The Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head is a Randall amplifier. Close alternatives include the Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head and the Randall RD40 Diavlo. It pairs well with the Suhr Shiba Drive and the Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive.
Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head
Randall · amplifier
The Randall RD100H Diavlo is a three-channel 100-watt all-valve head from the Diavlo series, Randall's all-tube line built alongside the solid-state designs the company was historically known for. Three channels cover clean through to high gain, and the valve output section gives a different compression and response from Randall's solid-state amplifiers. At 100 watts it is built for stage use. It suits metal and hard rock players who want Randall high gain from an all-valve circuit.
What stands out
“Three channels cover clean through to high gain, and the valve output section gives a different compression and response from Randall's solid-state amplifiers”
— from the listing
“Players prize the RD100H Diavlo for its tight, aggressive, saturated high gain with strong note definition, a go-to for thrash and modern metal”
— from the community notes
“A tight, crushing high-gain voice with aggressive saturation and strong definition for fast, down-tuned metal riffing and searing leads, plus cleaner channels for contrast”
— from the reviews
“Its strengths are the brutal, articulate gain and metal pedigree; the caveats are a voicing built almost entirely around high gain and a clean channel that is secondary”
— from the community notes
“It suits metal and hard rock players who want Randall high gain from an all-valve circuit”
— from the listing
- high gain
- metal
- aggressive
- modern
- tight
- thrash
- clean
- mix
Good for
- Live
Genres the Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head is commonly used in
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- Heavy Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Death Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Thrash Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Djent
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
19% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive
Keeley
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Stack Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → shimmer)
Run Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress after Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head in the signal chain, clear of Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Free the Tone Future Factory FY-1
Free The Tone
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Put Free the Tone Future Factory FY-1 in Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head's effects loop, clear of Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Fender Marine Layer Reverb
Fender
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)
Fender Marine Layer Reverb's shimmer voice goes in Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head's own high gain character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
MXR CAE Wah
MXR
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
MXR CAE Wah goes in front of Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
Alternatives
Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head
Randall
83% similarityShared character: two channels, voicing, definition
Randall RD40 Diavlo
Randall
72% similarityShared character: two channels, voicing, definition
Peavey 6505 II
Peavey
57% similarityShared character: metal, mix, response
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
52% similarityShared character: two channels, metal, mix
Marshall JCM800 2203
Marshall
50% similarityShared character: two channels, hard rock, mix
Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head
Revv
49% similarityShared character: definition, metal, hard rock
Suhr Hedgehog 50 Watt Head
Suhr
49% similarityShared character: voicing, metal, aggressive playing
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
Mesa Boogie
49% similarityShared character: two channels, metal, hard rock
Mesa/Boogie Badlander
Mesa Boogie
48% similarityShared character: definition, metal, response
PRS Archon 50 2-Channel 50W Head
PRS
46% similarityShared character: definition, metal, hard rock
Fender Super-Sonic 22 Head
Fender
46% similarityShared character: definition, hard rock, aggressive playing
PRS MT 15 V1 Mark Tremonti Signature 2-Channel 15W Head
PRS
45% similarityShared character: two channels, hard rock, mix
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head, the Randall RD40 Diavlo, the Peavey 6505 II.
What pairs well with the Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Suhr Shiba Drive, Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive, Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp — Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward.