RG75DG3 Review

This amp is a hybrid 75w tube/mosfet power amp. It features a single 12" celestion speaker; effects loop; line out; 16 digital effects (the only thing I wish it had was a tap tempo like on a Line 6 for delay); clean controls and distortion controls; it has clean, overdrive 1 and overdrive 2, and it's all footswitchable.

Features:	9
Sound:	8.3
Reliability:	8.5
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	8.7
Users rating:	10
Comments:	15

overall: 9.5

Featured review by: mwps, on september 03, 2007

Price paid: $ 343.65

Purchased from: West End Rock Shop

Features: I love this amp. I use it as a practice amp and for small gigs as my Marshall TSL gets to be a lot to haul. I play metal, rock, classic rock and blues. I also play into other genres but those are my main. This amp kicks butt for what I do. This amp is a hybrid 75w tube/mosfet power amp. It features a single 12" celestion speaker; effects loop; line out; 16 digital effects (the only thing I wish it had was a tap tempo like on a Line 6 for delay); clean controls and distortion controls; it has clean, overdrive 1 and overdrive 2, and it's all footswitchable. // 9

Sound: I play it with a Epiphone Les Paul Custom Plus (awesome guitar). On overdrive 1 it's got that classic hard metal sound and then you hit overdrive 2 and it's got that great newer metal/rock sound. It has some of the best distortions that I have ever heard on this size of an amp. Clean is amazing it is just a great sounding clean amp as well. This amp is super loud, it has a closed back and each distortion and clean each have a volume knob and then there is a main master volume. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I haven't had this amp very long but when I bought it and it was shipped to me, it has a hum that is a bit louder then normal but you don't notice at all when your playing. From what I can tell though it is built like a tank and I would never worry about this breaking down. // 9

Impression: Overall I just can't say enough good things about this amp. I looked and looked and looked for a small practice/gig amp and finally was pointed in the direction of Randall. I compared it to many other amps and this one just can't be beat, especially for the price. If it was ever stolen I would definately get another one. So my advice to you is to buy this amp! // 10

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: Marnz, on january 12, 2009

Price paid: A$ 1200

Purchased from: Sight & Sound

Features: This is another great amp from Randall. I own the RG75 G3 with reverb and it sound sweet. I has a single Celestion 70 80 speaker and it is a hybrid amp. It has a tube driven circuit giving it a nice clean sound while when clicked into overdrive a metal machine. I play Grunge, Metal, Classic and Modern rock and punk. I think the amp is fine without the built in effects becuase you can only use 1 effect at a time anyway. It has plenty of power but whn you reach a certain level of sound the safety cut out takes effect which is a good thing as you don't want to wreck the speaker. I use this amp as my gigging amp and as my practice amp is does the job pretty well! It has 3 channels, Classic Rock, Modern Metal and Clean. It has a 4 way footswitch which has a channel selector, a gain selector for changing in between distortion channels, a clean boost channel and an effects button for turning your effects/reverb on and off. // 10

Sound: I'm using an LTD M-50 and it is perfect for metal, grunge, rock etc. In the Distortion Department it rocks so does the clean channel. it's very noisy but the downside is that it has a cut off Switch which wrecks the fun. The clean can get a little distorted at high levels but it can be pretty loud when it's clean! The Distortion is suited for anything distorted. if you go to loud though it sounds pretty crap. // 8

Reliability & Durability: I can take this amp to a gig without having to take a back up or borrow another bands amp which can be pretty embarrasing according to one of my band mates. I haven't wrecked it yet as I have only had it for a month but if it died all of a sudden I'd go out and bury it and buy another one! it's the best amp I've had so far and I have had 3 amps before it! // 9

Impression: As I have said many times it's perfect for grunge, metal, rock etc but I wouldn't suggest it for blues unless you can tweak the distortion well. I've been playing guitar for 2 years and I own, a Silvertone smart III's 10watt amp which I practically no longer use because of my new Randall! I have a Monterey MA30GR 30watt practice amp which I mainly use when I have to travel to my friends house to practice because the Randall can fit in our car. I have a MG S4 micro Marshall amp which I use for nightime practice and busking. I don't like the auto cut off and the fact that when the reverb is turned up but it isnt on the effect of reverb still appears. The thing that got me to buy it was that the RG75R didn't sound right for some reason and that the Marshall 75 (I don't know the exact model) was crappy. I know it was an MG though. I love the fact that it's the perfect amp for anything metal, rock, grunge and what ever comes along the lines of that. I wish it didn't have the bloody auto cut out! I need things loud! If my Randall got stolen I'd Rush out and by another one the very same day! // 10

