Randall RD100H Diavlo Series Amplifier

The clean channel is workable but lets face it most of us by this style amp for rock/metal. Channel 2 with the built in boost is great for rhythm. Channel 3 is high gain and can be pushed more with the built in boost. This is good for solos, live applications, and for being heard in the mix. I boosted channel 2 with a maxon 808x and it works very well I just did not enjoy the maxon. For me the built in boost works fine and doesnt overly do the mids and treble. I will test out with a fortin grind or Tubescreamer and update my review. The amp is very loud and I can get decent tones at low volume. I am running the head through a 2x12 RD V30 cab. I am relatively new to tube amps having played the Blackstar 60w Metal and the Peavey 6505 mini. I prefer the Randall Diavlo over both those amps. The boxing did arrive a little beat up and there are 2 or 3 marks on the head itself. Foot switch works well and I have gotten an hour or two of playing with no issues. Update: Been playing at louder volumes for practice and this amp is very hard to dial in. The sound is very dry and to get good clear gain while boosted, you lose a little tone and sustain. Bedroom volumes the amp sounded great, now in a band situation even boosted is mush and harshness. I have tried a maxon 808x, Ts-9 and fortin grind. It lacks the warmth and tone of a Mesa.

Un véritable monstre!!! Pour les amateurs de gros son bien lourd tout en restant très propre! Prise en main relativement simple et esthétiquement beau! Une bonne tête qui met à l'amande beaucoup de tête bien plus coûteuse !

All 3 channels are amazing. Clean channel 1 is super clean, channel 2 can do rock to metal, channel 3 very high gain and lots of ooomph. Chug city. Wish the footswitch could toggle the effects loop on/off. Built well for made in China. Red LED lights inside are nice touch for the Diavlo / Devil.

Honestly this amp was one of the worst sounding amps I have ever played. It was extremely muddy, you can’t dial in any kind of real sound other than just deep muddy growl. I play a lot of metal and this head should not be called a metal amp. The clean channel was fine and had a lot of headroom so if you wanted to use it as a pedal platform it would be fine in that regard. Channel 2 and 3 are just so bad. I don’t understand the positive reviews saying it sounds amazing... maybe mine was defective because I like I said I have never played anything as bad as this head. I used it in a stereo set up with my DR and I had it running through a V30 2x12... it looked awesome.. sounded like completely garbage. I highly recommend playing one before buying.

This amp is definitely made for metal. Killer distorted tones as well an amazing clean channel. You can dial in just about any sound you're looking for. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because about a month in I had technical problems. The master volume and the over volume knobs weren't controlling anything so you could adjust the noise. It was either all or nothing. Other than that great amp. Definitely recommend.