NEW KRANK MINI STACK (hot tubes) no fucking distortion????

[gay_hayride]

I just got it never had a tube amp before i have an ltd with emg pickups and i cant get a good distortion and the tubes get hot as fuck is this normal??? i get a good clean sound but NO DISTORTION at all!! its like the pickups or the amp is blown but its all brand new shit..the jeff hanneman esp through the krank mini half stack whatever the fuck its called....someone help a nigger out?? oh and theres a brand new battery 9 volt i put in for the fucking EMG's so what the fuck is going on???

[Brandon]

post video. play a gg allin song. hollis can sing over top of it.

[heavymetalsoldier666]

GG Allin fucking sucks!

[Brandon]

GG Allin fucking sucks!

well then why dont you try doing his songs if you can do better! or post your own! i will be bringing my video camera when i come over. and im buying a new car on monday so im still coming out to casper. then off to washington state to do a big study, then party with gay hayride!

[heavymetalsoldier666]

GG Allin fucking sucks!

well then why dont you try doing his songs if you can do better! or post your own! i will be bringing my video camera when i come over. and im buying a new car on monday so im still coming out to casper. then off to washington state to do a big study, then party with gay hayride!

I already did some singing onstage. I am looking for a band as it is who is willing to play zeppelin and sabbath covers.

[Brandon]

GG Allin fucking sucks!

well then why dont you try doing his songs if you can do better! or post your own! i will be bringing my video camera when i come over. and im buying a new car on monday so im still coming out to casper. then off to washington state to do a big study, then party with gay hayride!

I already did some singing onstage. I am looking for a band as it is who is willing to play zeppelin and sabbath covers.

every band plays sabbath and zeppelin. arent you too old to play music though? like dio and lemmy?

[heavymetalsoldier666]

GG Allin fucking sucks!

well then why dont you try doing his songs if you can do better! or post your own! i will be bringing my video camera when i come over. and im buying a new car on monday so im still coming out to casper. then off to washington state to do a big study, then party with gay hayride!

I already did some singing onstage. I am looking for a band as it is who is willing to play zeppelin and sabbath covers.

every band plays sabbath and zeppelin. arent you too old to play music though? like dio and lemmy?

I don't know. I questioned this. Most people start playing when they are in their teens and early 20s and

[Brandon]

GG Allin fucking sucks!

well then why dont you try doing his songs if you can do better! or post your own! i will be bringing my video camera when i come over. and im buying a new car on monday so im still coming out to casper. then off to washington state to do a big study, then party with gay hayride!

I already did some singing onstage. I am looking for a band as it is who is willing to play zeppelin and sabbath covers.

every band plays sabbath and zeppelin. arent you too old to play music though? like dio and lemmy?

I don't know. I questioned this. Most people start playing when they are in their teens and early 20s and

better late than never! so dont give up like a pussy! im trying to help you with words of advice. youre gonna thank me later once you realize how cool and helpful i am.

[croninburg]

I just got it never had a tube amp before i have an ltd with emg pickups and i cant get a good distortion and the tubes get hot as fuck is this normal??? i get a good clean sound but NO DISTORTION at all!! its like the pickups or the amp is blown but its all brand new shit..the jeff hanneman esp through the krank mini half stack whatever the fuck its called....someone help a nigger out?? oh and theres a brand new battery 9 volt i put in for the fucking EMG's so what the fuck is going on???

It's normal for tubes to get hot. Are you getting any sound at all on the distortion channel?

[JesseJames]

Please tell me you did not pay 900$ for this thing.

[slay]

i played that little krank stack and i thought it sounded great

[JesseJames]

i played that little krank stack and i thought it sounded great

for 900$ you could get a great tube head. With a lot more power than 20w as well.

[croninburg]

You really don't need that much power unless you're playing live with a band. To be honest, even 20 watts is more than you need.. you want to be able to drive it, there's no point having a 50 watt amp that you can't turn past 1.

[JesseJames]

The hell if 20w is all you need. I am sure he probably didn't get it new however, so chances are he didn't spend 900$ on it.
I've had 100w tube amps before myself, they played just fine at lower levels. Then if you ever need it, you can crank the thing up louder. Paying 900$ for a practice amp is ridiculous however.

[croninburg]

I'm sure they sounded fine, but a smaller amp driven hard will sound better at the same volume.

[Jebodiah]

Krank Amps are a ripoff, they assassinated Dimebag after he signed his name to their product so they can use his name to sell their shitty amps.

[slay]

i played that little krank stack and i thought it sounded great

for 900$ you could get a great tube head. With a lot more power than 20w as well.

i agree, didn't say i would buy it but i thought what the hell ill try the krank amp with a dime sig. I thought it was decent.

[Wrona]

Im not sure what the circuit is like on that amp, may be a bad tube. Or worse it could be a bad component in the circuit.
It's a pretty new model and im sure it will go thru another revision, so i wouldn't doubt if it was faulty right off of the line.

