Best modded Marshall you have played??

braintheory":riy6zk7d said:
metalmaniac93":riy6zk7d said:
braintheory":riy6zk7d said:
metalmaniac93":riy6zk7d said:
braintheory":riy6zk7d said:
By far the best modded Marshall I've tried is my Marshall SLP that was modded by Dave Friedman to the specs of the Cameron Atomica. Apparently it was a one off amp and was made sort of like a prototype to the actual Atomicas. I tried an Atomica once at Tone Merchants and I like mine even better. It's more raw and aggressive from how I remember the actual Atomica sounding. Since getting my Atomica I've sold/traded the following amps (and they were all terrific amps:) Bogner Helios 100, Gower Rockmonster, 1968 Marshall Major 200, Metropoulos Metroplex, and a Mezzabarba Mzero Overdrive. These were all killer amps (especially the Mezzabarba and Gower), but I AB'ed all of them several times, and they all for my taste had nothing to offer me compared to the Atomica. The Atomica is also quite versatile with it's 3 voicing switch and diode clipping knob on the back. It had the biggest sound, moved the most air, and had the most complete and raw growl compared to all these amps, although the Mezzabarba was similarly big sounding and the Gower had similarly complete growl on powerchords. And it also had the tightest and most articulate palm mutes of these amps, and was better for leads and single note riffs (the notes had more weight and stood out more). It's tied with my mark IIC+ HRG and mark III++ coliseum as my favorite amp!

I've also owned the following and they were all good but none of them were nearly as good as my Atomica: Friedman Phil X, Henning Cherry Bomb, Langner DCP-1, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Trident Stage II

I bet the other Cameron modded Marshalls may be every bit as good or even better than what I have, but never got to try a Cameron modded Marshall yet. I have a CCV, but that's not at all a Marshally sound IMO. I also really wanna try a Gower Killer Kali ++ mod

Also, my JCM800 with the V5 mod by kruse is awesome and one of the best modded Marshalls from my experience! By far the best JCM800 I've tried and I'm not generally a fan of the 800's (I prefer plexis). It originally had that custom one off mod done by Friedman for Reza and it was good, but sounds 1000x better now!

Yeah the production Atomica is still a great amp and I still love mine. Of course a mod of a Marshall amp to the Atomica specs will not be actually the same as the production model. I also have a JCM 800 Gower KK++ and it rocks. The Atomica has a different flavor to keep it as the Gower KK++ is absolutely amazing!!
Yeah that's probably true, but mine has everything I liked about the Atomica and more! That being said, I'd still grab an Atomica if I ever saw one for sale, assuming it's a fair price. How would you compare the KK++ to the Atomica? Right now the 2 amps at the top of my list are a Gower Killer Kali ++ and a Wizard MTL. Are the chugs on the KK++ as big sounding as the Atomica? Does it growl as much as the Atomica? How does it compare for leads and single note riffs?

I've only experienced the Gower Rockmonster mod, and while it was a terrific amp, my Atomica sounded bigger, more open, aggressive, and better for leads and single note riffs, but it was about equal in the growl department (maybe even a hair better on the Gower), so I'm guessing the KK++ will be on point there too

Yes, the Atomica is definitely more open and it is killer for both leads and single note riffs. I play the Atomica mostly in the middle clipping switchmode on the back. The KK++ is equally as aggressive, but thicker sounding with that killer growl you mentioned above. Definitely not as open as the Atomica, but more open/less compressed than the Rockmonster according to Dan. I dig it especially for the heavy stuff!! It still does leads great and is more fluid than the Atomica yet still aggressive. I do not know what options you had on the Rockmonster, but my KK++ is loaded so I can adjust the amp to pretty much how I like it. Dan does make a more open version of the KK++.
My Atomica only has 2 modes on the back (with or without diode clipping) and the 3 way voicing in front. The Rockmonster was intended to be a very stripped down amp and doesn't have all those feature of the KK++. I didn't know he does a more open version. What's it called?

It is called the KK++ :LOL: :LOL: It is just more open than the standard KK++. Dan is pretty cool about modding to the personal tastes of his customers. He mentioned it when I was in the process of putting together my mod order request. I just went with the standard KK++.
 
Webb":8s947yzq said:
braintheory":8s947yzq said:
Yes that's the one! Out of curiosity, why did you sell it?

I hated to part with it but something came up in trade that I wanted. I made a bunch of Kemper profiles of the amp before shipping it out. Not quite the same but I was able to capture some of the tone in the Kemper.

I also have a CCV, Fortin KK++, Cameron Aldrich mod, Friedman BE100, and a Wizard MCII so that made getting rid of it a little bit easier.
How would the kk++ or Aldrich compare to that atomica? What about the mcii?

I also have ccv. Polar opposite of my atomica but also great
 
braintheory":gsy16woo said:
Webb":gsy16woo said:
braintheory":gsy16woo said:
Yes that's the one! Out of curiosity, why did you sell it?

