The VH4 is a 4-power tube guitar amplifier head. It
features 4 channels, for 4 distinctly different guitar sounds. It's sound
is best described as High Definition/High gain/Tight. A magnificent recording
amplifier, but also at home on the worlds biggest arena stages. Channel one produces a sparkly clean sound, and can offer very slight crunch
when the gain control gets pushed to the limit. Channel two takes over where channel one leaves off, although with a very
different voice. The range of this channel can best be described as going
from a husky vintage clean to wide and dimensional crunch ala AC/DC. A
blues player would find himself right at home in this environment. Channel three takes over with medium to high gain authority. A very dynamic
channel, this is the sound that quickly became the new standard for modern
rock and alternative rock. Seasoned players will enjoy it's flexibility
towards guitar volume and pick attack, recording engineers love it for
it's tight and defined distortion and musicality. Bright but not piercing,
heavy bass that is not flabby. Channel four takes the cake when it comes to gain, gain and more gain.
A naturally compressed sound, nice for solo play or metal riffs alike.
A high gain orgy with surprisingly low idle noise. Master section is comprised of Volume, mix, presence and deep controls.
Mix controls an effects chain that is looped to the parallel return of
the master effects section. Presence controls global brightness of the
amp, while deep controls the low end of the power amp
Channel inserts allow individual send/return jacks to connect to channel
specific effects. Preferably stomp boxes, or guitar level devices. Midi
capability allows midi switching of effects.
Master effects loops provide sends one and two, serial and parallel return.
Send one is a constant line level send, while send two is switch-able.
General features:
Power tube selection: 4ea.
EL34, 6L6, 5881, 6550, KT66, KT88, etc. No 6V6, No EL84
Pre-amp tube selection:
7ea 12AX7 in all positions
Tube fault fuse and indicator on reverse panel, biasing provision on
circuit board.
128 program midi control, 16 channel capability.
Midi controllable channel
switching, insert switching, mute, send 2 on/off.
Power output 100W to 160 W, depending on tube equipment
3, with second master and mid-cut up to 6 voicings
Loops:
1 parallel, 1 insert loops, 1 switchable insert loop
midi in & thru / phantom - power
Equalization:
gain, treble, mid, bass, volume per channel
add. gain switch on Channel 2
switchable mid. cut with adjustable volume
Pre-Amp:
3 individually voiced, all tube pre- amps. Clean,
crunch, lead
Power-Amp:
6-tube power amp section. Accepts 6L6, EL34, 5881,
6550, KT66, etc. Pairwise mixings possible, pairwise bias control
Dimensions:
74x29x28 cm
Weight:
27 kg
The Herbert is a
6-power tube guitar amplifier head. It features 3 channels,
for 3 distinct different guitar sounds.
It's main difference from the VH4 models are in voicing, circuit design,
and general layout. Overall the Hebert has a more familiar, slightly looser
feel than the VH4, without losing much of the Diezel signature
definition and tightness. Simply put, the amp is a player's amp,
forgiving and ready for whatever one's soul and mood desires.
Channel one produces a warm and sparkly clean sound,
reminiscent of a piano,. It has immense overhead, whenever a very loud,
but crystal clear clean tone is desired. Channel two is a dual purpose channel, it's two
voicings can be selected with a toggle switch. The (-) mode of this
channel has dynamics to range from a vintage type clean sound to
a broad crunch. The (+) mode of this channel offers similar voice,
but much more gain. Both modes provide ample pick sensitivity. Channel three offers a high gain structure, but again
with very good pick sensitivity and easy control. The distortion structure
is transparent, but yet percussive and brutal.
Herbert Amplifiers have a selectable mid cut feature,
assignable to all channels. This adds tremendously to the versatility
of the amp. The mid cut feature has a compensation control called "level".
This allows the guitar volume to be compensated in the event of the mid
cut being engaged in mid song.Herbert's master section features dual
volume controls, and global presence and deep control knobs. Master effects
loops are switch-able serial loop, parallel loop, and serial loop.
gain, treble, mid, bass, volume per channel
global presence and deep, two switchable master volumes
Pre-Amp:
2 individually voiced, all tube pre- amps.Four
sounds - clean, texas, mega, lead
Power-Amp:
2 or 4 powertubes, in 100 Watt model pairwise
biasable with external bias pots
Einstein,
Diezels newest amplifier, offers Diezel sound and quality for a wider
range of customers.But its more consumer-friendly pricing does not
compromise with quality or sound. Two channels, four
sounds, two master-volumes, two loops are by far more features
most competitors offer.
Einsteins voicing is
a bit more directed to the vintage players - the three
modes of channel 1 go from sparkling clean to bluesy Texas style to Mega
crunch. The lead is - ahem - a lead sound at its best :-)
Einstein is avalable in three different configurations:
- 100 Watt head
- 50 Watt head
- 50 Watt combo with reverb
Diezel offers a selection of highest quality cabinets, suitable for many styles. The 412 and 212 are available either rear or frontloaded with Celestion Vintage 30. The 412 frontloaded is available with the G12K100 speaker too. Also Diezel will offer all cabintes with the Hempcone Speaker very soon. Thats a lot of choices, no doubt - still the best judge are your ears.
To give you an idea: frontloaded cabs are tighter and more focussed, a bit better suited for heavier styles. Rearloaded cabinets do sound a tad more round, less focussed.
Have a look at the upper menu for detailed specs and pics of our cabinets - and some first shots from the new production plant in Dillingen . . .
The cabinets are newly designed cabs and made in Germany.
The front loaded standard speaker is now a G12K100. The rear loaded is a hemp cone.
Vintage 30 by special request but it is no longer standard. Cabs are 8 ohm's mono and 16 stereo.
The cabinets are newly designed cabs and made in Germany.
The front loaded standard speaker is now a G12K100. The rear loaded is a hemp cone.
Vintage 30 by special request but it is no longer standard. Cabs are 8 ohm's mono and 16 stereo.