Woohoo! New amp review day! I love this amp! What do you think??
@R.Stridstrom
Жыл бұрын
Sweet.
@someguywithaphone5921
Жыл бұрын
Rather enjoy how the manufacturer is, quite literally, saying "We are Wangs". Everyone "knows" what a Wang is, right? (this 'head' made by Wangs.
@edneyhelenedossantos1875
3 ай бұрын
I had this amplifier for 2 years, it was a lot cheaper when i bought it. It's a great amp but now its too expensive...very clean tones and very very nice...!
@jordanpene5279
11 ай бұрын
Wow, what an amazing demo of the amp. Sick tunes, and really appreciate running a loop through and turning the knobs at the end to give us an idea of the tones we can get.
@omegasunn
Жыл бұрын
Loving this amp Jon, and love how you show the sweeps of the controls ! I think you should do that in all the amp vids going forward !
@xdizzy1985x
Жыл бұрын
Another great review! It would be interesting to compare HD30 with his little brother HD15 and maybe ENGL Fireball 25 ...
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
I will compare it to the 15 eventually
@DevotioOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Great review and amazing playing mate. The people who make the Wangs amps also make the rather brilliant Biyang pedals. Thank you for your videos 🤘
@R.Stridstrom
Жыл бұрын
Great pedals. Tweaked original designs, dead quiet.
@daniellaudman8580
5 ай бұрын
I have a biyang flanger excellent pedal
@WillVRam
Жыл бұрын
18:50 Dialing the controls was a nice addition to your excelent videos. Thanks!
@codyknight3169
Жыл бұрын
Been considering picking one of these up to run in dual mono with my Orange TH30. This sold me! Keep up the good work man, love the demos
@andyblakely7576
7 ай бұрын
Got one of these second hand, and I’m liking it. Only issue is the manual is in mandarin only. Wanted to change the power tubes but the amp doesn’t have an internal bias pot for adjustment like a slo-30 does. Contacted Wangs and they said I need to go to a tech for biasing. Btw, they did say it’s an exact slo-30 copy schematically besides a bright cap on the clean channel.
@ianlahaye9476
Жыл бұрын
What a value. Stayed tight all the way to the 8 string! Not an easy feat for a lot of amps let alone a 30w with a classically inspired circuit! SICK riffs, king.
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@pastilance1
Жыл бұрын
Don't mind me, I'm just here to enjoy some of the cool music my dad created for this demo. Also, congrats on the 50k ✌🍻
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@johnneiberger7311
4 ай бұрын
Good lord, that thing sounds amazing.
@andresv8500
Жыл бұрын
One of the best vids. The guitar sound is f*cking divine. You play great, man! 🔥
@swmorgan515
Жыл бұрын
Wangs makes great amps! I still have my Mini 5 I bought 5 years ago, and it is still my favorite clean platform for drive pedals
@jaredkemp1379
Жыл бұрын
GODDAMM, brother!! That boosted metal section 🤘🏽😈🤘🏽 Get’ ya Pull!!!
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Haha cheers!
@pieve5516
Жыл бұрын
I bought the mini 5 on a whim as it is bloody good. You should do a video on the notion that if you wanted to capture the range of amp tones, what five amps would you buy? Not coming from a Vox, Fender, Mesa orientation but your own ear of what different tone categories inspire you. Love your channel even though my style is not metal.
@monstruonegro05
Жыл бұрын
The best part are the sick riffs, nice amp anyway!
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@groopuskul
Жыл бұрын
I love it, in fact one of the best tones I have heard, I love that it can do sowell on su many different styles and tunning
@grayaj23
Жыл бұрын
I still use my little Wangs 5-watt Champ clone every day. For crunchy 60's/70's classic rock tones, it's pretty solid.
@TheOtherJohnBrowne
Жыл бұрын
That riff at 11:13 just straight murders, dude!
@ryleuty
Жыл бұрын
To get near SLO territory for under $1000 is pretty amazing.
@colinparks619
2 ай бұрын
Jet city ..
@andreaspapandreou871
2 ай бұрын
@@colinparks619 Ι own a Jet City 50h and is not thaaaat close to a Soldano. Maybe after I mod (i'm seriously thinking about it) it will be close or similar but definitely not now that is vanilla.
@LightCyrus
7 ай бұрын
What is it with the texture of this amp? It's so specific to itself. I keep listening to demo's of other amps like Orange or Mesa to see if that same texture is ever re-created. Close, sometimes, but I keep coming back to this one.
@thebostonguitarist7886
Жыл бұрын
To me this amp sounds more like a Rectifier which makes sense because the preamps are essentially the same between Recto/SLO. Also considering that this amp has 6l6's it's more inclined to sound like Mesa. You should do a shootout with this & the mini Rectifier, it would be awesome to compare!
@mikeomaly
Жыл бұрын
I love that Neil Westfall eclipse!
@FuzzEater
Жыл бұрын
Love my HD30, can’t imagine paying $4,000+ on a “real one” when you’ve got options like this.
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
They sound great man, enjoy!
