Mattallica
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I've been having a good time with the BE module. I'm running it in a RM100M head. I play mostly medium gain metal/rock riff stuff (Tool, AiC etc). I've usually got the gain on the module around 3/4. It's heavy but still very dynamic, which i'm now used to now.
I've been very keen to get the VH4, thinking i would be getting more of the same chuggy dynamic goodness but with even more gain and saturation. Particularly going off the demos on YT.
I finally got a hold of one today and i have to say, first impressions are not good.
Setting both modules like for like, the VH4 is way more compressed and has a woofiness i can't dial out.
It also doesn't appear to have that much more gain. Once i get to 6-7 it seems to only add an unpleasant clipping sound.
I guess my point is, how much effect is the RM100 having on the sound? i'm aware of the extra tube stage at V1 before the modules, i have 5751 in there. Could that be causing the unpleasant clipping? it appears to be helping the BE.
What about the rest of the amp?
The YT demos have the VH4 in a syn 1 or 2 which i'm assuming doesn't have a V1 before the module. So that could be as to why they sound good but mine doesn't.
Is anyone else finding this with the Randall units? or is it all in my head?
I've been very keen to get the VH4, thinking i would be getting more of the same chuggy dynamic goodness but with even more gain and saturation. Particularly going off the demos on YT.
I finally got a hold of one today and i have to say, first impressions are not good.
Setting both modules like for like, the VH4 is way more compressed and has a woofiness i can't dial out.
It also doesn't appear to have that much more gain. Once i get to 6-7 it seems to only add an unpleasant clipping sound.
I guess my point is, how much effect is the RM100 having on the sound? i'm aware of the extra tube stage at V1 before the modules, i have 5751 in there. Could that be causing the unpleasant clipping? it appears to be helping the BE.
What about the rest of the amp?
The YT demos have the VH4 in a syn 1 or 2 which i'm assuming doesn't have a V1 before the module. So that could be as to why they sound good but mine doesn't.
Is anyone else finding this with the Randall units? or is it all in my head?