overall: 7.8

Reviewed by: Blekzebbed, on november 16, 2007

Price paid: $ 525.42

Purchased from: Tonika, Groningen

Features: I recently bought the Randall RG75G3. It is the third in the RG series, very new. The RG75 doesn't have any special effects, just a clean and an overdrive channel. But the amp has 17 knobs to adapt your sound with. You can edit the amount of volume, reverb, gain, contour, middle, treble, bass. Within the overdrive channel you can choose between gain 1 and gain 2. Gain 1 has a very '60 rock sound, while gain 2 is more suitable for hard rock and metal. There is one '12 inch Celestion speaker in this amp, and with its 75 watt this amp can be pretty loud! There is an input for a foot Switch and there are some more holes for stuff like cabinets. For me it has enough features, because I wanted to have an amp with an overall good sound. I have the Boss ME-50, so the amp didn't to have any effects. I'm happy with the features, but it really depends on what you are searching for. // 9

Sound: I have a pretty cheap guitar, a Peavey Predator. I'm still quite happy with it, but I'm quite sure the amp is better than this guitar. In the guitar shop where I bought this amp, I had been testing amps for more than an hour, when I reached the Randall things changed. I noticed this Randall has a Very good clean sound. A perfect basis for my Boss ME-50.I love playing metal, but also acoustic stuff. Bands like Opeth and Black Sabbath are my favorites. This amp is really great for playing stuff like that. But there are some things that suck. The bass is often way to extensive. You really have to turn that down and crank up the treble. It's just a thing you need to know, once you've done that the sound of the amplifier is great in my opinion. On a high volume the overdrive can be a little noisy too. // 8

Reliability & Durability: Randall is known as a reliable brand. I would love to believe that but my amp has 2 problems. Problem 1: 20 seconds after I have turned on my amp, a buzzing sounds comes up. I don't know if it's normal for this amp or not, but I think it's quite loud. It doesn't matter if there is a cable attached to the amp, and when master level is at 0 the buzzing simply continues. If you have this amp please comment me about this! The second problem is that the amp sometimes stops working. After playing for like half an hour, the volume is gone or very soft. So I have to get back to the shop with this amp. It's a strange problem. // 6

Impression: Although I had some problems with it, I think this amp is great. The amp is perfect for the kind of music I play. If the amp broke down, I probably would buy a new one, but I do not have the money at the moment. Before this amp I had a small 15 watt Peavey practice amp, compared to that this amp rules. The bass can be annoying, but once you've turned that down everything is fine. I've been playing for 5 years, so it was time for a new amp. The weight of this Randall is about 20 kg, kind of heavy to carry around. Please comment on this review, I know my English sucks and if you have any questions, please comment. // 8

overall: 8.3

Reviewed by: AngryGoldfish, on january 28, 2008

Price paid: $ 684.18

Purchased from: Dublin

Features: This amp has 75 Watts of the new "Valve-Dynamic" combo power with 1x12 Celestion Seventy 80 speakers. It has 2 channels with corresponding modes: Gain 1: Classic hi-gain Gain 2: Modern hi-gain. It then has voicing and contour controls and all the rest like treble, middle, reverb and the such. The Clean channel has a boost option installed which is the best I found. This contains 3-band EQ's from a 12AT7 tube driven MOSFET power circuit. There is an effects loop and you can control those levels with easy to use, but basic control knobs. There is a line out as well which is very useful but is of course common place now among all amps of this price range. Mine had RF4G3 footswtich as well, always a practical addition as I don't like using pedal distortions or stomp boxes. You can't beat a true vavle tone straight into the guitar! // 8

Sound: I used an ESP 1000 with EMG's fitted on this big boy. I thought that would be the most effective Tool in which to test it out. It's not that I was wrong but I wasn't majorly impressed with the way this amp cut itself. I've heard all these excellent comments about it, but I found it to be pretty boring. There is no other way of putting it, I became bored of it after half an hour. The best tone I found was the dirty channel with gain cracked full(not normally my taste)with everything about up to 9 on the dials. Which was brittle, tight and very grungy I personaly thought. Great, solid, but I grew weary of it. This is the first problem I'm going to mention, the amount of gain on this thing was pathetic. As I mentioned, I'm not into increased amounts of distortiong but this was maxed and still couldn't keep up with my old Vox AD 30VT! Even on a high volume it only just stepped up the mark by a small margine. The second problem is its lack of variety in it's tone. There are particular settings on it that you would never use because they are so basic. Possibly if effects were added to the mix it could of spiced it up a bit or maybe an extra channel, crunch could of boosted it's appeal. I just couldn't get past certain tones, but that could well of been my own fault. The clean channel then was unspectacular, for want of a more, praise worthy phrase. Although it completed it's job of dishing out a nice, smooth dash of reverb soaked clean tones, I wasn't astonished in any way. It just was adequate. For a valve powered amp, it didn't quite Drive itself to newer heights the louder it was turned. It didn't break up or something similar, it just did nothing. // 7