@mikeomaly
Жыл бұрын
IL have to check out your vid of the wangs jcm800 clone!
@adiecummingsshredguitar9306
Жыл бұрын
Sounds sweet I love the smoothness of the high gain I'm finally getting my new amp next week it's going to be the new Blackstar debut 50 r it's all analogue with a MOSFET preamp
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Cool! Enjoy!
@FuzzImp
Жыл бұрын
So killer! I needs to get one. Love my 1987HW
@cornholy69
Жыл бұрын
You always get some of the best tones 🤘🏼🤘🏼
@Turbo-D
Жыл бұрын
they have great affordable stuff but there are no local sellers here in europe and importing something like that to germany is just a financial nightmare sadly 🙄🎸
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Even with import taxes it's not really expensive for such an amp tbh
@Turbo-D
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio but i big risk shipping tube amps overseas and if that stuff is not 100% EU confirm it will not pass the customs.. you can get similar kind of gear here so not worth all the trouble for me, if they had a local seller i would get the od or hd asap!
@SheepWaveMeByeBye
Жыл бұрын
There are sellers within our common Dystopia. They are just expensive, hard to find and mostly out of stock.
@rynoriffs6505
Жыл бұрын
Sounds really good bro, wangs has me thinking 🤔
@BcBaxley
Жыл бұрын
Slaps from the get 🍻🤘
@davidcloutier7222
Жыл бұрын
How would you compare the HD-30 to, let's say, the PRS MT-15? (since they share, on paper, a lot of specs!)
@setsunarcangel
Жыл бұрын
I second this!
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
The MT15 is less versatile since it doesn't do crunch well. I prefer the HD30 for clean and crunch. The lead on the MT15 is very cool though and more modern voiced. I dig both for high gain though
@yetimatzenightcat8702
Жыл бұрын
Holy fckw beaver that's not normal at all 🤷♂️ never heared about wong but these guys are doing alot right ❤🎉
@machtmonk
Жыл бұрын
Just found out that the company behind Wangs started in 2003 with a distortion pedal, the "ToneFancier X-Drive". I actually own one of these since forever and just started using it again a few days ago. Maybe i should look into getting one of these amps as i´m looking for a new compact high gain amp which can handle low tunings :`D Would be nice if importing stuff like this to germany wouldn't be a pain.
@PeterMoore350
Жыл бұрын
Oh I must have missed this one ! Can you buy direct or use Thomanns. In the video you said you asked them for a review unit. Anyway another great video. Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
You can purchase these through the Wangs webshop
@PeterMoore350
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio thx bro
@PeterMoore350
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio did you ever get that Solar guitar ?
@@SonicDriveStudio aah sorry to hear that. Congrats on 50k subs tho. 1 last question- I assume you run a looper pedal between your guitar and the amp ? Looking to buy a looper soon. Can’t believe I’ve never bought one !!
@RomanRotten
Жыл бұрын
Great riffs as always!
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@RobertTengs
Жыл бұрын
Got to have one !
@ScottKroekerArtographer
Жыл бұрын
Great video! That opening song has so much John Petrucci influence. I got a question for you. How loud is your 1987hw? Just curious. Mine is super loud
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Very loud
@MXP250
Жыл бұрын
Big old Wangs busting through your speakers.
@miguelrichartmellado2834
Жыл бұрын
Great sound yes!
@curtismac17
Жыл бұрын
Do you have the 24 volt mod in your EMG guitars? Or do you just use a 9 volt battery?
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
9v
@BakerImageGroup
Жыл бұрын
Always great sounds. What do you use for your drums?
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I use Steven Slate Drums
@rangerdoc1029
Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to find some specs on this vs the HD-15 & can't find anything. Is only 6L6 vs 6V6? They have ZERO specs on this thing on their site.
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Comparison coming soon
@rangerdoc1029
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio you're awesome! Thanks.
@seasidewalktosand6567
Жыл бұрын
Cool riffing.
@LtCore
Жыл бұрын
Great video! How does this Wangs amp compare to the EVH 5150iii 6L6 50watt head? Thanks!
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Very different sounds tbh
@checkitout611
Жыл бұрын
So ..... HD-15 or HD-30 .... Which is the better choice in your opinion?
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
I still need to compare them but it's hard to beat the 30
@checkitout611
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio Appreciate it!
@jcwear89
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great, but I'd be very annoyed about the transformer damage, it means that the amplifier must have taken a significant drop during shipping. Thats the kind of thinf you get if you drop a chassis from a great height usually... (!)
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Well, the box wasn't damaged and the chassis is in great shape so I don't know. All I know is it works fine and it's firmly in place so I don't mind personally
@jcwear89
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio oh right... Super weird! Especially if the chassis isn't bent then, very odd
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
@@jcwear89 it's just how it was assembled
@R.Stridstrom
Жыл бұрын
I dropped a lunchbox cage-style amp 1 meter straight down the concrete floor once. The cage looks like if a vw beetle crashed into a wall. But the oversized transformers are straight as a blade! Not even a tube/valve went to the afterworld. I bet it is mounted a bit crooked. But it works. And goddamn, it sounded good. I will be keeping my eyes on one of those for sure... Biyang/Wangs are allright. I have had a conversation with the boss. They were willing to build me a discontinued ToneFancier pedal that was only sold in some parts of the world. No problems. So... Do they build a JTM45 clone also, is my question :)
@posarelli
Жыл бұрын
Sound amazing... Anyone had news about a shop where to buy these amps located in EU? PS. I notice on this one that main transformer seem a little bit inclined: here at 3:00 Hope there is no chassis damage doing by transport (of course this can have no impact on other components) I had some similar issue in the pasts...
