Gear Review: REVOLUTION Amps from CV WorldWide Equipment Consultant Jason Constantine
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you six options to choose from. Each amp comes in a 100 watt or 20 watt configuration with all of the same features. Everything you see on the big 100 watt heads is available on the 20 watt models. This is a change for the amp industry, as we often see ―mini‖ or ―junior‖ versions of amps have the same voicings but not the same features. Revolution Amplification is stepping up the game offering the identical features in all of their amps.
So lets talk about the sounds. Revolution amps offer 3 different voicings. The Rev, which is the classic British sound from the 80s with a bit of a hot-rodded kick. The Bully which is a ―Vulgar Display‖ of an amplifier based on the amps that really put Tony Krank on the international map, and the Phoenix which is based on Tony Krank‘s original design that got his name out to the masses. Each amp offers 20 or 100 watt configurations that offer 2 channels, mid boost, switchable tube driven I want to give you guys some insider infor- effects loop with send and return levels. Every amp mation on a new line of amps that will hit the mar- offers Ruby 12AX7 preamp tubes, and Sovtek 6L6 ket in the next 30 days. I had the privilege of play- output tubes which as anyone who has played any ing them at NAMM, and I was BLOWN AWAY. They are based on some of the same designs I have been playing for the last year, and they are designed and headed up by no other than the original team that headed up Krank Amplification. Their name? Revolution Amplification. Revolution Amplification is headed up by none other then Tony Krank, Patrick Flanigan, and Jeromy Graves. The same team that brought you the amps that made Tony Krank famous. hose of you that know me, know I have been a lover of the Peavey 5150 for the last UMPTEENTH number of years, I have had my phase with Marshall, Jet City and Mesa, but my 5150 was always my bestie. That is until I found the Krank NineTeen80. The NineTeen80 has been my go to amp for the last year, and unfortunately its not being made anymore as Krank Amplification is now out of business.
Revolution Amplification offers 3 new amps in a total of 2 different configurations each, giving