрын
So awesome to see Kyle on here with you! 👊
@Zoldie Жыл бұрын
I guessed the two cheapest ones in correct order and even figured out what the cheapest one was. Mixed the most expensive one with the second most expensive, and the third with the fourth - I'm happy I was mostly in the ballpark! Also I have to say, love the dynamics between you and Ben, been following both for years. Here's to hoping for more content together!
@saberreiter8569 Жыл бұрын
Yoooo, Kyle is a good dude.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Dang right he is!
@belligerentamateur Жыл бұрын
@@BenEller I'm melting over here. You guys!
@twanja08 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! Uncle Ben ftw!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@chrisruef9221 Жыл бұрын
This tells me you could give James Hetfield a Boss Katana, and Metallica would still sound killer
@user-mr1ku5iz8l Жыл бұрын
A Katana Artist Mk II would do the job. It's a level above the Katana.
@recipoldinasty Жыл бұрын
I mean i dont think ive hears him sounding bad in 40 years lol
@bribradt3450 Жыл бұрын
Just goes to show, any decent amp can sound really good if you have a good cab. I recently grabbed a Bugera 333xl head for 300 bucks used. Along with a blackstar series one 4x12, loaded with v30s, for 500 used. It sounds DOPE.
@Turbo-D Жыл бұрын
joyo bantamps like meteor, zombie, jackman for 150€ are just unbeatable in the low budget high gain amp territory imo! cheers 🎸👌
@StephGV2 Жыл бұрын
I really would have liked to see those in the comparison along with the Micro Dark and Micro Terror. But I don't think Sweetwater even sells the Joyos.
@Turbo-D Жыл бұрын
@@StephGV2 yes ! thats the sad part of all these commercial sponsored stuff 🙄
@lucaszembrzuski Жыл бұрын
Wow, im not a metal player they all seemed very close to me but Ben knows his gain, wow!
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Homeschool!
@shanebooth1365 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see the katana patch used!
@ripley7t429 Жыл бұрын
Wow, 3-5 would be my pick. Surprised the Iconic is 4 and one of my preferences, sandwiched right between the Revv and Slo.
@prestonbowden1008 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Love seeing you two guys do a video together
@jimforce2690 Жыл бұрын
That was a lot of fun! I enjoy seeing all my favorite guitar KZfaqrs doin stuff together.
@t_separator Жыл бұрын
Kyle picks hard💪
@dubster82 Жыл бұрын
23:16 you tell Hunter he ranked the SLO as second cheapest, but on the screen you say he ranked it at the most expensive 🤔
@ERWebster Жыл бұрын
Yea, this was done in a very confusing way. I don't really know how each persons rankings went. Should have used letters for the amps, and numbers for the rankings.
@brettbaker71 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I found that frustrating to write it off, but he ranked it as his favorite, or the screen was wrong?
@Seven7Pain1 Жыл бұрын
was just talking about the riffers of youtube and you got kyle,hunter ,andrew your just missing stat metal ray and me lol😁
@Wizzerman95 Жыл бұрын
This is why we call Ben our uncle
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Eyyyy
@NateThunder Жыл бұрын
My favorite gear guys all in one place. Nice! 5150s are sick.
@MangledGuitars Жыл бұрын
Just ordered a Soldano slo mini before watching this!
@K707OR30 Жыл бұрын
Still maintain that the Iconic is an absolute steal for the features you get and the tone it produces. I learned the hard way, thinking more expensive amps would be that much better. Turns out they aren’t, and I think this generally proves it. Still like my expensive amps but I feel like you really start hitting the law of diminishing returns threshold with amps once you reach about 1k.
@Duncan2199 Жыл бұрын
This was a great video. Ben and Hunter are 2 of my favs to watch, besides you "Bryan"....Lol
@kaynesantor8136 Жыл бұрын
Before i finish watching, my prediction is uncle ben nails it. Either way, this was super fun. Thanks uncle fluffers.
@nikolayew Жыл бұрын
Love Bens Humor :D
@antoondevries6646 Жыл бұрын
Uncle Ben showing how to do it. Very nice video!
