David Bray 4550 Plexi Amp Clip

[brentkendall]

Killer tone , man !!! Great playing too , Thorny !!! Just about to pop on a Bray 4550 myself ! My friend has one and he loves it !!!

 

[charvelstrat81]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

 

[Jayy]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

I agree. I absolutely LOVE my 4550 Deluxe! Check out Bray's youtube video of my 4550. David Bray is a much better play than I am. Also, Dave is a great guy and has the best customer service I have ever encountered. He went above in beyond communicating with me on how I specifically wanted my amp set up, voiced, my playing style, music preferences, tone I was after, etc. He also spent time discussing technical topics on both his amp and other amps I own, speaker preferences, etc. He's just a great guy and VERY knowledgable and helpful. He upped my amp IQ a lot. Top notch guy all the way around.

 

[Rick Lee]

I emailed David through his site about modding one of my Marshalls. He called me a few minutes later, said it'd be easier to explain it on the phone than to type it all out. But the bottom line was that his focus is on building amps and mod jobs go the back of the long line. I think he said I was looking at four mos. if I wanted a mod done, but two mos. if I wanted to have him build me a 4550. I guess I should ship him a Marshall to get the wait started, since I don't use it too much at the moment.

 

[metalmaniac93]

Sounds killer Thorny!!! The Bray amps nail EVHs tone!!

 

[HilltopExplosion]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

I agree. I absolutely LOVE my 4550 Deluxe! Check out Bray's youtube video of my 4550. David Bray is a much better play than I am. Also, Dave is a great guy and has the best customer service I have ever encountered. He went above in beyond communicating with me on how I specifically wanted my amp set up, voiced, my playing style, music preferences, tone I was after, etc. He also spent time discussing technical topics on both his amp and other amps I own, speaker preferences, etc. He's just a great guy and VERY knowledgable and helpful. He upped my amp IQ a lot. Top notch guy all the way around.

How would you compare your 4550 to your BE?

 

[Rick Lee]

Dammit, that's it. I have to have that tone. I'm emailing him now to see if he can make my Marshall sound like that. Otherwise, I'd have to sell them both to afford a 4550. Must have that tone.

 

[Jayy]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

I agree. I absolutely LOVE my 4550 Deluxe! Check out Bray's youtube video of my 4550. David Bray is a much better play than I am. Also, Dave is a great guy and has the best customer service I have ever encountered. He went above in beyond communicating with me on how I specifically wanted my amp set up, voiced, my playing style, music preferences, tone I was after, etc. He also spent time discussing technical topics on both his amp and other amps I own, speaker preferences, etc. He's just a great guy and VERY knowledgable and helpful. He upped my amp IQ a lot. Top notch guy all the way around.

How would you compare your 4550 to your BE?

Well... Different flavors of awesome Marshall tone. The Bray is like in the video. Just brutal open and wild plexi. Just tight enough, just sagging enough. The BE-100 is more polished, more modern, more lower mid voiced. I actually have my BE-100 set up and EQed as somewhat of a plexi too. On the BE-100 my presence is at about 7, bass 3 or 4, mids on 7, treble on 7, SAT unengaged, BE gain on 8, C45 engaged, FAT unengaged, voice switch on right. It sounds like a plexi(ish) amp, but more modern and polished. The Bray and the BE-100 both have PLENTY of gain, with the BE-100 having more gain available with everything (C45, SAT, HBE) engaged.

The Bray I usually play with all controls dimed except channel 1 volume on about 8 and channel two volume either off, or maybe up to 3 if I want to thicken and darken the tone a bit.

I love them both. They are just different flavors and a different feel.

I'm playing both amps (and my SLO too) through either Scumback M75-PVCs or Scumback BM75s. I love those speakers!

 

[HilltopExplosion]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

I agree. I absolutely LOVE my 4550 Deluxe! Check out Bray's youtube video of my 4550. David Bray is a much better play than I am. Also, Dave is a great guy and has the best customer service I have ever encountered. He went above in beyond communicating with me on how I specifically wanted my amp set up, voiced, my playing style, music preferences, tone I was after, etc. He also spent time discussing technical topics on both his amp and other amps I own, speaker preferences, etc. He's just a great guy and VERY knowledgable and helpful. He upped my amp IQ a lot. Top notch guy all the way around.

