Mr. Scary Mod

[stephen sawall]

The Mr Scary Mod is the quickest and easiest way to get tighter and/or higher gain without added noise. Improves the feel on most amps and has some adjustability with the low end and amount of gain. There is no downside to these. Turn its gain knob down all the way and it adds no gain. In rectifiers its amazing at tightening up and improving the muddy feel, being able to keep the amps gain knob lower. Badlanders become flame throwing chug machines. I have tested these mods (Hotmod EVO2 / Mr Scary / 1987 Caswell) in a large number of amps and have them permanently in 7 of my amps.
For amps that you already like the tone of and just need a good nudge, these are fantastic

How different is the 1987 Caswell from the other two ?

I tried the other two and prefer the EVO2 with a 12AT7.

 

[Rackman]

I always get a chuckle out of Marshall owners - first they buy a multi-thousand dollar amp, then it has to be modded because it sounds like shite, then they use it to amplify a $79 pedal that provides their actual distortion sound Then they have to run it in a rig with other amps if they want to play much range of music because it lacks flexibility.

The Legendary Tones mods at least address the need for mods and boost pedals, which is a good start. The SIR #39 one sounds solid IMO. It doesn't address the lack of flexibility but it's a start.

 

[Dave L]

One thing I´m curious about is that I also see these in NMV Marshalls sometimes. Do they all have pre-phase masters added, or are they just really careful with the extra gain to not squash out the PI completely?

 

[gritstogroats]

Not sure about badlander. Once i figured out what i was doing. I popped it in a dual rectifier. Didnt jive for me.

But in marshall and marshall adjacent amps. It adds some extra oomph that I like. Like a boost that doesnt add a voicing.

 

[Solarflares]

I always get a chuckle out of Marshall owners - first they buy a multi-thousand dollar amp, then it has to be modded because it sounds like shite, then they use it to amplify a $79 pedal that provides their actual distortion sound

Surely you mean 6 drive pedals on their door-sized pedalboard, with 50 more pedals on display on the wall.
These are the idiots that are driving the industry.
They know the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
$4000 pedal-platform amps? Go fuck yourselves.

Meanwhile, I can go on eBay, grab a totally stock 1971 JTM50 for $2000, and jumper the inputs. Give it some Koko Boost, and attenuate the full distorted output down with a Sequis Motherload Elemental.