Played through a VHT Pitbull Recently...

Psychotronic

Psychotronic

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...at a studio in NY. Played through a bunch of different amps, but this one really stood out. Super tight, even at high gain levels. A very unforgiving high gain, in a good way -- you couldn't hide behind it, there was no mush.

One of the things I liked about it was the variable gain on the clean channel. It never got really saturated, but it was enough to get a good AC/DC-like tone. I liked having that option. If I didn't have my Bogner, I would go out and buy one of these. Just a really great high gain amp that offered more than just "teh br00telz".
 
Nope, it was Montana Studios up in Hell's Kitchen. Head and 4x12 cab.

Incidentally, I played through several Marshall's over the course of a week or so at a few different studios, and they all sucked. All of 'em.
 
Psychotronic said:
Nope, it was Montana Studios up in Hell's Kitchen. Head and 4x12 cab.

Incidentally, I played through several Marshall's over the course of a week or so at a few different studios, and they all sucked. All of 'em.
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interesting. they don't post pricing, so they must be out of my range.

I have yet to hear a Marshall in a rehearsal studio that sounded good for anything other than clean, if that.
 
They mentioned it among a lot of other amps -- "...so what do you want to try today -- Bad Cat, Top Hat, Victoria, VHT, etc.?"

And I said , "Oh, boy I've always wanted to try a VHT. Throw it on top of your best Marshall cab!".
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
interesting. they don't post pricing, so they must be out of my range.

I have yet to hear a Marshall in a rehearsal studio that sounded good for anything other than clean, if that.
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I didn't pay for rehearsal, so I don't know what the pricing was...

As far as the Marshall...everything else was great, they obviously maintained their stock, but they just couldn't compete with the GOOD stuff.
 
Psychotronic said:
They mentioned it among a lot of other amps -- "...so what do you want to try today -- Bad Cat, Top Hat, Victoria, VHT, etc.?"

And I said , "Oh, boy I've always wanted to try a VHT. Throw it on top of your best Marshall cab!".
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Here in OC it's "....so what do you want to try today -- Crate, Peavey, Carvin....I think there is one in Studio B that actually has unblown speakers in it if you'd like to pay the upcharge for the bigger room".
 
I played a VHT pitbull 50 CL a few years ago that was fantastic, but very much geared to high gain stuff. Still, it was really great.
 
I love those amps. If I was in the market for a new high gain amp, the Pitbull or other VHT models would be near the top of my list. ENGL being another one.
 
Mark Wein said:
Here in OC it's "....so what do you want to try today -- Crate, Peavey, Carvin....I think there is one in Studio B that actually has unblown speakers in it if you'd like to pay the upcharge for the bigger room".
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Well, I think that there are few studios here that have really good stuff like that, at least that I've ever seen. Mostly it's the same answer that YOU get.
 
Psychotronic said:
I wonder, though...now that Steve Fryette doesn't own the company, are they still as good?
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I have been playing one of their little 6 watt amps from the new company (VHT Special 6) at rehearsals and have been very happy with it. But I no idea how it would compare to the older lines.
 
Psychotronic said:
I wonder, though...now that Steve Fryette doesn't own the company, are they still as good?
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I was just gonna say...... I was in a guitar store the other day and they had a Fryette Pitbull 50, looked exactly like a VHT Pitbull 50 except for the name.....
 
Psychotronic said:
Well, I think that there are few studios here that have really good stuff like that, at least that I've ever seen. Mostly it's the same answer that YOU get.
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Help!I'maRock! practices in a studio with some great stuff there in Manhattan, too. I think you need to end up at SIR or one of those places here to get anything decent and they have a reputation for offering "Shit In Roadcase".
 
Jbird said:
I was just gonna say...... I was in a guitar store the other day and they had a Fryette Pitbull 50, looked exactly like a VHT Pitbull 50 except for the name.....
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IIRC, those are the "real" VHT Pitbulls, whereas the new VHT line are new designs using the VHT name, which Fryette sold.
 
I played a VHT 50 in a guitar shop one. Damn that was good sounding amp. Loud as hell, though. And pricey. But I still remember it vividly. That tight low end is really something special.
 
Fryette still makes a lot of his original amps (including the pitbull series), under his own name. The link to his company page is pasted below. The current VHT lineup is different stuff and not the same design. I think most of them are 'premium build' made in China lower wattage designs.

http://www.sfdamp.com/
 
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