Top 13 GREATEST Lunchbox Amp Heads EVER!
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Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister 36: ebay.to/307NUej
Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister 40: amzn.to/3hGVCSx
PRS MT15 Mark Tremonti Signature Head: amzn.to/3hKSR2n
Marshall SV20H Studio Vintage Plexi: amzn.to/2FOfc1O
Marshall SC20H Studio Classic JCM 800: amzn.to/32H4pj1
Marshall 2525SH Studio Jubilee: amzn.to/3mCQSRi
Orange TT15H Tiny Terror: amzn.to/2RDY1m7
Orange DA15H Dark Terror: amzn.to/3iJmO4o
Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier: ebay.to/2RDkRKT
Peavey 6505MH: amzn.to/32IVMUW
EVH 5150 III LBX: amzn.to/2H5gSVd
EVH 5150 III LBX II: amzn.to/3ceN0RU
Marshall DSL20HR: ebay.to/3hPdJp7
Randall RD20H Diavlo Series Head: amzn.to/32GgapU
DV Mark Micro: ebay.to/2RFhFON
DV Mark Micro M: ebay.to/2FLj7gf
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@Charles75N 3 жыл бұрын
Robert really enjoyed all the info. I really needed this lunchbox amp education.
@jeffseven2194 3 жыл бұрын
Great list Robert, gonna have to test drive a couple of these.
@mrfacephone 3 жыл бұрын
It's a crime that your channel doesn't get more views.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
It is what it is, my friend.
@Metalbass1979 3 жыл бұрын
I like to think that his audience is just more 'selective.' 😉 This is by far my favorite guitar related channel on KZfaq and one of my top 5 of all channels.
@ShineDawg 3 жыл бұрын
I'm getting pickers grip, just cause you are growing on me. And that intro joke was killer
@u.s.a.198 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great info. I took a 2nd look at the Randalls.. I needed some guidance.
@turkeytrailhoneybeefarmgeo6292 3 жыл бұрын
MT 15 sounds pretty sweet. Marshall studio in the mix they got 4 or 5 now. Cant go wrong with marshall
@turkeytrailhoneybeefarmgeo6292 3 жыл бұрын
For the price the prs mt15 is probly the one.
@ferox965 3 жыл бұрын
I have the Micro Terror. Since I'm a bassist, this little (and LOUD) amp is great when I pick up a six string. I get awesome doom tones, but also really juicy blues too. Really forces you to work the vol and tone knobs. Love it.
@Barbarapape 3 жыл бұрын
I have a H&K Grandmeister 36, a fantastic sounding amp and makes a great source of heat if you have a cold room they run very hot! You can use them in low power mode for home use, and still sound good at bedroom levels. As i come from the UK, i still like the Marshall amps, and older Vox tube amps. Plenty to choose from, excellent video for models that are less well known.
@jgmopar 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite Amp right now is the MT 15. I plan on getting the Peavey invective MH in the next few months. That was a pretty good list. I don't think i can complain
@guitarandgames1386 3 жыл бұрын
I love the 6505mh. Actually better yet anything Peavey I'll like
@IamMusicNerd 2 жыл бұрын
The MT15 is incredible. It’s similar to the EVH lunchbox, but with an added clean channel, and a dedicated EQ for each channel. And the Lead channel might be the best gain tones I’ve ever heard in a small valve amp head. Best value out there.
@scottbart7891 3 жыл бұрын
My first guitar head that I ever bought was the Orange Micro Dark. I cranked that thing up at GC and I was a surprise just how loud it got. I brought that thing to a gig one time as my back up amp.
@27retrodaze Жыл бұрын
Just got a PRS MT-15.... And wow... Just wow... Absolutely thrilled with this purchase... It is dark, deep saturated awesomeness and surprisingly versatile... 🤘
@deezee8508 3 жыл бұрын
The shaman 20 retro was great. I've always wanted one of those.
@thefuneralparade 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual man.im in the market for one of these bad boys or a micro terror
@parkkingery9216 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, i have the tubemiester deluxe 20 and the mt 15, both are great heads, been looking at the dark terrors for awhile.
