Guitar FAQ's - Page 13

Rotting Remains · 17th November 2006, 07:03 PM

cheers peeps ill go for the xt pro then!, im gonna get a boss sustain/ compressor pedal and perhaps equalisation aswell. 30 each with adaptors offa the guy i got the head from.

bobby · 18th November 2006, 02:28 PM

A Marshall MF350 has a pretty insubstantial, "digitalised" tone anyway, what with being a four channel modelling amp. A POD certainly won't help matters either way.

Rotting Remains · 18th November 2006, 05:07 PM

the pods for home use, not through the head, just direct input. and i like the sound the head can produce, but thats probably just me.

ArchFlameTera · 18th November 2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bobby

A Marshall MF350 has a pretty insubstantial, "digitalised" tone anyway, what with being a four channel modelling amp. A POD certainly won't help matters either way.

ahh these days marshall have lost there way.......jcm 800 all the way though.

bobby · 19th November 2006, 01:44 PM

Marshall still make some quality fare; unfortunately they are busy diluting their range with tonnes of UTTER SHITE these days.

Rotting Remains · 19th November 2006, 05:29 PM

have you played the mode 4? it may not be your style but you can get some really good tones for thrash/ death metal, hardcore, punk and even jazz

bobby · 19th November 2006, 06:16 PM

I've played it many times, and played in a band with a co- guitarist who gigged one for a number of years. The heavy sounds simply do not cut through live (or when recorded, now that I think about it), and the clean is totally dull and muffled, especially compared to any number equivalent (n.b. valve) amps of a similar price.
I'm not having a go at you personally mate, so you don't need to be so defensive; I'm just telling you the way it is, based on my experience with this and other comparable amps. And I like to think I know a fair amount about hardcore/ punk/ particularly metal guitar tone, so you can't just explain the mode four's shortcomings away based on it being "not your style". I still am aware of what is, and what is not, a good amplifier for any style of music/ guitar sound. I have to.

Rotting Remains · 19th November 2006, 07:19 PM

thats me told then....
i still like it though

it sounded good live on friday at the viewfield like, on the 4th channel, cant remember wot the cab was. whats the best marshall head in your opinion ? i might buy a mesa- boogie next... any opinions on which ones i should look out for ??

captain ahab · 19th November 2006, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rotting Remains

thats me told then....
i still like it though

it sounded good live on friday at the viewfield like, on the 4th channel, cant remember wot the cab was. whats the best marshall head in your opinion ? i might buy a mesa- boogie next... any opinions on which ones i should look out for ??

Best marshall head, in my opinion is the original JTM45 (with KT88s) with the 18 watt head (1974x?... i forget) a close second. If you have the money for a Mesa, don't buy one. Buy a soldano, probably the best sounding high-gain amps of the modern age.

ArchFlameTera · 20th November 2006, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bobby

The heavy sounds simply do not cut through live .

so many amps have these problems these days. or what i mean is, so many amps bought my local musicians for use in a metal/punk etc etc bands have this problem.

I_got_a_mohawk · 20th November 2006, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by captain ahab

Best marshall head, in my opinion is the original JTM45 (with KT88s) with the 18 watt head (1974x?... i forget) a close second. If you have the money for a Mesa, don't buy one. Buy a soldano, probably the best sounding high-gain amps of the modern age.

A guitar head with KT-88s? i can imagine it would run pretty with a pretty nice clean, but how did it drive? Unless you've got a fairly high plate voltage KT-88's tend to take alot to distort dont they?

bobby · 20th November 2006, 10:57 AM

soldano amplifiers are magic. Pretty difficult to find one to try out/ listen to/ choose from though.

captain ahab · 20th November 2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by I_got_a_mohawk

A guitar head with KT-88s? i can imagine it would run pretty with a pretty nice clean, but how did it drive? Unless you've got a fairly high plate voltage KT-88's tend to take alot to distort dont they?

