Best Class-D amp for metal

[The Regulator]

Ampeg is classic for metal, although to me their recent solid state offerings don't stack up well to the competition.

I used to own an Ampeg PF800 and used it for heavy music with a pair of 410's. It got the job done pretty good.

 

[VinnyIuspa]

I used to own an Ampeg PF800 and used it for heavy music with a pair of 410's. It got the job done pretty good.

Don't get me wrong stuff is pretty good, but the newer ampeg stuff has a notoriously high failure rate. To my ears it also doesn't sound as good as the older or all tube ampeg stuff. Also don't think it sounds as good as the modern mesa stuff. It can work for sure, just wouldn't be my first choice. This is only for the amps though, I think that the modern 810s sound just fine and are as reliable as ever.

 

[Red Planet]

Wood goes best with metal in my opinion.

For Overdrive OCD V3 all the way baby.

 

[andrew]

Let's ignore the "fit in my gig bag pocket" comment and answer the question in the thread title:

Tech 21 dUg Ultra Bass 1000.

 

[CL400Peavey]

Crest ProLite 3.0.

 

[bolophonic]

Let's ignore the "fit in my gig bag pocket" comment and answer the question in the thread title:

Tech 21 dUg Ultra Bass 1000.

Good call. For the right amp, I would consider adding a large fanny pack.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Tech 21 dUg Ultra Bass 1000.

17”w x 3.5”h x 10”d
12 lbs.

It's pretty big, but still light.

 

[Clouz]

well if size is no object there are tons of options. nothing does metal better than 6 6L6's let's be real.

 

[andrew]

well if size is no object there are tons of options. nothing does metal better than 6 6L6's let's be real.

 

[DerekW]

Lol at OP mentioning an amp that would fit in a gig bag, then getting a TC Blacksmith response.

Right?! LOL awesome!

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OP's gigbag:

 

[Red Planet]

Right?! LOL awesome!

OP's gigbag:

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Typical TB. Carry On.

 

[bolophonic]

I wonder who tagged this as a troll thread?

 

[jasper383]

I guess it depends on the kind of metal you're thinking of.

Sabbath-y metal: something like an Aguilar TH500 that can add as much hair to the sound as you'd ever want.
More modern metal: MB800. Quick and clean, but also capable of that GK grit that metal players like.

 

[cfsporn]

well if size is no object there are tons of options. nothing does metal better than 6 6L6's let's be real.

How about 6 6550s?

 

[Feral Feline]

Traynor SB500H is the best Class D amp for this one genre (take a deep breath)...

Hard-Math Thrash-Core Prog-Aggressive-Groove Black-Doom Post-Djent Trad-Funk'n'metal Alt-Nu-Folk-Celtic Canadian-Tundra Pornogrind-Jazz Punk.

Yup, that's one genre. It's very niche.

The music really reflects the wide-open frozen tundra north of the treeline, where only an inukshuk, some stars and the Northern Lights are there to guide you – it's a frozen-lake reflection of a Canadian's isolated soul, even whilst amidst a sea of fellow Canuckian citizens.

So far the biggest hit is "Boiled Moose Nose for Breakfast" (it's the first of the songs I made up that didn't cause my cats to escape to the rooftop).

I think I'm the only Canadian playing this genre at the moment, but I'm going to put out some lithographed flyers and maybe a 'zine to spread the word.


PS: Forgot to say a Rusty Box is mandatory

 

[Atshen]

^^ I wanna join your band.

 

[Feral Feline]

C'est BON! I've always wanted to be in a two-bass band – no guitar!

Still need drums though, my timing sucks. Maybe a B3 Hammond for the Jazzier side of the Genre, through a buncha dirt pedals into a Marshall Stack on it's own make-shift Leslie-like lazy-suzan with a MEGA-Watt motor to spin the sucker...

 

[CL400Peavey]

How about 6 6550s?

Why not eight?

 

[Angel Chunky Bass]

I use a Mark Bass Little Mark III with a Ampeg Classic 610. It battles well against two high gain guitar amps.

 

[pie_man_25]

well if size is no object there are tons of options. nothing does metal better than 6 6L6's let's be real.

This is low quality bait.