The Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head is a Randall amplifier. Close alternatives include the Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head and the Randall Thrasher 50W Head. It pairs well with the Friedman BE-OD and the Beetronics Swarm.
Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head
Randall · amplifier
The Randall Thrasher 120 is a two-channel 120-watt head aimed squarely at modern metal, with the tight, aggressive high gain the style demands and enough power for large stages. Two channels give a clean and a high-gain voice rather than a graduated three-channel spread, reflecting a design built around one core sound done thoroughly. It suits metal and hard rock players who want maximum output and a focused high-gain voice rather than versatility.
- metal
- tight
- high gain
- aggressive
- clarity
- death metal
- mix
- modern
Good for
- Live
Genres the Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head is commonly used in
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- Death Metal
- Heavy Metal
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Metalcore
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Black Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
30% matchThe Thrasher's tight, aggressive death-metal gain gives the BE-OD's own tight, modern hard-rock gain serious weight to push against.
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
28% matchPush the Thrasher's tight, aggressive death-metal gain with the Swarm's own experimental fuzz and it turns into pure chaos.
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
27% matchStack the Colorsound Overdriver's plexi-toned boost into the Thrasher's already-tight, high-gain voicing for extra push on leads.
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
20% matchRun the Electric Mistress' lush, unique flange sweep after the Thrasher's tight, aggressive death-metal gain and the modulation gets real teeth.
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
18% matchAhead of the Thrasher's tight, aggressive thrash-metal gain, the Cory Wong's punchy compression evens out attack before the amp's own high-gain channel takes over.
Cusack Music Delay TME
Cusack Music
17% matchPut the Delay TME in the Thrasher's loop, after that tight, aggressive high-gain voicing, so the repeats don't get chewed up by the amp's saturation. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Hungry Robot The Borderland
Hungry Robot
17% matchThe Borderland's lush reverb belongs in the Thrasher 120's loop, downstream of the head's own tight, aggressive gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchLaney TI-Boost's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head
Randall
70% similarityShared character: two_channels, voicing, aggressive_playing
Randall Thrasher 50W Head
Randall
70% similarity“The Randall Thrasher 50 is the lower-powered version of the Thrasher head, delivering the same modern metal voicing at 50 watts rather than 120”
PRS MT 15 V1 Mark Tremonti Signature 2-Channel 15W Head
PRS
64% similarityShared character: two_channels, aggressive_playing, hard_rock
Fryette Deliverance 120H II
Fryette
64% similarityShared character: two_channels, aggressive_playing, high_gain_settings
PRS MT 15 V2 Mark Tremonti Signature 2-Channel 15W Head
PRS
61% similarityShared character: aggressive_playing, hard_rock, mix
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Mesa Boogie
60% similarityShared character: two_channels, power, high_gain_settings
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Randall
96% similaritysimilar tone character
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Randall
96% similaritysimilar tone character
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96% similaritysimilar tone character
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96% similaritysimilar tone character
Peavey 6505 II
Peavey
96% similaritysimilar tone character
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Mesa Boogie
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head, the Randall Thrasher 50W Head, the PRS MT 15 V1 Mark Tremonti Signature 2-Channel 15W Head.
What pairs well with the Randall Thrasher 120W 2-Channel Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman BE-OD, Beetronics Swarm, Colorsound Overdriver — The Thrasher's tight, aggressive death-metal gain gives the BE-OD's own tight, modern hard-rock gain serious weight to push against..
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