I have a Bogen PA from the 50's and just got an Orange Tiny Terror. They get close but damn, that is as clean as a twin with the grit of plexi type tone. Heaven.
That clean bit you played at the end with the delay and strat was f#cking sick... Such interesting chords.. Damn bro, you're making me want to practice and hang it up at the same time. Rock out on tour this summer. Peace from Charleston, SC
Pete, Once again thanks for your effort to show us all another fantastic amp. It's one thing to live the dream, but you Sir, share the dream with your generous contributions to the music community. Bravo! This one is suhr to get a lot of attention! The fact that this model is cathode biased makes it even more desirable for it's versatility. I'm also certain the EL34's give this amp considerably improved warmth and clean headroom over the 18.
Guthrie Govan uses this with his band The Aristocrats whom I've seen live! On my return home after seeing the Paris gig I've sold my amp to get this amp because the tones are killer.. Used with a Suhr Kokoboost it just rocks! It cleans up nicely using the guitars volume knob or a volume pedal!
@WoWandMetalFTW Well I ain't Steve Vai or whatever... :) but I am a busy working guitarist. I play with Chris Cornell, Melissa Etheridge, Don Henley, etc. So I guess some folks think that means I know what's what with amps/guitars etc. You be the judge. I'm not the typical dude in band with record deal, but I'm busy doing "high profile" gigs. And I need quality versatile gear to cover all that ground. So I use Suhr gear. Cause it's awesome.
I have the Badger 30. Mine does not vary in volume by it self. I use pedals on a clean setting with this amp, maybe not the best because the lower gain i have the less bass you get and gets thin. I have tried other preamps (JMP-1 directly in the effects return and the guitar directly into the JMP-1, there it has plenty of bass. I suggest you check out the Suhr PT-100! 3 channel. GREAT clean channel! Great distortion channel, like a blend of JCM800 and Peavey 5150, HIGH gain!
I have to say thats an admirable sound too, but this is pure rock n roll, and I'm not a country guy. But his sound is my favorite country guitar sound. It ought to be good with Dr. Zs and Trainwrecks. He puts some serious money into his amps.
Great video, thanks for the indepth demo Pete! I'm a big fan of your playing, great stuff as always. Would love to see a demo of your divided by 13 amps too!
Some very convincing Hendrix tones for sure.Great playing as usual Pete. Love the sounds this amp puts out. Seems to handle pedals really well. A way cool amp for sure!
Thanks! Starting to work on a solo CD now. Also check out the self titled Forty foot Echo album- a cool modern rock band I was in (available on Itunes, etc.). Also played alot of guitar on the new Daniel Powter album, coming out in a month or so.
Great tele chops man! 3:46 custard pie. Don't hear that one too often. Gotta put a G in the bass of that F chord at 4:06 though. Classic page!! Love the amp. You'd sound great through anything. ;)
True. The Badger 18 is the best in the badger series. Got it right the first time. Rich 3D cleans and edge of dirt. The Badger 30 sounds like a JCM800 with cleans. Too grainy.
love your insight here! I was wondering that exact same thing. I cannot imagine a better bridge humbucker than my Suhr DSH+ but the Gravity Storm neck sounds dull and dark harmonically next to the Suhr. Do you guys have any suggestions on a neck pickup?
HI Pete , wanted to ask you which amp you prefer , the old Bogner Shivas with the aluminum chassis , not green or the Suhr Badger 30 . I know they are 30 watt vs. 90 watt but I just wanted to get your thoughts. I really wanted to use either amp for a pedal platform. Which gain do you prefer the Badger or the Bogner Shiva? Thanks, Man. Great playing, man !!!
8:08 sounds like steve vai tone to me; overall, since I heard the Suhr Hedgehog, I was checking into their amps, and love 'em. Also like your work with Chris Cornell.
that's kinda the point. To get a Marshall Major to sound like that, you'd be over 100Db by the time you had power valve distortion. Also, 100 watts isn't twice as loud as 50, that's a common misconception. a Fender SuperSonic is 22 watts and will pop your dental fillings.. it's banging loud.
