My First Fortin Cali Mod Vid

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Sounds great.

So now I've played 2 of the 3 marshall mods I wanna hear... Friedman and Cameron. Still want to check out a Fortin Cali. Can anyone compare the Cali to the Cameron Jose - (Dave - I know you can) and the Friedman Brown-Eye/Saturation. I'm wondering how they compare. I've read people say the Friedman is lowest in gain, but I couldn't imagine it needing more. It definitely had as much going on as the Cameron Jose. I thought the Jose was better sounding in that I liked the darker tone, plus what the depth knob did for it. On the Friedman, I really preferred the BE/Saturation switch. The Modern, Fat, C45 and HBE didn't really do it for me like just the straight BE.
 
mhenson42":qyjg4cqk said:
Sounds great.

So now I've played 2 of the 3 marshall mods I wanna hear... Friedman and Cameron. Still want to check out a Fortin Cali. Can anyone compare the Cali to the Cameron Jose - (Dave - I know you can) and the Friedman Brown-Eye/Saturation. I'm wondering how they compare. I've read people say the Friedman is lowest in gain, but I couldn't imagine it needing more. It definitely had as much going on as the Cameron Jose. I thought the Jose was better sounding in that I liked the darker tone, plus what the depth knob did for it. On the Friedman, I really preferred the BE/Saturation switch. The Modern, Fat, C45 and HBE didn't really do it for me like just the straight BE.
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The Cali mod has More gain then the Cameron Jose Mod. It has less hair on the top end and the midrange is totally different then the Cameron.

With that said, I love both :rock:
 
Sounds great to me. :rock:

While I do agree with "if it ain't broke don't fix it" I also think it's a pretty easy test to try some different speakers. Buy some used ones, and if you don't like them better, you can sell them and get your money back. Then you'll know for sure if you've got the speakers you want.
 
Sounds great, and great playing.

The little lick you do at around 4:40 is CRAZY similar to Satriani`s sound/tone. The FAT single notes. Sweet as heck!
 
Marshall Freak":1rwtw185 said:
Sounds great to me. :rock:

While I do agree with "if it ain't broke don't fix it" I also think it's a pretty easy test to try some different speakers. Buy some used ones, and if you don't like them better, you can sell them and get your money back. Then you'll know for sure if you've got the speakers you want.
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Good advice!! With that said, he can also do what I did and take his amp to a guitar store and try it through different cabs loaded with different speakers! Saves you time and money and you wont have to sell anything if you dont like it.......but if you do dig what you hear using a different speaker, I cannot be held responsibe for him breaking out the wallet :D
 
Forget this swapping crap Chad, go federal government on the project and throw massive amounts of money on cabs for every speaker you want like I did :lol: :LOL:
 
Digital Jams":40goe2hb said:
Forget this swapping crap Chad, go federal government on the project and throw massive amounts of money on cabs for every speaker you want like I did :lol: :LOL:
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Now that's ]v[etal!! :rock:
 
:rock: Sounds great. Will get my Cali next week but then I'm on vacation. :cry:
 
That amp is sounds fantastic IMO. And the TA just sings through it! If you ever decide to move either one, let me know please.
 
Great video man. :rock: My Cali modded SLP is the best investment that I've ever made gearwise. They'll bury me with that fucker. :D If you really want to experiment with some speakers, try a Scumback M75 and H75 in that Bogner. Experiment over...... ;)
 
Sounds great! Curious where u had the bright switches set on the front of the amp as well as the one under the master volume?
 
Thanks for the comments guys! I will respond to questions tonight. I have been slammed at work with zero free time to check things out here.
 
Beyond Black":3dcm8mi1 said:
Great video man. :rock: My Cali modded SLP is the best investment that I've ever made gearwise. They'll bury me with that fucker. :D If you really want to experiment with some speakers, try a Scumback M75 and H75 in that Bogner. Experiment over...... ;)
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I have a 2x12 with 2 M75's 65 watts. Sounds great. But my 4x12 with Heritage H30's still sounds better.
 
Awesome man! That thing sounds killer! This is a great sounding video. :rock:
 
Empire made it for me too...loves the 'ryche..sounds spiffing! \m/
 
danyeo":3teyfg1t said:
Beyond Black":3teyfg1t said:
Great video man. :rock: My Cali modded SLP is the best investment that I've ever made gearwise. They'll bury me with that fucker. :D If you really want to experiment with some speakers, try a Scumback M75 and H75 in that Bogner. Experiment over...... ;)
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I have a 2x12 with 2 M75's 65 watts. Sounds great. But my 4x12 with Heritage H30's still sounds better.
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Not surprised. 4x12's always sound better than 2x12's.
 
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