Randall RG100SC 212 Combo

The Randall RG100SC features:
1 Clean Channel, 2 Overdrive Channels (1 is a cleaner Overdrive, the other is a more modern Distortion, Reverb, Stereo Chorus, 2 12 inch Celestion 70/80 Speaker/drivers, and a midi footswitch, with an effects loop (in case you want to hook up rack mount effects), speaker out (in case you want to hook up to another cab), and a headphone out. It is a 100 Watt Solid State amplifier.

This thing has crushing, brutal sound. Its more aimed towards metal-heads. I play an ESP LTD EX50, hooked up to a Boss Metal Zone MT2, looped through a Boss Noise Suppressor NS2, routed into the clean section it sounds ultra brutal, and it adds a whole new realm of possibilities if you roll back the distortion on the pedal a little and switch on the amp distortion. It adds a certain layering that has this cool, mid scooped sound that is bass intensive, with chilling highs and just enough low end mids to make the tube lovers scratch their heads and say "hm... that sounds kind of tube-ish" My settings on my Boss Pedal are highs and lows 3 oclock, middle 7 oclock, mid frequency 12 oclock, and on my amp, the settings are (usually) on clean channel, bass 6, mid 2, treble 5.
Sounds pristine.

Solid State, baby. Never will break unless you throw it down a flight of stairs, even then it'll probably survive, this thing is a tank. Literally. Its heavy as heck, and if I have any complaint, it is that this thing weighs about 75 lbs by its self.

Never had to call them. This thing will last forever if you take care of it, as long as you don't put it in a pool and turn it on I think it'll be fine.

I wish that it had an equalizer built into it, so it could be all the more versatile. As someone said in a previous review, if you hook up an MXR Eq, a Furman PQ3 or PQ4, a Boss EQ pedal, a Nady Parametric EQ, or heck, even a Behringer Parametric EQ, I think it'll work wonders and let you sculpt your sound a little further.
I love basically everything about this amp, except that its heavy as hell. By heavy, I mean literally, heavy, 75 lbs dead weight, but then again any really brutal amp is going to weigh a ton, so no real complaints. If you get it and want to gig with it, be sure to either get a dolly/hand truck to haul it or else you'll have back trouble, don't say I didn't warn you! lol. (either that or hire a roadie lol)

This amp is solid state (no tubes) amp with 100 watts of power running through two 12 inch Celestion 70-80s. I'm unsure of the year this amp was made - but it is a G2 version with a five button footswitch. It has two overdrive channels, each with their own control and a switch to select the OD channel. The OD channels have combined bass, middle and treble controls as well as a contour, level, reverb and middle voicing controls. It also has a clean channel which has a level control with boost, bass, middle and treble controls as well as a reverb control. There is a master volume control and a chorus switch with depth and rate controls. Input, phones and master power round out the front control panel. There is an effects loop at the back of the amp I haven't fooled with.

The sound quality of this amp is amazing and why I decided to post this review. I'm using an Epiphone SG 400 with stock Alnico (Gibson made) pickups in it. These pickups are passive (not active). OD1 is on the level of an AC/DC or Ted Nugent type sound. OD2 is much heavier with a Metallica or Pantera type crunch to it. The clean channel is pristine. This amp is loud and the only issue I've experienced is on OD2 with the OD2 control all the way at 10, the level set to around 8 and the master volume at 10. At that point OD2 starts popping - but I think that's because the amp was just not meant to be pushed quite that far. Could be due to the room it's in - everything starts rattling at that point - I thought the windows were going to pop out of their casings, so I didn't leave it there for long. Overall this amp has a huge sound on all channels and the sound quality is very, very, very high. OD2 is my favorite. You can dial in just about any tone you want by fooling with the very responsive tone controls and fooling with the levels. I don't use any effects with it at all like I've had to with other amps. Just not necessary.

No problems whatsoever. This amp is built so solid and is so heavy I think you could run it over with a truck and it would still work. Think along the lines of a Mac truck.

Haven't had to deal with Randall. Don't expect to due to the quality of the amp, though.

If this amp were lost or stolen, I'd replace it with the same model. It's the best amp I've ever owned. Much better than any Marshalls I've had experience with.

*** this is an update to a post I made 3 years ago- it might help someone!*** 2004 model-see my post from 2005. This amp is full of features and is a load of fun and there's a few things you should know before buying one.

