New Monomyth

[braintheory]

Fuck I want one just based on the description alone.

Yeah, clips ploix. If you can compare it to Splawn please do. Sounds similar but more flexible for sure.

Congrats

They are tighter, meatier, more spongey... more greasy... My guitar player plays a quickrod... and in my opinion... there really is no similarity at all.. at least live, which is all we do. I might be talking myself into getting one again

Good way of describing the differences. I’d just add that while my JMP Monomyth is maybe spongier in feel, I’d say the ‘82 JCM800 Monomyth I just got is maybe less spongey than I recall Splawn’s being

 

[JerEvil]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

 

[Exo-metal]

Splawn who?!!

 

[LP Freak]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

 

[Beyond Black]

Would love to hear some clips of that monster

I’m working on it! I’ve got an Android phone and my tablet and they both record horribly. I think I need an external mic to plug in. Anybody got any suggestions?

 

[Beyond Black]

Wrong section n00b

‘n00b’ Really? Jealous much???

It was a joke between long time contributing and upstanding rigtalk members.

Sup Paul you magnificent bastard!!!

 

[Beyond Black]

Absolutely killer Jeff, congrats?

Thank you Ted!

 

[Beyond Black]

Fuck I want one just based on the description alone.

Yeah, clips ploix. If you can compare it to Splawn please do. Sounds similar but more flexible for sure.

Congrats

I had a Splawn Competition years ago, and I loved it, but they’re totally different animals. The Splawn was much stiffer and drier, the Monomyth is thick and greasy feeling. The Monomyth is tight, yet saturated, and much more aggressive than a Splawn. The biggest difference is a Splawn is a Marshall type amplifier, while the Monomyth IS a Marshall, and even though it’s heavily modded, still retains 100% Marshall character.

 

[Beyond Black]

Fuck I want one just based on the description alone.

Yeah, clips ploix. If you can compare it to Splawn please do. Sounds similar but more flexible for sure.

Congrats

They are tighter, meatier, more spongey... more greasy... My guitar player plays a quickrod... and in my opinion... there really is no similarity at all.. at least live, which is all we do. I might be talking myself into getting one again

Agree 100%. Totally different beasts. I’m sure those two amp sound great together live though!

 

[Junk Yard Dog]

I've got an Egnater Boutikit 50w that's got a lot of balls and punch already. I bought it to have it modded and am thinking of Monomyth to do it. This thread is pushing me...

 

[Beyond Black]

Monomyth’s are great! I’ve got 2 at the moment. It seems, from what I can tell, like each one sounds a bit different, but great in their own way. The one I just got from Racerxrated is super tight, biting and just nasty, very aggressive

For what it’s worth, not be disrespectful to Splawn, but I honestly think they’re nowhere near as good. I’ve tried tons of Splawn’s from pretty much every era up to 2018

I’ve also had two, and these also sound very different. The 1987x I had sounded just like your description. It was very tight, biting, nasty and aggressive. The Metro 100 I’ve got has a much more vintage character to it. It’s meatier, smoother and warmer, yet still extremely aggressive. Both killer, both very different, both unmistakably Monomyth. The differences probably have a lot to do with the donor amps also.

 

[Beyond Black]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

 

[Beyond Black]

I've got an Egnater Boutikit 50w that's got a lot of balls and punch already. I bought it to have it modded and am thinking of Monomyth to do it. This thread is pushing me...

Do it, man, do it!!!

 

[JerEvil]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

 

[Beyond Black]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

If none of Shea’s videos didn’t grab you, it’s probably not for you then. When I first heard his vids I was instantly sold.

 

[braintheory]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

If none of Shea’s videos didn’t grab you, it’s probably not for you then. When I first heard his vids I was instantly sold.

Yeah hard for me to see how one wouldn’t be impressed with Shea’s clips. That’s what got me intrigued. Right away I heard in those clips a growl that made me think this could finally be something as good or better than the Cameron mods. Turned out to be pretty accurate

 

[JerEvil]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

If none of Shea’s videos didn’t grab you, it’s probably not for you then. When I first heard his vids I was instantly sold.