How would you compare your 4550 to your BE?

Well... Different flavors of awesome Marshall tone. The Bray is like in the video. Just brutal open and wild plexi. Just tight enough, just sagging enough. The BE-100 is more polished, more modern, more lower mid voiced. I actually have my BE-100 set up and EQed as somewhat of a plexi too. On the BE-100 my presence is at about 7, bass 3 or 4, mids on 7, treble on 7, SAT unengaged, BE gain on 8, C45 engaged, FAT unengaged, voice switch on right. It sounds like a plexi(ish) amp, but more modern and polished. The Bray and the BE-100 both have PLENTY of gain, with the BE-100 having more gain available with everything (C45, SAT, HBE) engaged.

The Bray I usually play with all controls dimed except channel 1 volume on about 8 and channel two volume either off, or maybe up to 3 if I want to thicken and darken the tone a bit.

I love them both. They are just different flavors and a different feel.

I'm playing both amps (and my SLO too) through either Scumback M75-PVCs or Scumback BM75s. I love those speakers!

Thanks! I almost went with the 4550, but went with the BE, and always wondered.. I'm not UNhappy with my BE, but that Bray sounds fan freakin tastic.. you know how GAS is..

 

[Jayy]

[/quote] Thanks! I almost went with the 4550, but went with the BE, and always wondered.. I'm not UNhappy with my BE, but that Bray sounds fan freakin tastic.. you know how GAS is.. [/quote]

No Problem. LOL. Yeah I know exactly how it is! That's how I wound up with both!

 

[journeyman73]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

I agree. I absolutely LOVE my 4550 Deluxe! Check out Bray's youtube video of my 4550. David Bray is a much better play than I am. Also, Dave is a great guy and has the best customer service I have ever encountered. He went above in beyond communicating with me on how I specifically wanted my amp set up, voiced, my playing style, music preferences, tone I was after, etc. He also spent time discussing technical topics on both his amp and other amps I own, speaker preferences, etc. He's just a great guy and VERY knowledgable and helpful. He upped my amp IQ a lot. Top notch guy all the way around.

How would you compare your 4550 to your BE?

Well... Different flavors of awesome Marshall tone. The Bray is like in the video. Just brutal open and wild plexi. Just tight enough, just sagging enough. The BE-100 is more polished, more modern, more lower mid voiced. I actually have my BE-100 set up and EQed as somewhat of a plexi too. On the BE-100 my presence is at about 7, bass 3 or 4, mids on 7, treble on 7, SAT unengaged, BE gain on 8, C45 engaged, FAT unengaged, voice switch on right. It sounds like a plexi(ish) amp, but more modern and polished. The Bray and the BE-100 both have PLENTY of gain, with the BE-100 having more gain available with everything (C45, SAT, HBE) engaged.

The Bray I usually play with all controls dimed except channel 1 volume on about 8 and channel two volume either off, or maybe up to 3 if I want to thicken and darken the tone a bit.

I love them both. They are just different flavors and a different feel.

I'm playing both amps (and my SLO too) through either Scumback M75-PVCs or Scumback BM75s. I love those speakers!

funny, when i had a BE i ran it almost exactly the same way...maybe a hair less gain...i guess im just a plexi-whore and thats the sound i naturally want and hear in my head.

im curious, have you ever tried a suhr sl68 or metro 12,000? im curious how similar/different a 4550 is.

 

[Jayy]

I think the BRAY is the best for the old VH tone
a lot of guy's and use love the mod 5 but i think the BRAY sounds more like ed's old marshall

I agree. I absolutely LOVE my 4550 Deluxe! Check out Bray's youtube video of my 4550. David Bray is a much better play than I am. Also, Dave is a great guy and has the best customer service I have ever encountered. He went above in beyond communicating with me on how I specifically wanted my amp set up, voiced, my playing style, music preferences, tone I was after, etc. He also spent time discussing technical topics on both his amp and other amps I own, speaker preferences, etc. He's just a great guy and VERY knowledgable and helpful. He upped my amp IQ a lot. Top notch guy all the way around.

