NHSD: Randall RH150G3+ head and Randall RA412XC cab

AxeArchangel · 06-09-2012, 05:54 AM

Here's my new Randall RH150G3+ halfstack. Thanks for all the help that I got from other users in this forum towards purchasing this amp. It sounds beastly considering it's a hybrid amp (solid state preamp and tube poweramp)

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The clean sounds were good if not great.
The overdrive channel got 2 brutal gain channels that sounds monstrous.

The midi footswitch that came with it is very useful (channel switching, gain 1/2 switching, clean boost and reverb/effects). It could have been more useful if they added a gain boost.

Spinedriver · 06-09-2012, 06:21 AM

Nice grab

I miss my T2 but I had to sell it off to fund a bass rig.

HeHasTheJazzHands · 06-09-2012, 07:17 AM

Dat solid state.

Grats.

AxeArchangel · 06-09-2012, 08:08 AM

Thanks guys! Your knowledge about this amp really helped me. This amp will serve me for now until I get my all tube 6505, a Mesa Dual Rec or an ENGL Powerball next year or maybe an Axe Fx perhaps?

arkansasmatt · 06-09-2012, 09:14 AM

congrats man!

Pedrojoca · 06-09-2012, 12:54 PM

Great purchase man

Gigged with one once, it certainly is great!

Btw... you got it the wrong way, it's a tube preamp and a SS power amp. No way it's that one tube doing 150 watts

HeHasTheJazzHands · 06-09-2012, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedrojoca

Great purchase man

Gigged with one once, it certainly is great!

Btw... you got it the wrong way, it's a tube preamp and a SS power amp. No way it's that one tube doing 150 watts

Actually, the only tube in the amp is a 12AT7 in the power section. Not sure what it does, but whatever it is, I like it.

Wookieslayer · 06-09-2012, 02:11 PM

Grats dude!

Pedrojoca · 06-09-2012, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeHasTheJazzHands

Actually, the only tube in the amp is a 12AT7 in the power section. Not sure what it does, but whatever it is, I like it.

lol, the 12at7 is a preamp tube

HeHasTheJazzHands · 06-09-2012, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedrojoca

lol, the 12at7 is a preamp tube

I know.

Randall, for some reason, put it in the output section. Read about it.

http://web.archive.org/web/201004081.../G3-Plus-Amps/

Quote:

POWER AMP

“Valve Dynamic™” Tube/Mosfet
Single Tube • 12AT7

Pedrojoca · 06-10-2012, 05:58 AM

blasphemy, i say !

jk, really thought it would be preamp, as a lot of brands do that on hybrids (think marshall avt)

Wookieslayer · 06-10-2012, 01:34 PM

Yeah think of these G3 heads as the amps between the G2 RH series and the V2's. You get a mosfet power section, with that preamp tube buffer, and the solid state pre. Quite similar to the V2's solid state channel but at a different power wattage.

myampslouder · 06-11-2012, 04:28 AM

The tube is in the power section. I used to have an RH150G3 head and is said all over the manual it was in the power section. the tube is in the power section to give somewhat of a tube feel and character to the sound.

Kinda like using a Tube mic preamp to warm up your tone on a recording

wakjob · 06-11-2012, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeHasTheJazzHands

I know.

Randall, for some reason, put it in the output section. Read about it.

G3 Plus Amps | Amplifiers

I think it's the PI.

Common myth about all tube amps. People think its the big output tubes they are hearing when they turn their amps up. That touch sensitivity and roaring breakup is usually the PI.

I think Randall tried doing this here. Taking an often over looked, but essential part of a tube amp, and employing into their hybrid design.

Or what ever Randall did, those line of amps sound great.

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Pedrojoca Gear Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Madeira Posts: 860 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Great purchase man Gigged with one once, it certainly is great! Btw... you got it the wrong way, it's a tube preamp and a SS power amp. No way it's that one tube doing 150 watts AxeArchangel likes this. http://www.facebook.com/exercium - Thrash Metal

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Pedrojoca Gear Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Madeira Posts: 860 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	blasphemy, i say ! jk, really thought it would be preamp, as a lot of brands do that on hybrids (think marshall avt) AxeArchangel likes this. http://www.facebook.com/exercium - Thrash Metal

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06-09-2012, 06:21 AM	#2
Spinedriver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moncton,Canuckistan Posts: 842 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice grab I miss my T2 but I had to sell it off to fund a bass rig.

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HeHasTheJazzHands SS.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,102 Thanked: 49 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dat solid state. Grats.

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AxeArchangel ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 38 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks guys! Your knowledge about this amp really helped me. This amp will serve me for now until I get my all tube 6505, a Mesa Dual Rec or an ENGL Powerball next year or maybe an Axe Fx perhaps?

06-10-2012, 01:34 PM	#12
Wookieslayer OOOAAARWWWRR Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,676 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Yeah think of these G3 heads as the amps between the G2 RH series and the V2's. You get a mosfet power section, with that preamp tube buffer, and the solid state pre. Quite similar to the V2's solid state channel but at a different power wattage. AxeArchangel likes this. http://www.soundcloud.com/wookieslayer My Youtube channel - Randall demos and stuff

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myampslouder SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,150 Thanked: 34 Feedback Score: 19 reviews	The tube is in the power section. I used to have an RH150G3 head and is said all over the manual it was in the power section. the tube is in the power section to give somewhat of a tube feel and character to the sound. Kinda like using a Tube mic preamp to warm up your tone on a recording AxeArchangel likes this.

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