"I'm using an Uberschall that Reinhold modded for me…"

n addition to the Bogner Fish, Cantrell sometimes uses a Bogner Uberschall amplifier. “We had an Uberschall running for a while,” he says at (0:55). “We’re trying to get a little more that kind of metal edge with the Bogner, but we’re still playing with it, you know.”

Four were sold on Corgan's official Reverb.com shop.

#1:

This Bogner Uberschall is from the private collection of Billy Corgan.

This is the amp that is on all of the Zeitgeist album. You can see the markings on this unit that signifies that this was the main unit of the four he had—the others are available for sale as well, and were backups. He had two on the Zeitgeist tour, playing two heads through two cabinets each. Then, because you want redundancy, he added two more Ubershall heads as backups.

As you can imagine, this was a MASSIVE sound, especially considering that Billy's guitars were typically tuned in C-sharp Standard during this era.

This was the main amp used in the studio to record Zeitgeist, and it also went on tour with Corgan. Remarkably, it shows almost no sigsn of wear. The tolex is still unblemished, and it is structurally perfect.

This is a slightly older iteration of Uberschall than the other three Corgan had. This was his first, and somehow it has a very different character than the others. The lead channel is more open, with a more aggressive progression of gain. This is, hands down, one of the best amp heads to ever come through the Reverb office, even if only for the glorious lead channel. Everything works as it should.

Weight: 45.4 lbs. (20.6 kg)

#2:

This Bogner Uberschall is from the private collection of Billy Corgan.

This Bogner was the second amp in a pair. He had two on the Zeitgeist tour, playing two heads through two cabinets each. Then, because you want redundancy, he added two more Ubershall heads as backups.

As you can imagine, this was a MASSIVE sound, especially considering that Billy's guitars were typically tuned in C-sharp Standard during this era.

This amp is extraordinarily clean, with almost zero signs of wear. It is in near-mint condition.

This two-channel head with a Master Volume can be earth-shattering, but it is also highly shapeable and tameable. The clean channel is mellow and warm, while the lead channel offers a smooth progression of syrupy drive, all with the bass response these amps are known for. Everything works as it should.

This amp head currently does not have a power cord included.

Weight: 48.6 lbs. (22.1 kg)

Backup 1:

This Bogner Uberschall is from the private collection of Billy Corgan.

According to Corgan, this was a backup Bogner head used on the Zeitgeist tour. He had two main Ubershalls on the Zeitgeist tour, playing two heads through two cabinets each. Then, because you want redundancy, he added two more Ubershall heads as backups.

As you can imagine, this was a MASSIVE sound, especially considering that Billy's guitars were typically tuned in C-sharp Standard during this era.

Being a back up head, this amp is extraordinarily clean, with almost zero signs of wear. It is in near-mint condition.

This two-channel head with a Master Volume can be earth-shattering, but it is also highly shapeable and tameable. The clean channel is mellow and warm, while the lead channel offers a smooth progression of syrupy drive, all with the bass response these amps are known for. Everything works as it should.

This amp head currently does not have a power cord included.

Weight: 50.8 lbs. (23.1 kg)

Backup 2:

This Bogner Uberschall is from the private collection of Billy Corgan.

According to Corgan, this was a backup Bogner head used on the Zeitgeist tour.

Being a backup head, this amp is still very clean. Some dust and one tiny speck of residue on the top, but otherwise excellent cosmetic condition.

This two-channel head with a Master Volume can be earth-shattering, but it is also highly shapeable and tameable. The clean channel is mellow and warm, while the lead channel offers a smooth progression of syrupy drive, all with the bass response these amps are known for. Everything works as it should.

This amp head currently does not have a power cord included.

Weight: 51.2 lbs. (23.2 kg)

Live and in the studio, Jones uses a blend of amps. Two favorites are a 1976 Marshall Super Bass and a Diezel VH-4 “blueface.” On the latter, he never switches out of the ultra-high-output third channel. During the recording of 2001’s Lateralus, he reportedly experimented with a vintage Sunn lead head, too, and for 2006’s 10,000 Days he blended his Super Bass and Diezel with a Bogner Uberschall and a Riveria Knucklehead. Jones drives all his amps hard to achieve his responsive tone. He also uses Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers and Marshall and Mesa cabs

Avenged Sevenfold All Excess DVD Synyster Gates shows his rig. Ideal for 'City of Evil' or the 'Avenged Sevefold' album tones as this amp can also be seen in the Avenged Sevenfold album making of as well as glimpses of it on in the Live in the LBC DVD.

Buckethead playing live at a 2011 show in Pittsburgh and seen here in front of Bogner Uberschall head.

In a still image from a documentary interview, Stephen Carpenter is seen at his home recording desk, with a Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head prominently displayed on a shelf nearby.

A Reverb listing for this Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head identifies it as having been owned by Mark Hoppus and includes his description of the amp:

“If you want a dope heavy guitar sound, the Bogner Uberschall is amazing. It cuts through like a werewolf, it has a beautiful clean channel, and its distorted channel is all kinds of hell unleashed on the world.”

Wes Borland uses the Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head, as shown in his setup photos on the Eat the Day website, sourced from Audio-machinery.

Mark Tremonti uses a Bogner Uberschall to add low end to his sound.

In this video, Chapman played through this amp head.

All of the guitars on that record (REvolution) were recorded pretty straight forward and without a lot of overdubs or effects. There are two rhythm tracks on all of the songs, one done with a Bogner Uberschall and the other with a Diesel VH4. Both are really nice amps and very similar in tone.