311boogieman
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This went down a few weeks ago. @Floyd Eye , @SgtThump , @harddriver were present.
It took a lot of planning and rescheduling but we had a hell of a time. These 3 guys are all around fun to hang with and much better at guitar than myself
I won't remember all the guitars that were there so I can let those guys tell you more if they see this. @SgtThump brought his new Mezzabarba Trinity and Mesa Mark VII. @Floyd Eye brought his Fender Deluxe brownface. @harddriver brought 4 Marshalls - all very different. I had my Splawn Quick Rod and Dual and Single Recs. I do know that SGT mostly played his Les Paul Custom. Floyd played his Tele. And HD played his EVH SS (Super strat). Next time I plan to play these a bit more. I think we were all together a good 5 or 6 hours but it went so fast. I wish it could have been a whole weekend. Generally speaking, ALL the tones had were really good as was the comradery, story telling and overall vibes. Would. Do. Again.
I will try to describe HD's Marshalls in a bit more detail below but I'd also welcome their descriptions and clarifications.
Overall, HD's JCM800 with a Cameron mod stole the show for me as it was super tight and articulate. SGT's Mark VII also sounded incredible. This was at my house, in my basement mancave and it was warm enough outside that we could leave the sliding glass door open for all the neighbors to enjoy
It also allowed for my BBQ to waft in. All around a great time. Thanks you 3 for making it happen. 
HD's 4 Marshalls.
Top right = Stock '72 50w JMP
Bottom right - Stock '68 100w JMP
Top left = Splawn modded '79 100w JMP
Bottom left - '84 50w JCM800 w a Cameron mod.
@harddriver mods his own amps so he has a lot of interesting things he's done with some of these amp to get them to their best. They all sound superb.
On the far left you can see @SgtThump 's Mezzabarba Trinity. Sadly, we didn't get any clips of this beast but it is one hell of an amp with a fair amount of tweakability. Maybe not as much as his Mesa Mark VII, but it has a lot of great tones in it. I believe it is based on an SLO and has a lot of Marshall vibe in it too. The Splawn Quick Rod, 2 ch Dual Rectifier, and 2 ch Single Rectifier Rectoverb are mine. The Dual Rec has the "Pre 500" Rev G to Rev C mod, the Series FX loop mod, and the loop was patched. As mentioned @Floyd_Eye brought his Fender Deluxe. Oh, and HD had an attenuator, power conditioner and some kick ass pedals I can let him talk about.
It took a lot of planning and rescheduling but we had a hell of a time. These 3 guys are all around fun to hang with and much better at guitar than myself
I won't remember all the guitars that were there so I can let those guys tell you more if they see this. @SgtThump brought his new Mezzabarba Trinity and Mesa Mark VII. @Floyd Eye brought his Fender Deluxe brownface. @harddriver brought 4 Marshalls - all very different. I had my Splawn Quick Rod and Dual and Single Recs. I do know that SGT mostly played his Les Paul Custom. Floyd played his Tele. And HD played his EVH SS (Super strat). Next time I plan to play these a bit more. I think we were all together a good 5 or 6 hours but it went so fast. I wish it could have been a whole weekend. Generally speaking, ALL the tones had were really good as was the comradery, story telling and overall vibes. Would. Do. Again.
I will try to describe HD's Marshalls in a bit more detail below but I'd also welcome their descriptions and clarifications.
Overall, HD's JCM800 with a Cameron mod stole the show for me as it was super tight and articulate. SGT's Mark VII also sounded incredible. This was at my house, in my basement mancave and it was warm enough outside that we could leave the sliding glass door open for all the neighbors to enjoy
It also allowed for my BBQ to waft in. All around a great time. Thanks you 3 for making it happen.
HD's 4 Marshalls.
Top right = Stock '72 50w JMP
Bottom right - Stock '68 100w JMP
Top left = Splawn modded '79 100w JMP
Bottom left - '84 50w JCM800 w a Cameron mod.
@harddriver mods his own amps so he has a lot of interesting things he's done with some of these amp to get them to their best. They all sound superb.
On the far left you can see @SgtThump 's Mezzabarba Trinity. Sadly, we didn't get any clips of this beast but it is one hell of an amp with a fair amount of tweakability. Maybe not as much as his Mesa Mark VII, but it has a lot of great tones in it. I believe it is based on an SLO and has a lot of Marshall vibe in it too. The Splawn Quick Rod, 2 ch Dual Rectifier, and 2 ch Single Rectifier Rectoverb are mine. The Dual Rec has the "Pre 500" Rev G to Rev C mod, the Series FX loop mod, and the loop was patched. As mentioned @Floyd_Eye brought his Fender Deluxe. Oh, and HD had an attenuator, power conditioner and some kick ass pedals I can let him talk about.
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