Can you get close to Sykes Whitesnake 1987 album tone with..

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As a JP2C owner... imho yes you can.

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Hey Wizard,

What cab/speaker combo do you use with your JP2C?
 
I'm partial to the Bogner UberKab frontloaded version with 16 Ohm V30/GT75 combo... I've also got a Wizard 4X12 with V30/H75 combo that rocks too. Either cab would do the 87 WS Sykes tone.
 
If I remember correctly Sykes used 2 different speaker cabs for that album...one was a Marshall with G12 65s and the other a Boogie halfback with C90s and EVs. We do have a member here that knows, and is pretty close to Mr Sykes. I think his name is Drew? He knows what John used on each song lol....
 
I use a couple of old Mesa half back cabs with the metal grills with the old Black Shadow Mesa/Emminence MS12 speakers. Tasty.
 
paulyc":3b1n3w2j said:
I use a couple of old Mesa half back cabs with the metal grills with the old Black Shadow Mesa/Emminence MS12 speakers. Tasty.
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Honestly, before I shipped that quad to you I thought that those speakers with my 2C++ sounded very close to Sykes 87 tone.....
 
Racerxrated":3pg1j2ki said:
paulyc":3pg1j2ki said:
I use a couple of old Mesa half back cabs with the metal grills with the old Black Shadow Mesa/Emminence MS12 speakers. Tasty.
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Honestly, before I shipped that quad to you I thought that those speakers with my 2C++ sounded very close to Sykes 87 tone.....
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And now I think they sound real close to Sykes tone, great speakers, I totally agree with psychodave that they're the best match for a Mark series Boogie. :rock:
 
Between a JP2C, Bogner Shiva or an EVH 5153 Stealth, which one would you choose for Whitesnake and other heavy metal tones (Megadeth, Sabbath, etc)?
 
I'll second that, and I don't even have a JP2C... I do, however, have a Mark III, Studio/395, and Quad/295. If/when I want a "Whitesnake" tone, any one of those will get me there faster than anything else. Wizard's right... it's not even close. I have a Mark IV and a Triaxis/290, too, but they're a little further away from that particular tone.


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Wizard of Ozz":1r2w9j6c said:
You tell me...



As a JP2C owner... imho yes you can.

:yes: :yes: :yes:
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If you don;t mind me asking, what were the amp and EQ settings? (If you recall...)
 
Econ":3ftiojfu said:
Between a JP2C, Bogner Shiva or an EVH 5153 Stealth, which one would you choose for Whitesnake and other heavy metal tones (Megadeth, Sabbath, etc)?
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JP2C for sure. The MIDI in the JP2C is a thing of beauty for controlling the amp in a live situation with effects, having 2 dirty channels and a clean channel and 2 GEQs is a Godsend as well. Iommi used Mesa Mark series amps back in the 80s, as did Brad Gillis (with both Ozzy and Night Ranger), Stryper has been a Boogie Mark series band for a long time, Lamb of God with the Mark IVs, so I’d say the JP2C will handle metal just fine.
 
paulyc":2mx3htv1 said:
Econ":2mx3htv1 said:
Between a JP2C, Bogner Shiva or an EVH 5153 Stealth, which one would you choose for Whitesnake and other heavy metal tones (Megadeth, Sabbath, etc)?
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JP2C for sure. The MIDI in the JP2C is a thing of beauty for controlling the amp in a live situation with effects, having 2 dirty channels and a clean channel and 2 GEQs is a Godsend as well. Iommi used Mesa Mark series amps back in the 80s, as did Brad Gillis (with both Ozzy and Night Ranger), Stryper has been a Boogie Mark series band for a long time, Lamb of God with the Mark IVs, so I’d say the JP2C will handle metal just fine.
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Agree with all....
Iommi used a 2B coli from what I read, and Gillis also a 2B with a stereo chorus splitting between 2 of them, I think an onboard boost on his strat was used rather than a boost pedal.
Sykes used Mark 3 Colis and also had 2C+s as well, don't know if he used them at all..
 
All the Mark series amps share a similar vibe. You should be able to get close using any Mark series amp really as long as you're up to the playing. I do think that using an EVM 12L speaker would help.

Funny thing, when I saw Blue Murder live Sykes was using Recto's and he sounded pretty awesome anyway. Boosted Rectos with an 808 or TS9 are pretty killer though.
 
paulyc":3nkn1w6i said:
Econ":3nkn1w6i said:
Between a JP2C, Bogner Shiva or an EVH 5153 Stealth, which one would you choose for Whitesnake and other heavy metal tones (Megadeth, Sabbath, etc)?
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JP2C for sure. The MIDI in the JP2C is a thing of beauty for controlling the amp in a live situation with effects, having 2 dirty channels and a clean channel and 2 GEQs is a Godsend as well. Iommi used Mesa Mark series amps back in the 80s, as did Brad Gillis (with both Ozzy and Night Ranger), Stryper has been a Boogie Mark series band for a long time, Lamb of God with the Mark IVs, so I’d say the JP2C will handle metal just fine.
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Don't forget Chevelle, The Offspring who both used Mark IV's. Of course Dream Theater. In the past 9 years there's also been a LOT of bands using the Mark V. Right now I'm using my IV with another guitar who uses a Marshall JCM900 and they're blending well. He wants an 800 though.
 
danyeo":jw1gex1f said:
All the Mark series amps share a similar vibe. You should be able to get close using any Mark series amp really as long as you're up to the playing. I do think that using an EVM 12L speaker would help.

Funny thing, when I saw Blue Murder live Sykes was using Recto's and he sounded pretty awesome anyway. Boosted Rectos with an 808 or TS9 are pretty killer though.
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What year was that Blue Murder show with the rectos ? I’ve seen some clips of tunes from around ‘95 and he sounds amazing !!! He actually used a Racktifier, no ?
 
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