Having An Absolute Blast Right Now...

Devin said:
Stellar combo, kimg đź‘‘
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I appreciate your relentless positivity @Devin

Here's one for you kimg
 
I'd love to try one. I went to my local GC a month ago and there was not even one Marshall amp -- not one. The only thing they had that was decent for high gain was a used EVH 5150, that I did try out. Sounded pretty good to me, but I just couldn't believe there was not any Marshalls to test. That is unacceptable.
 
angelspade said:
Having an absolute blast right now...With this amp (Marshall JVM410H) and guitar (Gibson Midtown Custom) combination. I bought this mint condition half-stack about two weeks ago at a great price and still getting to know it. Plan on doing a full review after the honey moon period drifts away: But I have to say, I feel like this amp is better (to my ears and hands) than many have reported. Super modern metal? no..not really. That said, I'm getting some really fantastic and authentic sounding Marshall mid and high gain hard rock and classic metal tones out of this thing, and it responds gloriously to this Midtown Custom guitar with a Duncan Custom in the bridge. Does the JVM 410H accurately reproduce the classic JCM 800, Plexi, Jubilee or Jose Mod tones? No...but its about 80% there in most cases and has more gain and a bit of extra compression on OD1 and OD2 that I actually really enjoy. It's a lot of amp for the money (paid well under $2,000 for the pair). More details to come.

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As the board JVM fanboy, obviously I love mine.
 
VonBonfire said:
Have you ever a/b'ed your Midtown against a ES before?
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I have...My friend has a 335 and we went back and forth. I could do a long winded description, but the midtown sounds "less hollow" (for lack of a more creative description). The larger center block in combination with the smaller open compartments make is sound closer to a solid body than a 335. It has considerably more chunk in the palm mutes, better sustain and you can get away with a lot more gain and top end on the amp without that uncontrollable feedback....while still having some semi-hollow characteristics. it's not a Les Paul or Explorer, but you can definitely get away with hard rock, or even classic metal.

Here it is alongside my Gibson Custom Shop Silverburst Midtown:

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angelspade said:
I have...My friend has a 335 and we went back and forth. I could do a long winded description, but the midtown sounds "less hollow" (for lack of a more creative description). The larger center block in combination with the smaller open compartments make is sound closer to a solid body than a 335. It has considerably more chunk in the palm mutes, better sustain and you can get away with a lot more gain and top end on the amp without that uncontrollable feedback....while still having some semi-hollow characteristics. it's not a Les Paul or Explorer, but you can definitely get away with hard rock, or even classic metal.
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Thanks for description. Have been wanting an ES335 for a while now and have noticed a few Midtown's for sale locally and didn't know what the difference was. Sounds like the Midtown might be the better option for me.
 
fek said:
Thanks for description. Have been wanting an ES335 for a while now and have noticed a few Midtown's for sale locally and didn't know what the difference was. Sounds like the Midtown might be the better option for me.
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There are several differences. Aside from the total differences I described above, the top is flat as opposed to that slightly arched 335, the neck profile this thinner and faster and the overall body is slightly more compact. If I was going strictly for authentic blues and classic rock tones, I may lean towards a 335 (although the Midtown can cover that ground as well)...But if hard rock or classic metal is on the menu, I would definitely go with a Midtown.
 
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