@darklight4815 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome picks brother 🤘💀🤘
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@d0nniebr00ke7 4 ай бұрын
Intro joke is underappreciated
@RobertWJackson 4 ай бұрын
That’s why I stopped doing them.
@gerryloughran1676 3 жыл бұрын
Great info ...just reminded me of the great RD20 ...Thanks
@haydenhartley7212 3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait
@jaturi3897 3 жыл бұрын
I have a Randall Mr.Scary module and I love it - had a bit of a search to find it but it was worth it. I use it in my synergy system - it's awesome that the Randalls fit in it.
@jwelliott74 2 жыл бұрын
Being a stay-at-home guitar dad now, low wattage is the way to go for me. I love the 20/10 watt DSL20, and have a 20w Orange combo (along with the rest of my wall of tiny doom). I’d frankly love to see Marshall give the JCM900s some of the Studio series love, with the same ideology put into that 5881 power section. I even emailed Marshall about it, and they said they’d pass it on to R&D. I have no illusions that they’ll actually act on it, but it’s nice to dream. That 900 behind you brings a tear to my eye, ever since mine had to sell to pay my kids’ tuition. Side note: a friend of mine lives in England, and his whole family is there, but years ago I met his late grandfather, and I was told stories of my friend using perfectly round 12”cutting boards in the kitchen as a child, and never knew where they came from. Turns out his grandfather worked with Peavey and Harman along with others as an industrial engineer, and helped JIM MARSHALL set up his factory to produce the first mass produced 412 cabs. I was shocked to realize that I was then a handshake away from the man himself. I talked to this man for hours about his work in the industry - it was truly fascinating. And I don’t think I’ve heard a funnier phrase than “low-wattage package.” Great vid, great channel!
@timothyplonk4266 3 жыл бұрын
I like a lot of these amps. I would like to toss in the Egsnater Tweaker 15. Great clean and overdriven tones,takes pedals very well.
@KrachWerke 3 жыл бұрын
Since you included the tiny terror I would have swopped it with the Joyo Bantam Meteor personally as it is based on the Orange but I prefer it to the Orange. And they are so low priced. I love the PRS and the Randall's you list, amazing stuff.
@dimesciple1652 3 жыл бұрын
The Joyo line is killer.. I love my Zombie
@alanthorne3921 2 жыл бұрын
I have an Orange Tiny and Dark,Nightrain, Epiphone 5w (mod) and Palmer Eins.A love all of them but my fave would have to be the Palmer.I use it as a pre amp into the PA and I just get the most glorious warm clean sound with my Strat and Jackson with active EMG's with a touch of delay.I have been using it for a year and I can't unplug it.Of course if I want to get heavy the Dark comes into play
@tomfoolery2082 3 жыл бұрын
The room im in rt now is needing a 20watt 800 also . Its lacking in the worst way , really feel bad , this poor room . No more , im comin to the rescue . Should b here tuesday . Woohoo ! Love the channel .
@GuitarJeff 3 жыл бұрын
While I never had the 20 watt Marshall DSL, I had the DSL 40cr with the 1x12 combo. Man I loved that amp. For cheap, under $500 used this thing has it all. The ultra clean was so clean I played acoustic through it. The Gain was well Marshall. It had the definitive Marshall sound. Has and excellent FX loop circuit and then can go direct to front of house with an emulated speaker out. I used one of these for playing live for a long time until I went with a Kemper. Kemper wins hands down for playing live but simplicity and price Marshall DSLs are awesome.
@asianaxeman 2 жыл бұрын
Dsl amps have terrible fx loops
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
@asianaxan You’re the first one I’ve heard complain about the effects loops on the DSL’s. Like EVER.
@ThunderFalcon333 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love these mini amps. 😁🤘
Жыл бұрын
Often forgotten are the fanstastic Gallien Krueger ML amps, as far as i know the first micro amps for guitarists, ultra effective eq section ... then there is the zt lunchbox amp, it is super loud and a nice pedal platform especially for fuzz and rock tones but the sound when connected to a 4x12 is shockingly fat ... it is amazing ... then the AMT stonehead it is an amazing amp for metal i love it ... Then Kong tube five, 5 watts 200 bucks new ... it hast sooo much attack it is not an amp for everybody but a great tool to have it is like a tiny jcm 800 with the fastest attack ever . Victory Kraken and that little red one i for the name of are also amaaaaazing
@StratsRUs Жыл бұрын
Marshall. Good shout for DV Mark too !
