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OwnHammer impulse response Black Friday Sale!
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/
These are the best in the business according to many, and an essential tool for iOS music makers!
The rEvolution bundle for guitar and the Ampeg Bass bundle are must-haves! Many more essential IR collections on the site, everything 50% off!
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That is AWESOME!!!!
I emailed them a few weeks ago, and suggested such a sale.
They said they would consider it. I probably wasn't the only one, but I'm very happy they decided to do it!
I also recommended they should have a presence here of the forum to announce new products. Hopefully we'll see that as well.
I'm taking all the funds I was going to use on Overloud stuff and apply it to my new world-class IR collection!
Besides the rEvolution bundle, do you have any other faves @JoyceRoadStudios?
I was also looking for some cream backs.
rEvolution bundle for $15 will certainly get you there and is more than many will ever need. But you know me and you know I didn’t stop there. There are some creambacks offered on the front page Black Friday sale, the Mesa 2x12 and the Vox 2x12. To be honest, if you look at the whole collection on the site, the prices aren’t far off from sale prices anyway, so comes down to what flavor you want. More creambacks there as well. Take a look:
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=products_new
As for my favorites, besides some of the ones in the rEvolution bundle, there are a few others that have blown me away. I also haven’t gone through all the ones I bought, yet.
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=215_188&products_id=447
The Zilla 4x12 collection is amazing, and they work surprisingly well with unorthodox amp pairings. It’s worth noting when pairing amp sims and IRs that some cabs and speakers you’d never expect to work well end up sounding the best.
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=215_188&products_id=438
This Marshall cab is phenomenal and infamous. It’s also many people’s favorite. It does live up to the hype in every way.
Other recs:
Fender 4x10 spring reverb:
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_152&products_id=359
Bogner OS 2x12
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_155&products_id=363
Ampeg Bass
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=190&products_id=354
I also have the Friedman 6-pack bundle, Bogner Uberkab Duo, Tweed CQ, and several Mesa Boogies, and I haven’t even gotten to these yet!
A good reference article from HASR with recs:
https://honestampsimreviews.com/2019/03/04/ownhammer
Thanks for the tips!
Definitely getting the rEvolution, of course!
I'm really interested in the 112 DVRB Bundle. It looks like it has an incredibly diverse set of speakers.
Also interested in that 212 Rect Bundle and the 412 one as well.
Now I must consider your other faves, as well!
Christ, if @McD posts his faves too, I'll probably be purchasing everything!
In the meantime, I'll read that HASR article.
Thanks again!
Is the Marshall a different from both of the Marshall cabs in rEvolution?
Yes it totally is! Different release dates...
This is one of the two Marshalls in the rEvolution bundle:
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=192&products_id=454
And this is the Marshall released a year prior:
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186&products_id=438
So it reads like the exact same speaker, but the earlier one is a different specimen with a storied past. Marketing? I’ll try and compare the two soon...
You can tell which ones are in the rEvolution bundle because they’re available a la carte and all have the same release date of 11/29/19
I was torn between the Marshall and rEvolution. I think I'll get more out of the Marshall because I tend toward heavier sounds. The website gave the impression that rEvolution was more suited toward clean and crunch with a few heavier examples. Keen to hear any comparison as I might go back and get the rEvolution as well.
@espiegel123 reading more about it, if you look at the specs and descriptions, I think it could very well be the exact same cabinet and speaker specimen for both OwnHammer releases, except that the versions are using different mics. The mics in the earlier release are much more involved. So it seems like the rEvolution one is probably a recapture of the same cab in a streamlined approach. This is the exact cab and speaker used to record Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy. I was hoping it was used more for something like Led Zeppelin but whatever.
Thanks for the heads up. Gonna finally take the plunge try some of these out with the Strymon Iridium.
The rEvolution bundle does feature two Marshall cabs, and I’d say the other cabs are plenty suited to heavier music, like the Orange and Mesa. In fact, pairing the Nembrini bst100 heavier sounds with the Vox IRs from that collection got me the best results, surprising for sure.
If you’re into heavier cabs, Bogner Uber Duo and the other Bogners 4x10 and 4x12, Friedman, Zilla 4x12, they’ll get you there. They also sell plenty of cabs traditionally suited to heavy metal.
I think with IRs it comes down to finding the balance or a good complement to the amp, rather than sticking with the expected. So pairing a dark heavy amp with a dark cab is not necessarily the best option. Mixing and matching unorthodox combos is really interesting in this realm.
FWIW the three cabs I keep using, because they sound so damn good, are the Zilla 4x12, Marshall GNR, and the Vox AC15/30.