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I mentioned in the video. Looks like it was assembled that way. Works fine
@MarcAndreLevesque
Жыл бұрын
Great mojo maybe but try to get that amp fixed under warranty outside the US or even in the US for that matter, that would be a very expensive paper weight or will cost an arm and a leg to get serviced "under warranty"
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
I don't think it's broken tbh. Just has an aesthetic defect
@wangsamps
Жыл бұрын
You can buy with or without warranty. If you also get 7 day free return for any reason regardless If you buy warranty you get 12 months return, repair or replace no questions asked
@poorbrokeguitarist
Жыл бұрын
I got a 3in wang but it doesn't sound as good.
@wangsamps
Жыл бұрын
Ha!
@dylanjastle
Жыл бұрын
How well does the effects loop work?
@YournotCaiphusIam
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say it's transparent it's pretty much got all the quirks of the original SLO, so your tone controls come after the loop. Also depending on the position of the clean/crunch gain knob the loop can get phase cancelled by the way the clean channel is mixed back in. I find it quite useable but it's not a completely independent and clean effects loop like on modern amps, it's a definite throwback.
@dylanjastle
Жыл бұрын
@@YournotCaiphusIam thanks for the feedback!
@tedfehr5875
Жыл бұрын
I own the Wangs HD30 and the Soldano SLO 30. While they do have alot of similiarities they also have alot of differences. The HD30 has a looser feel and can get flubby in the low end. You would benefit from running a boost or tube screamer to tighten up the low end in the Wangs HD30. Wangs has more inherent noise/hiss compared to the SLO 30. Power tubes are garbage in the Wangs. I suggest a tube swap with Tungsol 6L6. Still a good bargain but not even close to the build quality of the SLO 30. Just my 2 cents.
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Ah cool! Yeah I'm sure there would be some differences. Would be cool to own a real Soldano too one day :)
@pbosche
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. It’s a $2000 difference that I just don’t know that I can justify!
@stevenm78
Жыл бұрын
Are you doing any processing in your DAW? EQ ect?
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
No, only some low cuts ar around 80hz for the full band clips
@miguelrichartmellado2834
Жыл бұрын
What pick-up have in less paul custom bridge?
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
the stock pickup, 498T
@miguelrichartmellado2834
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio thank you
@riffrigerator666
4 ай бұрын
Any chance to buy this in Europe?
@SonicDriveStudio
4 ай бұрын
You can buy it directly from them
@riffrigerator666
4 ай бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio Thanks! That means 730€ plus around 23% on top, right?
@ChuckGlyder
Жыл бұрын
Same as a Jet City Solsano clone.
@21stcenturymetal31
Жыл бұрын
I like me some chicken wangs . I really wish they called it something other than Wangs . It needs a proper name like Balls maybe Taint Hammer. lol
@SonicDriveStudio
Жыл бұрын
Lol. It's their Chinese family name though
@21stcenturymetal31
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicDriveStudio Yeah but come on Taint hammer amps has a nice ring to it.
@Starch1b2c3d4a
Жыл бұрын
Drums mixed way too loud…
@maggieking9669
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your honest opinion of Wang's amps manufactured in China. One huge concern however. The government of China wants the US to be as dependent as possible on their manufactured goods to gain leverage over us and thus our society. They are coming at us from several very different angles which causes great concern to many of us who are paying attention. I won't go on about this since this is a guitar products channel. But the situation is real and very concerning.
@edwardgrassel872
Жыл бұрын
get out of here with this
@WholeLottaBulldog
Жыл бұрын
Too late. America has made it's bed. You all chose to outsource your production to subsidise your lifestyle; well looks like the jig is up. Don't worry, where I'm from (Australia), we did exactly the same, and are even more reliant on China.
@edwardgrassel872
Жыл бұрын
@@WholeLottaBulldog global economy - this is what happens, this is also what happens when you have a capitalist society. No one ever self reflects, just blame china. If we didnt have capitalism to drive this, it wouldnt of happened in the first place. Now it has, so lets embrace it. Because you aint fixin it. The people that run this shop are a family, so dont just go blaming the country they live in, support them as people. damn.
@WholeLottaBulldog
Жыл бұрын
@@edwardgrassel872 where did I blame China? Quite the opposite.
@R.Stridstrom
Жыл бұрын
Toast, is what the dollar seems to be, in the near future. But i wouldnt blame the Chinese. Blame the ones outsourcing. A very stupid thing to do, in the long run. The us aint alone in that. /Politics Off.
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