Peter, how about a demo of the infamous Fractal Audio Axe-fx? Heard your audio demo on the forum(insane), but would like to see a up close and personal demo like you do in your demos. Expecting my Axe-fx Ultra tuesday next week. There are some demos up already but just showing the U2 sounds mainly. I would like to here the versatility it has to perform all styles of music. Help us out and give us a Peter Thorn in depth review/demo. PLEASE! Thanks!
Great demo, so great I bought one! I got a 2017 Badger 30 head. I sold my DR Z Zlux for this and could not be happier. Thanks Pete. Oh yeah, did you ever try a Mojo Hand FX Rook? Its my favorite OD at the moment.
I like this amp. Wiash I could try it. The biggest issue is that its a one channel. I am sick of pedals. I used to only use my clean tone, and then my ts808 which I still use. This is a great amp, might get it anyway..just wondering if sure had a low watt amp with more than one channel with this quality.
Man I can actually "feel" that strat. Mixed with the soft lighting and goldesh glows coming off the light on the amp.. Ok I'm getting weird. Hey what pups in the R9? Another bad ass demo!
hi Pete, I'm looking at this video again and again (as well as other with you playiing), and I must say that you are a real inspiration when it comes to playing, tone and taste... (I mean it really). I have the oportunity to buy either a badger 30 or a Od100 classic + in the next few days... I could do with either ways or using them (1 chanel with pedals or 2 channels in the studio as well as on stage), but when it comes to tone, what would be your choice? All the best, Vincent
Bought a used Badger 30 with matching cab a few months ago. Such an underrates amp. Insane tone and got it for 1k. Crazy.
That’s an insane deal
I have a Bogen PA from the 50's and just got an Orange Tiny Terror. They get close but damn, that is as clean as a twin with the grit of plexi type tone. Heaven.
Pete, you really have some of the best guitar gear vids on the web. Extremely well done and informative. Thanks!
what a beautiful review despite at 240. What great playing and what great tones!
That clean bit you played at the end with the delay and strat was f#cking sick... Such interesting chords.. Damn bro, you're making me want to practice and hang it up at the same time.
Rock out on tour this summer.
Peace from Charleston, SC
I have to say thats the best sound to come out of a telecaster that I've ever seen.
No, it actually has more clean headroom for sure.
That Suhr tele is fanTASTIC.
Nice job!! Your videos have really
Come a long way and progressed since then
Very nice. The crunch still has great clarity, sign of a great amp. Nice bell like harmonics. Great demo--thanks!
nah, i did this at a studio and used the mics that were available there... the royers are wonderful, the trion is nice too
that's the best demo I've ever seen. songs we all know, different guitars, short and to the point demo's. please, do more demo's
that power scaling is incredible
Yes, both the 187 and the 30 are single channel models. The 18 is around $1700-1800 I think
they are greenbacks, except for the hendrix stuff and the clean bit towards the end- those are celestion blues in an open back cab
Pete,
Once again thanks for your effort to show us all another
fantastic amp.
It's one thing to live the dream, but you Sir, share the dream with your generous contributions to the music community. Bravo!
This one is suhr to get a lot of attention!
The fact that this model is cathode biased makes it
even more desirable for it's versatility.
I'm also certain the EL34's give this amp considerably improved warmth and clean headroom over the 18.
that power scaling sounds incredible
thanks pete!
Tromso! I loved that place. i do use the amp live, mostly I keep it home for recording though.
great stuff Pete! thanks for taking the time. you're videos are awesome!
Yes it's a killer guitar!
Love the Mother's Finest licks! Mr. Thorn you are awesome!
Thanks Pete! Clean Strat tones were especially good imo!
Tasty playing!
That Suhr Tele crunch sounds awesome...
