Fusionbear
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Modelers can sound exactly like a tube amp...
Sometimes even better....
Sometimes even better....
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VonBonfire
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Looks like I've dodged some bullets in the past not ordering those. They sure know what they want for them.
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Nigel
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Correct opinion confirmed with Zinky Master Blaster in shot.
DanTravis62
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I'll admit, i'm really picky about pickups
But at the same time, i know i'm not wrong about them and it's not a one-off or something; i've played like a dozen different models of them
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VonBonfire
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Good thing you are taking a vacation cause you're gonna get banned for this when I hit report post.
Anje
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PPIMV sound bad on old Marshall
skoora
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Yeah, pretty much. Every time I’ve been in a store that sold boutique or higher end stuff and there was also a JCM800 or 1959/87, the Marshall always won with just having a more immediate and responsive “aliveness” to the tone. The other Amps might have more gain, more low end but you’re constantly tweaking the mids and top end to try and attain what the Marshall gets with the EQ at 12 O’Clock.
skoora
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After having got another Peavey sig after 30 years (Christ that’s weird to say) I’m finding so many great sounds just on the clean channel using different boosts and fuzzes. Love the amp all over again.
Can’t say I get the love for the EVH ones. I’ve just never found a sound that excites me.
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EyesOfTheSouth!
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I’m gonna eat crow a bit. But you are allowed to use an SD-1 in front of your JCM800…..but not the Waza version or any other OD.
tallcoolone
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Tone controls on electric guitars are stupid
No bolt on electric guitar should cost more than $2k
No bolt on electric guitar should cost more than $2k
skoora
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You’re not moving or entertaining on stage 1/10th of what it feels like you are. Stage presence is always practiced and rarely natural.
67mike
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Sounds pretty great on my 2203????
67mike
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Anje
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I was trying to be controversial
Seriously, I should say "I don't like PPIMV on old Marshall", especially on 4 input NMV models.
I don't like how, beyond just a few clics down, they mess with the power amp / negative feedback network of those old amps, and what makes them sound & feel so unique when pushed.
When volume is a challenge, I much prefer other workarounds: parallel load for only a few dB off, then load+reamp or even stock pre-PI MV (like on the 220x) and/or misc boost/pedals in front.
Hiwatts-n-Gibsons
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Pretty sure that's what ended his Swift affair.
Sick Michael
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1) Most of what you see on YT is a money racket
2) OD pedals generally all sound the same. This modern day fascination with them is slightly approaching gay.
3) Digital Modelling is convenient but feels fake.
4) Modern Metal Tones are horrible to listen to, and Modern Metal is borderline gay.
5) Marshall Amps with G75T speakers are horrendous (why do they put them in their cabs)
6) Boogie Mark series with Dirt pedals is a terrible idea (except for a RAT)
7) RATs are the greatest Drive pedals of all time
8) I 'get' why people like the Dumble tones of Robben Ford, but I dont want one (possibly gay)
9) Lower output humbuckers sound better, nearly always
10) Telecasters look shit, nearly gay, but I wish my strat bridge pickup had that heft.
11) It really doesnt matter what you play through, nearly as much as you think
12) Dimarzio Pickups suck
13) Line 6 PODs sound like shit, dont believe all this "Oh I plugged in my old POD last week...it wasnt bad". It bloody well was bad.
14) Johnson Millenium Amps are awesome, as are Peavey Delta Blues/Classic Series.
15) Eric Johnson - How does he get that tone...
16) It doesnt really matter what wah wah you use.
17) WTF am I going to do with the "rotary speaker" effect module.
18) Why would you pay oodles of money for a tuner?
19) You dont need 50 amp choices. Pick 5 or 6 tones and build.
20) Shimmer effect, whilst nearly gay is....kind of cool.
21) Most of your tone is down to your speakers.
22) Pedal boards are an incovenient pain in the ass, and men gawking at other men's pedal boards is definitely on the road to gay.
23) Many women look great, but a woman holding a guitar just looks wrong.
24) SRV's best tone is actually on "the Sky is Crying" Album.
...I probably have more...need to think about this...
2) OD pedals generally all sound the same. This modern day fascination with them is slightly approaching gay.
3) Digital Modelling is convenient but feels fake.
4) Modern Metal Tones are horrible to listen to, and Modern Metal is borderline gay.
5) Marshall Amps with G75T speakers are horrendous (why do they put them in their cabs)
6) Boogie Mark series with Dirt pedals is a terrible idea (except for a RAT)
7) RATs are the greatest Drive pedals of all time
8) I 'get' why people like the Dumble tones of Robben Ford, but I dont want one (possibly gay)
9) Lower output humbuckers sound better, nearly always
10) Telecasters look shit, nearly gay, but I wish my strat bridge pickup had that heft.
11) It really doesnt matter what you play through, nearly as much as you think
12) Dimarzio Pickups suck
13) Line 6 PODs sound like shit, dont believe all this "Oh I plugged in my old POD last week...it wasnt bad". It bloody well was bad.
14) Johnson Millenium Amps are awesome, as are Peavey Delta Blues/Classic Series.
15) Eric Johnson - How does he get that tone...
16) It doesnt really matter what wah wah you use.
17) WTF am I going to do with the "rotary speaker" effect module.
18) Why would you pay oodles of money for a tuner?
19) You dont need 50 amp choices. Pick 5 or 6 tones and build.
20) Shimmer effect, whilst nearly gay is....kind of cool.
21) Most of your tone is down to your speakers.
22) Pedal boards are an incovenient pain in the ass, and men gawking at other men's pedal boards is definitely on the road to gay.
23) Many women look great, but a woman holding a guitar just looks wrong.
24) SRV's best tone is actually on "the Sky is Crying" Album.
...I probably have more...need to think about this...
67mike
Well-known member
I don't use mine much, I prefer to experience loud amps, but, the PPIMV is a decent alternative to an attenuator.I was trying to be controversial
Seriously, I should say "I don't like PPIMV on old Marshall", especially on 4 input NMV models.
I don't like how, beyond just a few clics down, they mess with the power amp / negative feedback network of those old amps, and what makes them sound & feel so unique when pushed.
When volume is a challenge, I much prefer other workarounds: parallel load for only a few dB off, then load+reamp or even stock pre-PI MV (like on the 220x) and/or misc boost/pedals in front.
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VonBonfire
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Attenuators are garbage. Might as well just get a good boots. If you arent pushing the speakers its all 2nd rate anyways.
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tjnx
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you really just need to practice. 5k in lessons would have done more than your wizard
metal guys with tone absolutes are just as bad / annoying as the tan pants crowd
there are guys doing the thing you want to do because they show up everyday and you dont
try stuff to learn: picks, string guages, speakers - dont ask if x amp is good for metal just go for it if you like it
a tube amp played quietly at home through a 412 is still sounds better at its 'worst' than all of the modelling or practice amp options
metal guys with tone absolutes are just as bad / annoying as the tan pants crowd
there are guys doing the thing you want to do because they show up everyday and you dont
try stuff to learn: picks, string guages, speakers - dont ask if x amp is good for metal just go for it if you like it
a tube amp played quietly at home through a 412 is still sounds better at its 'worst' than all of the modelling or practice amp options
japetus
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Here's an attenuator, turn your amp around away from the crowd and mic it up
