krank

Fuckall · Post by **Fuckall** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:21 pm

Has anyone here played through one? either the revolution or krankenstein (obviously) I cant find them anywhere in my area, I'm curious what they are like.. other than what the ads say..

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:22 pm

For the $1700 or $1800 that a Krank head costs, you can do way better with yer money.

Fuckall · Post by **Fuckall** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:23 pm

i'm not really thinking about buying one, I'm just wondering what the hell they actually sound like in person.

Avulsed · Post by **Avulsed** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:27 pm

I've only heard it from live bands and they sounded way too muddy for my tastes.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:32 pm

Fuckall wrote:i'm not really thinking about buying one, I'm just wondering what the hell they actually sound like in person.

More than likely not nearly as good as they are hyped up to be.

dan · Post by **dan** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:58 am

Avulsed wrote:way too muddy for my tastes.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:11 am

from what ive heard of em they sound nice. heres some krankenstein clips from andy sneap with different tube screamers infront of them http://andysneap.com/downloads/tubescreamer/

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:13 am

I've heard mixed opinions.

I've heard some great clips over at the Andy Sneap board, namely from good producers who know what they're doing.

I've also heard some very bad reviews. A lot of bands used them at Ozzfest this year, lots of people said the majority sounded awful.

I'd also like to try one in person, but I'd never justify spending that type of money on something that's so 'hit or miss'... I'd definatley go for something like an ENGL for example.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:41 am

Chris wrote:from what ive heard of em they sound nice. heres some krankenstein clips from andy sneap with different tube screamers infront of them http://andysneap.com/downloads/tubescreamer/

Andy Sneap could make anything sound good though.

Metallash · Post by **Metallash** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:44 pm

Aeon wrote:
Chris wrote:from what ive heard of em they sound nice. heres some krankenstein clips from andy sneap with different tube screamers infront of them http://andysneap.com/downloads/tubescreamer/
Andy Sneap could make anything sound good though.

yeah but it all has to start with the equipment, if the equipment is crap then you obviously cant fix it in the mix.

ive seen shadows fall live when they used the kranks and they sounded pretty good.

insurgent89 · Post by **insurgent89** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:50 pm

u can't really go by what u hear live in a concert, usually the fucking emo bands on ozzfest scoop all thier sound out and might as well be playing basses. and the soundman may be shitty, the only way to truley know is to go find a dealer and tell him to fire the fucker up.

Spoke · Post by **Spoke** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:06 pm

insurgent89 wrote:u can't really go by what u hear live in a concert, usually the fucking emo bands on ozzfest scoop all thier sound out and might as well be playing basses. and the soundman may be shitty, the only way to truley know is to go find a dealer and tell him to fire the fucker up.

Otep sucks, and so do you.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:08 pm

insurgent89 wrote:u can't really go by what u hear live in a concert, usually the fucking emo bands on ozzfest scoop all thier sound out and might as well be playing basses. and the soundman may be shitty, the only way to truley know is to go find a dealer and tell him to fire the fucker up.

Yer a fuckin' genius.

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:42 pm

i played a kraneknstein at motor city guitar but i coouldn't turn the master vol past 3 without getting bitched at so i can't give you a real reportt. the krank sounded alright but listen to the guys that posted before me: for $1800 you can do a lot better. the guys over at the harmony central boards fuckin' hate krank with a passion and they know what they're talking about. don't let their marketing overtake you

EDIT: krank amps were banned from the harmony central user review section because their employees were giving them perfect 10's all across the board. that speaks for itself

insurgent89 · Post by **insurgent89** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:19 am

Spoke wrote:
insurgent89 wrote:u can't really go by what u hear live in a concert, usually the fucking emo bands on ozzfest scoop all thier sound out and might as well be playing basses. and the soundman may be shitty, the only way to truley know is to go find a dealer and tell him to fire the fucker up.
Otep sucks, and so do you.

Yeah? and u suck burt reynolds dick you fucking narrowminded redneck queer. Go fuck yourself you asshole licking dicksmack

insurgent89 · Post by **insurgent89** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:22 am

Aeon wrote:
insurgent89 wrote:u can't really go by what u hear live in a concert, usually the fucking emo bands on ozzfest scoop all thier sound out and might as well be playing basses. and the soundman may be shitty, the only way to truley know is to go find a dealer and tell him to fire the fucker up.
Yer a fuckin' genius.

This is comming from a guy who spells you're "yer" so shut your fucking mouth, if I wanted your opinion I would ask.

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:21 am

don't get all gay and immature because somebody makes fun a band you like. if somebody says they banged your mom do you still get pissed off?

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:07 pm

insurgent89 wrote:
Aeon wrote:
insurgent89 wrote:u can't really go by what u hear live in a concert, usually the fucking emo bands on ozzfest scoop all thier sound out and might as well be playing basses. and the soundman may be shitty, the only way to truley know is to go find a dealer and tell him to fire the fucker up.
Yer a fuckin' genius.
This is comming from a guy who spells you're "yer" so shut your fucking mouth, if I wanted your opinion I would ask.

axedawg · Post by **axedawg** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:00 pm

I will come back to this thread again but I will state with confidence that the Revolution I was the most tinny, sterile, lifeless piece of shit tube amp I have ever played in my life. This amp made me appreciate a Marshall and I pretty much denounce Marshall with exception to the JMP-1 teamed up with a Mesa 2:90. No shit, I totally hate KranK and I bet u good money that the ones that the 'stars' use and endorse and lined with totally different circuitry and gain stages than the ones we look at and play on the floor. Tony Krank used to make his living modding Sovtek amps and he should go back to doing that. Fuck, look at their ads in the mags....they try to reign you in by offering different tolex colors!?!?!

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:55 pm

i think the kranks that the "stars" use are the same amps you see in stores. i heard their were problems with kranks breaking down @ ozzfest. also, that would explain for the horrendous sound quality at last year's ozzfest.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:58 pm

The straight up crank distortion was a little weak but i liked the clip with the dod in front.

dirtbag · Post by **dirtbag** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:38 pm

Ive owned a few amplifiers. after going through the entire line of peaveys (xxl or whatever and up) and that cheap MG series marshall halfstack I was fed up with shitty amp distortions and tones, so i decided to save my money for 4 months or so and buy a krankenstein. I think this is the loudest amplifier ive ever heard. The clean tones sparkle brighter than my 1967 gibson 1x15" combo amp. The distortion knocks things off tables. I'm not sure a lot of people know that when playing at lower levels (like in guitar shops, or practicing in small spaces) youre supposed to pull the FX loop control out. It adds massive amounts of bass and thickness to the sound. Overall i think the amplifier is a godsend. I think you can attribute the shitty sound at ozzfest to bad equipment/players... My only problem with the amp is overheating. overheating = feedback, and this thing feeds back a shitload, even with the gain and the master 1 or 2 down at 3. I solved this problem with an old fan lying around the house. I hope that answers your question/ any other questions about the krankenstein.

dead forever · Post by **dead forever** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:43 pm

Fuck that, for that kind of cash, get a mesa boogie , you will never own a better amp.