I basically now use a Strat and a Dean explorer. I play metal, blues and heavy blues/prog. This is where I would like to explain what I have experienced in the past 3 years since I have had this amp. It is not loud..my 1980 Peavey classis 212 vtx is a 65 watt and is louder when distorted but this amp is slightly louder ( who cares if it doesn't sound like metal) on the clean channel as the Peavey tube amp has hardly no head room on it's clean channel. This amp has a sterile clean channel ( no noise, no distortion at all) and the eq's are basically useless and it is very flat sounding. Enter a 6 band EQ-- Dime Bag ( God rest his sole) used a 6 band MXR EQ on his old Randalls and what a difference. I tried the same and ...MAAAAN! YOU TRY THIS-- run it through the effects loop- get a lopsided V ( more bass) and it solves the flat clean channel sound. Now, the distortion. The gain 2 I have just stayed with usually at 8-9 as it has more gain and bass response- this amp really has a great low end crunch - on my Dean I chug a muted B I can vibrate every silly ornament off the top of the amp and off the shelves in my office/studio!--I can just see the speakers bouncing about 3 inches in and out in slow motion! The chorus adds a horrible sounding " distortion" while playing with it on- clean channel it's not bad. I really dont think this amp sounds good with a single coil guitar- You can blatantly hear why blues players use tube amps. My Strat sounds Ok but pretty good through a Tube Screamer or FAB-1 through the clean channel. I have gigged with this amp a few times and with the gain 1 channel at about 3 and my Strat pickup on the second setting from bridge- it was a decent slightly dirty chicken pickin' sound that I could manipulate with force of picking- not bad for a solid state. This is a metal amp period. If you want to sound most excelent with a decent portion of mojo with hot sauce, go ahead and get a tube amp and all the work that goes along with having anything high maintenance and beautiful. Anyone who likes metal that will spank your ass red ( and the spank will be consistantly the same everytime it happens) and when you play for 5 hours with it at full blast, knock it down and call it Shirley and it says, "thank you sir, may I have another" you will appreciate this amp!

I had some wierd problems with volume fluctuations at high volumes when I first started playing out with it. I found that you need to have the overdrive volume as low as you can get it and keep the master volume as high as it will go to avoid this strange overdrive overdrive glitch. I never found out what it was, but that soved it- I have a long and complicated signal chain which may have been a factor. It has cleared up and works fine now. This thing is pretty tough. I've had it 3 years hauling it around and it's been fine--no tubes... muahh haa haa haa

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I have been playinh almost 30 years, If stolen, I probably wouldn'r buy another but for a great metal amp-- its worth every cent! This is solid state, a metal amp. It's gain is huge but still compared to a tube amp, it seems there is something missing when you play a single coil or back way off the gain. This amp surpasses any tube amp for clean sound despite it's lack of EQ on the clean channel which can be remedied with a stomp EQ. When I was searching for an amp back in early 2005, I played Crates, Peaveys and Fender tube amp and just couldn't get enough gain and the distortion sounded too gravelly and raspy. The Marshall solid states sounded good but were slightly out of my price range- also they had widely known cooling fan problems. The Randall I looked up on the internet and drove an hour out of town to try one. I thought, "this is the one" - you can play them quiet with massive gain unlike a tube and the distortion sounded smooth and the chorus was cool built in. Oh...I wish it had a drink holder.

The only thing keeping this amplifier from getting a ten here is that fact that it only came with one pedal that had two buttons. As others have mentioned, you can only use it to switch between gain types and distortion on/off OR you can use it to turn on/off the reverb and/or chorus. I broke my first pedal but it can be fixed (not recommended while under warranty as it will be replaced for free). It's just a simple problem with the cable breaking at the entrance of the stompbox. I also bought myself an extra so that I could switch everything remotely.

Clean channel is very good. It has a wide range of tonality. I don't use it much as I'm into heavy music. I have not heard any distortion of the clean channel at high volumes.

Distortion is amazing. I have to STRONGLY disagree with Jordan on this one. There's a more classic gain and a modern gain. Both are extremely powerful. I haven't seen any problems with balancing volumes at all. The distortion channel has a bit of noise if the amp is poorly grounded or the guitar's pickups are of low quality.

Both channels have 3 band EQ and level controls. I said I'm into heavy music so I have some bias toward the distortion tone. There are gain knobs so if it's too intense you can probably find a medium.

I would never bring a backup to a gig with this amp. I don't think I've ever need to fix anything besides the pedal. If you have the amp and you're having problems with the pedal, DO NOT rely on it! It's just not worth the risk. Essentially, the problem with the pedal is avoidable as long as you don't put much strain on the chord where it enters the pedal box itself.

