Doug Aldrich tone on a budget? Low watt head? Possible?

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Looking for a low watt high gain Plexi tone, ala Doug Aldrich. Yeah, I know its a stretch, but anything out there under a grand??
 
rlord1974":2mx35wue said:
I think BFG might be the ticket.....

This is probably the best fit:



That mod without the cosmetics or aftermarket OT is $299.00. However, you can also buy the amp new from Brian with all of the cosmetics and a new OT for $800.00. More info can be found here: http://www.marshallforum.com/other-amps ... -clip.html


OR.....


The first two mini heads in this thread are also a possibility: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=130744
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Actually, I believe a modded Jet City would be right up my alley. Been looking for a used one.
$800 seems high, and I dont care for all the cosmetics.
 
800.00 is for a brand new amp with new EL84 power tubes, USA made OT and the cosmetics. If you don't want all the extras, I'll do just the mods if you want as well...it's a lot of amp compared to what else is available. :rock:
 
Hey Brian, are there any pics of the front and rear control panels of the Sunset Strip? Or, a page with more details re: what controls, inputs, etc. are on the front and rear control panels?
 
GSP1101 with the new firmware has a DSL amp sim that really sounds like a good modded Marshall. I've been using that with a Peavey 60/60 classic power amp. Both can be had for about $600, sometimes with the GSP footboard.
 
He has done quite a few instructionals for Young Guitar Japan and on a few of them he is playing through a Marshall VM with his boost in front and his typical Les Paul. I imagine with the failing popularity of the VM you could get a used one cheap and buy a rocket fuel to boost it. Really though, any boosted Marshall with his hands (key ingredient) is going to sound like him.
 
rlord1974":253gu8sm said:
Hey Brian, are there any pics of the front and rear control panels of the Sunset Strip? Or, a page with more details re: what controls, inputs, etc. are on the front and rear control panels?
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There are some on my FB page and I can post some later this evening. On the Sunset Strip channel you get a Gain switch which has modes for the clipping type which are on the for the 1st channel. The other channel is based off of the Demon mod I do which is 4 stages. On the front the controls are the typical ones and on the back of the amp I add the global depth control standard but add any other things needed per customer. The rear is output jacks, send/return on the loop and the foot switch.

-Brian
 
Here's my offering :




I have modded a bunch of these before, and they can do Aldrich style tones all day long with my mod. If you're interested, shoot me an email at Dan@DanGowerAmps.co.uk :rock:

Cheers!
Dan
 
rlord1974":2u2gdpbw said:
Is there a clean channel on the Sunset Strip?
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I just did one for a customer last month that wanted a cleaner mode on the 1st channel, so I added a toggle for that. It's closer to a "plexi" clean since this head does higher gain stuff. On other mods I do I can get some pretty stellar cleans but that wasn't my main goal with this particular setup. I wanted the 80's Jose style on one channel and then the Aldrich type of tones on the other. I was surprised how good and punchy that cleaner mode sounded.

Brian
 
briango2000":2ru2dmhb said:
800.00 is for a brand new amp with new EL84 power tubes, USA made OT and the cosmetics. If you don't want all the extras, I'll do just the mods if you want as well...it's a lot of amp compared to what else is available. :rock:
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Do you stock the amps? What's lead-time?
 
napalmdeath":2auq7w6i said:
briango2000":2auq7w6i said:
800.00 is for a brand new amp with new EL84 power tubes, USA made OT and the cosmetics. If you don't want all the extras, I'll do just the mods if you want as well...it's a lot of amp compared to what else is available. :rock:
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Do you stock the amps? What's lead-time?
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I do stock the amps and lead time is around 2 weeks typically.

Brian
 
That would be closer to channel 1 on my amp...the Jose/80's side. Aldrich is on the second channel of mine. Lots of good choices...hope you find what you need.

-Brian
 
wet/dry rig will get the "big" part of doug's tone.....and go jet city, love mine
 
Lotsa cool mods here, guys! Nicely done!

I had a BE modded JC, and it ripped! That said, man, Brian - that's awesome! Same with yours, Dan!
 
Damn that modded Jet City sounds awesome!! I hate this place....gonna end up with 20 heads! :lol: :LOL:
 
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