Randall RG100SC 212 Combo

This amp by Randall has now been discontinued I believe. It's not on their website anymore, but I believe it's probably made in 2004. Has two distortions and clean. Gain 1 is your bluesy, vintage distortion and Gain 2 is for the heavier things, ala 80's metal Metallica, Megadeth etc. The gain doesn't surpass these genres. Some have said it's the heaviest they've heard but I don't think it can keep with the metalcore and death metal tones.
I am really surprised by the footswitch. It's built like a beast. Has clean boost, not sure why a boost wasn't added to the gain side. I use the amp for practice and I jam with some friends. I haven't had to chance to rate it against drums, but I hear it works out just fine.
Has headphone jack and speaker outs which is really nice to have. and effects loop with volume control.
Two 12" Celestion seventy 80's. This was really a determining factor for the amp. These speakers have a huge magnet and speakers can really make or break an amp. This is definitely a plus.

I'm playing through it with a Washburn strat-copy as of now. It's mid 90's and probably internationally made with SSH configuration. The clean channel is so crisp and really cuts through. With a little reverb and the chorus it's fantastic. I honestly cannot think of any solid state amp that has better clean than this. It's fantastic. Doesn't seem to have a lot of bass frequency but the sound makes up for it.
You can get about any sound you desire out of the gain side. From Stevie Vaughn blues, or a nice metal chunk. For musical styles that require a lot of palm muting this amp is defintely for you. It's get that beautiful chug, chug, chug effect.
Sounds well with detunings. I keep it a step down [D], and haven't noticed it not being capable of that range.
But if you want a terribly brutal distortion the best bet would be to get a Boss Metal Zone through the effects loop or clean channel.

Amp seems to be built like a tank. It's pretty heavy, really sturdy. Not sure about the insides because i did notice it vibrating a bit with the distortion, but not enough to cause a problem. Five year warranty with Randall, was really happy about that. Couldn't tell you if I'd gig it without a back up and I haven't had it long enough to break down. I made sure to get the music shop to order me a new one instead of the one that had been in the store. Who knows who's done what to that amp.

Never dealt with the company. They shipped it nicely packaged with corner protectors on the amp. only thing they could have done better if they needed to, would have been to bubble wrap the amp, but that may not be necessary.

I've been playing for about seven years have played Peavey amps and checked out some Crates. If it were stolen I probably couldn't afford to replace it. I love the stereo chorus and the speakers really turned me on to the amp. I compared with to some Crates and a Peavey. The Peavey was nice as well but a little bit more expensive. It was along the same lines as this amp.

I can't wait to get the volume turned up on this thing and let this thing scream.

This amp was made in 2004. I play anything from metallica to Rush to Led Zep to country rock. What got my attention to this amp was...well, let me tell you, I thought I had to have another tube amp to get clean distortion but this amp is smooth and I like a built in chorus. This amp has 3 channels, a clean and two gain channels. The EQ's are pretty versitile and I have been used to only 2 channels with EQs that don't do much ( Peavey Classic 212-1982 model). The effects loop is essential and has a level pot. Headphone jack sucks. The voicing feature I haven't figured out if I need or not. I have had this amp about 2 months and it suprizes me gradually everytime I play through it.

I play a Carvin Ultra-V, a Kramer Striker, and my workhorse is an Electra Phoenix. The Electra has a pre-amp and the Kramer has a Bridge DiMarzio. This amp gets a great 70's and 80's hard rock sound. It's smooth BUT not loud. Now... I also bought a Randall 212 Cab with Celestion V-30's and it sound fantastic paired with the combo. But, the clean channel- this is the JEWEL. Play a good distortion effect throught this channel and you Will knock something off, including your eardrums. I got temporarily caught up in that " solid state is not as loud as a tube thang ( with distortion it's accurate). I tried the comparison with my Peavey and the Randall was brutal on the clean channel...you know when something is so loud that it hurts your ears and you can't help but laugh?!.

I haven't owned it long enough to test reliability.

Don't know, but the store I bought it from was really good on anything going wrong.