Guthrie Govan uses this with his band The Aristocrats whom I've seen live! On my return home after seeing the Paris gig I've sold my amp to get this amp because the tones are killer.. Used with a Suhr Kokoboost it just rocks! It cleans up nicely using the guitars volume knob or a volume pedal!
this way to do demos is the best! thank Pete
That Hendrix cover was beautiful
Yeah i believe it. Honestly a 50 watt combo is all you'll ever need
@WoWandMetalFTW
Well I ain't Steve Vai or whatever... :) but I am a busy working guitarist. I play with Chris Cornell, Melissa Etheridge, Don Henley, etc. So I guess some folks think that means I know what's what with amps/guitars etc. You be the judge. I'm not the typical dude in band with record deal, but I'm busy doing "high profile" gigs. And I need quality versatile gear to cover all that ground. So I use Suhr gear. Cause it's awesome.
I have the Badger 30. Mine does not vary in volume by it self. I use pedals on a clean setting with this amp, maybe not the best because the lower gain i have the less bass you get and gets thin. I have tried other preamps (JMP-1 directly in the effects return and the guitar directly into the JMP-1, there it has plenty of bass. I suggest you check out the Suhr PT-100! 3 channel. GREAT clean channel! Great distortion channel, like a blend of JCM800 and Peavey 5150, HIGH gain!
I find Pete's reviews very helpful indeed which is why I've subscribed.. Many Thanks..
I have to say thats an admirable sound too, but this is pure rock n roll, and I'm not a country guy. But his sound is my favorite country guitar sound. It ought to be good with Dr. Zs and Trainwrecks. He puts some serious money into his amps.
Wow that REALLY sounded like the Little Wing tone from the album.
great play, great tone, great amp!!!
very good HENDRIX chops
Great video, thanks for the indepth demo Pete!
I'm a big fan of your playing, great stuff as always.
Would love to see a demo of your divided by 13 amps too!
Only so much time! Just decided to use the 3 guitars...
Some very convincing Hendrix tones for sure.Great playing as usual Pete.
Love the sounds this amp puts out. Seems to handle pedals really well.
A way cool amp for sure!
I hate it when you do these demos. Makes me want to get it. As always great playing and sick tone Pete!
Excellent demo! Excellent demoer! Excellent playing, excellent tone, excellent, excellent, excellent, 10/5 stars AAAAA+++++!!
Great demo, Pete. Thanks so much. -Dave
@JamesLimborg hey i think that the volume change is the compression that youtube adds to audio
well depending on what laney model some sound similar. they have that nasal sounding distortion which i love
that is a sweet sounding amp.
You got soul in your playing.
Cool tone for a little amp Good job with Little Wing
WB pickups.... they are a vintage wire PAF type
Beautiful.
my Suhr PT100!
Youve got a great style man, especially like the Telecaster section(crunch). Thumbs up!!!
Pete Thorne rocks! such an underated player.. Great Rock player !!!
Killer sounding strat!
For some reason, I just dig the sound of EL34's. With all the IR's, EL84 iterations, etc....the EL34 based amps sound more rockier and less fizzy.
My favourites 3 amps are: Vox Ac30, Marshall 1987x and Suhr Badger
Thanks! Starting to work on a solo CD now. Also check out the self titled Forty foot Echo album- a cool modern rock band I was in (available on Itunes, etc.). Also played alot of guitar on the new Daniel Powter album, coming out in a month or so.
very nice demo!
brilliant!
Little wing, love amp love hendrix love music
Pete, dude, you're the man. You could demo some stain remover or tennis balls and make it look cool. Excellent chops.
I agree with the guy who said Pete has the best demos on the web. Also agree I want everything he demos. the only problem is" I'm not worthy."
Great demo, really great....
Pete Thorn, BEST reviews on the web.......Only problem......I want everything that he demos!
Great tele chops man! 3:46 custard pie. Don't hear that one too often. Gotta put a G in the bass of that F chord at 4:06 though. Classic page!! Love the amp. You'd sound great through anything. ;)
Wow...incredible.
Lovely amp!
Very nice! But the 18 has that xtra something. The 30 has obviously a fuller sound but this is not always the defining detail.
True. The Badger 18 is the best in the badger series. Got it right the first time. Rich 3D cleans and edge of dirt. The Badger 30 sounds like a JCM800 with cleans. Too grainy.
love your insight here! I was wondering that exact same thing. I cannot imagine a better bridge humbucker than my Suhr DSH+ but the Gravity Storm neck sounds dull and dark harmonically next to the Suhr. Do you guys have any suggestions on a neck pickup?