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
I like things that are nice!!!
@Ryan_Messenger Жыл бұрын
At work but will check this out on my monitors when I get home. 🤘🏻 Curious to see if I can pick out the Soldano in the group
@jeffkellogg76 Жыл бұрын
Great video Fluffy, Uncle Ben has an awesome EAR.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It’s my left one. The other ear is just kinda alright.
@tophertaylor68 Жыл бұрын
Uncle Ben likes nice things except for that mini head 😂 he loves that one
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@TinyLegs15243 Жыл бұрын
this should show you that you don't need to break the bank to get a great sounding amp. I have the mh, got it used for 400 on reverb and its great at that price.
@connorloughran6666 Жыл бұрын
Recognized the SLO immediately, was surprised how much I liked the iconic though
@jaklcide Жыл бұрын
Difference between an expensive tube amp and a cheap tube amp is how many months or years before a part is going to go bad on it, or it stops working from being jostled around. This is why hand wired is my favorite, those circuits are tough and incredibly easy to work on.
@dantredogborsa7048 Жыл бұрын
Now is that the new excuse? 😂
@therewasascene Жыл бұрын
Damn Ben killed it
@TheRavenMan13 Жыл бұрын
I was way off 😅 Would hopefully be better if I was in the room and able to switch between them myself. Most expensive to least through headphones I went 1. Iconic 2. 5150 III 50W 6L6 3. Control group 4. Katana 5. Generator 120 6. SLO 100 7. 6505 MH
@cornholy69 Жыл бұрын
That was awesome 🤘🏼
@RobbieTayVaughan Жыл бұрын
Ben was pretty much spot on!
@LOGANITO Жыл бұрын
Watching this video makes me really proud of my Boss Katana
@ryanbazeley153 Жыл бұрын
Just from the play throughs - 4 sounds sick!! Not seen the end yet...
@Henysipper Жыл бұрын
@12:52 is the sound of contemplating a restraining order.
@louisburley1597 Жыл бұрын
Honestly more of this would be cool but throw some plugins in there to really make people confused lol. Just shows that great tone isn’t thousands of dollars away
@GillRigged Жыл бұрын
Funcle Ben didn't get rich selling rice for nuthin 🎉
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
Eyyyy
@MatthiasBuesing Жыл бұрын
Very entertaining and informative - thanks, Fluff!
@nb4powerup Жыл бұрын
This is such an awesomely fun video. Love this type of stuff!
@thebigfluff5415 Жыл бұрын
I wasn't the only one who thought amp 4 sounded pretty Opeth-y I see
@martinhensley2377 Жыл бұрын
That was pretty cool bro.
@IzukuIXLilly Жыл бұрын
hunter has that weird "kinda smart, kinda ARF, ARF" maner. like you could meet them in a bookstore but he's the cashier who hates his job but loves the people he meets. his playing says it lol
@peehandshihtzu Жыл бұрын
I was really disappointed when it wasn't a solid half hour of tuning. :)
@ericdoswell8115 Жыл бұрын
I totally guessed the 6505 mini!
@RobbieTayVaughan Жыл бұрын
14 minutes in. Albeit in listening on my phone. I'm going with the brighter amps being the most expensive and the huge Low end in the Middle and scooped at the bottom
@reav3rtm Жыл бұрын
This only reinforces that we listen with our eyes 😂
@smartmammal9926 Жыл бұрын
"I don't know how to play E standard.." forehead slap...
@JohnK-id1zj Жыл бұрын
This was a cool video. I loved amp#3 the most each time ;)
@Pietreszcz Жыл бұрын
So many cool dudes in one video! 😊🤘
@tyrannosaurusriffs Жыл бұрын
I love this. Very fun one with a lot of good faces! I didn't get any right. I have work to do.
@IanVase Жыл бұрын
That was fun.
@BenEller Жыл бұрын
We have a good time all of the time.
@edwardjohnson7996 Жыл бұрын
Freaking awesome collaboration!
@chadmorral1326 Жыл бұрын
Cool freaking vid. Nice to show how good some of the cheaper amps here can sound compared to some freaking monster amps.
