philb
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I can't wait for you guys to get it so I can hear some clips!!
With the number of great players that will get the first batch, the full tonal spectrum will be demonstrated IMHO.
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With the number of great players that will get the first batch, the full tonal spectrum will be demonstrated IMHO.
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thiswaythatway
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I never met you but i sure as hell trust your ears. So when you, Ralph, Kage, say the amps sound great then I'm more than confident that they will work for me.
The JVM, 12 footswitchable modes, DAMM. And Ralph is the low volume junkie so if he says it did low volumes well then it just will. When we play amps at his place they HAVE to be very very low or the neighbors might get pissed. My only knock against the QR is that it's just too loud for me, and that was my biggest issue with my Plexi i used for gigs in the 90's. I was fighting with every soundman in every club.
Chubtone":4b070 said:
I never met you but i sure as hell trust your ears. So when you, Ralph, Kage, say the amps sound great then I'm more than confident that they will work for me.
The JVM, 12 footswitchable modes, DAMM. And Ralph is the low volume junkie so if he says it did low volumes well then it just will. When we play amps at his place they HAVE to be very very low or the neighbors might get pissed. My only knock against the QR is that it's just too loud for me, and that was my biggest issue with my Plexi i used for gigs in the 90's. I was fighting with every soundman in every club.
Chubtone
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Good to hang with you too Kage!!!!
Look, I'm a dealer so I have a slightly different perspective than some of you. I really like Scott and the Splawn line. I really like Mark Cameron and am excited about his new line. I thought the Splawns were a good deal at $1850.
My opinion is that the entire Marshall-esque amp market has just changed, literally over the last weekend. $3500 for a Bogner? You gotta be kidding me. $3500 for a Soldano? Not a chance. $4000 for a Diezel? or Engl SE? No way! $3000 for a Plexi clone? Not anymore. The entire amp market from this DEALERS eyes is a whole new ballgame.
I spoke to Mark Cameron and his partner Chris at length about the new Cameron line and the price points. The number range they were throwing around at NAMM around would have sounded ok, but not great before NAMM. Now? I'm worried for them. I also think that the Quickrod at $1850 may need to be updated so that all three gears are footswitchable and OD1 and OD2 will need to continue to be footswitchable at least and the price has to stay the same. The Marshall will be $1750 street price.
The main thing is..... if the JVM has 10,000 features but doesn't beat my personal amps at those 1 or 2 great sounds I'm looking for, I'm not interested in it. If it does, everything changes. Boutique builders and their dealers are going to have to adjust if that's even possible.
Look, I'm a dealer so I have a slightly different perspective than some of you. I really like Scott and the Splawn line. I really like Mark Cameron and am excited about his new line. I thought the Splawns were a good deal at $1850.
My opinion is that the entire Marshall-esque amp market has just changed, literally over the last weekend. $3500 for a Bogner? You gotta be kidding me. $3500 for a Soldano? Not a chance. $4000 for a Diezel? or Engl SE? No way! $3000 for a Plexi clone? Not anymore. The entire amp market from this DEALERS eyes is a whole new ballgame.
I spoke to Mark Cameron and his partner Chris at length about the new Cameron line and the price points. The number range they were throwing around at NAMM around would have sounded ok, but not great before NAMM. Now? I'm worried for them. I also think that the Quickrod at $1850 may need to be updated so that all three gears are footswitchable and OD1 and OD2 will need to continue to be footswitchable at least and the price has to stay the same. The Marshall will be $1750 street price.
The main thing is..... if the JVM has 10,000 features but doesn't beat my personal amps at those 1 or 2 great sounds I'm looking for, I'm not interested in it. If it does, everything changes. Boutique builders and their dealers are going to have to adjust if that's even possible.
thiswaythatway
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It was a 50 watt 1968 Shorthead tremolo. I never wanted anyone to touch it. But after i owned it for 4 years the OT blew. :x I had a place called Triple S replace the transformer. And this was probably 1993 or 94, and Andy Fuchs was working there at the time i think, he had a big hand in starting that place.
After that i brought the amp to a guy named heavy Metal Joe who did amp repairs and mods. Ralph and Steve know him. He was the one who designed the JCM900 and Marshall took the design and fucked him over on it, something like that. I had him use the tremolo knob as a master volume. It worked ok but was still pretty loud. Funny thing is, what some people consider bedroom volumes are what soundmen will yank you out of the mix for! :-o
Telephant":1fbf2 said:
It was a 50 watt 1968 Shorthead tremolo. I never wanted anyone to touch it. But after i owned it for 4 years the OT blew. :x I had a place called Triple S replace the transformer. And this was probably 1993 or 94, and Andy Fuchs was working there at the time i think, he had a big hand in starting that place.
After that i brought the amp to a guy named heavy Metal Joe who did amp repairs and mods. Ralph and Steve know him. He was the one who designed the JCM900 and Marshall took the design and fucked him over on it, something like that. I had him use the tremolo knob as a master volume. It worked ok but was still pretty loud. Funny thing is, what some people consider bedroom volumes are what soundmen will yank you out of the mix for! :-o
Gainfreak
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You da man Yo!!
Great hanging with you Brother!!
BTW....... See you in hell!!
http://homepage.mac.com/mentoneman/.Public/jvmgain.MOV
If the above clip doesn't tell people how much gain is on tap... your smoking crak because the gain was on 5
Chubtone":9ff7a said:
You da man Yo!!
Great hanging with you Brother!!
BTW....... See you in hell!!
http://homepage.mac.com/mentoneman/.Public/jvmgain.MOV
If the above clip doesn't tell people how much gain is on tap... your smoking crak because the gain was on 5
Gainzilla
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Agreed to all.... as far as that splawn V Cameron thing goes, I cant say a bad thing about Scott and I never have; Camerons just sound alot better to me. Scott must be doing something right because plenty of people buy his amps..
Marshall really raised the bar and its going to be interesting how this affects the competition. I heard Several great sounds out of that JVM( even with Nick Bowcott playing, he was a cool guy) and with a digital delay in the loop and a few pedals that I like, I think I could play any gig with that thing...
Marshall really raised the bar and its going to be interesting how this affects the competition. I heard Several great sounds out of that JVM( even with Nick Bowcott playing
, he was a cool guy) and with a digital delay in the loop and a few pedals that I like, I think I could play any gig with that thing...
evhfan
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you have to admit though...that's one hideous looking amp
thiswaythatway
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Did you guys hear the Frost 100? I haven't heard any comments on that amp.
STEEL KAGE":91a59 said:Agreed to all.... as far as that splawn V Cameron thing goes, I cant say a bad thing about Scott and I never have; Camerons just sound alot better to me. Scott must be doing something right because plenty of people buy his amps..
Marshall really raised the bar and its going to be interesting how this affects the competition. I heard Several great sounds out of that JVM( even with Nick Bowcott playing
Did you guys hear the Frost 100? I haven't heard any comments on that amp.
ratter
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If any of the clone makers are going to be pinched by this, it's a little hard to feel sorry for them. I mean, what do you expect when you hitch onto somebody else's wagon so blatantly? I think if I see one more plexi headbox with joe blow's name in a scroll logo across the front, I'm gonna vomit blood.