I will be curious as to whether you find there to be a substantial difference or whether it is subtlety guess would be the latter though that is just a guess.
I actually didn’t notice when buying that it was the exact same cab. Had I known I probably wouldn’t have seen any need to buy the earlier release. But it’s only $10 so no biggie.
I would not say the rEvolution bundle is geared towards light sounds. The Marshall, Orange, and Mesa cabinets are heavy-capable.
What about the presentation gives the impression that the bundle is geared towards light sounds. I think it is aimed at providing a range of cabinets that cover the gamut from clean to heavy.
@espiegel123 I also think the version in rEvolution has the 500ms true stereo captures and the older release does not. But the older release has a lot more mics involved. I’ll be curious to hear as well if there’s anything different beyond subtleties when I test it.
Agree with this. The Orange in this bundle is quite dark and heavy in my experience with it.
I think it was that most of the videos were cleaner sounds than I would normally use. I think I might grab the rEvolution though.
Re-visit the page. The 4*12 example videos are all high gain. The first videos are for the the small speakers that are geared to clean and crunch. The videos are in speaker size order.
No need to revisit. You are right though, they are high gain. Just that there were only a couple where I really liked the tone. But that's pretty narrow minded of me. I should be well aware that what I feed the IR is more than significant.
The rEvolution bundle is popular and definitely a current great deal to get started ($15 for 6), but I would also supplement your IR collection with a few of their other choice offerings.
Early days, I just got (r)Evolution and 412 MRBW GNR M25 MMMC. They refer to most expensive album production which looks like G'n'R but I would have though someone has spent more. Is CD really the most expensive album?
Hi!
I’m a recent adopter of Impulse Responses and Ownhammer. @JoyceRoadStudios you were a big part in it. In the THU thread you commented in detail about how iOS amp sims sounded better with 3rd party impulses... I was reluctant as I’m not too much of a detail “snob”. But I went ahead cos why not.
I have to say you were absolutely right. I bought Impulsation on sale and a couple of Ownhammer packs.
My loved Nembrini Cali and SoundMaster sound A LOT better with Ownhammer IRs compared to the included cabs. It’s actually very noticeable, less boomy, more detail, sits better in context.
My “too lazy to care” jumps in when trying to decide between the hundreds of IRs included, i just head to the Starter folder, plenty enough. So yeah, it’s worth it. My 2 cents.
Cool. I’ve just ordered a Line6 Pod Go so will be good to give these a try in that.
Shame there isn’t a Fender Tweed model in the rEvolution pack though...
You might want to check-out the 112 DVRB bundle, Tim. It has a wide range of speakers that might get you in the ballpark:
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=215_188&products_id=428
@TimRussell Also while not a “Tweed”, the 4x10 Spring Reverb IR is excellent.
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_152&products_id=359
I think I must make an important note and distinction regarding IRs in general. With IRs we are talking about the cabinet enclosures AND the speakers. Many of these IR bundles are so feature rich, they are often capturing many different speakers inside the same enclosure! So you could easily find the speakers used in a traditional “Tweed” amp, but in a different enclosure. It’s important to note that these IR cabinets are essentially modded over and over with different speakers, captured, and offered to us in so many variations. So looking at each offering in the OwnHammer catalogue and studying the speakers is very important. Knowing that some cabinets are open or closed back, and that some cab/speaker combos are traditional vs experimental, also important. It’s true that some IRs feature only one speaker, but many of their IRs use several. The Spring Reverb features two for example.
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=products_new
These are “Tweed” speakers by Tyler Amp Works, well regarded IR collection in its own right.
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_182&products_id=413
I suspect the“tweed” magic is more the amp design than the speakers. My guess: swapping speakers between a black face and tweed version of the same amp wouldn’t be a dramatic difference.
It’s definitely both the amp and the speaker(s). I have a Tweed Deluxe clone with an alnico Jensen type speaker that sounds vastly different if I put a ceramic Greenback type speaker in it. The old alnico Jensens used in Tweeds are a huge part of their sound.
They have them for sure and in many other enclosures, I don’t think in the rEvolution bundle as you say.
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_182&products_id=413
Great thanks. Not such good value though, and unfortunately not alnico models. Might pick these up as well anyhow as the rEvolution pack doesn’t have any 10” speakers in it.
A 10+12 cab is quite unusual, but I bet it sounds great.
I’d love them to offer a 2x10 like in a Super or Vibrolux Reverb.
Tweed deluxe cab IR including Jensen p12r (alnico)
https://www.ownhammer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=215_188_163&products_id=371