steve_k
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kurtsstuff":3hcq6fmn said:
oh kurt....you just had to go there!
oh kurt....you just had to go there!
Motorpud
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bigdaddyd":1u4knbkb said:
I feel the same way about the JEMs. I had (a new) one about 5 years ago and I really didn't see where the jacked up price came from. I'd take an old RG550 at a fraction of the price. I have to admit it was a great sounding guitar though, in that aspect it was a winner.
threadkiller
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Vox Satchurator. WTF was I thinking in the the store?
Chris6870
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Mesa Lonestar classic. Could not get a usable rhythm tone out of the thing.
thiswaythatway
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racerevlon":2qr4c9wd said:kurtsstuff":2qr4c9wd said:
If you can't sound good with Splawn, perhaps you should look into drum lessons...
That didn't take long.
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severinsteel
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All Carvin guitars I've owned. Build quality is top notch, but they messed up 3 out of 3 guitars regarding something major (wrong body wood, wrong fretboard material, etc...). None of the guitars had that mojo. All felt stiff and sounded crappy. I've gone through 2 7 strings and a Bolt plus.
glpg80
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Motorpud":17mccwfr said:
Yeah i made payments on it for 8 months but never got the chance to take it home through my own setup. It did play great, but that was it - sounded very thin and lifeless through my setup. At the time i had my purple wolfgang - never thought basswood would sound more ballsy than alder but it did. The guitar was a dud through and through, nothing you can do about that. Lesson learned - i never try a guitar out through a setup that is not very similar to mine, and i never again will purchase another new production model instrument.
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SodaJerk
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Peavey 5150. Not a bad piece of kit, but it does 1 thing, and it's not what I wanted from an amp. The EQ seemed to do nothing at all. You get a scratchy and unusable clean, and a very full, tight metal distortion. It's got not guts or grunt. Just super tightly compressed chugs, which I don't want. A good amp I'm sure for metal/HC players, but I didn't want something so tight and limited.
Devi Ever Rocket Fuzz. Pretty fun for dicking about with at bedroom volumes. Completely unusable at jam/gig volumes. Uncontrollable. No way of dialling in any sort of level of gain or EQ. You get what you're given, and it's just way too abrasive and wild, whilst also being quite transparent and no presence whatsoever.
And agree with the TSL being garbage, but I never bought one, though it was very close to being my first valve amp purchase. I went for the DSL instead which despite being part of the same range is somehow infinitely better. Still a bit harsh though, but I had it modded to cut out the ear-shattering top end. Sounded wonderful after that.
Devi Ever Rocket Fuzz. Pretty fun for dicking about with at bedroom volumes. Completely unusable at jam/gig volumes. Uncontrollable. No way of dialling in any sort of level of gain or EQ. You get what you're given, and it's just way too abrasive and wild, whilst also being quite transparent and no presence whatsoever.
And agree with the TSL being garbage, but I never bought one, though it was very close to being my first valve amp purchase. I went for the DSL instead which despite being part of the same range is somehow infinitely better. Still a bit harsh though, but I had it modded to cut out the ear-shattering top end. Sounded wonderful after that.
lyres requiem
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Heritage Softail":7ihudnjj said:
I just spit coffee over laptop
fluff191
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glassjaw7":25un40f9 said:Fluff, do you really find the Reborn recto that much better than the standard 3-channel?I thought there was hardly a difference. I A/B'd them through the same cab with the same settings and seriously could hardly tell the dif...
Yeah there is a difference. My high problem with the older ones was complete lack of presence. Just muffled. The ReBorn sounds good........if it has an overdrive in front. I am really toying with the idea of getting rid of it to be honest. I was just sent a DV Mark Triple 6 and it's honestly one of the best amps I have ever heard.
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SodaJerk
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Oh, I almost forgot the Marshall Shredmaster. Wanted one for years. Managed to pick one up at a good price. A good quality pedal, but I expected more from it. I'd say more underwhelming than disappointing. You can get practically a carbon copy of the Master of Puppets scooped tone. That's pretty fun, but I couldn't find a tone I would want to use when used with a few different amps. Didn't respond well to an already driven amp. Only seemed to work on a sparkly clean channel.
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londaxe
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1984 JCM 800 combo. I can't remember the model number, but it was a 1x12 combo version of the 2205 head
I had a nice sounding 2205 head, and I wanted a combo version...this thing just sounded horrible. the tones were pretty much useless...just a really weak and fizzy sounding amp, even plugged into a 4x12.
I heard that they changed a few times during the 80's, and this was one of the first ones, so that might be the reason it sounded the way it did.
I had a nice sounding 2205 head, and I wanted a combo version...this thing just sounded horrible. the tones were pretty much useless...just a really weak and fizzy sounding amp, even plugged into a 4x12.
I heard that they changed a few times during the 80's, and this was one of the first ones, so that might be the reason it sounded the way it did.
orion848
Member
Loads of Marshalls in the list. Mine would be the Tech 21 killer wail wah pedal, absolute rubbish.
Audioholic
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Mesa F-50. While I eventually learned to like the clean with pedals, the drive was terrible to me with an eq that barely worked. Had the eq had more shaping, I would of probably liked it. It was better with an extension cab but as a combo it sucked to me
blackba
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londaxe":3480947w said:
It was probably the speaker in the JCM800 combo, many came with a Celestion G12M70, a speaker which I personally really dislike.
glassjaw7
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fluff191":5xesvwh2 said:glassjaw7":5xesvwh2 said:Fluff, do you really find the Reborn recto that much better than the standard 3-channel?
Yeah there is a difference. My high problem with the older ones was complete lack of presence. Just muffled. The ReBorn sounds good........if it has an overdrive in front. I am really toying with the idea of getting rid of it to be honest. I was just sent a DV Mark Triple 6 and it's honestly one of the best amps I have ever heard.
I think the presence taper is different between ch 2&3 on the older 3 channels where it seems the same on the reborns. Other than that, I thought they were very similar. I've heard good things about the DV Mark amps!
Oh, and I'm gonna add the Hendrix crybaby to my list of disappointments. I had the older model about 13 years ago or so, and it was awful! No sweep range to speak of and not expressive in the least. It was tubby sounding and you couldn't even tell it was on during higher passages because the effect was so subtle.
TheMagicEight
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Basson 4x12. The worst cabinet I have ever heard.
John4021
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rupe":du9h06vh said:
...and I just seen two of these for sale.
One beat up for $800
Another in a silver box,no horse logo for $900.00
TeleBlaster
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Custom Guitar Builder I Will Not Name Here.
I expected so much considering the $$$$ but it was sooo bad.... I literally cried. Spent hundreds upon hundreds making it good enough to sell with a clean conscience. Sold at a huge loss.
I expected so much considering the $$$$ but it was sooo bad.... I literally cried. Spent hundreds upon hundreds making it good enough to sell with a clean conscience. Sold at a huge loss.
Spaceboy
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vader cabs
sound great with a 5150/XXX
sound like shit with anything else
sound great with a 5150/XXX
sound like shit with anything else