Bought one after watching your demo 100 times. :)
Best demo clip ever. Suhr give you commission? Ha!
HI Pete , wanted to ask you which amp you prefer , the old Bogner Shivas with the aluminum chassis , not green or the Suhr Badger 30 . I know they are 30 watt vs. 90 watt but I just wanted to get your thoughts. I really wanted to use either amp for a pedal platform. Which gain do you prefer the Badger or the Bogner Shiva? Thanks, Man. Great playing, man !!!
Great video of a great amp! Thanks Pete!
Beautiful guitarplaying also, you have toneful hands bro.. :-)=
8:08 sounds like steve vai tone to me; overall, since I heard the Suhr Hedgehog, I was checking into their amps, and love 'em. Also like your work with Chris Cornell.
I'd have to agree, but have you heard Brad Paisley play a Tele through a Dr. Z? That sounds really good, too!
nice playing- nice amp
Wow, great demo, dude.
reat playing, great tone!
BB
It's something he wrote himself. I asked the very same question quite a while ago :)
And no, he doesn't have tabs for it ;-)
that hendrix cab thingy was awesome!!! man that was boneable
Can't wait for the sequel.
Hollow bodies and P-90's 'tesuhr :-)
that's kinda the point. To get a Marshall Major to sound like that, you'd be over 100Db by the time you had power valve distortion. Also, 100 watts isn't twice as loud as 50, that's a common misconception. a Fender SuperSonic is 22 watts and will pop your dental fillings.. it's banging loud.
I think they are up around $2000
yeah
it s a class a amp. really loud as what my friends told me
3:46 is to die for
CthulhuOO7 but then how could you experience it
Cool, I have the exact same guitar.
Peter, how about a demo of the infamous Fractal Audio Axe-fx? Heard your audio demo on the forum(insane), but would like to see a up close and personal demo like you do in your demos. Expecting my Axe-fx Ultra tuesday next week. There are some demos up already but just showing the U2 sounds mainly. I would like to here the versatility it has to perform all styles of music. Help us out and give us a Peter Thorn in depth review/demo. PLEASE! Thanks!
historic 58 reissue
Great demo, so great I bought one! I got a 2017 Badger 30 head. I sold my DR Z Zlux for this and could not be happier. Thanks Pete. Oh yeah, did you ever try a Mojo Hand FX Rook? Its my favorite OD at the moment.
it's just something I came up with years ago.. still untitled. got any ideas?
Damn, he really nailed Little Wing
that song at 8 minutes is awesome
At the end of Little Wing from 3.09 to 3.12...the small end lick i hear a higher note all through ringing but i cant figuere out whitch one.
I like this amp. Wiash I could try it. The biggest issue is that its a one channel. I am sick of pedals. I used to only use my clean tone, and then my ts808 which I still use. This is a great amp, might get it anyway..just wondering if sure had a low watt amp with more than one channel with this quality.
Well, it really sounds fantastic, I'll have to find something else thought, not to many of those floating around
thanks! I get uptight in traffic or when people are stupid but other than that I try an stay laid back....
★★★★★
killer amp!
yur a great guitar player! should be seeing you at G3 someday : D
It's an old 60's strat
Great Peter.I have a question and i hope you will answer...
Man I can actually "feel" that strat. Mixed with the soft lighting and goldesh glows coming off the light on the amp.. Ok I'm getting weird.
Hey what pups in the R9?
Another bad ass demo!
Ernie Ball strings and Dunlop ultex picks...
hi Pete, I'm looking at this video again and again (as well as other with you playiing), and I must say that you are a real inspiration when it comes to playing, tone and taste... (I mean it really).
I have the oportunity to buy either a badger 30 or a Od100 classic + in the next few days... I could do with either ways or using them (1 chanel with pedals or 2 channels in the studio as well as on stage), but when it comes to tone, what would be your choice?
All the best,
Vincent
glad i'm not the only one who noticed :D
Some of the best tone comes when the speaker starts to stress.
Fantastic demo, sounds incredible!. Anyone know the song that starts around 3:46 and the one after that?