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Ampeg SS140c - can it do what I want? (CCorpse, Suffocation)
I'm getting back into making music after a long break and I like the recent Cannibal Corpse tone and pretty much all of Suffocation's sound. I used to have a Randall RH100 which I thought was pretty good for what I play but i'd like to try something different. I've heard a lot about the Ampeg VH140c but I found a SS140c for sale near me. Any comments on this amp?
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i think i've played a SS140c before. if i remember correctly, it was pretty decent.
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2006-10-14, 13:24
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i think i've played a SS140c before. if i remember correctly, it was pretty decent.
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How would it compare to the Randall RH100 I used to have? If you're familiar with the Randall anyway...
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If I remember correctly the SS-140c uses the same electronics as the VH-140c. The Vh-140c was used on Effigy Of The Forgotten and maybe breeding the spawn, but I know if you want the tone off Peirced, you won't find it in those heads. The 2120 I have can get pretty closed to the peirced sound, but its a bit more defined and kind of mixed with the tone from Symbolic.
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2006-10-15, 20:47
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If I remember correctly the SS-140c uses the same electronics as the VH-140c. The Vh-140c was used on Effigy Of The Forgotten and maybe breeding the spawn, but I know if you want the tone off Peirced, you won't find it in those heads. The 2120 I have can get pretty closed to the peirced sound, but its a bit more defined and kind of mixed with the tone from Symbolic.
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Alright, thanks for the info.
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Alright, thanks for the info.
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Here's some cds that used it.
Effigy of the Forgotten
Destroy The Opposition
Killing On Adrenaline
I'm sure you can get an awesome tone out of it.
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2006-10-16, 16:16
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ampeg makes guitar amps?
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used to, and they were pretty damn decent too.
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used too, and they were pretty damn decent too.
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Yeah, from what I'm told the VH-140c is a really good amp for anything metal.
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2006-10-16, 18:17
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Yeah, from what I'm told the VH-140c is a really good amp for anything metal.
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Yah that's what I hear. I'm not going to get the SS-140C, i'm going to try and get the VH-140C. May take longer but may as well get what I want. |
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I'm pretty sure the SS and VH have the same preamps, just different poweramps.. atleast I remember reasing something along those lines on the Harmony Central forums.
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2006-10-16, 18:58
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dude I havent seen you on here in forever!!
i have a question.
is there a major difference in tone between all tube amps and tube/ss hybrids?
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2006-10-17, 02:34
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YES.
Most hybrids just have one preamp tube, hell that vox tonelab has one tube that never needs to be change, cause it's never on, it just had a led behind it.
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2006-10-17, 18:09
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im talking bass though.
most of the bass hybrids have 3 or 4 tubes, and the ones im looking at are all atleast 1000 u.s.
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IF THE TUBE IS ACTUALLY USED does it sound like an all tube?
or do you need to have tube power also?
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It's going to sound different, obviously more sterile and tight, and you won't be able to get all that much headroom with a SS poweramp combared to a tube one(plus it won't sound as good as a tube PA at very high volumes), but if it's got enough wattage(probably will) it won't matter much plus you're going to end up micing a cab in a live situation anyway.
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2006-10-22, 19:03
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Most metal basses use hi wattage SS poweramps, because of the tight response.
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im talking bass though.
most of the bass hybrids have 3 or 4 tubes, and the ones im looking at are all atleast 1000 u.s.
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IF THE TUBE IS ACTUALLY USED does it sound like an all tube?
or do you need to have tube power also?
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IMO that style of hybrid is a horrible idea for guitar amps but a great idea for basse amps. Id put my M-Pulse up against any tube amp any day.
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2006-11-04, 10:08
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thanks guys, now I can broaden my horizons.
has anyone played that one genz benz hybrid?
its a dual channel, I think its in the 1200 dollar range, ill look up the exact model later.
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Don't waste your time trying to play CC through a SS Ampeg.. Your just gonna get garbage gain with shitty fizz everywhere.. if you want that.. buy a Metalzone.
If you want a good metal tone.. for a low price.. Just buy a used 5150 or something along those lines.
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2006-11-05, 01:37
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Don't waste your time trying to play CC through a SS Ampeg.. Your just gonna get garbage gain with shitty fizz everywhere.. if you want that.. buy a Metalzone.
If you want a good metal tone.. for a low price.. Just buy a used 5150 or something along those lines.
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Suffocation has shitty fizzy tone? Don't want another tube amp. |
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