How would you compare your 4550 to your BE?

Well... Different flavors of awesome Marshall tone. The Bray is like in the video. Just brutal open and wild plexi. Just tight enough, just sagging enough. The BE-100 is more polished, more modern, more lower mid voiced. I actually have my BE-100 set up and EQed as somewhat of a plexi too. On the BE-100 my presence is at about 7, bass 3 or 4, mids on 7, treble on 7, SAT unengaged, BE gain on 8, C45 engaged, FAT unengaged, voice switch on right. It sounds like a plexi(ish) amp, but more modern and polished. The Bray and the BE-100 both have PLENTY of gain, with the BE-100 having more gain available with everything (C45, SAT, HBE) engaged.

The Bray I usually play with all controls dimed except channel 1 volume on about 8 and channel two volume either off, or maybe up to 3 if I want to thicken and darken the tone a bit.

I love them both. They are just different flavors and a different feel.

I'm playing both amps (and my SLO too) through either Scumback M75-PVCs or Scumback BM75s. I love those speakers!

funny, when i had a BE i ran it almost exactly the same way...maybe a hair less gain...i guess im just a plexi-whore and thats the sound i naturally want and hear in my head.

im curious, have you ever tried a suhr sl68 or metro 12,000? im curious how similar/different a 4550 is.

LOL. Yep! I'm a plexi whore too! I love the BE set up that way. It's like a Friedmanized, modernized plexi sound. No, I haven't tried the SL68 or the 12,000, but I would LOVE to try both. I'd also love to try the Metroplex!

 

[journeyman73]

LOL. Yep! I'm a plexi whore too! I love the BE set up that way. It's like a Friedmanized, modernized plexi sound. No, I haven't tried the SL68 or the 12,000, but I would LOVE to try both. I'd also love to try the Metroplex!

yeaahhhh, i should probably quit while im behind and not touch a bray. ive already got an sl68 a germino hr100 and a metroplex....i would bet money i would like the bray and not be able to part with any of these and end up with yet another 'take' on the same damn thing!

 

[Rick Lee]

ive already got an sl68 a germino hr100 and a metroplex...

God, I admire you.

 

[journeyman73]

ive already got an sl68 a germino hr100 and a metroplex...

God, I admire you.

thanks a lot, but im often embarassed by it tbh...its just too much sometimes (ive got other amps too) and i think im really going to reduce because wtf am i going to do with all of these amps...but then i play one and remember how great it is.

i HAVE been able to downsize a little..and still want to more but its like losing weight. that first 50lbs, no problem...the last 15lbs are tough

anyway, these threads are supposed to all be about enablement so ill stfu now

 

[IntenseJim]

This thread has so much goodness.

 

[Jayy]

ive already got an sl68 a germino hr100 and a metroplex...

God, I admire you.

thanks a lot, but im often embarassed by it tbh...its just too much sometimes (ive got other amps too) and i think im really going to reduce because wtf am i going to do with all of these amps...but then i play one and remember how great it is.

i HAVE been able to downsize a little..and still want to more but its like losing weight. that first 50lbs, no problem...the last 15lbs are tough

anyway, these threads are supposed to all be about enablement so ill stfu now

LOL. I know what you mean. I'm happy and thankful to have what I do, but it's WAY more than I need. Hey, what the hell. At least it's not hookers and meth. Could be a lot worse. So.... I need to hear about what you think about the Metroplex!

 

[CP5150]

Playing = good
Tone = bad

Really fizzy. It's probably just an issue of volume, though. You need that amp cooking to sound good. I can hear good tone beneath all the fizziness.

Totally disagree......That there is the good fizz/sizzle that classic Eddie tone has You hear it all over Ed's isolated VH tracks

Of course if it was cranked more it would sound even better, but you need some fried bacon going on for great brown tone!

I try to tell people this all the time. There's more treble and fizz in Ed's old tone than most people realize.

 

[charvelstrat81]

this sounds exactly like what i am after in a Marshall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRBSy4lnL2k#t=18

 

[Rick Lee]

Dave called me yesterday in response to my latest inquiry. Looks like modding my Marshall is going to be cost-prohibitive. I'm better off selling them both and then just buying a 4550 Deluxe.