Warranty is good although I've never needed anything besides a replacement pedal and after I fixed the second I'm pretty sure I'll never need to rely on it.

I just wish this came with a four button footswitch.


I love this amplifier.

Made in 2002, solid-state, 3-channel (clean, gain 1, gain 2), 100 Watt. It came with 2 footswitches, one for channel/gain selection, the other for chorus/reverb control. Equipped with 2 12" celestion seventy 80's.

This is where this amplifier really caught my attention. The clean channel has a nice and clear sound, the chorus and reverb are really good. The gain 1 channel overdrive gives a nice crunch for rock n roll and heavy blues, the gain 2 distortion is decent enough for 80's heavy metal, but doesn't have enough gain to deliver a sound that suits modern metal. The overal sound is very heavy and bassy.

I play an Ibanez RG prestige model equiped with a seymour duncan invader on the bridge, I use a Boss MT-2 distortion pedal to get a more modern distortion. This combination really adds up to a great sound, even when playing live. As an alternative you can use a compressor on the gain 2 channel, this also delivers a more modern sound.

Overal I can say that this amp suits metal quite well, but you'll need to boost it's distortion to get a modern sound.

This amp is very heavy, it's made of decent materials and doesn't have any really weak spots. I never had any trouble with it during the 3 years I own this amp, it has withstood live playing easily. The footswitches also are built very decently, never had any trouble with them.

I never had to deal with the company.

After reading the previous review I felt obliged to defend this amp. It really is a very good amp, especially in its price class. It's strong, very heavy sounding, and has good reverb and chorus. Recommended for metal and heavy rock.

Overall:

Plus: very heavy sound, reacts nicely to distortion pedal, strong, mean looking.

Minus: weighs very much, gain 2 is too weak for heavy music, a bit basic features.

I guess it came with everything you need. An extra foot switch would have been nice, the one it came with only had 2 buttons. You could switch channels or use it as an on off for the reverb and choris. Not both.

The CLEAN sound on the amp is good. Probably the only thing i liked about the amp. Add a little reverb and choris and this amp sounds amazing. The distortion is another story. First of all, in order to try and balance the volume between the clean and distortion channels the clean has to go lower than 1, and the distortion has to go on max. You would think it would be the other way around, but it's not. As for the distortion, (the amp has 2 different distortion sounds) i didn't like them.

THIS AMP WAS BROKEN ALL THE TIME!!!

Ok, where to start. The foot switch must be crafted by a kindergarten class. I went through 5. After the first one broke within the first 2 months, i realized the cord was very fragile so i tried hard to take care of it. Didn't work. No matter how light i coiled it up, they kept braking.
As for the amp itself, the reverb went, the imput for the guitar broke, something internally shorted out and it was stuck on the clean channel, and the second distortion(the heavy one) wouldn't switch on (from the amp or using the footswitch).

I played a lot of clubs with this amp (when it worked) so it seen a fair bit of use, but this amp wasn't used hard enough to always be broken. It was never dropped or anything like that.

The store I bought the amp from did the repairs.

I have been playing for over 12 years. I use an american fat strat (texas special) and a tribute g&l asat. The best move i made was to sell the Randall and get a fender deluxe tube amp. I use a rat distortion box and it sounds amazing.

DO NOT GET A RANDALL AMP.

* This amp was made in about 2003 or 2004 i would say it is very modern sounding.

*Comes equipped with 2x12 celstion 80's

*Two channels with three modes: Clean, overdrive 1 (classic gain) overdrive 2(modern/high gain)

* effects loop with adjustable level

* Headphone jack(why you need one on a 100 watt amp i am not sure...)

* spring reverb and chorus

*Independent level and master control

* 3band equaliezer on each channel with contour and mid voicing on overdrive channel

*clean boost option

*5 button footswtich

I bought this amp a year ago based on the fact it was going to be a heavy metal and or hard rock amp and i was far from dissapointed and them some!!! This amp rocks the house for anything from classic hard rock like AC/DC to intense metal such as lamb of god. It is suprisingly versatile and sounds really bassy/crunchy. Some complaints however, go to the clean channel which is less than tonefull when played with emg acitves. I use an Ltd ax400 with this amp and the overdrive sounds crushing, however on clean it is a little dissapointing. The clean boost option is simply a volume boost which may be usuefull for clean solos. The clean is also a little distorted at high volumes but i don't use it much anyway. This amp suits most styles very well epsically the heavy kinds. When cranked loud it sounds great allthough be carefull not to stand close to it when the volume is on 3 quatters to full because the feedback will kill you. Un fortunatley for 100watts it is a little quiet and has to be cranked a fair way up for small gigs, jammin and rehersal. The mid vocing control is realy good for pure neck pickup solos as it adds a colour to the sound but it id better left off for the brutal music. The contuor is reall good when turned up for the vintage sound rock and roll. Great additon to the sound quality.