@zyxwfish Жыл бұрын
The EVH 5150 III 50W 6L6 was my fav
@TheBassMountain Жыл бұрын
This was so fun! Love it
@TheMadMedek Жыл бұрын
I picked the least expensive. It was my least favorite. The Iconic and the Rev won my favorites. The Soldano got my 2 least fav
@8KilgoreTrout4 Жыл бұрын
This channel is too tasty! My first comment was so embarrassingly wrong I actually deleted it. I don't think I've ever deleted one of my comments before lol
@deeplyable Жыл бұрын
For some reasons i like amp 4&5 but cant tell much of a difference cause the speakers and cab play a huge part in what’s being created. If price plays a difference for sound over the cab then ive been highly fooled
@SteveHatzman Жыл бұрын
I haven’t seen the end but number 5 for me. Sounds full.
@Client9 Жыл бұрын
Really dig the old crate heads they cost nothing I got one for 75 bucks it sounds pretty good
@PressK Жыл бұрын
I’d like to claim Internet brownie points - I recognized that the Mini Head is some sort of a lunchbox… but I thought it was the EVH 5150 lunchbox :(
@Jstall7543 Жыл бұрын
Man this was really hard! Interesting results lol!
@hommedammn7132 Жыл бұрын
Should’ve tossed in a 1974 Sunn Model T into the mix dang things selling for $5K these days. Of course it’s no where near a 5150, but that’s why it would’ve been fun.
@jaykafcas4342 Жыл бұрын
Some guys can make guitars & amps some bright or dark. If the player judges these amplifiers doing the same stock guitar riff. Who knows what the hell will be what? Are they all the same riff? Dynamics? You need somebody to get on it. Sounded like little bunches of boosted while heavily compressed dial tone riffing.
@Metalhead0283 Жыл бұрын
Something about the last 2 I don’t like, the last one sounds like it’s on the red channel of a evh 5150iii 50 watt
@jsullivan2112 Жыл бұрын
Number 3 sounded REALLY tasty.
@jsullivan2112 Жыл бұрын
Definitely expensive, the clarity and note separation with high gain reminded me of a Fryette. Okay so it looks like I really like Revv amps. Must be because they're Canadian like me eh?
@JohnK-id1zj Жыл бұрын
By far my fav tone in the video!
@evanlusty1334 Жыл бұрын
That stingray!! Where does one acquire one of these?!❤
@xXpapercutsXx Жыл бұрын
Your written rankings confused me. You told Hunter the SLO100 was his 2nd least ranked amp but it literally on the screen is one away from most on the bottom….
@RiffsAndBeards Жыл бұрын
He changed his mind later but I cut it out
@richardclark. Жыл бұрын
@@RiffsAndBeards just one more way that editing is the devil.
@radfury23g32 Жыл бұрын
Dang it I wanted the QC to be in here so bad!
@jamsscott Жыл бұрын
Fluff didn’t have my clips in the video cause I guessed them all right 💅👀😂
@KaddysJamKave Жыл бұрын
That was cool but would of been even better if you chucked a plain solid state amp in there like an Orange Super Crush that I despise but most of you guys on YT reckon it sounds as good as a tube amp. Would of been interesting to see if those guys could pick it out of the mix which I think is very easy to tell regardless of popular opinion.
@connormckee4431 Жыл бұрын
Crush doesn’t sound like a tube amp but it sounds good in its own right
@KaddysJamKave Жыл бұрын
@@connormckee4431 a lot of YT guys claim it's Jfet technology sounds indistinguishable from a tube amp which I know is BS. It doesn't sound good for high gain either despite the claims on YT.
@mangoherpson Жыл бұрын
Would have been fun to put a plugin in there just to mess with them
@Ultrachris2k Жыл бұрын
Where is that pink guitar from the thumbnail? I feel like i got jebaited
@josephperrigo7008 Жыл бұрын
Good fun!
@Metalhead0283 Жыл бұрын
Yeah i thought it was weird how the numbers kept sounding weird between them, you swapped the amps around per player
@ssstenning Жыл бұрын
Wish my Katana sounded like that please please give us the settings 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 🤘