Diezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head Amp

Muse guitar tech Jason Baskin points out the Diezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head Amp in Matthew Bellamy's rig.

Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge

Used for modern sounding guitar distortion when recording electric guitars. Compared to a "suped up Marshall".

On Metallica's [website](http://www.metallica.com/band/band-bio-gear.asp), it states that James Hetfield uses a Diezel VH4 amp.

Hammett can be seen with this amplifier in the background. It is said that Metallica used these German, handmade amps in the 1990's

At 28:12 in this video rig rundown, Adam Day, Neal Schon's guitar technician, mentions this Diezel amplifier, saying "sometimes we'll even use the Diezel, which we've used quite a bit in the past. We know what we're getting with that and it's been a failsafe over the years."

**So on to Th1rt3en, what did you use amp-wise? ** For the rhythms it was a mix of the** Diezel VH4** and the Bogner Uberschall. It was a very good combination. I felt they complimented each other really well. And for the leads it was just the Bogner Uberschall. Those were [producer] Johnny K’s amps and those were amps that he really liked. When we looked at how those amps sounded in the mix, they definitely fit the sound the best out of all the amps we had.

**So on to Th1rt3en, what did you use amp-wise? ** For the rhythms it was a mix of the** Diezel VH4** and the Bogner Uberschall. It was a very good combination. I felt they complimented each other really well. And for the leads it was just the Bogner Uberschall. Those were [producer] Johnny K’s amps and those were amps that he really liked. When we looked at how those amps sounded in the mix, they definitely fit the sound the best out of all the amps we had.

This video shows some of the equipment used by Andreas for the recording of Sepultura’s album "Machine Messiah". The Diezel VH4 can be seen at 1:14.

From Tone King video, explaining his effects and, toward the end of the video; amplifier setup, with Jeordie and his guitar tech, as a guitarist instead of bassist for Marilyn Manson.

Brian Welch uses a Diesel VH4 amp, according to Guitar Geek's [rig rundown](http://www.guitargeek.com/brian-head-welch-korn-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2002/).

Used for recordings

Rivers plays a Diesel head that has been modified to say "Weezer" on the front.

"I’m still using the Diezel VH4’s and Marshall JMP1’s which are modded by Trace [Davis] at Voodoo Amps…" says Barry Stock, in [this interview](http://www.guitarworld.com/three-days-grace-guitarist-barry-stock-discusses-gear-and-new-album-human).

"No, [playing] bigger venues hasn't changed my gear that much. But, we have played a lot of different gear. In 2001 when I joined I was using the Mesa Boogie Rectifier and over the years we have changed to the Bogner Uberschall, the **Diezel VH4**, sometimes you just want something different. We used the **VH4** in Europe and then went to the States and had the Rectifier again and me and Robert [Westerholt, guitar] were like, 'This sounds so great,' so we used those again. Now we use the Kemper profiling amp. Our engineer made a profile of the** Diezel VH4 **studio set-up and that sounds amazing."

According to John Fogerty's guitar tech, the CCR guitarist uses a Diezel guitar amp head, seen in this Premier Guitar interview at (13:37).

According to [Guitar Geek](http://www.guitargeek.com/munky-korn-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2002/), James uses a Diezel VH4 amp head.

As shown in this post.

Bradfield mentions his Diesel VH4 in the section on his Gretsch Chet Atkins in this interview.

Interview: As I Lay Dying's Nick Hipa talks new album, Awakened In the studio, we tracked rhythms with a combination of a Peavey 6505 and a** Diezel VH4**, and we put those through a Bogner cabinet. We had a Maxon OD-808 right in front of that. For leads, we used a Soldano SLO100 and an old Traynor head for a little bit of high end. For some of the cleaner stuff, we used a Matchless 35.

> "This Diezel VH4 is from the private collection of Billy Corgan. > > According to Corgan, this amp was used on the Machina tour in an isolation cabinet offstage to layer with his stage amp. > > This has some sticker labels on it, but the tolex itself is in good condition, with no major blemishes. Overall, mostly clean cosmetic condition. > > Master volume pot is very scratchy. All other channels and controls work as they should. > > Power cord is not included." [It was also used on the *Zeitgest* tour](https://reverb.com/news/billy-corgan-artist-shop-preview).

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.

