Best head/amp for Post-hardcore / Mathcore / Emo

[mauguaso]

Hi! I want to buy a head but I'm not sure which is the best for the style of music that I play (Post-hardcore / Math rock / Mathcore / Emo)

What I'm looking for is clarity in open chords but with an aggressive sound and hard riffs.

The pedals that I have are an ISP Decimator II and an Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini.

Here is some references:

Joliette - Todos Odian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjJsiJ2sYE

Sufferer - Chapter II (Then):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP9apLgmBrg

Exotic Animal Petting Zoo - Thorough. Modern:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztuiiAs9bz4

Silverstein - Milestone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8sSeulSs7U

[OU818]

I play in a band that has flavours of post-hardcore (ATDI, Glassjaw), Alt-Rock/Emo (Flyleaf, Tonight Alive) and Post-Metal (Kvelertak, Baroness) <- trust me, it doesn't sound as weird in person.

Anyway I will swear hands down on the AD200 being able to cover pretty much any genre you want. Want clean? Playing dynamics will get you there. Want dirty? just dig in. Want to push it with a distortion/fuzz/overdrive? It'll eat whatever you throw at it.

I've tried various other amps and in the end sold everything else except the Orange as it really covers everything I could hope for.

My pedal chain consists of only a Korg Pitchblack and a Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra. My basses are a Stingray 5H and a Dingwall Combustion 5.

Cabs I use are either the Orange OBC810 or a Mesa Powerhouse 4x10 depending on how big I want to go.

Amps I have tried:
Darkglass MT900 -> greta sound but just didn't have the physical presence of a tube amp
Sunn 300T -> Also a great sound but too many bells and whistles for me
Orange OB1-300 -> I loved the distortion but it really was more of a stoner sound (Kyuss, QOTSA). Also I never bonded with the clean channel.


Now that being said I have heard good things about the 4 Stroke 500 however have not played one. If you get a chance I'd say to check one of those out with the AD200 and see which you think suits you best.

EDIT:

Shortcomings of the AD200

* No FX Loop (never bothered me)
* No DI (I use either the Darkglass AO:U or a Radial JDX48)
* Limited EQ range (Basically it will sound like an AD200 no matter where you move the dials, just a slightly higher or lower boosted version - this is why I have the AO:U (graphic EQ)).
* Tubes cost a bit to replace when needed (same as any tube amp)
* Heavier than a Class D (go to the gym )

[afjungemann]

OU818, are you using that all for guitar or bass?

[OU818]

OU818, are you using that all for guitar or bass?

You wanna know what’s weird? I would have sworn black and blue that the original post had the word ‘bass’ in it however re-reading it I have no idea why I thought that.

Probably what I get for answering posts before I’ve had my morning coffee.

Well anyway...

I change all my info now to the Rockerverb 100.

[afjungemann]

Haha no worries I read the OP like 10 times trying to see where I missed the word “bass.”

[Les Paul Lover]

Current production, it would have to be a dual dark or Rockerverb.

[Boy_Narf]

Rocker 30. I use it for post rock/prog metal. RV100 was too muddy for me.

[Wendigo]

The dual dark will do it for you, but then, so will literally any other amp. The examples you listed can all be achieved with basically any sizeable amp and some pedals. The cleans in your examples were very compressed, the gain parts very distorted with tight bottom end. You could use a POD and get pretty much identical results.The trademark dynamics of a particular amp don't play into it that much. Not trying to be facetious, I just really think that any amp with some gain will handle it and at that point it becomes personal preference.

[Les Paul Lover]

The dual dark will do it for you, but then, so will literally any other amp. The examples you listed can all be achieved with basically any sizeable amp and some pedals. The cleans in your examples were very compressed, the gain parts very distorted with tight bottom end. You could use a POD and get pretty much identical results.The trademark dynamics of a particular amp don't play into it that much. Not trying to be facetious, I just really think that any amp with some gain will handle it and at that point it becomes personal preference.

And that's very sensibly put too!!!