The combo for sure never goes anywhere. You might as well get a fancy one in bubinga, because that shit never is leaving the basement/jam room.Luckily, it is NOT the combo version---so I can definitely see that happening and not
leaving you with a herniated disc.
I would **never** buy the RK combo, yeah that's absolute insanity and 100% where I draw the line on weight.
I once tried to put a 2:90 and a 50/50 in a rack with 2 preamps and a processor. Immediately found out why bigger bands have roadies!
I think you might perish from trying to move it!"Absolute insanity," you say??
Guilty!!!
I don't ever want to gig on the regular again, but taking this amp out is something I definitely
want to do at least once or twice more before I perish.
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Agreed 100%. It has a ton of options I’ll never use, but the biggest feature of the RK to me isn’t so much ALL the options, but the option to run blended EL34s and 6L6s like the Mark amps. If they made a Simuclass Recto, it could still be in a smaller Badlander style format. I’d love to see a Recto preamp (Clean/Pushed, Vintage/Modern) with a simulclass power section.
I feel like if I had kept the RK I tested for a few days, I would've taken it to a tech while it was working, just so he could get some benchmark test values or whatever, so that in the event it ever did require service, he wouldn't be completely without a clue where to begin. Or at least ask him if that idea would help. They sure are complicated.
Someone needs to make the Coral Castle Amp Dolly.
For those who don’t know about the Coral Castle, it’s a mini “castle” made entirely of giant blocks of coral, this tiny little Lithuanian dude built it in the 1920’s/30’s by himself-
Using this-
Surely if this dude, with a 3rd grade education, could figure out how to lift 90 ton blocks of coral by himself, we can create the first forum-branded/Coral Castle-stolen amp dolly. We’ll put the modeling world out of business when everyone can lift their tube amps with ease!
I’ll be back in 4 hours, I expect a working model by then.
While I do agree that EL84 amps sound good when properly used like this, for amps where it's a smaller version of a big iron amp, there's still a tonal difference. For example, the Badlanders, 6505, Marks, etc. The small ones sound great, but they're definitely different in sound to their big brothers. The BL25 lacks thump even when played at like 90dB, compared to the 50/100.
I'll never forget when I went to borrow my friend's RKII for a gig. I went to his house and picked it up, and as soon as I picked it up, walked it outside and put it in my car, I knew I wasn't going to use it because of how heavy it wasI had the Road King 1 for a while . Great but weighs a f#ckton and costs shitload to retube. I remember the conversation with the Boogie rep as to what was the greater a shitload or a f#ckton?
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Eh, it's actually smaller than full size EVH and Marshall heads. Having owned this for a few months now, it's not as complex as you might think with all those options on the back, and it's heavy, sure, but only a few pounds more than a dual or triple rec.I had the Road King 1 for a while . Great but weighs a f#ckton and costs shitload to retube. I remember the conversation with the Boogie rep as to what was the greater a shitload or a f#ckton?
Is it hell smaller. It is twice as deep as a regular Marshall and weighs double. Also my old rack was 22U and I used to use 6 4x12s and 6 super leads all on so I know what heavy looks like.Eh, it's actually smaller than full size EVH and Marshall heads. Having owned this for a few months now, it's not as complex as you might think with all those options on the back, and it's heavy, sure, but only a few pounds more than a dual or triple rec.
If I ever gig again, I could see playing it live. Once it's up on the 4x12 it's on wheels anyway. I've played live with 6, 8, and 12 space racks, so my perspective on amp weight may be an outlier
