Glad you're liking the VH2! I think it's a great amp. It will definitely get you those Diezel tones you have in your head. And while the feature set is more limited than the VH4, I don't know if if view the VH4 as an "upgrade;" they're just two different paths to that signature Diezel sound.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 I agree mostly but channel 4 on Vh4 might be the best lead solo tones every . It’s so silky and awesome. It’s underrated because no one ever talks about it . But all Diezels are great

Signal goes: Guitar > Pedalboard > Amp > OX > Digital Out > UA Apollo > Monitors (then into the room; this was recorded with a Yeti mic) The monitors are Yamaha HS8's. I love the OX and have another video on it. If you're serious about recording or playing at home, the OX is going to be the best fit on the market right now. If you're more of a live player, you might prefer the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. If you just want to attenuate your amp with more limited options for recording or live use, the Fryette Power Station is the best attenuator on the market right now.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 Thanks! I think the OX is the product for me. I would like it to be better in live situations, but I really want a recording and home playing solution. Also, I've enjoyed the content in your channel. Keep up the good work!!

Hey David - Thanks for the comment. I think the VH2 is a great amp but I don't think it would be the best choice for a pedal platform. While it does have a lot of clean headroom and the clean channel has a nice sparkle and breadth, I just feel like there's better pedal platforms out there.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 Ok, thanks! The Paul maybe? ;)

Yes, I do still have my VH2! I hope you enjoy yours. :)

Sorry, I've never played a Herbert. The 180w was just too much headroom for my setup.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 thanks anyways man 🙏

It's a Marshall 4x12 V30 cab mic'd with a SM57 and a Royer 121

Hi Mike - Thanks for the compliment. I'm planning to do some more videos this week actually, so stay tuned. Sadly that LP has been sold, but I still have my regular black '07 Custom and I'm ordering a black sparkle LPC today, so definitely some new stuff on the horizon. The thing under the OX is the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. It's another device similar to the OX. I rarely use it but might use it more live once I start playing out again.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 what kind of pups did you have in that LP? Doubt they were the standard LP custom pups.

@@apguitar182 Duncan PAFs

I've heard some videos with the JVM and while it sounds pretty good it's just not my thing. I don't have a lot of interest in modern Marshalls. I might be interested in a JCM 2000 DSL but I think that's the last one for me. I'm more of a modded 800 kinda guy.

IMO Diezels do not take pedals super well because they don't need to (one exception, below). For the most part, they are truly channel switching amps. The cleans are dedicated, DI-type cleans, and the gain is very compressed and powerful. That said, if you're looking for a Diezel pedal platform, I would check out the Big Max. I just got one and it's awesome.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 Thank you, I appreciate the reply! That's what I suspected. It does seem to be their lineup's universal feature that you don't need to tweak the amps with third party devices - the products provide you with the sounds you need out of the box. Hence no need for ensuring tweakability via pedals. You're spot on with the Big Max suggestion, I have been eyeing it. Compared to VH2 though, there's not that much content on it on KZfaq, even less that include pedal use. Seeing as you have just gotten one, perhaps there's a chance you'll be reviewing yours? Interested to understand how it sounds on its own and with pedals since I have no way of playing it in person, unfortunately.

@@michabien5321 I can definitely do a quick demo video in the next two weeks or so.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 I'll be looking out for that then!

Hey Dominik - Sure. Always hard to do these kinds of comparisons because it's like comparing Lamborghini and Ferrari. That said, they're two totally different amps, both awesome in their own right. The Friedman BE-100 Dlx is basically every Marshall tone you could ever want in one box. It's filled out more than most vintage Marshalls (meaning: more bass and low mids than vintage Marshalls) but the BE-100 Dlx is still an upper-mids and treble-focused amp. It's vintage Marshall sounds for the modern age. It also gives you a ton of options: the SAT switch will give you that Jose Cali sound, the C45 switch will turn it into a more JCM 800 sounding amp, and the FAT switch will thicken up single coils and solos. Then of course you've got all the gain structures to handle lower gain tones and response switches to soften or harden the sound of the amp. It's a tweaker's delight if you love produced Marshall tones. It's super flexible and sounds great live or in the studio. Honestly, a top 3 amp for me. The Diezel is very different. Not Marshall-like at all; more akin to a Mesa Boogie or Soldano. It's got that super thick, juicy, saturated sound that comes from tons of preamp gain. The Diezel is all about a raw, chaotic gain structure. It's an amp focused on low mids that really punch you in the chest. I actually don't like it as much through my OX or TAE because you really need to *feel* this amp. Put it through a 4x12 and start moving some air, then you'll get it. It's aggression and chaos amplified. It just mows down the front row with power. It's much more compressed than the BE-100 and has more gain on tap. It lacks some of the cut of the BE-100 but it has more punch. I think it's a great amp for leads and solos, and usually use it for that. It's not quite as flexible as the BE-100 and sounds good either really clean or with a ton of gain. It doesn't do mid-gain sounds as well as the BE. Still a killer amp, just very different from the BE.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 Thanks! I got the Friedman and a JMP 2204 and I think they can get very similar but never tried a Diezel so I guess I have to now after reading your comparison. I got some clips on my channel that compare the Friedman, Marshall and Fryette CL 100 if you’re interested.