*We always use a multitude of stuff for the different guitar sounds on every album. For this one we have used Kemper, but also real amps like **Diezel**. Some of the guitar fx comes from the gear that we use/have used live and customized, like a BOSS GT-10 for example. It all depends on what we need at any given sound/situation.*

In this image of Adam Jones of [Tool](http://equipboard.com/band/tool) performing live, two Diezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head Amps can be seen.

In this video for *Premier Guitar*, at 2:28 Brent talks about his amps - "I'm running two [Marshall JMPs](http://equipboard.com/items/1978-marshall-jmp-100-watt-superlead) and a '98 Diezel VH4"

This image shows the equipment used by Greg for the band Killer Be Killed. Diezel VH4 & Marshall 4x12 [http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/10/25/killer-killed-first-photo-max-cavaleragreg-puciatotroy-sanders-supergroup-released/](http://)

In this picture, Josh can be seen using a Diezel VH4 head with a matching 4x12 cabinet.

**Schenker**: I’ve played so many amps! I started actually with Vox, then Marshall, then Boogie, into Hiwatt, then **Diezel**, then Engl, Soldano. Then I found this Danish guy who makes the Skrdstrup R&D [Triple Drive 50]. It’s an amazing amp. It allows such an exact attack and just enough distortion. Tonight I’ve got that, the Engl [Savage 120] and a Rivera [TBR Series rackmount stereo tube amplifier].

https://youtu.be/rWgXen421gc

In 0:20 he explains he uses this Diezel amp, although he does not say the model name, obviously its a VH4.

"I picked up this VH4 which is what we used on most of our Good Morning record and on Crimson," says Matt Skiba, at 0:34 in this gear tour.

Nope, you're not seeing double, Mike has two Diezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head Amps (one as a spare).

"I still have the VH4, but I just don’t really like it that much. I know Adam Jones from Tool gets some really dynamic and thick sounds for what they do, but every time I’ve tried it, it just sounds fizzy."

Leprous - The Congregation - Studio Diary (6:43 - Diezel VH4 3ch )

This can be seen at around 3:20

...but the main sound probably comes from the Diezel.

This image shows the equipment used by Max for the band Killer Be Killed. Diezel VH4 & Marshall 4x12 [http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/10/25/killer-killed-first-photo-max-cavaleragreg-puciatotroy-sanders-supergroup-released/](http://)

The "Equipment" section of this article sourced by the World Heritage Encyclopedia™ states that Charlie "been seeing using a Diezel VH4..."

This photo from Getty Images is of Kaoru, the rhythm guitarist of Japanese metal band "Dir En Grey". To the right we set a set of Diezel VH4 100W Tube Heads.

According to an article on Guitarthai, in addition to his own signature ESP Eclipse lineup, Sugizo also used an ESP Horizon, Fender Jaguars, Fender Stratocasters, Fender Telecasters, Gibson ES175, a Gibson Les Paul Custom, a Richenbacker 330, and electric violins made by Kranz. He also used Diezel VH4 head, a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier head, a Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet, a TC Electronic TC 2290 Rackmount Dynamic Digital Delay, Decimator ProRack G power conditioner, a script Phase 90, a Boss CE-2 Chorus pedal, a Boss OD-1 pedal, a Providence Final Booster, a Digitech Whammy II, an Eventide Pitchfactor, an Eventide TimeFactor, an Eventide ModFactor, a TC Electronic G System, a Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, a Blackstar HT-DIST Distortion pedal, and a Providence Stampede Overdrive.

Can be seen at 4:25

In this amp stack photo posted by Fowler on his Instagram profile, the Diezel VH4 can be seen.

John Shanks keeps a Diezel VH4 head in his studio

In this video, Syu demos the Diezel VH4 amp head.

Bogner Amplification - North Hollywood, CA Tom Anderson Guitarworks - Los Angeles, CA Slickbag Guitarwear - Sweden Diezel Amplification - Germany Knaggs Guitars - Maryland

Andreas Höfler uses Diezel Amplifiers

Assuming its the selected amp but not quoted as to the exact version: "Aside from firing up a cornucopia of living-the-dream amp heads, including a Marshall Plexi, Diezel VH4 and Orange Thunderverb, Joe’s other great discovery on All That Divides was a quick-fire alternate tuning. While he usually opts for D standard, with the odd drop-C sledgehammer thrown in, he explains that one small tweak was behind a number of the album’s highlights and his now-trademark chord drones."