I must admit to you i made an error in my post! The amplifier i was thinking of was the marshall Major lead amp. It utilised four KT88's in the power section giving a fairly stupendous 200 watts. They could be driven (and sound incredible), but at some risk to your health! Have you tried out the JJ KT77s in your bass head yet? I'm intrigued by them.
As an addition to my previous post, the original 60's JTM45 was a 5881 based amplifier, and is my favourite marshall amplifier.

I_got_a_mohawk · 20th November 2006, 08:40 PM

Bluesbreakers are pretty nice like (same thing as the JTM45 right?)

Ive never tried JJ KT77s in the SVT, they are EL34 drop-ins so i dont think they'd handle the extra power, seeing they'd be being run at about twice what they are meant to be.

I was quite tempted to try some KT90s (Ei or EH), apparently they "should" sound pretty good, but they are too tall, and i like keeping the top plate on my SVT !

17th November 2006, 07:03 PM	#181 (permalink)
Rotting Remains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,010	cheers peeps ill go for the xt pro then!, im gonna get a boss sustain/ compressor pedal and perhaps equalisation aswell. 30 each with adaptors offa the guy i got the head from. __________________ We Are All Prostitutes !!

18th November 2006, 05:07 PM	#183 (permalink)
Rotting Remains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,010	the pods for home use, not through the head, just direct input. and i like the sound the head can produce, but thats probably just me. __________________ We Are All Prostitutes !!

19th November 2006, 05:29 PM	#186 (permalink)
Rotting Remains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,010	have you played the mode 4? it may not be your style but you can get some really good tones for thrash/ death metal, hardcore, punk and even jazz __________________ We Are All Prostitutes !!

19th November 2006, 07:19 PM	#188 (permalink)
Rotting Remains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,010	thats me told then.... i still like it though it sounded good live on friday at the viewfield like, on the 4th channel, cant remember wot the cab was. whats the best marshall head in your opinion ? i might buy a mesa- boogie next... any opinions on which ones i should look out for ?? __________________ We Are All Prostitutes !!

18th November 2006, 02:28 PM	#182 (permalink)
bobby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,757 Band: Swordmaster + Archives	A Marshall MF350 has a pretty insubstantial, "digitalised" tone anyway, what with being a four channel modelling amp. A POD certainly won't help matters either way.

19th November 2006, 01:44 PM	#185 (permalink)
bobby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,757 Band: Swordmaster + Archives	Marshall still make some quality fare; unfortunately they are busy diluting their range with tonnes of UTTER SHITE these days.

19th November 2006, 06:16 PM	#187 (permalink)
bobby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,757 Band: Swordmaster + Archives	I've played it many times, and played in a band with a co- guitarist who gigged one for a number of years. The heavy sounds simply do not cut through live (or when recorded, now that I think about it), and the clean is totally dull and muffled, especially compared to any number equivalent (n.b. valve) amps of a similar price. I'm not having a go at you personally mate, so you don't need to be so defensive; I'm just telling you the way it is, based on my experience with this and other comparable amps. And I like to think I know a fair amount about hardcore/ punk/ particularly metal guitar tone, so you can't just explain the mode four's shortcomings away based on it being "not your style". I still am aware of what is, and what is not, a good amplifier for any style of music/ guitar sound. I have to.

20th November 2006, 10:57 AM	#192 (permalink)
bobby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,757 Band: Swordmaster + Archives	soldano amplifiers are magic. Pretty difficult to find one to try out/ listen to/ choose from though.

20th November 2006, 08:40 PM	#194 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,749 Band: Spengler	Bluesbreakers are pretty nice like (same thing as the JTM45 right?) Ive never tried JJ KT77s in the SVT, they are EL34 drop-ins so i dont think they'd handle the extra power, seeing they'd be being run at about twice what they are meant to be. I was quite tempted to try some KT90s (Ei or EH), apparently they "should" sound pretty good, but they are too tall, and i like keeping the top plate on my SVT !