I have been playing 26 years and own an Electra Phoenix, a Carvin Ultra-V, a Kramer Striker, an Aria Pro Hollow Body, a Sigma -Martin Acoustic, an Ibanez cutaway acoustic and an Ibanez Bass. I play through Zoom , Boss and Arion pedals. I own a 1982 Peavey Classic 212, this Randall RG100sg combo with a Randall 212 cabinet. I was so impressed after a two year search that I would buy it again or buy the Head version. I love the power in the clean channel and the versatility of the distortion channels. I tried all the Peaveys, the Crates, the Fenders and the Ibanez and of course the over...well the Marshalls. I was shooping for my first amp when I was 16 and found a Randall 410 combo and the sales lady at the mall wouldn't let me play through it so I settled on the Peavey at another store. I always had Randall in the back of my mind.

Not shure wen this amp was made..believe its 2002. Im in a band that plays rock music, rock covers....ACDC,Led Zepplin,Queens of the stone age,that kinda stuff. Killers, Hives nowadays too. This amp covers it all. I run an ibanez rg350dx with dimarzio pickups through a boss me50 or a boss gt8 into this baby. It sounds unbelievably good. I read someone said that this amp sucks...and that they run high end equipment through this "piece of crap" and i'd like to say that isn't true. This amp is currently 600-700 USD. So it's not cheap, and it's definetly not crap. Solid State..and it does not weigh a lot. Lift some weights if you think it does. You shouldnt even be playing guitar if you can't lift the equipment. but moving on....comes with a 5 button footswitch. GREAT channels, i especially enjoy the clean. I run lots of effects with the clean, so i dont care much for built in channels, but i have to say they are really good.

I purposely picked the rg350dx. Humbuckers are the main pickup, but it runs a single coil inbetween. I got dimarzio super distortion on bridge, paf pro on neck, and hs3 on the coil. Sounds like jesus. no joke. Rock music is definetly amplified by my guitar, and then with an amp like this, its just great. Clean channel is great, probably one of the best cleans ive herad. and distortion is just brutal

Solid State amps don't need tubes, so they rock. But i would definetly use this without a backup. This thing has never broken down on me....so i just it in gigs.

Roland developed the first concept for an amp, and theyre company is very friendly and helpful. I've never had any problems with anything, but i have called on several occasions for enquiries. The warranty on this 100 watt 212 is 5 years, so im set for another 3.

I've been playing for about 5 years, i got a few guitars, an epiphone standard lp, a Glp standard, 2 ibanezs, a fat strat, and a yamaha. I got a mesa boogie rectifier head through 2 4x12 cabs. If it were stolen, id probably buy the same thing. The only reason i dont use my full stack is because sumtimes im just too lazy to cary all that power. Pa systems dont compare to this amp either. home practice, gigs, everytin works with this amp. I compared a line 6 spider ii 212 to this, and theyre clean sucks. the modes are practically useless since you have to turn them off manually unless you have a 70 dollar footswitch.

Just read the reviews below, they've done an excellent job...
I havnt bought this amp yet, but I did play it for about 4 hours in the music store... As far as features go, well, there are a lot, wich means you can generate many different tones with this amp... Im giving it a 9 cuz sometimes it took a while to find specific tones, but hell, afte ryou've found the tones you want, it's not hard to find those settings again...

I was playing an Ibanez DT200 Destroyer (loaded with "Powersound" pickups) through this 2x12, and it sounded killer. It sounded crunchy, heavy (Gain 2) but also light, twangy, coulurfull and sweet (with the cleen chanel of course)... As far as Gain 1 goes, I did'nt stay there too long, cuz I'm mostly a MetalHead, but it sounded verry much like the early rock type of sound (LED ZEP. AC/DC...) Gain 2 sounded AWESOME... I didn't "play" with the FX, but next time I go, I'll be sure to try them... I'm giving this one a 9 cuz I dont own it yet, so I dont know if this baby will "die" in a couple O weeks or not...

I dont own it people...

In the past people have written quote "NOTHING LIKE A RECTIFIER!"...
Well... DUH! Even though this amp isn't built with like... 24 tubes, it still sounds incredibly good (awesome CRUNCH... verry HEAVY)... And for 100$ less than the Marshall MG250DFX, and about 1000$ less than any Mesa Rectifier, I'll be sure to put this one in my room verry soon indeed...