[slay]

You really don't need that much power unless you're playing live with a band. To be honest, even 20 watts is more than you need.. you want to be able to drive it, there's no point having a 50 watt amp that you can't turn past 1.

i agree with this

[gay_hayride]

i was using the wrong kinda speaker cord now it sounds the balls it rules..it sounds like pure metal from hell

[Pfl?yd]

The hell if 20w is all you need. I am sure he probably didn't get it new however, so chances are he didn't spend 900$ on it.
I've had 100w tube amps before myself, they played just fine at lower levels. Then if you ever need it, you can crank the thing up louder. Paying 900$ for a practice amp is ridiculous however.

For recording purposes I've always always always preferred a lower-watt amp, especially for high-gain sounds, than a stack. If you aren't gigging there's really no need for a ridiculous amount of wattage. It's like buying a Ferrari and only driving to the end of your driveway to get your mail.

[long4theblur]

What if you have shitty neighbors you want to annoy though? 100w ain't gonna cut it!!!

[JesseJames]

The hell if 20w is all you need. I am sure he probably didn't get it new however, so chances are he didn't spend 900$ on it.
I've had 100w tube amps before myself, they played just fine at lower levels. Then if you ever need it, you can crank the thing up louder. Paying 900$ for a practice amp is ridiculous however.

For recording purposes I've always always always preferred a lower-watt amp, especially for high-gain sounds, than a stack. If you aren't gigging there's really no need for a ridiculous amount of wattage. It's like buying a Ferrari and only driving to the end of your driveway to get your mail.

Point WAS floyd, that for $900.00, that krank mini stack is a fucking ripoff for only 20w of power. Now if it were like $400 or so, that's practical, but $900.00? Hell fucking no, I just got the 120w tube amp AND 4x12 cabinet for $749.99 shipped to my door.
And shit, I'd drive a ferrari to get the mail everyday if I could, so bad comparison on your part.

[Three Second Doom]

I definitely agree that some people really get carried away with the "bigger is better" attitude when it comes to amps. My amp is 40 watts and even gigging, I've never turned it past 4 or 5. Hell, my friend gigged for a few months with his 15w Marshall practice amp and it cut through alright. Could have used a tad more volume I'm sure, but it worked.

[thornlord]

Meh. The preamp section on the Rev mini is not all that hot out of the gate. The same can be said for the Krankenstein and the regular 100w Rev head. TBH, I was not impressed with any of the Krank stuff @ NAMM this year. If you're looking to get the most out of it, do the standard clean boost in the front. Obviously the Maxon OD808 is the most popular, but the BOSS Super OD is better IMO. Setting the level to max and rolling f the the gain on the pedal will give you and influx of high mids+a titch more gain.

[Pfl?yd]

The hell if 20w is all you need. I am sure he probably didn't get it new however, so chances are he didn't spend 900$ on it.
I've had 100w tube amps before myself, they played just fine at lower levels. Then if you ever need it, you can crank the thing up louder. Paying 900$ for a practice amp is ridiculous however.

For recording purposes I've always always always preferred a lower-watt amp, especially for high-gain sounds, than a stack. If you aren't gigging there's really no need for a ridiculous amount of wattage. It's like buying a Ferrari and only driving to the end of your driveway to get your mail.

Point WAS floyd, that for $900.00, that krank mini stack is a fucking ripoff for only 20w of power. Now if it were like $400 or so, that's practical, but $900.00? Hell fucking no, I just got the 120w tube amp AND 4x12 cabinet for $749.99 shipped to my door.
And shit, I'd drive a ferrari to get the mail everyday if I could, so bad comparison on your part.

I'm not talking about the price but really, there are LOTS of amps out there with that wattage that cost a lot more in the boutique world.

But if you had a Ferrari and that's ALL you did with it, wouldn't that be kind of silly?

[JesseJames]

No, because if I had the ferrari, and I only went that far, that would mean I must have a harem full of hot women and coke.

[thornlord]

FYI, the difference between 50w and 100w class A/B in the tube world is about 4db. The reason many high gain tube heads are 100w-180w (ala Diezel Herbert) is because the added headroom involved with a hot powersection. When bands are tuning to drop Q and using boatloads of gain, the added headroom keeps the bottom tight.

[Pfl?yd]

No, because if I had the ferrari, and I only went that far, that would mean I must have a harem full of hot women and coke.

Touche!

[Acid Flashbakc]

im going to marry a diezel one day.

[CFH Eternal]

I still like bigger wattage amps I guess just that kid in me still says "The bigger the better!". I am going to try out a Bad Cat Hot Cat tomorrow, it's 30 watts but it easily sounds like 50 or more when cranked.

[AoD]

yeah the point for alot of watts is so it doesnt get muddy or flub out when youre playing live. i only turn my 5150ii to about 4 but if it had to go to 8 for the same volume it would not be good at all.

[texasborn]

No, because if I had the ferrari, and I only went that far, that would mean I must have a harem full of hot women and coke.