They may not be then. The few owners I’ve talked to say “you just need to play one” when I’ve expressed my thoughts

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

If none of Shea’s videos didn’t grab you, it’s probably not for you then. When I first heard his vids I was instantly sold.

Yeah hard for me to see how one wouldn’t be impressed with Shea’s clips. That’s what got me intrigued. Right away I heard in those clips a growl that made me think this could finally be something as good or better than the Cameron mods. Turned out to be pretty accurate

I know clips can't accurately portray an amp, but all the monomyth clips have the same over gained/compressed thing that just didn't appeal to me. probably the recording and youtube compression adding to it. I really didn't pay any attention to his mods until people started bringing them home and giving first hand accounts after spending some time on them. People seem to love them and they get high praise for sure.

 

[braintheory]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

If none of Shea’s videos didn’t grab you, it’s probably not for you then. When I first heard his vids I was instantly sold.

Yeah hard for me to see how one wouldn’t be impressed with Shea’s clips. That’s what got me intrigued. Right away I heard in those clips a growl that made me think this could finally be something as good or better than the Cameron mods. Turned out to be pretty accurate

I know clips can't accurately portray an amp, but all the monomyth clips have the same over gained/compressed thing that just didn't appeal to me. probably the recording and youtube compression adding to it. I really didn't pay any attention to his mods until people started bringing them home and giving first hand accounts after spending some time on them. People seem to love them and they get high praise for sure.

They have a lot of gain on tap for sure, but I tend to run mine less than half way. The first Monomyth I got I admit is too compressed for my liking and will have my tech bring it back to stock jmp, but the last one I just got is a lot more open and just killer

I honestly have trouble telling an amp’s level of compression from just clips unless it’s compared to something else, but what I could tell from them was that very complete, angry growl on power chords, very tight chunky palm mutes and the rich, organic sound of the old Marshall donor amps

It still may not be to your taste though. It’s a different beast than the Wizard’s, which still have that particular clarity and punch and more efficient way of putting out sound

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Anyone near Vegas have a Monomyth?

The wheels are turning

Yup. Cool video to follow.

Honestly I’ve not heard a vid that grabbed me but people seem to love them. No way I’m buying without hands-on but...

If none of Shea’s videos didn’t grab you, it’s probably not for you then. When I first heard his vids I was instantly sold.

Yeah hard for me to see how one wouldn’t be impressed with Shea’s clips. That’s what got me intrigued. Right away I heard in those clips a growl that made me think this could finally be something as good or better than the Cameron mods. Turned out to be pretty accurate

I know clips can't accurately portray an amp, but all the monomyth clips have the same over gained/compressed thing that just didn't appeal to me. probably the recording and youtube compression adding to it. I really didn't pay any attention to his mods until people started bringing them home and giving first hand accounts after spending some time on them. People seem to love them and they get high praise for sure.

They have a lot of gain on tap for sure, but I tend to run mine less than half way. The first Monomyth I got I admit is too compressed for my liking and will have my tech bring it back to stock jmp, but the last one I just got is a lot more open and just killer

I honestly have trouble telling an amp’s level of compression from just clips unless it’s compared to something else, but what I could tell from them was that very complete, angry growl on power chords, very tight chunky palm mutes and the rich, organic sound of the old Marshall donor amps

It still may not be to your taste though. It’s a different beast than the Wizard’s, which still have that particular clarity and punch and more efficient way of putting out sound

Yes sir...I would never make a decision to buy or not buy an amp based on any clips. Clips to gain interest and then reading people's descriptions and reviews and talking to folks is what I tend to go on. Could be that the gain in all the clips I've heard was near maxed just to showcase the fact that it's mostly usable. If that's the case it's impressive for sure!

The Wizards do it for me for sure