Not sure what year its made but its the G2 model.It has a five channel foot switch for Channel,Gain,Clean boost,Reverb and Stereo Chorus.And for the other features you have read all the other reviews

Im using a ESP EX351d with a EMG81 in the bridge and then into a Marshall Jackhammer,Boss metalzone mt2 then a Arion 7 band eq.I dont really like the gain2 setting cause i havent really found the right sound with it.The gain1 however i love,i have got a nice early Metallica sound which i also play Grungey stuff and then by turning down the bass and gain i get a great early 80s rock sound
Now my favorite is the clean channel,just awesome its what i was after cause i already loved the sound on my Jackhammer but combined with my eq pedal and the clean channel ive got that metallica crunch from and justice onwards.I love it,my neihbors dont.I give it a 9 cause of gain2 but i dont need it anyway

I would gig with this but i might keep my Marshall vs65r in the boot only because ive read other people have had trouble

Never had to use them

ive been playing on and off for about 8 years but the last year ive been at it pretty hard.If it was stolen i would get another one.I love it,it has power and its clean channel rocks.I was suprised when i picked it up cause the guys who were bagging this amp said how heavy it was but bloody hell guys maybe you should look at yourselves because my sister could cart this around, its a little heavy but come on dont be so petty.If you are a metalhead/rocker then this amp is the shit

Its been said but, clean, 2 gains - 1 is higher, 2 is ballsy-er, reverb and stereo chorus. It has contour control but on the distortion channels only. It comes with a foot switch but the switch will change only chanel/gain OR reverb/chorus. Plus its got the standard lineout, effects loop, cd in etc.

I'm using a fender fat strat and its sounds pretty good on the distortion channels. Gain 2 is nice and heavy. The clean channel is way louder than the distortion channels and can sound good with tweaking but on my guitar at least, I need to set the tone controls way different for clean, than with either distortion channel. It makes switching mid song difficult. The reverb is powerful but not the greatest sound. Chorus is decent. Its VERY loud and hissy when I have it hooked up to single coils.

I've owned it for 6 months and gain 2 just blew on me. Gain 1 also seems to be fluctuating...no good. I've never dropped it or anything like that, the outside seems to be built well, but I do play it hard and loud. Still it should go that quick, if at all.

I took it to get fixed and the tech guy at the store says everything is under warranty for a year but, he still cant find out why exactly it stopped working. Might be just him, but he's been doing this for years.

Its a great back up amp if you mic it. Its not loud enough to play a real club. I mean you can hear it over the drums no prob, but the audience can also chit chat over it no prob. Not what I personnaly am going for. If it hadnt blew on me I would have rated it higher but...

2003 Amp. Very Versatile amp.....

I'm using this with a Paker Fly and a Gibson Flying V.
I've Had Mesa, Marshall, Line 6, Behringer, Vox's.... you name it.
I own a studio and do tons of session work so I have used a ton of gear in the past 20 years. This is one of the best amps I have ever came by.

Here is a little critique to some previous reviewers. I have no idea what was wrong with your amp but my gain sounds are awesome. Close to Soldano but a little darker (I've owned a SL100).
Of course, the best gain sounds come when I push the volume up to 7. Before that it's crappy....kind of like a tube amp...is that so bad?
This is a 100watt amp that needs to be pushed. The speakers need to move to get tone.
Still, I've recorded with this thing and got the best gain sounds ever...and yes, totally metal. (Warm sounding metal that is, not the crappy muddy Korn, Nickelback, Slipknot sound....I'm talking Maiden, Priest, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Nightwish.......).

Again, what did they do to this amp to break it? Mine has been going for 2 years solid, no problems, no noise, even volume on all channels....No problems.
This thin g is heavy because it's built like a rock.
I've gigged with this amp and has been on some bumpy rides...never broke.

I live in Illinois 30 minutes away from Randall. I'll drive there If I need them.
Never have had to that though.

