Tyrant

Mike Amott (Arch Enemy/ Carcass) has his signature Dean model finally out, it's called the Tyrant to tremble all you geeks in your pants while you are simply looking at this guitar.

Mike Amott joins DEAN

As touted, Mike Amott joins DEAN guitars after parting ways with the ESP camp.

Mr. Amott here seen playing a Schenker V model in the recent CARCASS reunion tour.

Randall: Ninja combo

For many of us, owning an amp which is beyond 30W is strictly a NO, due to volume concerns. Well, I played the Ninja V2XNM 1x12 combo recently & I'm very impressed with the performance in relation to tones.

This amp is a budget version of Mike Amott's Ninja stack. The first thing to note here is Randall's wise decision in equipping the combo with a superb driver- Celestion's Rocket 50. As such, the cleans are definitely above average.

Drive-wise, if you are looking for one of the best default distortion/ drive because you wish to remain pedal-free, this is perhaps one of the most gratifying solidstate tone for the money. The dual EQ feature here is indeed the key component of what makes this amp good to the ears. The amp has a boost feature for that much needed saturation for us distortion overdose dweebs. However, I personally feel some reverb would propel this amp into greatness. Highly recommended. (Absolutely love the price!)

• Product: Randall V2XM (30W, 1x12") combo
• Availability: Davis GMC
• Price: $215.00 (NETT)