Ok this amp is without doubt a solid brick. I have smashed it against hard walls(by accident), cranked way loud at gigs carried in a bad position in my car and nearly blown it up and it has never overheated or changed whatso ever. It is as i mentioned above not the loudest 100watt amp cpmbo available but it can handle high volumes without any problems. I would bring a back up to a gig as i have not played continuously at a gig for over 30 mins but it so far seems to be great.

I have not had to deal with them but i hear they absoloutley suck balls with customer support so you are better off getting it fixed elswhere if it breaks down.

I have been playing for 2 and a half years and i have owned a 10 watt kustom, a real cheap guitar and an awesome guitar and this randall is one of the best pieces of music gear i own. If it were stoen i would be heaps pissed and i would see what i could do about replacing it. I love the ovedrive and the verstalitly (except from a jazz point of view..) and the clestions are fantastic speakers. I would have liked it to be louder than it is but for 750 aussie dollars and a 5button footswtich it is great value. I would recomend this amp to anyone except jazz players! Rock on and try it out9 espically metal heads !) it really is a cool amp.

I'm not 100% sure but,I think in 2004.(I wish it were noted somewhere on the amp). This amp is excellent for the type of music I play,everything from Rock,heavy metal to Blues.This amp has 2 chanels with 3 modes,1 clean channel,which is very nice and is used for the blues,1 distorted chanel(Marshall esque)which I use for the 60's to today stuff and some blues for that edge I mentioned,1 very distorted channel which absolutely kicks your balls into your throat!!I call this channel the Randall channel. It has channel switching,effects loops,headphone jack,5 button foot switch,and stereo chorus. This amp has all the features I was looking for and I use these features as each song predicts.I use this amp in my home studio for practice and for recording.This amp has all the power I need and more.

I use a 2001 Gibson Les Paul Standard with Alnico pickups.I also use a Gibson 2003 SG Standard with Alnico pickups, and an 80's Fender Stratocaster.This amp is excellent for the style of music I play,which is mostly Rock-n-Roll(60's right up until today),Heavy Metal(Metallica to Godsmack) to blues with an edge,such as Clapton and a really great player named Coco Montoya.The only noise(humm) I get is from the single coils from the Strat(only on the distorted channels,the clean channel is good to go).I use a Boss noise gate,and my problem is solved.I really work the settings for optimal sound production and not just for volume.If I need more volume I'll run it through my Pa.The variety of sounds are really great,you can get anything from a 60's British Marshall sound,to a modern metal,to a really clean sound.Remember all you need to do is experiment with the knobs and buttons,You'll be truly amazed at what You will discover.The clean channel sounds great at any volume. The distortion is as brutal as you could ask for,it is absolutely awesome! Randall has created the sound that all others must now follow.

This amp is really dependable,I have used it on gigs without a backup.This amp has never broken down.It is solidly made and I doubt it will ever brake unless I really neglect it by using a sledge hammer or maybe a chainsaw.If you spend your hard earned money on something that you hope will make you rich and famous......why neglect it?

Never had to deal with Randall. The store I purchase the amp from recieved the wrong foot switch for the amp.I returned it,they ordered a new one at no cost to me. Very good service from Cintioli's music in Phila. I highly recommend Cintioli's Music for anyone how lives near or in Phila. check them out,you won't go wrong.

I've been playing for about 20 years. I use a Marshall 1936 extension cab with it to give me that half stack feel,and the sound is truly amazing. If it were stolen or lost,I would purchase a new one. The thing I love about it is the sound is truly amazing! I don't hate anything about it.I compared it to other brands and chose Randall not only because of the price but, the sound and features it offered, and plus when on line reading reviews...I found others comments very helpful. Most people seemed very happy with their amps Thats is why I checked it out. So thank all of you for writing your comments.

This review is for the RG100SC from 2002, not the new G2 series. They are essentially the same thing, but mine only has a 2 button footswitch. The weight is my biggest problem with this thing - 80 lbs.

I play Husker Du/Sonic Youth/Guided by Voices kind of musis with a variety of guitars and a Rat.

