All amps sounds the same?

[SkylineFiver]

Nope... close but nope...

Thanks for posting that video.
I always regretted not trying the
Eden XST cabinet and now I don’t.
I was surprised how good the Hartke rig sounded during the distortion metal part of the demo. For me anyway.

 

[Ewo]

Erm...no. Amps and cabs don't all sound the same. Nor can they be made to sound the same.

 

[Dabndug]

If all amps sounded the same, Line 6 would never have had a product.

 

[Thumpin6string]

After going through close to 30 amps in the last 3 years, without a doubt, they all don't sound the same. There were a few that I could adjust to sound similar to each other, but it was only very few.

 

[AlexanderB]

I think the crowd that promotes these kind of statements is also the same "artistic" crowd that (sometimes even actively!) shy away from learning the technical facts. Once you start explain ie the effect of coils (inductance) in a circuit, or sealed vs vented cabs, you get that deer in headlight stare, and they are suddenly uncapable of learning new things. So much for the open and creative mind of "artists".

 

[sawzalot]

What he’s sort of saying is that when you do your best to negate all the things that make the amps sound different, they tend to sound fairly similar. Ok. Maybe true within certain bounds. But I LIKE the things that make the amps sound different.

 

[Hawk256]

So the same guy that says sound only comes from strings and pickups and not from wood also wants to say that all amps sound the same as well? Not that suprised. I could have saved a lot of money by buying some good pickups and strings, put them on a 2 x 6 and a generic practice amp. Why did I waste my money on a Spector and Ampeg rig?

 

[drumvsbass]

OH does that mean I can buy a GK MB200 and expect it to sound AND respond like an SVT-CL?

AMAZING



Proving once again that people don't listen.

 

[chris_b]

All basses, pedals, amps and cabs sound different. They all have their own sound. Some sound similar but many don't.

 

[Scottgun]

[Pulls pin on grenade and lobs in to thread]

This looks like a job for ABX Test!

[Runs away]

 

[AlexanderB]

Funny thing is that it is neither THAT hard, nor expensive to do actual measurements to prove things...

 

[Pings Bass]

I just need to hear the notes I'm playing, balanced and clear. Most decent amps of appropriate size can do that for me.

 

[sonojono]

Nope... close but nope...

Now that’s a click worthy video. I want my lost time back from the OPs video

 

[Deleted member 271037]

Why doesn't he just save a lot of money and get a Peavey Bandit instead then? I mean, it sounds the same as all these other amps, right?

Of course it's possible to find ONE setting on each individual amp that can make SOME amps sound very similar but this is completely irrelevant in real life situations unless you only ever use the tone you get from that ONE setting. Then there are lots of amps that will NEVER sound even remotely the same at ANY setting, and I'm not just talking about comparisons like Peavey Bandit vs Tweed Bassman. He should try the same with something like an Ampeg vs a Hiwatt. If he can make an Ampeg at ANY setting sound even remotely similar to a Hiwatt at ANY setting he must be cheating.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

What has more impact on the tone, the amp or the cab? I guess you could find examples were either were true, but if you're just going for a basic clean-ish tone, I'd say the cab. Start getting into break-up and distortion territory and the greater differences probably go back to the heads.

 

[Moe Hickey]

All carrots taste the same.

 

[Luckydog]

Cr*p, and to think I’ve been hearing and doing it wrong after 40 years with all the gear. Where was he when I was chasing tone with SVTs, and Edens, and Genzes and…oh wait, he wasn't born yet.

 

[Isaac_James]

If it's on YouTube, it absolutely must be true!

Yes, it's illegal to lie on the Internet. I read about this on a website somewhere so it must be true.

 

[Acoop]

Your instrument, your hands, your attack have more to do with shaping your sound than just your amp. ... I've heard some players get crappy sounds from good amps.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I actually watched the video. It's not bad.