Fast, Tight, Dry Amps, What You Got?

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I had an SP77 and a V800 back then. I couldn’t even find an X88 in the UK .
 
Haha! I wasn't one of the mopers.... so I am going to claim immunity. :LOL:

I prefer the GPDI/IR to the Pitbull, Ed.

I know there were/are a lot of iterations of the Pitbull, so maybe this is not
the one for me. :idk
 
Haha! I wasn't one of the mopers.... so I am going to claim immunity. :LOL:

I prefer the GPDI/IR to the Pitbull, Ed.

I know there were/are a lot of iterations of the Pitbull, so maybe this is not
the one for me. :idk
Yeah I wished I still had off all Fryette I had the Memphis.
But the GPDI-IR has become my go to
 
The 50/12 is a lower gain amp that seems to come up on the used market a lot more frequently than most of the Fryette models. The Ultra Lead is the one most known for being fast and dry, but the CLX, CL100, and CL50 are also known for having that character. As per the video I posted earlier in this thread, the GP/DI Pitbull mode was made to sound like the CL50.

If you want the GP/DI to be as immediate and tight as it is capable of sounding then try turning the dynamics control completely counterclockwise, set the power amp mode to tight, run the master volume low, set the gain 1 below noon, engage the more switch, and set it to Pitbull mode. Adjust the EQ and gain 2 to your desired settings.
 
The 50/12 is a lower gain amp that seems to come up on the used market a lot more frequently than most of the Fryette models. The Ultra Lead is the one most known for being fast and dry, but the CLX, CL100, and CL50 are also known for having that character. As per the video I posted earlier in this thread, the GP/DI Pitbull mode was made to sound like the CL50.

If you want the GP/DI to be as immediate and tight as it is capable of sounding then try turning the dynamics control completely counterclockwise, set the power amp mode to tight, run the master volume low, set the gain 1 below noon, engage the more switch, and set it to Pitbull mode. Adjust the EQ and gain 2 to your desired settings.
Trying that. Thanks
 
I was just listening to Danzig III: How The Gods Kill, and it struck me how unbelievably dry but aggressive John Christ's tone is. I always heard he played VHT amps at the time. Not sure which model, but I love that tone.
 
I was just listening to Danzig III: How The Gods Kill, and it struck me how unbelievably dry but aggressive John Christ's tone is. I always heard he played VHT amps at the time. Not sure which model, but I love that tone.
I've got an old Guitar Shop magazine where John talks about recording Danzig 4 from 1995, he mainly talks about running Wet/dry/wet setup live with a VHT Pitbull and power amp, into Marshall cabs with Vintage 30s. Also mentions a Marshall 50 watt, 900 and PRS pickups (!!) in all of his guitars.
 
Yeah I wished I still had off all Fryette I had the Memphis.
But the GPDI-IR has become my go to

I sent mine back. It was kind of redundant. I use the Fractal more, an Engl Preamp
more, and my Amps. :idk

Just feel like those all give me more of what I enjoy than the GPDI/IR.

I may revisit it again in the future.
 
I sent mine back. It was kind of redundant. I use the Fractal more, an Engl Preamp
more, and my Amps. :idk

Just feel like those all give me more of what I enjoy than the GPDI/IR.

I may revisit it again in the future.
I’m still stoked with mine especially as add-on to the MkV:25
 
After nearly a year of getting my ass kicked repeatedly by Al Di Meola's picking I have
found that my right hand has become smitten with amps that are not as loose, have an
immediacy to them, and really tight and fast. Since my technique has bumped up a notch
I am enjoying playing amps that are instantaneous in their response. No sag or bloom is
good in that context.

I started researching some Engls, and may have missed the mark (pun intended!) with
The Steve Morse Signature amp. It is not as tight and fast as I had hoped. And the Mids
are just weird to my ears. Or what I would prefer.

Some of you (most of you!) have more experience with amps of this nature than I do.
Anything I should be looking at? Throw them out there! :beer
For fast, tight and crisp I kind of like the Roland Jazz Choruses. They're solid state, and not very boutique or expensive, but are impressive amps when you play them. I got a JC-77, but I played through several JC-120s before and both are very good. I bought this one in 1989 and haven't had no maintenance or nothing done to it before yet. It still sounds great. Tight, crisp and each note sounds well defined and has a definite attack. Thinking of getting a newer JC-40 as a backup to this one.

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I played through a Mesa MK III when I bought a 4x12 cab, and I'd say that amp qualifies for the thread title. It was brutally raw! I wanted to reach for a chorus pedal so badly! :rofl or :sofa
 
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