Product: Industrial Amps Rock 120
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
11/01/2007
at
05:07pm
by
Jonas H??rnqvist
Email: jonas<at>jonashornqvist dot com
Features
:
10
For the last 20 years, the only brand of guitar amplifiers that I have used consistently is Marshall. I've tried other brands of amps, but in the end I always went back to Marshall, that is... until now!
First of all, the design of this tube amp has to be one of the coolest that I've ever seen before! The white color that surrounds the amp makes it look all sweet and innocent. Don't be fooled be the amp's subtle appearance however, it's a little devil in disguise!
The 2 chanels (clean and gain) is really...read below!
Sound Quality
:
10
The second I plugged my guitar into the amp and turned up the volume, I knew that this might very well be THE amp of my dreams!The clean sound is really clean. It's not like a lot of other amps in which you sometimes hear unwanted distortion on the clean channel. When I discovered that, it was a nice surprice to say at least. The clean channel is versatile enough to handle any style of music that calls for it.
When I turned up the volume on the amp, my shelf started shaking, and that was on the clean channel. I couldn't wait to see what this bad boy could do on the dirty channel!!!
Unable to remain patient, I switched the amp to the dirty channel! At first, I dialed the gain to 4, and it was badass! I got that really cool AC/DC type of distortion. It was providing that 'dirty' sound that I could previously only get from a Marshall. The distortion also reminded me of oldschool KISS, which was a huge influence on my guitar playing... Excellent!
Now for the REALLY fun part, here's what happened when I dialed the gain all the way up to 10? For me, that's always the ultimate test since the main genres I play are metal and hard rock! The sound the amp achieved when I turned the gain to 10 was the sound that was missing in every other amp I've ever tried! The amp produced a thick and ballsy gain with a lot of edge and clarity! Even though the gain was at the max level, I could still play chords and hear every note of them clearly.
The solo tone was crystal clear, and also thick sounding!
I can't wait to play live with this amp and really push this beast to its limits!
I will soon add soundclips at http://www.myspace.com/jonashornqvist
Reliability
:
10
I wouldn't bring along a 2nd amp! This amp is SOLID enough! Never had any problems with it, it always delivers!
Customer Support
:
10
Since I'm from Sweden, I've only talked to them over the phone but, Sean and the other guys at Industrial amps are really cool guys! Easy to talk too and they really listen to what you're saying!
Overall Rating
:
10
All in all, The 'Rock 120' amp by Industrial amps is by far one the best sounding amplifiers I've ever tried, and this one will stay in my rig for many years to come. This amp is unlike any other amp out there and it truly has a voice of its own!
If you blend Marshall and Soldano, you kinda get the sound of the Rock 120, but it's far more than that!
I'm using it for blues, hardrock, metal, jazz...and it never fails! I can freakin' play any style of music with this amp!