Just bought a VH2. It sounds like I'll be getting a Friedman next time around... I can't imagine needing anything else. Already have a 5150 Stealth.

Hi ...don't know what tubes are in your vh2...mine was fuzzy with KT77 , impossible to dial it as you said so i swap to 6L6 tubes and then ....another amp more headroom , less harmonics , more open channel 2 , more clarity ( i also changed V1 to tad 7025 ) articulation , less mids congestion ...AMAZING for me ...always wanted a VH4 but i have to admit not anymore !!

VH2. Has more low mids and "wallop" than the Friedman and the solo feel under your fingers is unbeatable. That said, I absolutely love Friedman amps. They sound like the best Marshall ever and think they have great under-the-finger feel. But they don't have as much "hit you in the chest" as a Diezel.

Interesting! My VH4's CH3 felt and sounded looser to me than my VH2's CH2. Only thing I can think of is that my VH2 was an older model; it was from the late 2000's.

@@eldoradoguitars6456 yeah, those older vh4’s sounds completely different. I had pleasure to play early 97 model, 2011 and mine, which was 2018 model... mine sounded super tight and agressive and again, very different to vh2 ch2.

@@obestertomas do you think a boost with the VH2 would get you that similar tightness of the VH4

@@Giantsbran1227 nope, very different gain structure with OD in front.. I played vh4 ch3 with gain on 55-60%.. with vh2 I would have to gain around 35-40% and with added OD it would sound a lot thinner compared to vh4. I have tried that :)

@@obestertomas which did you end up keeping? Do you think it’s worth saving for a VH4 if I already have the VH2

Kickass song! I dig the tones and riff writing. Very Adam Jones! Sound kind of like if Tool were a little more straightforward and maybe 80's influenced. Keep playing! \m/

I love the look of that little micro! However, it's not the same amp at all. The micro is just a solid state power amp with the Diezel VH4 pedal built into it. Definitely cool and affordable but not equivalent to a VH2 or VH4. I haven't played a VHX but Peter and Leo Diezel have stated on the Rig-Talk Forums that the VHX is NOT "all Diezel amps in one box." It's a totally different, new Diezel. I believe you can dial it in to sound a lot like some of the other Diezels but I want to be clear that the manufacturer states that it's its own thing.

Comparing the vh4 micro to a 100w tube amp is like comparing an erupting volcano to a daisy.

As someone who has both, I believe it's price point is justified in relation to something like a 6505. Blows it out of the water imo but its all subjective

Have you seen inside each amp? The Diezels are on a completely different level of quality. That’s not to say you won’t have a long life of trouble free ownership of a peavey but the Diezels are over engineered and over built to minimize failure. Also hand built time and labor in Germany is a lot more expensive than Chinese manufacturing.

because the Peavey is made in China and Diezel made in Germany much higher labor cost and also weak dollar to euro rate. For less cash, I'd rather have a Mesa Dual Rectifier that sounds as good.

Not only does he not use a flanger he's using his marshall for the clean tone in the beginning.

@@diezelvh4133 live it's probably all three amps. Studio it could've been anything. Lateralus was rumored to have a Sunn Beta lead on it somewhere. I sorta believe it being that Adam is best friend with Buzz Osbourne and Buzz used Beta leads for years and years before and after the making of Lateralus. Being that it's solid state it's cleans are very clean and could've even been used at the intro of Lateralus

JJ KT77's

Thanks! I’m still on the fence about which one to get, my main issue is the second hand price of the vh4 in the UK and the availability of the 2 (never seen one for sale lol)…

Awesome man enjoy!