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You’re right, thanks for correcting me, anywhere I wrote “original 1987x” I was referring to the 1987. It’s the first coupling capacitor on the bright channel. Original 1987 spec should be 2n2F but the reissue 1987x has a 22nF. Marshall have often done the same on their 1959 reissues too. Note...

Sorry for being unclear, I meant the reissue 1987x circuit differs from the original 1987xs in that the reissue has more bass on the bright inputs than the originals do. You can swap one capacitor on the reissue’s bright channel to get it to sound like an original does.

They are great amps but as with most of the non-MV reissues Marshall decided to use the same coupling cap value for both bright and normal channels - I guess so the amp sounds fuller at lower volumes on the bright channel, but as a result the gain sounds a lot flubbier than an actual 1987x once...

Once again, I couldn't agree more on all points! I have to give massive props to Dan Worrall for his output in recent times. I look forward to the results, especially seeing the shameless people who will claim to have guessed right and not seen the answers before posting :ROFLMAO:

Could be? Or maybe are simply expecting the Standout to be something like a tubescreamer when it's nothing of the sort.

Yeah I couldn't agree more with everything you've written there. It really gets my hackles up when I see people involved in educational roles who should know better (or try harder) spreading these myths to the next generation of musicians and engineers. There's an opportunity now for the new...

Thanks for continuing to spread the gospel on what actually matters. The concept of mic preamps/converters being things that separate good sounds from bad is a massive myth in our industry and continues to be parroted ad nauseam despite the fact that comparisons like this show that we are...

I haven't tried Henning's version, but the original VFE Focus was an idea I had that Peter turned into a pedal for me. Later he made some improvements and that was the Standout. All it's supposed to do is allow you to trim your desired amount of low and high end from the signal before the amp...

Dan is awesome. One of the only YouTube audio-related channels worth following

I really have 0 qualms with your preferences in this shootout, but I am compelled to point out that while the other amps have more tone shaping controls, none are before the preamp, they are all post distortion. The EQ filtering by the boost pedal is essentially trimming a large amount of low...

It's not about the fact it's being boosted, clearly it needs some help to achieve comparable saturation. The issue is that the boost pedal is drastically EQing the signal

Eh, if a 57 is too harsh for you just angle it slightly (10 degrees or so). I’ve never tried the M88 on guitar cabs but I like it on kick drum. Typically mics that work on kick are pretty awful on guitar cabs but it sounds like this could be an exception.

Hellzington has responded with his experiences, I'll just add that basically with the Feel knob Dan has given you control over the amount of "drag" on the guitar signal right at the front of the circuit, which allows you to adjust the response from dark and sluggish (cool for leads or sludgier...

The glass control is in the NFB but it only affects the top end and not the overall amount of power section damping. Think of it as a second presence control that has its focus higher up in the fizz/glass range.

It sounds like you'd be really well served by the True Grits in that case!

Oh hey, that's cool, Pete mentioned! Nice to meet you, I'll DM

The True Grits are excellent and a great choice for LP style guitars - they’re in the same ballpark as the Rebel Yells (same wire gauge and similar output), which is one of the most highly regarded sets of the BKP humbucker range. I’d definitely say they have character, they’re quite PAFy but...

Pure insanity

How much is an eggs benny brunch these days? $30+ AUD?

PRS make fine guitars. Their heavy brass trems have some serious chunk and sustain to them, and combined with the bridge pickup being a bit further away than on a superstrat I think they do best with medium wound 43AWG pickups - you’ll still get plenty of power but the low end will be tight too...