@thinkingjack 2 жыл бұрын
That Orange Dark Terror paired with a carvin V3 4x12 cab is the metal sound I’ve been chasing for years. Last week I went to sell a guitar to GC and they had a used MT15 for sale and oh man that thing sounded incredible and now I want it too
@kathleenandbruce 2 жыл бұрын
I have the MT15 and I wouldn't have any other amp now.
@JayJay-gd8by 3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried a BluGuitar Amp1? Would like to hear your opinion on it! Bought one recently and it's amazing. Not really a head, more of a pedalboard amp, but also not a modeling amp. All analog with a nano tube.
@JustinBryantdotcom 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work Robert - you REALLY need to hear the Revv G20 and D20. They are incredible...
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
I’d love to. I even reached out to Revv a while back about demoing one or two of their products, but they said they “weren’t in need of demos right now” and invited me to come to their booth at the NAMM Show, which was 6 months away at that time. Basically they blew me off. LOL
@JustinBryantdotcom 3 жыл бұрын
Let me check in on that - they’re great people ... I have a D20 it’s like a Marshall Plexi... the G20 is the high gain amp. I personally prefer the D20 w/ pedals - but high gain guys freak on the G20.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude! They’ve both had my attention since they were announced.
@EvilHomer1973 3 жыл бұрын
DUDE! THE CARVIN V3M was one of the first and one of the best! Also the Dual Dark Orange is either 50 or 100 watts. I have a 50 watt.
@howardcunniffe8738 3 жыл бұрын
I got to play my telecaster through a Marshall. Sounds pretty cool.
@GearGasms 3 жыл бұрын
I would have put the Mesa Mark V:25 on this list just for its sheer versatility. I liked it better than the mini Rec in that it can do way the whole spectrum
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
I probably should have, but the truth is that I completely forgot all about that amp when I was making my list. LOL
@tonepilot 3 жыл бұрын
I have the 20 watt Orange Micro Dark. Great sounding head that gets very loud. Also, you should include the 200 watt H&K Black Spirit.
@DChrls 3 жыл бұрын
Love my Orange TT15 and DT15. Would love to have a Rockerverb MkIII 100. IMO, the Rockerverb MkIII 100 is one of the best amps out.
@kirkbolas4985 3 жыл бұрын
As I recall, the DV Mark series guitar amps and the Quilter guitar amps both have Class D power amp sections. Properly implemented, Class D amps sound killer and are über reliable.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Correct, both are Class D.
@mikeygabbard9268 3 жыл бұрын
Oh cool, this is the first time I'm seeing your Randall RM22. I've got to get my hands on one of them or a Synergy.
@mikeygabbard9268 3 жыл бұрын
Also, I agree, you need a JCM-800!
@Metalbass1979 3 жыл бұрын
Dang it! I thought this video was now when I clicked on it but it's telling me that it premiers in 8 days. Eh..... the suspense!
@CarlGoldmam 3 жыл бұрын
I just live your top lists videos. I have the same blue face Fossil watch for 5 years now.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! But my watch is a Citizen Eco-Drive. LOL
@CarlGoldmam 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson oops😂😂
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@TheCrimsonIdol987 3 жыл бұрын
I have an Orange Micro Dark. It's tiny, but it's MEAN sounding. I really have been digging the sound of Orange amps, they just have a nasty, hairy characteristic to their distortion that you just don't hear from other amps.
@sfear6 3 жыл бұрын
i think evh will release a new lunch box stealth series which is more upgrade version of those two LBX
@christopherdunn974 3 жыл бұрын
Is the only difference between the Quilter OD202 and the Tone Block 202 just that one has an overdrive channel and the other doesn't?
@deanbibb3680 3 жыл бұрын
This was a good list. Say, Robert, what are your thoughts on the Vox Night Train NT-15? I really love those and look forward to owning another one and it’s matching 112 cab.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
I’m honestly pretty “meh” on the Night Trains. They’re not bad amps at all, but they’ve never blown me away, either.