Clean Channel - 9/10: This is the only channel I use. It's far more powerful than the OD channels and takes pedals better than a JC-120. My Rat sounds great through this. I was shopping recently to see if I wanted to upgrade amps and I was pretty disappointed with just about everything I tried. The Marshall DSL/TSL series really sucks in my opinion and the JC-120 is only usable for clean. The Mesa F-50 and a plethora of Fender amps impressed me, but they were all like $700 more than the Randall, and not worth it.

OD 1 - 7/10: One of the best SS on-amp distortions I've heard, but still felt a tad weak compared to the Rat through the clean channel.

OD 2 - 6/10: Heavy, but felt quiet even when it was loud (if that makes any sense.) With a BBE sonic stomp and an MXR EQ it could be brutal, but you might as well just play a Metal Zone through the clean channel.

Reverb/Chorus 6/10: These are both decent, but I never use them.

Speakers 6/10: Celestion 70/80s are pretty darn good for cheap stock speakers, but they lack a little umph and jangle.

I'm giving the sound quality rating a 7 because people always rate crap too high or too low. This is a perfect 7. Bang for your buck, on the other hand, is an 11.

One time it just started cutting out when I played too loud, but that was a year ago, and it hasn't done it sense. I'm still playing really loud too.

I can't help but think that if Randall made this thing just a single clean channel amp with reverb and put in better speakers, it would be the ultimate pedal player's amp. A lot of people use twin reverbs and JC-120s to get a clear palette to lay their effects over, but I think this amp is just as good, if not better, than either of those in that aspect.

Bought it new, forget exactly when... maybe 2002?

Solid state, a solid 100 watts, 2-channel with included footswitch, spring reverb, stereo chorus, plenty of jacks for anything you'd want to do with it. An amp this size needs wheels though!!! No wheels.

Like everyone says... Great, powerful clean sounds. Chorus is Ok if you keep the rate low. Reverb Ok, not great. Built-in distortion works well for some things, but isn't extremely versatile. Especially hard to get bassier or "scooped" tones out of it. Maybe just the way the crossovers on the tone controls are set up. Sounds great using pedals / processors for effects. My guess is the distortion channels were designed to be a little easy on the amp / drivers since the price was so low... Less warranty repairs.

All and all, great clean sound and headroom for the money. Way smoother and punchier sounding than something similar from Crate. Love the way this amp seems to cancel out "squealing" feedback and still let you play with more musical feedback when distorted. Built-in distortion seems a little on the noisy side. Not real bad though.

Have to complain here. Don't play it loud that often. Once I did and a 3-pin IC just jumped off the main PC board. Solder didn't crack, connector pins just broke in half. There is some wiring close to the part. Looks like whoever put it together may have caught the part with the wiring and bent it over, maybe straightened it out weakening it further. Could be that vibrations just caused the Part to rock back and fourth untill the pins broke. Didn't take any chances, hot-glued the new part to the board. Just glad it was something I could spot and repair myself. Think there were some strange noises at higher volumes before the part jumped off. Could be others complaining of noises at higher volumes are having a similar problem. The main PC board is very large, thin and flexable. Possibly a cause of this or other problems. Also, main PC board is only secured with 4 screws on the back. The front is held in place only by the controls and jacks mounted to the front panel. Probably not a great idea using electronic parts / connections to hold a PC board in place in something subject to that much vibration. Wouldn't be at all surprised if I had trouble with the jack / control connections down the road. Think one reviewer already mentioned troubles with the jack connections. Would probably be a good idea to have a backup with this amp. Sad to say about a solid state.

Otherwise, construction quality looks really good for the price. Very sturdy cabinet and drivers. Parts quality looks good. I guess you do have to take the price into consideration. Not so bad considering...

Never dealt with them. My problem happened after the warranty expired.

Been playing casually for about 10 years. This is about the only truely good sounding amp (with pedals) I've heard that I can afford. The Peavy Bandit 75 and Crate Amp (120 watt 2 12", also quickly developed problems without being abused)) I owned previously just couldn't compare sound-quality wise.

If it were stolen... I don't know... Might have to spend more and get something built a little better... don't know what these days though. If I couldn't come up with more $, I guess I'd do it again. Just can't buy anything else that sounds this good for the $. Low rating only due to reliability issues and the fact that I believe these are caused by a careless design and bound to happen sooner or later. Extra point given for excellent sound, sturdy cabinet, nice drivers, full set of jacks, and low price. Won't do you any good if the amp doesn't work though!!!

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!!!

you already know

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

see previous reviews for feature summary

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....;.