Marshall 1987x Monomyth Modded Tone Test

[dead-pan]

Straight in using a 1971 Greenback.

For anyone with a Skeleton Key I would be curious how this compares?

 

[Ryan990]

Straight in using a 1971 Greenback.

For anyone with a Skeleton Key I would be curious how this compares?

I've had both and I found the production skeleton key to be a little more refined and smooth whereas the 87x sounded a bit more raw.

 

[dead-pan]

I've had both and I found the production skeleton key to be a little more refined and smooth whereas the 87x sounded a bit more raw.

Interesting.

Does the Skeleton Key have more attack?

 

[VonBonfire]

That's a dang good sounding amp you have there! Would love to hear some lead tones as well. I have a sneaking suspicion those will also sound excellent, perhaps even exceedingly so. This is the torment of being surrounded by dudes who post sick Marshall and Wizard clips all day. I wouldn't have it any other way though!

 

[Ryan990]

Interesting.

Does the Skeleton Key have more attack?

I wouldn't say it has more. The biggest difference that I noticed was the 87x had more pronounced mids, probably because it still had the Marshall DNA.

 

[dead-pan]

That's a dang good sounding amp you have there! Would love to hear some lead tones as well. I have a sneaking suspicion those will also sound excellent, perhaps even exceedingly so. This is the torment of being surrounded by dudes who post sick Marshall and Wizard clips all day. I wouldn't have it any other way though!

Thanks. Sure, here is a lead clip, dry, no effect or post processing.

I wouldn't say it has more. The biggest difference that I noticed was the 87x had more pronounced mids, probably because it still had the Marshall DNA.

Interesting, the mids of the 87x are pretty intense in a unique way compare to other amps I have. I find it works best with standard or drop D tuning.

 

[VonBonfire]

Thanks. Sure, here is a lead clip, dry, no effect or post processing.




Interesting, the mids of the 87x are pretty intense in a unique way compare to other amps I have. I find it works best with standard or drop D tuning.

It sounds good! Dry no effects processing is great for clips IMO Have you ever tried it with some V30's? I feel almost like a real rig-talk guy asking .....

 

[311splawndude]

Straight in using a 1971 Greenback.

For anyone with a Skeleton Key I would be curious how this compares?

That's a sick sounding amp in a very good way. Your lead tone and playing is phenom too

 

[ners]

I remember way back when I was bothering Shae to mod a Plexi for me he told me the upcoming SK would have all the same tones in it, so I wound up just getting a SK. No regrets on my end.

 

[Monomyth]

Nice clip! It depends on the year of the mod because it was evolving along the way, the production amp uses DC heaters and a RF cap for stability, I think you can compensate the differences with the presence knob honestly.