elessar820 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I was wondering who here (if anyone) has any experience with Blackheart Amps. I'm thinking of getting a Handsome Devil and no one in my area seems to carry them and will not order one without a down payment. So I was wondering if anyone could share some experience. I play mainly rock and some metal, like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Deftones, Metallica to name a few. The clips I've seen and heard on You Tube were pretty impressive, but it's not the same. I'm using a Fender Super Champ XD right now, which I do really like, but I'd rather have something that's all tube and that I can some drive from the amp itself and not from an amp model. Any opinions, likes dislikes? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I have only heard good things about them... Surfpup owns (or used to own) one, and he only said good things. Maybe he'll post here, if not, try searching in the forum, he asked someone else's questoins about it a while back, and I think he even posted a video (not sure about that, it could have been a video of an orange tiny t) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yea I'm curious too... I've been thinkin of running one of their little baby heads thru my Marshall 1960 cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I've got the Killer Ant and the matching 1x10 cabinet. I'm kind of having a hard time deciding what I think of the amp it has good tone (but get's a little muddy) and a great look and feel (Very Easy to use a one knob amp) but it's also very limited in some ways. I plan on doing a few simple mods similar in scope to what many do with the Epi Valve Junior to give it a tone control and a pull boost . I also think i will swap out the 12AY7 with a lower gain 12AU7 to help capture overdrive on the small amp then it really should be a Killer Ant. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myspace.com/jessenoah Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yea I'm curious too... I've been thinkin of running one of their little baby heads thru my Marshall 1960 cab. Â I've done it, it wont keep up with some drummers, but if you mike it and run it through the system, it would be pretty sweet! Â but ease up on the Bass knob, it can get muddy pretty quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 for the price, you wont find nothing better, my head (or as my bro would say his head) is a great lil 5 watts of goodness, i have the head with treble, bass, and volume. not just the volume type. the great thing about it is its a direct single path so you are getting pure tone. plus its easy to carry and compact so you can put it in cubby when not in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 For the price, the Blackheart stuff is pretty great. I don't have the Handsome Devil, though. (It was high on my list until I ordered a custom 18 watt Marshall clone.) I've had the 5 watt Little Giant for about a year. I replaced the output transformer and tubes in mine. It helped. I have some clips of the smaller Blackheart here, Elessar, if you are interested. Â The Little Giant is still around, BTW, Thunder. I was about to eBay it, but have decided instead to take it to my classroom with a little cabinet. Since we're an arts school, I can pretty much rock out whenever I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elessar820 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Thanks guys. I'm definitely thinking about the Handsome Devil head and Blackheart 12 inch cab. I was leaning towards the combo, but I figure later on down the road I figure I can get a different cab or add a second one for a little mini stack. Besides, it's cooler looking anyway. I have a Super Champ XD now, it's a nice little amp, but I'd rather have something that has more of an EQ (there's no mid range control) and a regular drive control. The models are cool and sound pretty good, but it's not as good as a regular over driven amp. It didn't sound so hot with my Boss DS1 and Ibanez TS7 and my Weeping Demon Wah. Thanks again, it's tough to make a decision on something that I can't get my hands on just to try out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunman831 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I just bought me a Marshal MG100DFX to add to my other amps.Cause I wanted the Marshal sound.It sounds so good. Kick *** gain and clean reverb.For 450.00,you can,t go wrong.It has four effects,distortion 1-2.check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elessar820 Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm looking for something small that's all tube. I got rid of a 65 watt Crate that I really liked a lot to get something smaller. Thanks for the recommendation though, I played one of those one and you're right, not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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