I hated to part with it but something came up in trade that I wanted. I made a bunch of Kemper profiles of the amp before shipping it out. Not quite the same but I was able to capture some of the tone in the Kemper.

I also have a CCV, Fortin KK++, Cameron Aldrich mod, Friedman BE100, and a Wizard MCII so that made getting rid of it a little bit easier.
How would the kk++ or Aldrich compare to that atomica? What about the mcii?

I also have ccv. Polar opposite of my atomica but also great

I'm so bad at describing the way an amp sounds. I'm jealous of the people that say this amp has more "clank" or less "growl" because to my ears they are all slightly different flavors of the same tone. But maybe that's just the way I dial it in. If I had to describe them, I'd say the KK is a bit thicker with more gain available than the Atomica. I found the Atomica great for old VH stuff while the KK can get into old school thrash territory. The Aldrich is kinda like a mix between the two. Sorry man, that's the best I could come up with.
 
Beyond Black":2mfcsunv said:
bobbtoz":2mfcsunv said:
Cameron Jose Mod.

Pretty sure that belonged to my buddy a few years ago. 5 way knob on the back for five different levels of clipping, right? I had it in my possession for a few weeks and it's a cool amp. Had a ton of low end, but it was also really loose. I clean boosted it with an OD-9 and it tightened it up and sounded amazing.

Yup that's the one. Loves boost pedals, but sounds great on its own also.
 
Webb":itwe0ufv said:
braintheory":itwe0ufv said:
By far the best modded Marshall I've tried is my Marshall SLP that was modded by Dave Friedman to the specs of the Cameron Atomica. Apparently it was a one off amp and was made sort of like a prototype to the actual Atomicas. I tried an Atomica once at Tone Merchants and I like mine even better. It's more raw and aggressive from how I remember the actual Atomica sounding. Since getting my Atomica I've sold/traded the following amps (and they were all terrific amps:) Bogner Helios 100, Gower Rockmonster, 1968 Marshall Major 200, Metropoulos Metroplex, and a Mezzabarba Mzero Overdrive. These were all killer amps (especially the Mezzabarba and Gower), but I AB'ed all of them several times, and they all for my taste had nothing to offer me compared to the Atomica. The Atomica is also quite versatile with it's 3 voicing switch and diode clipping knob on the back. It had the biggest sound, moved the most air, and had the most complete and raw growl compared to all these amps, although the Mezzabarba was similarly big sounding and the Gower had similarly complete growl on powerchords. And it also had the tightest and most articulate palm mutes of these amps, and was better for leads and single note riffs (the notes had more weight and stood out more). It's tied with my mark IIC+ HRG and mark III++ coliseum as my favorite amp!

I've also owned the following and they were all good but none of them were nearly as good as my Atomica: Friedman Phil X, Henning Cherry Bomb, Langner DCP-1, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Trident Stage II
I bet the other Cameron modded Marshalls may be every bit as good or even better than what I have, but never got to try a Cameron modded Marshall yet. I have a CCV, but that's not at all a Marshally sound IMO. I also really wanna try a Gower Killer Kali ++ mod

Also, my JCM800 with the V5 mod by kruse is awesome and one of the best modded Marshalls from my experience! By far the best JCM800 I've tried and I'm not generally a fan of the 800's (I prefer plexis). It originally had that custom one off mod done by Friedman for Reza and it was good, but sounds 1000x better now!

I may have owned that Atomica before. I had an SLP modded to Atomica specs that Friedman did. Although I think according to Dave it was 1 of only 2 that he did. It was a killer amp! Does yours have part of the "h" cracked off in the Marshall logo?

Here's a couple pics of the one I had:






Yep, both of those atomica modded marshalls were mine.. I had dave do them at around the same time. I think they are the only two out there.
 
I have a modded JMP 2203 that was done by Lee Jackson back in the '80's. Its was killer back then, but now there is so much better stuff out there. In fact, I'd just go find a good Marshall and stick a BE-OD pedal in front of it and save $1500 over some boutique amp.

Ed
 
Mailman1971":1ajkebt3 said:
Had a lot of modded Marshalls from all the big dog modders out there.
This was my personal favorite that I owned.
Like a fool traded it off. :doh:


Who is the player/song? I love it !!! :rock:
 
Luca79":1xilmtzh said:
Mailman1971":1xilmtzh said:
Had a lot of modded Marshalls from all the big dog modders out there.
This was my personal favorite that I owned.
Like a fool traded it off. :doh:


Who is the player/song? I love it !!! :rock:
Its from a rig talk member Nick. Not sure the song. I know he tours with his band.
I remember his band opened for Propain I believe over seas? (Correct me if I am wrong Nick)
That amp just rocked. I always wanted to get a 100 watt marshall and have FJA hook me up.
But once I discovered the Modded Mesa's...... I was hooked. :LOL: :LOL:
 
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