SL+ and Mr. Scary comparison - Youtube

[JD]

Here are a few videos of some riffs played with the SL+ and then Mr. Scary modules. Modules are stock and the gain is at noon for both.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZdXsgmkZ0&context=C33bc559ADOEgsToPDskLfF5g6CvQgb8diMWYLaNuR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4SBlWFi4pc&context=C3efa535ADOEgsToPDskIMjjZSLFWWYbbs_dSHtTXz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_NKU5dkxQU&context=C3207539ADOEgsToPDskIEJjCWrIBjnSrEHypzktmo




Mr. Scary and then SL+ in the following clip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo43rd_tnOE&context=C3e5359cADOEgsToPDskL9H_mNAc7N8SOlYsP2SO4_




Mr. Scary module...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvO-MSm6J5M&context=C36d69e2ADOEgsToPDskLkP8G76x4QdOK8c2wgtmXX

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Great side by side comparison.. to be honest, I am starting to feel that the differences between modules and amps really, is very subtle as they all have common starting ground. I just fired up an XTC this morning and it is a tad thicker and concentrated in the lower mids vs. the hilligan SL+ I have. Other than that, I could probably use 3-4 diff modules live and nobody would really notice when i switched between em!

SL+ stock reminds me of mine.. lacked the cut. The Scary has that cut and a bump in the mids with no muffled top end. This is why i have a Brahma/Scary hybrid which gives me all the definition i could ever ask for. Really cool tone.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Jsgregg]

This was really great. Love the old Crue riff.

What is your Randall cab loaded with? Which model? Nice full band setup in your basement. Protect your hearing :lol:

 

[JD]

The Randall cab in the clips has the Vintage 30's. The cab on the other side is the KH cab with the 100 watters in it. It gives a little clearer tone...which makes sense since it takes more to get the speakers to break up. But to tell you the truth...when both are being used and there is a drummer and a bass player doing there things...you can't tell a difference.

My hearing isn't bad considering I spent quite a few years behind the drum kit! lol

 

[Julia]

I'd dial the SL+ with less bass and more mids.

 

[LockStock]

In those clips, I hear the Mr. Scary having everything I want in an amp, and the SL+ sounding like it's got that problem I find in some amps that I just can't dial out. Guitars need to cut...

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

agreed, the SL+ stock doesn't cut... the scary does more so. I like my modules with cut because the perceived lack of bass is filled out by actual bass when you play!

 

[tuna141]

Nice tone comparison. The darkness of the SL+ is evident in the clips. I have tried several mods to give the SL+ some more hi-end, but it is still not to where I'd like it to be.

I'm guessing the Mr Scary module is based on the same pcb as the SL+. Does anyone know if this is true and if so, what are the component differences?

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[Kapo_Polenton]

There are a few ways to brighten up that SL+. Compare a brighter module with the SL+ board... Scary uses same board and there are only a few component differences really. If you do a search on the forum you'll find gut shots of the scary, adapt it to your SL+ and you are in business.

 

[alowerdeep]

I had a Hilligan SL that I regret selling...it was a stock faceplate....said uit only had a few minor tweaks,but it sounded very good....wish I could figure out where it went....