Salvation Terrier - Holy ****

[kylendm]

So I've owned the Terrier for a while now and I've always liked it. It just has a great amount of flexibility and a different feel from the other high gain modules I have. I also own a Fryette Sig:X and I've never compared them back to back so I figured I'd give it a shot. I sent my RM4 with the Terrier into the FX Loop Return of the Sig:X and A/Bed them.

I honestly can't believe how close it is to the real thing. You can dial it in to ALMOST the exact tone.

I thought that the power amp of the sig:x might have been what was doing it but you can get extremely close with the Fryette 2/50/2 also. Granted it was a lot closer running into the real thing since the Sig uses KT88s and a Rectifier tube but I'm just shocked at how close Salvation got with this one.

If anyone is interested in the Sig:X and doesn't want to drop a lot of money, the Terrier will definitely get you there and then some since the Terrier also does a really nice clean tone too.

Just felt like chiming in on this and I might even make a demo of it if anyone is interested.

 

[buriedorburned]

Oh man, seriously?!

The ONLY amp I would trade my V35 for is another Sig X. I have ALWAYS regretted selling mine back in 2014.

I have a JF Ultra Lead on the way, but I personally have no experience with the real thing. I only remember that the UL module I also had back in 2014 was much dryer than either of the Sig X or DL amp I owned. So much so, that I didn't really give it much of a chance, and the Salvation Pit Viper (Mamba) I was in love with at the time was literally the complete opposite tonally, so the UL never really had a chance!

Ah, looks like a Salvation Terrier is on the cards......

 

[crankyrayhanky]

I had the same experience with the OR100 and a Framus Cobra. Those amps winded up FS because I didn't like the loops (and needed cash).

Salvo is a genius.

 

[The Rossness]

I had a Terrier back in the day. It was my favourite module. I bought my VHT Pitbull CL100 because of the Salvo mod.

 

[kylendm]

I did a quick awful clip for comparison lol.
https://soundcloud.com/kylendm/terriervssigxmp3/s-IC2DX

Which is the real deal and which is the module? You can hear me changing it at around 0:33.

 

[JKD]

I did a quick awful clip for comparison lol.
https://soundcloud.com/kylendm/terriervssigxmp3/s-IC2DX

Which is the real deal and which is the module? You can hear me changing it at around 0:33.

Can't say I'd be unhappy with either of those tones! \m/

Always wanted a Sig X.

 

[buriedorburned]

I did a quick awful clip for comparison lol.
https://soundcloud.com/kylendm/terriervssigxmp3/s-IC2DX

Which is the real deal and which is the module? You can hear me changing it at around 0:33.

Wow, I couldn’t tell the different there! I’d guess the Terrier was first and the Sig X second, but there’s no way of really telling from the clip. I specifically A/B’d the first section of each clip where the low end really comes in, and I thought that would be the telling moment, but NOPE!

 

[kylendm]

Yeah it was actually sig:x then terrier which is funny because I think the terrier sounded slightly clearer in that little clip.

 

[buriedorburned]

That’s awesome. How do you think the Terrier and Cali-Lead compare?

I think the Cali-Lead is freakin awesome. It has that VHT/Fryette flavour down in spades! But I’m totally open for having more than one of that style mod in my collection!

 

[kylendm]

Cali and Terrier sound completely different. Cali is much tighter and has a much more pronounced mid hump to it than the terrier. Cali also has much more gain and I think it sounds more compressed too.