Randall RG100SC 212 Combo

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i see a lot of people saying the first distortion isn't that great/or is too weak

well most of you are metal guys im sure, and for those of us who like the classic guitar tones from Zepellin and shit, first distortion is perfect

i can recreate "in the flesh" by Pink Floyd so well i actually prefer listening to myself play it then the real version, ha
the second distortion is too muffled for my likings, but ive been toying with it and ive gotta good sound now i used mainly for open chords

overall this amp has great sound, clean setting is beautiful as well.. first distortion channel gives off a great twang sound, perfect for stratocasters.. second is much more crunchy, great for you metal dudes

and i really find putting your Reverb half way up does so much for this amp

Don't know just got it today

Same

i've used my brothers crate up till now, and i absolutely hated the distortion on that thing, i had to tweak it for hours just to get an average sounding distortion

so this is really my first amp, its got the great sound, it can go loud without breaking up which is excellent, i can add cabinets in the future if i need to

Fuck im happy

Id say 9 for overall quality, and it deserves a 10 for value

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CLEAN! CLEAN! CLEAN! It may cause much disbelief, but the clean channel is absolutely perfect for jazz. Great headroom, nice balanced sound. I play semihollows (Gibson, Hamers) in an OGD trio and this amp works very nicely in that context. It compares favorably to my workhorse Polytone. However, this amp must be off of the floor (use an amp stand) otherwise the bass resonance is difficult to control. Don't use the chorus, reverb or distortion.

It's been my regular gigging amp for about a year. So far no problems.

Haven't dealt with the company.

Overall, a good clean amp for gigging. Stumbled across it purely by chance as I was looking to find a replacement for my Polytone. When the stars are in alignment, I can get pretty close to the tone Wes had on Smokin at the Half Note. For my purposes, it serves me well.

This is a great combo. It is very affordible. And it has reverb and chorus. 2 Channels for gain and one clean. If you run a distortion Pedal into the clean channel you get almost a Tube volume. Its not one of those multi amps where you can get the sound of anything out there. Its just a good amp

Loud. Has the ablity to keep up with a 100 watt Kitty Hawk amp running 4 Celstions. Very good distortion channels. The vintage is my fav but you can get a very heavy dark distortion on the 2nd channel. I play a Strat through it and can get a Humbucker sound on the 2nd channel. Can run it to more speakers if you need it louder.

I added wheels on it because it is very heavy. It has played a few shows in its day and still looks almost new. Just don't forget your power cord.

I have played alot of amps before. This is one of the best solid state amps i have ever played through. Loud, great punch from the seventy 80s, and very portable compared to a 4x12 cab and a Kitty Hawk head.

2001 model. We play rock from the 70's right up til the present. This amp is my primary for gigs. Has reverb, but I never use it, we let the board effects do that for us. You've read all the features from the others, so I won't bother.

I'm using an Ibanez with the V1 and V2 pickups, and an Excalibur LP model, with humbuckers. The amp is everything I wanted. The clean channel is superb, and you can always rely on it to sound the same each and everytime you plug into it. The OD's are good, but not happy with the buzzing that they create, I'm gonna try to resolder like the other guy was talking about. Gain 1 is a nice Marshall Modeling sound, and perfect for 70's rock, where you don't need that punch. For lead and more recent rock, I kick it to the Gain 2 channel. The thing that I like about this amp is that you can play at lower volumes, and get the same soound that you would if you cranked it. The only thing I noticed at higher volumes, is that the bottom end fills out more. But I mike my amp, so I usually keep it turned down. But if your looking for an amp with a clean channel so you can hook up all your stomp boxes, this is the amp. It would be niocer if they could get a better 'metal' sound for Gain 2, but I'm not gonna bitch. That's what stomp boxes can do for you.

This is the only amp I use as of the moment. It's been service free for over two years, and I would buy another in a heartbeat. I used to own the 75 watt model, and it sounded exactly the same.

Never had a problem, so I couldn't tell ya.

I've been playing for over 20 years and have had the Peaveys, Fenders, etc.....This was the first one that I said I would buy again. I love the fact that everytime I turn it on, I know what to expect as far as the sound goes, as opposed to a tube amp, where you rely on the condition of the tube for your sound. Besides the hiss on the gain channels, the only thing I wish Randall would have done is put casters on it!!!! 70 lbs isn't that much til you have to tear down a full PA system and load up after a gig at 3:00 in the morning.

[[READ THIS:]]] the headphone jack----when you want to play through your phones.....the chrous must be in the off position.this works.....this comes direct to me from a tech at randall.just shut the chrous OFF when you want to play to yourself.......WHY DIDN'T RANDALL PUT THIS IN THE CRAPPY THING THEY CALL A USER MANUAL....;.

i bought this amp new...3 channels[i guess].as far as i'm concerned--it has one useable channel[clean].'''a feature that i wish it had---i wish it had'''-- a headphone jack that worked...one that cuts off the speakers when h/phones are plugged in[mine doesn't work].....i found this out one night[late]this =a very angry wife........

as most have said here---the clean channel makes this amp..it very much kicks butt....the two distortion channels very much suck---and i mean they really suck...i'm keeping it for the clean chan.it sounds great.if i want dist.-and i do---i'll buy a good pedal.the two celestions are also very good.[for clean it gets a 10]...

it feels solid---time will tell.....i'm playing a hamer artist u.s.a....also played a hamer u.s.a.blitz with a floyd---and a ernie ball silhoutte special----on all these guitars,the dist. channels soundes like crap...on the clean,you will say ''wow''.how can this amp sound so good on clean-and so very bad on the dist.channels.

i have a call in to randall right now,they don't seem to know whats up.couldn't give me an answer on the h/phone problem.said he would call me back???he seemed like he wanted to help me.i told him the dist.channels sucked---he agreed,at least their honest/////

i've been playing for around 10 yrs....i would buy it again[[for the clean channel]---if you buy this amp....it will be for the clean side...if your looking for distortion,look elsewhere--you won't find it in this amp..or be ready to try out a few effects pedals.thats what i'm doing.again,the clean channel is fantastic.a 10 for clean///

Two twelves, two distortions, includes a footswitch, stereo chorus with rate and depth and reverb with a level control (these two effects are also footswitchable). Headphones, effects loop, line output and headphone output. I play punk, occasionally delving into ska, and the features are more than enough for me. Occasionally I'lll turn on the chorus and I always use a teeny bit of reverb. The only problem really is that the clean channel is soooo much louder; I usually have it set at 4 while the distortion's at 10.

I use it through a humbucking Epiphone SG, and it sounds great. The clean channel, as others have said, is superb and really responds to your pick attack -- with your guitar's volume knobs cranked and a hard attack you get a little bit of overdrive. Roll back the volume for a smoother sound. It only overdrives a little, and not super noticeably. The clean channel is loud. The distortion is perfect for what I do. I gauge distortion based on the 'peppiness' of rapidly palm-muted chords, and this one has crunch while still pushing out the click of my pick. There is a little noise, but that can be expected from a high-gain distortion. There are EQ controls for each channel, as well as gain and contour controls for distortion. I played around with them a while ago and you can get a range of sounds, from harsh punky distortion to 'scooped' midrange-lacking metal distortion. The first distortion kind of sucks for what I play -- it's too weak. But the second one is perfect. I love the sounds of this amp. It's no Marshall, no, but why copy a tired old sound? It's loud, too: I've never used it past 6 or so on the volume knob.

This thing's been dropped, stood on, and generally pounded and has survived for over a year. It hasn't broken down yet. I DO gig without a backup. The only problem I've ever seen is when other people use it; a friend in another band played through it and it kept cutting out, I think it might have been his guitar because I had no trouble when I played later that night.

It took a long time after I ordered it, about two months. This is probably the fault of Musician's Friend. I've never dealt with customer support, so I'll leave this number blank.

This amp is the perfect size for me. Any venues bigger than what I play and I'd probably just mic it instead of getting a bigger amp. It even has outputs for extension speakers, which I've been meaning to try out someday. I'd buy another one in a second. My friend (the one who had trouble with mine) bought a smaller version of this and loves it just as much as I love mine. This bad boy is loud, has good solid-state distortion, and plenty of punch.

3 channels, dual eq, 2x12 combo(celestions)

the clean channel sounds pretty damn good but the od channel sound too dark. I will get myself an eq pedal to fix that and try to get more low end

one night I was in my room and i wanted to plug in headphones (everybody was asleep) and realized the speakers don't mute complitely when you plug headphones. We contacted the company and we haven't had any respond , it,s already been a month. Otherwise the amp is solid as a tank. you can crank it up to 8 with no problem.

As i said , it's been a month and I'm still waiting

the amp still sound real good and compares to marshalls and rectos and all for 400$

Clean channel, 2 gain channels (one vintage, one modern), reverb, and stereo chorus. It also has an effects loop, lineout, and speaker outs for 4ohm and 8 ohm speakers, also a headphone jack.

I love this amp for its sounds. The clean is super clean and the overdrive channels are just what I was looking for.

Now this is where the amp is screwy and I'll tell you how to solve it.
I've seen some reviews where people complain about noise at louder volumes or their amp on the Gain channels are starting to make a lot of noise. I too had that problem after a couple of months. I have found that the input jack breaks its soldering connections pretty easy and at loud volumes it would make a lot of humming noises on the dirty channels. All you have to do is invest in some silver solder and a good soldering iron and resolder the input jack. I've soldered it with regular solder before but I always run into the noise problem again in a couple of months. After soldering w/ silver solder (I actually resoldered most of the components) it even sounds better than when I first bought it and haven't run into that annoying buzzing sound again. It took me about an hour to take apart solder and put back together again. It was a pain but well worth it.

never dealt with, I can fix stuff on my own.

This is a very awesome sounding amp. I play a lot of styles but mostly funk, thrash and speed metal. The only problem was the one mentioned above. The chorus and reverbs on this amp are excellant also. the only other problem is that the headphone jack doesn't truly bypass the speakers. This amp would get a 10 but the little nuances bump down a little.

2002 model. Suits perfectly for everything and is very flexible. I play mostly punky rock 'n' roll and i'm totally happy with it. Loud enough for gigging in most clubs and excellent partner in studio!

I play my Randall mostly with Gibson ES-355 and i really like the clarity and fat bottom of the clean channel, absolutely the best clean sound I've ever had - beats most of old Fenders etc.. I also threw away all my distortion pedals - this amp has great basic distortion for every situation. Personally I like to keep distortion level low for traditional rock sound but this machine is also perfect for headbang hammerin'. Stereo chorus is a nice option too and has a better sound than many pedals. Only thing I could ask more is bit more sensitivity (like tube amps), but you can't have it all, can you? Oh, and did I mention the studio. Awesome sounds. (wooden floor and U87) o-la-la!

No problemo - so far. Gig it, Kick it and Dig it!

I'd like to buy a 2*12 extra cabinet for my Randall - just don't know who would sell it...

Been playing now for 10 years and all I want to tell you about my Randall amp is this: Try it and buy it. It's not just a metal machine but a really flexible and good-sounding amplifier for all kind of use. Who needs tubes anyway?