Closest "tube" amp without tubes (which is probably why the idiots who slammed the amp don't like it....they probably can't play with a tube feel amp....go back to your Line 6 spiders....).
I just got another one to keep at my studio and one for the road.
Over all, if it were stolen, I would buy another one.

I bought this amp in the fall of 2001. It has a lot of stuff in it, meaning the knobs (lots of tonal variety) a few built in effects which are decent, and jacks on the back to drive a cabinet or two.

Ok. Most of the other people that have made a review on this amp gave it a very high rating for sound quality. I dont know how that could be. Both the overdrives on this amp are extremely under powered compared to the clean channel (which is the only channel on this amp thats worth anything). The overdrives are thin, and completely without tone. You cant thicken the sound up with the bass because it just rumbles and buzzes and sounds muddy. I've noticed a lot of the people that give this amp a 9 or 10 for sound quality are upgrading from a 15W Squire or somekind of cheap distortion pedal. Another thing I've noticed is the rest of the people have really high end things, like marshall cabinets, Mesa rectifiers, les paul guitars, and so forth... very high end gear like that. So that makes me wonder, why did they bother with such a cheap piece of crap amp such as this one, when they can clearly afford such great gear. Even if its bought used. This amp is definately a huge waste of money and there are far more, and far better sounding amps out there. You cant get any kind of good metal tone out of it like everyone else here has said, its too thin. It has no beefiness to it. Its thin and very artifical sounding. I was very disappointed when I recieved my amp (I ordered it online, didnt get to try it out first, big mistake) I expected huge thick raging beefy metal tones. When I turned the overdrive on, complete crap. It sounds like steel wool on a tin can. Flat and sterile. No tone. Honestly. Look around for a different amp. If you MUST have a Randall, get one of their more expensive amps. This one is a waste. I'm just trying to help you people not make the same mistake I did. If its your first "big amp" or you want somethign with a better distortion/overdrive than your pedal. This amp may sound nice to you... but it cant even compare to other amps out there. One fellow even said it blows away a Mesa and a JCM. Thats a complete lie. This thing has such a horrible overdrive. Save your money, or get another model. This one is a major flop.

Its very VERY VERY heavy. Way heavier than a 2x12 should weigh. I have a halfstack that doesnt way as much as this thing does. But its build like a battleship. I dont think it'd break if you hit it with a baseball bat. But its extremely too heavy. You'll hurt yourself over and over if you have to drag it up stairs often like I do. Lots of bruised shins.

Never dealt with them. So I couldnt say.

I've been playing for around six years. I've had a good bit of amps in my time. I wanted a good loud amp that was movable so I wouldnt have to drag my halfstack everywhere, since i have no cargo room in my car. Complete disappointment. It sounds absolutely terrible and it weights probably 50lbs or more. Not worth the time, money, or effort deal with this amp. Look into something else. You'd be doing yourself a major favor.

This solid state amp is extremely versatile, but aimed more at the rock/metal players. Giving 2 distortions is clever, as it give more possibilties(you can even use the two together, i.e gain 1 as a normal sound and then gain 2 is louder, acting as a lead boost). The built in reverb is good, if not too strong, and the built in stereo chorus is just as good as a seperate stomp-box. The fact that you get a foot pedal is great, and that the foot pedal has 2 functions: Pedal 1 can be channel switchin and pedal 2 controls which gain type is selceted, which is good for rock/metal people, OR pedal 1 toggles reverb and pedal 2 toggles chorus, which is great for example a jazz player. You can also adjust the chorus rate and depth, as well as the reverb level. For the overdive channel there is a gain knob for each gain, and a contour, bass, middle, treble, and level knobs. For the clean channel there is a level knob, as well as bass, middle and treble knobs. There is also a 1/4" head-phone jack, which is great for late night playing while the family/kids are asleep, and to top it off there is a master level knob for the extra power. The back of the amp features left and right inputs for 'external' and speakers, a line out jack, and a 'send' and a 'return' jack, each with their own level knob. There is also a grid type area to let the amp breath. It's Jam packed with features!

I use a Jackson RR3 and Gibson Les Paul on this amp, and I bought because I am a pure power metalhead. For this type of music, Gain 2 is perfect. There is so much tone, saturation and sustain. If you set the EQ right you can get a perfect power-chord chugging sound, without the bass foaming through. It's so powerful, big and brutal it blows your head off. Gain 1 is less distorted, a bit like an over-drive, which is great for classic rock such as Led Zepplin etc. The clean channel gives any Fender tube stack a good run for its money - it is amazing, simply amazing. The EQ knobs on the amp are so sensative, such a large variety of sounds is possible -anything from a smooth, mellow jazz sound to a twangy funk sound to a rich rock/ballad clean. I must say though the clean channel is louder, i.e if both the distortion and clean channels are set on 1/10 (MORE than enough to hear your self very well in your room) the clean will be louder. The amp has 2x12" speakers, so its plenty loud enough to jam with bands, or even gig in small venues. Another great thing about this amp is the rich, rich tone and awesome sound stays just as good as the am gets turned loud (belive me - at 7 it hurts your ears. Wake the neighbours!). Noise levels on the distortion channels are the same- if not less - than on all other quality amps. An amazing sounding amp.

Built like a tank. It has the default plastic with the leathery texture that most amps have. It has metal plates over the corners, top and bottom. Screws are extremely sturdy. Would use without a back-up with no worry. it has a90% closed back which is great as the speakers are protected, but access is available. Foot-pedal is also built very strong.

No-problem yet, but was given a one-year warranty, which is fantastic.

This is the best Amp i have ever owned. If your a metal/rock player, this is a perfect choice. For say jzz and funk musicians, I would not neccessarily reccomend this amp pruley for the reason that there are other amps aimed at your style of music - but don't make that stop you trying this! As you have read in this and other reviews, the clean sound is phenominal. A truley amazing amp.

gain 1, gain 2 with contur control level (od) and EQ (od) level clean EQ (clean) master volum and Stereo Courus stuff and reverb controll, solid state (the future of the guitar amplifier) with a effect loop (whats that for?) and foot switches for channel and gain and reverb and courus.
2 12" speakers and 100 Watts Oh yeah
Effects is nott suposed to be in an amplifier its suposed to be infront off itt (or in the effect loop) think it is too much stuff on this one :)

now i am using a Squier Strat (soon a SG with EMGs and a wah) with a shadow (in neck position) humbucker soundin singel coli. an no more than that.

sounds great, think the gain is good, dont use much but it sounds great on low volume and low gain, havnt tried with volume over 4, and the level of gain is on 8 and clean is 2, the clean is very clean, and loud if turned up equaly as the gain, it almost blew my ears away!!! the gain is great for classic and metal rock.
Greater than a marshall (the lead guitaris in my band plays one, it cant be turned down to be played in a comfy level!!! arg)

The amp have never broken down but was delivered with some smal finish flaws around the screws, the rubber ring was broken on some of the and one was missing, no big deal, but i waitet for 3 or 4 months for it so it was kinda sad. and the foot switch have been stuck ones, just steped on it and it was lose YAY!!!!

never dealt with them dont know, it have som warrenty, how long i dont know. hoping i never need it.
and i havnt got time to deliver my amp to repair the 3 or 4 rubber rings. i havnt goten bak my amp case, i delivered it for a cuple of months now.

have been playing for about 2 years, still a newbie. and own a Line6 POD2.0 and a Carl Martin Hot Drive 'n' Boost mk III, and my playing gear the squuier strat and the randall, and my blown champ 15 (squier)
i some one stole it, i would buy me a new one or track the thief down, ripp his head of and report the suspect for kidnaping!!!! (i am not i violent guy!!! only when it comes to thing i love)
everything to love nothing to hate
did compear it to som marshall and a laney, but the ver about the twice the price and music equipment in norway is about 3 times as expencive as the USA, so the price and the fact it felt better the them and i tried the 75W model, contra some "cheap" Marshalls and Laneys.
Though if some one throws a Marshall at me I would not throw i away.
Best combo, i have tried, and i spend pretty much quallity time in the local music store. just trying and cant wait intill i get ome with the inspiration to play on my Superb RANDALL!!

SOLID STATE FOR THE PEOPLE!! WE AIN'T LIVIN' IN THE PAST!!!