@cshortlife9179 3 жыл бұрын
Jaded Faith do a Transformer and choke upgrade for your RM22. That along with a Master Volume Mod and some modified modules could totally transform your experience.
@ClintGilbert5 3 жыл бұрын
you got to check out the spark from positive grid not really made for gigging but man for practice and a beginner you can't go wrong.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Nah, they’re not for me. I’m not a modeling amp guy, and I’m REALLY skeptical about an amp driven by a smartphone app.
@tankdarla637 2 жыл бұрын
RM22, never heard of it....COOL, want one!
@kma6881 3 жыл бұрын
No love for the Engl Ironball? Either way you reminded me that the Randall modular amp exists. Now off I go to eBay.
@stuartmcshitz5758 3 жыл бұрын
I've got the orange dark terror hybrid. Killer and loud as hell...lol Side note:Revuew Koch amps! I love my Jupiter and know you'll give it a non bias, no bullshit opinion.
@empirelight5477 3 жыл бұрын
What about the defunct Carvin lbx heads? They have both the 100 watt Vai and the 50 watt V3m all tube heads. I used to have the V3 and loved it and thought about getting the V3m but haven't picked one up yet even though they are not very expensive.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
The V3’s and V3M’s are awesome! I never played one of the Steve Vai lunch box heads, but I’ve played several of the Steve Vai Legacy amps, and those are also great.
@aidanbouw5224 3 жыл бұрын
Great list Robert! I do think you missed the Gallien Krueger 250ml though
@michaelconnor6240 3 жыл бұрын
The sound of Iron Maiden and Rush in the late 80's
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
The 250ML is a great amp, but it’s not low wattage or a lunch box head.
@aidanbouw5224 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson I think it as a lunchbox amp, it is really small. It does have a built in speaker so I guess it's actually a combo
@michaelconnor6240 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson ah gotcha
@scriptureexamined4664 3 жыл бұрын
I love the Engl Ironball...
@tsiliffe 2 жыл бұрын
randall rm22 is a 20 watt head- with 2 modules slot- the bigger brother to the randall rm20- single module-
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
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@LagunaPadre361 3 жыл бұрын
does this mean you got ahold of that ibanez?? Things a dream w/ that joyo UZI up front.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
What Ibanez?
@LucasFowler 3 жыл бұрын
Yep I have an MT15 and it totally rips :)
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
That may be my next gear purchase. Once I pay off the couple of guitars that I still have to pay off on my GC Card, I mean. LOL
@AlexIsASeraphim 3 жыл бұрын
Wonder if Orange will feature?
@matthewking8944 3 жыл бұрын
hope to see low watt combos. soon . rock on.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Not likely. I’m not much of a combo guy.
@matthewking8944 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson thats cool just an idea. maybee you will change your mind.if not thats o.k.you have a nice one rock on.
@TheBsavage 3 жыл бұрын
I do not wonder this. The depth of the ocean would be the same. Thank you for knowing & using correct grammar. So which head is best? I hate solid state & don't use pedals. I don't like the Orange sound. If you could pick just one, & they all cost the same, which you choose the Marshall DSL 20, the Mesa Boobie Mini Rectifier, the PRS, the EVH, or the Randall? I mostly play high gain stuff, but I do like a decent clean channel. I have a Peavey now & the clean just isn't all that and the high-gain sound, while decent, doesn't have much flexibility IMO.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
If your clean tone is important to you, then get the Mini Recto or the Randall Diavlo or the Marshall DSL. The rest of the ones you mentioned are not know for their clean tones.
