The Randall Warhead is a Randall amplifier. Close alternatives include the Randall RG100ES and the Acoustic 270 Amplifier. It pairs well with the Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic and the Keeley Aria.
Randall Warhead
Randall · amplifier
Randall Warhead is a 300-watt solid-state amplifier head with two channels, each featuring separate gain and master volume, 3-band EQ, 9-band graphic EQ, and 16 built-in digital effects. Inspired by Dimebag Darrells tone, the Warhead delivers razor-sharp highs, scooped mids, and roaring distortion from solid-state circuitry.
- eq
- digital
- aggressive
- equalizer
- headroom
- distortion
- dimebag darrells tone
- mix
Good for
- Live
Genres the Randall Warhead is commonly used in
- Rock
- Metal
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Hard Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Randall Warhead
Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic
pedal
19% matchIbanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward
Keeley Aria
Keeley
18% matchKeeley Aria pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward
Electro-Harmonix "Ram's Head" Big Muff Pi V2
pedal
18% matchFeed a scooped signal into Electro-Harmonix "Ram's Head" Big Muff Pi V2 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
One Control Persian Green Screamer
One Control
13% matchPut One Control Persian Green Screamer after Randall Warhead in the signal chain, clear of Randall Warhead's own gain stage
Xotic SP Compressor
Xotic
10% matchWhat Xotic SP Compressor brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around
Boss RE-202 Space Echo
Boss
7% matchPut Boss RE-202 Space Echo in Randall Warhead's effects loop, clear of Randall Warhead's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
7% matchMXR Analog Delay's ambient voice goes in Randall Warhead's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Randall Warhead's own pristine character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
tonal matchIbanez TS808 Tube Screamer is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Randall Warhead gives it exactly that
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Randall Warhead?+
The closest matches in character are the Randall RG100ES, the Acoustic 270 Amplifier, the BluGuitar Amp1.
What pairs well with the Randall Warhead?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic, Keeley Aria, Electro-Harmonix "Ram's Head" Big Muff Pi V2 — Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward.