Krank Revolution Series I

deVonder · Post by **deVonder** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:04 am

anyone have experience with this amp or Krank amps in general

Thanks!!

rrrajo · Post by **rrrajo** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:12 am

I like the sound of them. I heard one at GC.

xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx · Post by **xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:26 am

ive never actually heard them but i expect them to be really bad.
maybe i should try one someday if jimi thinks theyre cool.

deVonder · Post by **deVonder** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:45 am

It did win the Platinum Guitar World award, so they must be doing something right....I have a chace to swap my Mesa plus some cash for one.

xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx · Post by **xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:47 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by deVonder
 It did win the Platinum Guitar World award, so they must be doing something right....I have a chace to swap my Mesa plus some cash for one.
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which model mesa do you have?

screamingdaisy · Post by **screamingdaisy** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:47 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by deVonder
 It did win the Platinum Guitar World award, so they must be doing something right....I have a chace to swap my Mesa plus some cash for one.
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A pile of sh*t would get a platinum award from GW if it spent as much money in adverts as Krank does.

Besides.... most of the original Krank users were former Peavey 5150 users of the death metal variety. Some food for thought....

irish_admiral · Post by **irish_admiral** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:12 pm

Agree with Daisy... guitar magazines have an irritating habit of giving good ratings to amps from companies that spend a load of money on advertising for them.

I'd be cautious on the whole awards front... case in point, Guitarist awarded their "gold" award to only a handful of amps, including the THD bivalve, the Mesa F50, and the Matamp 1224 MkII. I love the 1224, one of the reasons why I have one, but I do not like the F50.

Have a bash with one yourself before trading in...

Hywel87 · Post by **Hywel87** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:05 pm

They seem to be fine for the chug a lug, it does the whole "scooped" thing pretty well and is geared for metal. However, my band borrowed a friends krankenstein for a practice once and it didn't really stand up to the orange's massive warm tone. Not my bag really, acceptable if you're a shredder though.

airforce_brian · Post by **airforce_brian** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:50 pm

Try it out and see if you like it. I think their name doesn't do them justice, everybody automatically writes them off as crap metal amps because of the name.

tugartheman · Post by **tugartheman** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:47 pm

I know the Chadwick's rock pretty hard but I've never tried the others. I think they'd be worth playing just to set the record straight.

Satanic_Versus · Post by **Satanic_Versus** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:54 pm

iv heard nothing but good stuff about Krank amps.

jon

crash · Post by **crash** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:50 pm

Ive heard some guys use them live, and have been nothing but impressed with them. The revo's sound really good. Check out Noah from the band Pillar. He uses Krank Chadwicks and Revo 1's almost exclusively.

crash · Post by **crash** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:52 pm

if nothing else, give their clips a listen. sounds ok to me.

http://krankamps.com/sound/sound.aspx

deVonder · Post by **deVonder** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:57 pm

Holy mixed reviews. Thanks everyone...lots of food for thought here. I'd be swapping my Mesa Tremoverb 2x12 for a Rev 1 2x12 in Yellow. Based on what the Rev 1 costs new, vs the Tremoverb, me thinks I'd get a good deal...BUT, like everyone said, try it on for size first. From what I've read, the Krank Rev 1 is supposed to be killer. Hand wired, 2 channel, built like a rock and sounds great with the Eminence speakers, BUT then again, its good to get solid, reliagle feedback from fellow players.

Thanks cats.

Joshlespaul1952 · Post by **Joshlespaul1952** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:01 pm

Here, if this guy is playing it, it must be freakin' awesome.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ox8GHB65DwE&feature=related

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