Reliability & Durability: Now this is where this beast shines! It is very rugged in its construction and the lack of fiddly dials make the chucky knobs perfectly suited for a punk stage set up! This amp belongs in a punk circuit if you ask me, it just reigns in crunchy goodness! The tubes will last longer than your normal tube amps as it doesn't rely on them soley so the tubes cased within are not pressured so vigorously all the time. This is worthy of playing Live anywhere without a backup, loud enough and strong enough! // 10

Impression: I play in a band that is constantly struggling to find its sound. We like it that way. We go from one thing to another and this amp does not belong in my rehearsal room I'm afraid. it's a shame because it is a decent amp. I have now sold this amp onto my friend Who is a grunge fiend and he loves it. I don't think it suited me, we just couldn't get along as well as I had hoped. What I do love and I mean love, is it's simplicity and it's pride in that simplicity. It demands to be heard when you turn it on. It strikes your ear with that bitting and brutish tone. After that though, it falls down into lower eyeline and stays there, bashing out solid grunge, rock and punk tunes! // 8

Comments

[skinzpoison]

I want one.

[aceforce]

I have one, and i dont like the sound.

[Metalwilli]

I have the model without digital effects, and it think it sounds great! well it's true that the bass is so strong but it makes the sound more dynamic

[Frage66]

I ordered one in Musicstore

[metalgr]

is this amp good for black metal?

[madh4ttr]

the amp w/o the effects is in my opinion an excellent value with great sound. It will do the trick for most kinds of rock/metal. I play mostly stuff like 80's metal and some classic rock and love this amp.

[chuck spectre]

one of the reviews says that the amp makes noise , i think its from the peavy guitar he is using , cuz thats what happen with a guitar i own , just an opinion

[metalgr]

for metal(black,death)which is better this with out
effects or roland cube 60?

[Ouch]

HELP!
Im buying a new amp (trash,death,heavy metal) should be around 400 euros(or less).. any advice? (500 euros = around 580 dollars) needs to have some size too(for gigs)

[Ouch]

sorry 400* euros = around 580 dollars

[Marnz]

I love my amp, ive had mine for a month. By the way mine doesnt it just hums lightly when the volume is on 5, when its on zero its quite as.

[CFH9983]

It was an awesome amp when I first got it but now im have problems with it...when I have the gain past 7 it makes a horrible buzzing sound when hitting notes and then on the clean channel with the on-board effects on you can hear distortion coming through in the background but only with the effects on.

[justinb904]

I might be getting one of these for practice and small gigs doing thrash/death/-core type stuff. The tube/mosfet power section is definitely a selling point along with it's simplicity, but I'm not 100% sure about it yet. Great looking amp for $280 though.

[iceberg]

i just got one of these rg75g3 amps, $275 USD...i think alot of people feel like if it's not a half stack with a 300watt head, it sucks. boy are they mistaken!! i have owned mesa dual rectifier half stack, randall rm100 have stack, randall kh120 half stack-considering the amount of money these stacks tied up-they are NOT WORTH IT!! i play mostly metal and some clean melodic type of stuff with a jackson dkmgt emg 81/85's. this randall combo amp is ****ing sick!!! not even considering the price, just in general, it is sick!!! i've been playing guitar for 17 years, and have never been this satisfied!! it is a bit noisy on the overdrive side, but i threw an isp decimator g string pedal on it, and wah-lah!! silence...and serious gain!! the pinch harmonics response is heavenly, gain 1 can be used for a serious metal tone, gain 2 can be used for lead/solo or insane metal tone as well!! clean channel is very clean, the pedal allows you to have full control over your options, separate reverb level on both channels, closed cabinet gives you PLENTY of TIGHT low end, the highs cut right through, effects loop has separate return-send level controls, 4ohm & 8ohm line out, ground cancel switch, all the goodies!! amp is built solid, very heavy, large heat sinc with cooling fan...anything else you want??? you can't listen to these people who are using junk guitars with junk pickups and expect to sound like dimebag with a fender squire-you definately need active pickups to experience the beauty of this amp. anyone with $300 looking for a combo amp...buy this thing, you won't be dissappointed!!

[iceberg]

by the way, you can tell angrygoldfish is a guitar snob, those foreign bastards are stuck up...i'm giving this amp an american review, so i hope there are other americans taking my review to heart. hey goldfish...what do you consider a good amp?? vox??(junk) egnator??(junk) hughs & ketner??(junk) you probably don't even own a esp 1000, bragging about your "band" and always wanting a different sound-well gooood for you! u probably wear tight ass pants and have a wallet chain down to your ankles you unoriginal bastard. if your band always wants a different sound then i guess you won't be happy with any amp, cuz guess what, it will always sound the same!! go back to playing your pentatonic scales and power chords you two pump chump...america rocks, you bubblin dublin!!