Oh I don't know, I think he can fly around the fretboard with anyone, from some of the vids I've see.Geesh...some of you guys would criticize anything. That kind of attitude takes the fun out of all this. Pete seems like a genuinely good dude. He’s not a barn burner, but he’s a dang good player. The “guitar playing is a competition” attitude is so obnoxious.
Yes they do. I've owned several of the 2000 and newer plexi circuits, and they just don't compare to the '77 1987 50 watt that I had. Nothing barks in the mids like an old Marshall. I love my Splawn, but the mids are not as pleasing to the ear as a good old JCM 800 or 1959/1987 model.vintage marshalls sound so damn good!
Yes they do. I've owned several of the 2000 and newer plexi circuits, and they just don't compare to the '77 1987 50 watt that I had. Nothing barks in the mids like an old Marshall. I love my Splawn, but the mids are not as pleasing to the ear as a good old JCM 800 or 1959/1987 model.
I hear ya. I'm also a Splawn player - I've owned 4 over the years: a QR and Nitro before the 'Fully Loaded' options and now one of each with the Mid/Cut and Old/New options. And I gotta' say, Scott really hit it out of the park with those options. Each switch affects a different midrange frequency. The Mid/Cut hits the upper midrange and the Old/New hits the lower midrange. They really help make the QR very cab and speaker friendly, where the older versions can be finicky with certain cabs and speakers.
Depends on the Marshall.That is strange about the tubes. Everything I had read indicated that it is was the heaters being run so low that stressed the tubes.
But he does touch on something that bears mentioning. That tone is special and just cranking an old Marshall isn't it.
Deraps did a pretty good one here with a 60$ variac looks like;
That is strange about the tubes. Everything I had read indicated that it is was the heaters being run so low that stressed the tubes.
But he does touch on something that bears mentioning. That tone is special and just cranking an old Marshall isn't it.
Cool, good to know.I was chatting to Cameron about lower heater voltages and he felt it didn’t really affect tube life much if at all. He mentioned someone doing a test of lowering the Hester voltage on preamp tubes and improving their life...but the tone getting better as well. He often mentions that these are guitar amps and not NASA equipment which needs to be run at tight parameters.
I think Mike is telling the same tale many players have experienced. Crank a perfectly functioning vintage Marshall and it is a great tone but it ain't VH1.
Cool, good to know.
Deraps is a badass and that sounded good but imo it's not there. I don't know if it is the Germino (seems to get praise) or what but imo its close but no cigar.
I kindof hated posting that Kapo cuz he plays/sounds great but I figured if we're gonna pick the flyshit outta the pepper...