@TheBsavage 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson THAT'S good advice. Thank you VERY MUCH for taking the time to respond!!! I think I'll avoid the Randall. I found out it's made in China, and for $1000 I'd expect a bit more. (Labor in China is super cheap. A family of 4 can eat a good dinner out for about $1.60) That leaves the DSL & the Recto. Marshalls are, of course, THE amp, & I've been pricing them this morning. It's kind of hard to pass up on the value of the DSL100HR, but "lunchbox" it ain't. I like the Rectos because they're made here in the USA (I believe in that whole buy American-employ your neighbor paradigm). The DSL is made in Vietnam (I don't know what the politics there look like these days, but it ain't China.). The ones that keep vying for my next amp-dollar are DSL Marshalls, EVH, H&K Grandmeister (although made in China too), and all the Mesa Boogies. With this lockdown, & GC's slow-motion bankruptcy, it's hard to go and check these amps out (GC doesn't carry Mesa, but Mesa has a store in Hollywood I believe I could haunt.) I am strongly considering just buying all the amps on my list and then returning the one's that don't make the cut. Shipping, like to send one back to Musician's Friend, is BRUTAL, but it's cheaper than having a $1000 foot-stool, and it's hard to get a real feel for an amp from an Internet video rather than hooked up to my cabinet in my music room. Damn all that computerized electronic music. If it wasn't for that processed auto-tuned crap there'd be guitar stores EVERYWHERE, like back in the good old days. Your comments on the PRS were intriguing, but I have an illogical visceral bias against anything with an artists signature on it, no matter who they are or how good. It just feels too much like getting a Scooby-Doo lunchbox (look at me mom, I'm !). I'll probably end up a Marshall or a Mesa (they got too many amps, which they describe very poorly, to the point it feels like a cult). I'm not averse to the EVH, I don't mind employing some of our neighbors to the South, but I'd still prefer USA stuff. Too bad Soldanos cost like $3K+. I hate this. Every minute shopping is not a minute rocking. Thanks again and KEEP ON ROCKING!!!
@SchmiddiMusic-qu7cp 2 жыл бұрын
Tubemeister Deluxe 40 is an awesome AMP, if ure searching for a modern american Highgain Tone with crystal clear cleans :D
@deezee8508 2 жыл бұрын
I thought you had Panama in one of these videos. Do you remember which one it was off the top of your head?
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
Nope. That was several years back. Panama Guitars went out of business.
@elliotmcewen5281 3 жыл бұрын
Bogner Atma? Excellent vid, but I'm curious how the Atma compares to these others?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
I haven’t heard one, unfortunately, so I couldn’t tell you.
@u.s.a.198 Жыл бұрын
I would throw in the Joyo Bantamp lil guys just for the super low price and I like them. Something to plug in and practice with. I have the Zombie model. $100...
@shaunw9270 3 жыл бұрын
It's good to know the original Marshall DSL was made here. I quite like them and as a Marshall owner myself & a proud Englishman, it would stick in my throat to buy a Marshall that's made in China. Just as bad , probably common knowledge , but I only found out in recent years that a great deal of Celestion speakers aren't made in Ipswich anymore either. The fact that their gear is touted as the "British Sound" and they often show the Union flag in their advertising ,I think they're taking the piss getting stuff knocked out on the cheap in China. It's simply not Cricket old bean ! 😉
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
The ORIGINAL DSL’s - the JCM 2000’s - didn’t have anything smaller than a 50-watt head. The one that I’m referring to in this video is the current DSL20HR that is currently made in Asia. But I agree that it’s a shame that some Celestion speakers are still made in the U.K. and others are made in China, and its NOT easy to tell the difference without opening up the back of an amp.
@shaunw9270 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson Oh sorry Robert, I must have misheard what you you said . I must admit ,I never really followed their model range that closely after the late 90's and occasionally my interest is sparked again by stuff I can't afford in this lifetime , like their hand wired reissues lol 😁
@lightfighter54 3 жыл бұрын
whats the difference between the EVH 5150 LBX s and the LBX or LBX II?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
The LBX is channels 1 and 2 from the full-size EVH head, the LBX-II I believe is channels 1 and 3, and the LBX-S I think is channels 1 and 3 from the EVH Stealth.
@lightfighter54 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson thanks for explaining that. Keep those awesome videos coming! As a new guitarist, i find them helpful and informative.
@jackbyrd4921 3 жыл бұрын
Your equation would be simple water times Absorption Times sponges squared Divide by XYZPDQ equals lmnop ?
@haroldcory3587 2 жыл бұрын
When you have time please check out Khan Audio from St. Louis.
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
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@real_fjcalabrese 3 жыл бұрын
Before MTS there was Seymour Duncan's Convertible.I kick myself for letting mine go.
