NEW Revv Generator G50

[nicolasrivera]

 

[GTR37]

I am torn I really liked the clean channel it was great , the green mode or crunch or whatever its called honestly sound dark and woofy no matter the setting , the High gain channel when he first dialled it in sounded decent and had a bit more cut but it really hard to tell for me with a guitar that is tunes so low and those discordant intervals , guys is an amazing player but other than the clean stuff all the Djent sounded pretty dark and wooly which is surprising as it was EL34 , but to be honest I don't hear much of that El34 character in there at all certainly nothing Marshall .
on that first video My Opinion on Revv kind of stands , its a really full featured amp , I want to like it , I am Canadian they are Canadian but the tones always just seem generic and processed to me

 

[Mongillo19]

@Stratzrus

 

[laxu]

I am torn I really liked the clean channel it was great , the green mode or crunch or whatever its called honestly sound dark and woofy no matter the setting , the High gain channel when he first dialled it in sounded decent and had a bit more cut but it really hard to tell for me with a guitar that is tunes so low and those discordant intervals , guys is an amazing player but other than the clean stuff all the Djent sounded pretty dark and wooly which is surprising as it was EL34 , but to be honest I don't hear much of that El34 character in there at all certainly nothing Marshall .
on that first video My Opinion on Revv kind of stands , its a really full featured amp , I want to like it , I am Canadian they are Canadian but the tones always just seem generic and processed to me

I've pretty much given up on 3-4 channel amps because there's pretty much always one channel that is mediocre. If it's designed as a high gainer like this one, usually the crunch sounds are "meh" and if it's designed as more medium gain then usually the high gain sounds are a bit too loose.

The feature set on this amp seems pretty nice, but I agree that the REVV flavor is often somehow like you took all the artifacts out of something and sometimes you just want some of those to make it have that crystal lettuce or whatever.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I thought channel 2 sounded pretty good. I'm sure it could be dialed in brighter and tighter if needed, although a wooly sound can be useful too.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Feature packed high gain amp where people say they guess they like the clean channel? Fuck yes! Sign me up!

 

[Stratzrus]

...the tones always just seem generic and processed to me

@Stratzrus

Thanks!

I actually want an amp that "seems generic and processed."

I have a few vintage blackface Fender combos, a couple of Fryette big iron heads, and a Rivera Knucklehead Reverb. Those three groups have tons of character and really allow me to express myself.

But there are times when I want something generic, compressed, and high gain just to fool around with and make me feel like a guitar hero. I also want it to have a good clean channel. The Generator 120 Mk III seems to meet that description.

That type of amp isn't a necessity for me which is why I don't have one to date but I keep thinking about it and when that happens I usually end up with whatever it is that's been haunting me even if it takes years to get one. The two that I'm considering are the Generator 120 and the Mesa Multi-Watt.

Right now I'm picking up a Rivera Suprema Jazz Recording to gig with so clearly getting another high gain channel switcher isn't my number one priority. Actually playing through the REVV and Mesa would really help me to make up my mind one way or the other.

In the meantime I'm using my Fractal gear to get those tones and it does them very well indeed. Better and better with each firmware update.

 

[Whizzinby]

The dude in the demo is awesome. Great mix of styles which helps see what an amp can do.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I do think the looks and feature set are killer.

 

[mbenigni]

Hot take/ sacrilege: Sometimes I watch demos of feature-packed, high gain channel-switchers, and I think amp manufacturers are doing their level best to try and make products that are almost as capable as...

...modelers?

 

[nicolasrivera]

 

[GTR37]

That’s definitely a better vid
Still don’t love the green my
Choice of crunch is more like a JCM800 / Bogner Blue
Shawn Tubbs always delivers

 

[laxu]

Hot take/ sacrilege: Sometimes I watch demos of feature-packed, high gain channel-switchers, and I think amp manufacturers are doing their level best to try and make products that are almost as capable as...

...modelers?

Honestly digitally controlled tube amplifiers should be more of a thing. Hook Wizard and the discontinued Stone Deaf SD30 are the only ones I know that aren't some rack preamp deal.

But at the same time understand why they are not when it would become a lot more complicated to make than just having a pile of knobs and multiple channels. Most amp makers are not programmers.

IMO the Mesa Mark V/VII would be perfect candidates for digital control though because they are probably the closest things to a modeler. Especially the V with its 9 modes.

 

[Life Eats Life]

Thanks!

I actually want an amp that "seems generic and processed."

I have a few vintage blackface Fender combos, a couple of Fryette big iron heads, and a Rivera Knucklehead Reverb. Those three groups have tons of character and really allow me to express myself.

But there are times when I want something generic, compressed, and high gain just to fool around with and make me feel like a guitar hero. I also want it to have a good clean channel. The Generator 120 Mk III seems to meet that description.

That type of amp isn't a necessity for me which is why I don't have one to date but I keep thinking about it and when that happens I usually end up with whatever it is that's been haunting me even if it takes years to get one. The two that I'm considering are the Generator 120 and the Mesa Multi-Watt.

Right now I'm picking up a Rivera Suprema Jazz Recording to gig with so clearly getting another high gain channel switcher isn't my number one priority. Actually playing through the REVV and Mesa would really help me to make up my mind one way or the other.

In the meantime I'm using my Fractal gear to get those tones and it does them very well indeed. Better and better with each firmware update.

Rev 4 purple pedal with the Rivera.
Endgame

 

[Life Eats Life]

That G4 pedal and it’s dial tone’tone is
quite nifty with Friedman’s and particularly the Rivera’s.
It was really good with the a Rivera StageIV,
Headfirst Alta, Friedman’s & Blackstar’s.
If anybody reading this has a Headfirst Alta,
the Victory Kraken pedal was super killer with that amp.