What is the MOST overkill amp?

[JoefromDecadenc]

I want to know what the most overkill amp in the worl is. I don't care if it's 9 million watts, in two semi trailers full of 6 foot tall power tubes, I want it. I can NEVER get enough volume!! I'm sick of playing with guitarists and thei 50 watt ENGL's that never need to go over 2. I want too much power.

So help me out, What is the silliest, loudest most ridiculous amp on this earth?

And pleace don't post that piece of poo Bugera nuke.

[iri5h_punk21]

The Mesa Titan V12. Some are still floating around, though they stopped producing them. I just got the Mesa M9 and it's kicking the rest of my band's ass, and I was always in your shoes before. I never have to go past 9 o'clock on the master with that baby

[ryansalmond]

What head are you using now?
And more importantly (for volume) what cab?

[4-string]

TC Blacksmith with a dozen or so of TC's cabs should do the trick.

[Plays_For_Dog]

Verellen Amplifiers - Products

I think the Meatsmoke is overkill. Maybe not the loudest rig out there, but it's the nastiest I've ever heard.

[knappymer]

Originally Posted by 4-string

TC Blacksmith with a dozen or so of TC's cabs should do the trick.

+1

It's got to be ridiculous.

[rekesbass]

you need more speakers

[TheBass]

Back in stoneage I played a Alembic F1X preamp into a QSC RMX2450 (2x 750W@4Ohms) fireing a SWR megoliath (2x 4x10"). The stack was so f...ing loud I could blow away both guitars with their Marshall 4*12" fullstack and was barely able to hear our poor drummer anymore. But as mentioned: the secret trick is the lots of moving speaker cone area. Adding a second megoliath (which I never did) might have killed all of us.

[Hellbastard]

Originally Posted by 4-string

TC Blacksmith with a dozen or so of TC's cabs should do the trick.

Not really.
This is the winner BAD BULL

2100 Watts RMS

[pyroponic]

*** VERELLEN MEATSMOKE??!!!

I know my destiny and my destiny is meatsmoke : hyper:

[chadds]

You can rectify this with more volume but it's also what frequencies the guitarists are inhabiting. A well mixed album of any genre has each instrument in it's own pocket of distinction.

This might be a useful talking spot for your crew.

[Mr. Foxen]

THE CHAMP CBA-20807: 1000w all valve. And that is 1000w bench tested clean watts too.

[Matthijs]

You might have to worry about china syndrome if the cooling fails on one of those.

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by JoefromDecadenc

I can NEVER get enough volume!! I'm sick of playing with guitarists and thei 50 watt ENGL's that never need to go over 2. I want too much power.

It's not the amp, it's the speakers. Yours are obviously inadequate.

[nysbob]

Buy a Marshall VBA400 and 2 4x12 boxes and thank me later.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

What do you have?

I simply use an SVT and 810, can easily destroy a couple JCM900/800s with 412s.

Also, how do you have it EQd?

+1 on lack of speakers (and possibly lack of knowing how to EQ).

[bassman1185]

Originally Posted by Mr. Foxen

THE CHAMP CBA-20807: 1000w all valve. And that is 1000w bench tested clean watts too.

My jaw was literally just hanging there when I saw this picture. Is this an actual production amp, or is it some sort of one-off audiophile home theater amp?

[Foz]

The bleeding edge of usable - teh Crown I-T4000



Any more watts and you hit the limits of a 20 amp / 120v outlet.

http://www.crownaudio.com/pdf/amps/i-tech_thermal.pdf

Plenty of amp to run these two stacks though

[crguti]

1600watts. it's more than enough.

[Mr. Foxen]

Originally Posted by bassman1185

My jaw was literally just hanging there when I saw this picture. Is this an actual production amp, or is it some sort of one-off audiophile home theater amp?

Retired amp builders project bass amp. The Champ CBA-20807 1000 Watt Amplifier - Part 1

Something he always wanted to make.