@RYAN-cj2fp 3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel but I have to disagree with your categorization of the H&K Amps. To me the Lunchbox heads are the tubemeisters and the grandmeisters are the full size, along with the tri-amp.
@anthonysthellhammerg4388 2 жыл бұрын
As said on another one of your videos I’m looking for a AC/DC tube amp head or combo, I don’t think it exists tho :-(
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it does. It’s called the Marshall Plexi.
@luthravin4774 3 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness Robert!! Hit the nail right on the head!! Is it time for another.. Do you wonder if… segment!! I absolutely love these intros!! Sponges…😳✅
@kfunkkillah4280 3 жыл бұрын
No Mesa Mark 5:25?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Nope. Had to cut it off somewhere. I completely forgot about that one, to be honest.
@matthewking8944 3 жыл бұрын
robert great views on u.s a & e.u gear .
@donj.6585 3 жыл бұрын
Never played some victory amps?
@oliverjames7315 3 жыл бұрын
No Victory amps?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Had to cut it off somewhere dude.
@21stcenturymetal31 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I'm not doing to bad considering I have two out of the 13. (Marshall DSL 20 and the Orange Dark terror. I however want the PRS.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
The MT15 is in my crosshairs, as well. So are the EVH heads. I need another amp like I need a hole in my head, but that’s okay. LOL
@turkeytrailhoneybeefarmgeo6292 3 жыл бұрын
Orange jim root. EVH and???
@haydenhartley7212 3 жыл бұрын
Have you listened to the glass prison by dream theater?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
I’m listening to it right now for the first time. Killer track!
@haydenhartley7212 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson it's my favorite dream theater song
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Pull Me Under is my favorite.
@haydenhartley7212 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson pull me under is probably my 3rd favorite dream theater song
@haydenhartley7212 3 жыл бұрын
Topher T I will give you 1000000 dollars if you name a bad DT song
@brettben2337 3 жыл бұрын
Yamaha thr amps sound good but for practice only.
@karicdarko 3 жыл бұрын
Victory vx kraken
@tylenolcoldflu 3 жыл бұрын
missing mark 5 25.
@capitanvonchickenpants8492 3 жыл бұрын
I keep mine in the fridge
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@1969MARKETING 3 жыл бұрын
Since this is the greatest lunch box amps "EVER" and not "current" then the Mesa Boogie Transatlantic 15 has to be on that list. Once of the best & most versatile lunch box amps "EVER"
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
I actually never cared for it, actually. Just didn’t do it for me. Now the Royal Atlantic, which was the 100-watt version, was a kick-ass amp.
@1969MARKETING 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson It sounds incredible with a good overdrive pedal in front. namely the mesa flux five. tones were awesome. not sure what you didn't like about it?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
It sounded okay to me, just not great. Very dark sounding and just “meh”. The 30-watt version sounded a little better, but still not good enough to make me fall in love with it. And overdrive pedal may have helped it, but using pedals to make an amp I don’t like sound passable seems a little redundant to me. I’d rather use overdrive pedals to enhance the sound of an amp I already like.
@waitin4winter 3 жыл бұрын
Aren't some of these too large to be considered "lunchbox" amp heads?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Like which ones?
@waitin4winter 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson I was thinking lunchbox amps were more like the early ones like the zt lunchboxes and vox night trains, but I guess they've gotten bigger over the years. That Randall looks especially hefty.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Some have, some haven’t. The Randall RD20H is larger than those that you mentioned, but it’s nowhere near the size of a Marshall 2203 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or something like that.
@bernzeppi 3 жыл бұрын
Vox Night Train?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Not a BAD sounding amp, but one of those that I was always just kind of “meh” about. Didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either. Same thing with the H&K TubeMeisters and the Mesa/Boogie TransAtlantic.
@bernzeppi 3 жыл бұрын
Robert's Guitar Dungeon that’s interesting, I think I have the same reaction to mine which I’ve modded as a channel switcher in some misguided attempt to make it better. Which lunchbox amp do you prefer?
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, if I were going to buy one tomorrow it would probably be the PRS MT15 because I’ve wanted one since they came out. Of the ones that I own, I use the Randall RD20 the most, but I also really like one called the Panama FiveWatt. I didn’t mention that one in the video because Panama are now out of business, I believe, and they didn’t disclose a few things to me about some of their amps that I think they should have when I was doing demos for them.
@homeskateco.538 3 жыл бұрын
The Dark Terror started the lunchbox amp head trend I'd say
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Nope. The Dark Terror came out YEEEEARS after the Tiny Terror. They came out with the Dark Terror because a lot of people said they’d wished the Tiny Terror had more gain.
@homeskateco.538 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson I apologize unreservedly. I got my years crossed. Sorry man, and I enjoyed the video!
@micahwatz1148 2 ай бұрын
The low wattage heads are pretty much only good for studio use. Too loud for home practice, too quiet for jamming with a drummer.
@RobertWJackson 2 ай бұрын
Not really. Wattage = decibel level is one of the biggest misconceptions among guitar players.
@micahwatz1148 2 ай бұрын
@@RobertWJackson its not tho. I've experimented with them. Low wattage amps do not produce the same amount of volume as a 100watt amp. They get loud yes, but not as loud as their bigger brothers.
@RobertWJackson 2 ай бұрын
Yes, but the notion that they’re too quiet to jam with a drummer is ludicrous. I’ve gigged with my 20-watt Randall MANY times. How many gigs have you played or been in attendance of when the guitar player was using a Fender Deluxe Reverb, which is a 22-watt combo amp? The PRS MT15 is gaining more and more popularity all the time because now people are discovering that they can gig with that amp, and it’s only 15-watts. In the other end of the spectrum, a cranked up Vox AC-30 is louder than a cranked up JCM 800, and a cranked up 85-watt Fender Twin Reverb combo will EAT that same JCM 800 for lunch. Wattage does NOT mean what mean what people think it means.
@micahwatz1148 2 ай бұрын
@@RobertWJackson from my experience, my low wattage amps were too quiet for live with acoustic drums. Noticeably less volume when a/b'd
@ocdenizer9938 3 жыл бұрын
ENGL???
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
k
@ocdenizer9938 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson I didn't get it.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
k
@ocdenizer9938 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson What is k? What do you mean?
@mountainpeakcloud8442 3 жыл бұрын
No Friedman JJ Jr? Friedman makes some of the best sounding 20W amps IMO, and the JJ Jr. takes the cake.
@RobertWJackson 3 жыл бұрын
Dude, that amp had only been out for about a year when this video was posted. LOL Not a bad amp, but one of the greatest ever? The jury is still out on that. I actually played through one for the first time at a shop a few weeks ago and honestly I was rather disappointed it. It didn’t sound bad at all, but it was a long way away from the most mind-blowing tone I’d ever heard.
@mountainpeakcloud8442 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson Well I guess that's the thing about these kind of "greatest" lists, it's all pretty subjective. Having played the JJ Jr. plenty, and the amps on your list, I prefer it to many on your list. A year is plenty of time to judge an amps tone... it's one thing to say that you personally haven't experienced it enough to to say the jury is out, but many have plenty of experience with it. Personally I don't believe in categories like the "greatest ever", because there's a lot of subjectivity involved, but considering some of the amps you've chosen, the Friedmans can certainly more than hang IMO.
@stewarttomkinson3356 2 жыл бұрын
Are the Marshall amps really lunchbox amps they’re not metal
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
Not metal? Marshalls are used in metal all the time!
@stewarttomkinson3356 2 жыл бұрын
@@RobertWJackson I thought lunchbox amps had a metal frame like the little orange
@RobertWJackson 2 жыл бұрын
Lunchbox amps are small and low-wattage (in most cases) and easy to transport. The Marshall Studio series amps fit all three of these.
@bondalero0074 2 жыл бұрын
I’m in the market for a Randall Diavlo 1w, Marshall DSL 1w, or a Blackstar HT1 to go with a Marshall 2x12” slant cab I got for Christmas and my local shop doesn’t have any of the 3 mentioned in stock right now for me to try. I’d really appreciate any opinions or input on these above mentioned micros?#HeadHelp#AdvicedWelcomed#OpinionsNeeded#🎸🤘🏻🔥
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