Techdeth
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Techdeth
RESIDENT ROCK PROFESSOR
For me my fav Marshall is the JMP 2203s . Get one inmodded and enjoy that first . If you want to mod it later do it . But enjoy the beauty . I use mine to blend with a highgain modern amp and try that before modding too
It be cool to hear a 2203 blended with a jvm410
It be cool to hear a 2203 blended with a jvm410
griff10672
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@Techdeth has been my IT guy for over a year now .... he told me the site should have launched last Summer ...
all kidding aside .... you're on it ..... anything you see me post is available to the public .....
I suppose I could do a list of pedals .... but in all honesty ... if it's analog there's most likely a schematic out there and I can make it ... with better parts ... custom graphics ....
PDC
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I have a 1973 JMP 50 watt that has an incredible clean sound. Really warm through the CH-II inputs with more 'bite' than you could ever need available on the CH-1 inputs. The amp takes on a totally different character driving a greenback loaded 4x12 vs a V30/Creamback loaded 4x12. And it can sound like a completely different amp when feeding it a BE-OD vs a Suhr Eclipse vs a Wampler Pinnacle. It can be as vintage edge of breakup or as fire-breathing as you need. So many killer sounding AIB pedals available these days, I find the non-master early 70s JMP could be a blank canvas for whatever pedal is in front if it and whatever cab it is feeding.
Music&Chaos
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I saw the 50w version of my Rivera Clubster Royal Recording come up for sale at GC used for around 1k. That is a steal. I base this solely off of how awesome mine sounds.
If I had the cash, I'd grab that 50w immediately and stock it with NOS tubes.
Clean can do fender blackface and tweed tones.
Drive can do the pushed Marshall/brit thing and the built in boost sends it over the top.
Also, built in load box for silent/cabless recording, headphone out and all that.
Cannot recommend this model of Rivera enough.
If I had the cash, I'd grab that 50w immediately and stock it with NOS tubes.
Clean can do fender blackface and tweed tones.
Drive can do the pushed Marshall/brit thing and the built in boost sends it over the top.
Also, built in load box for silent/cabless recording, headphone out and all that.
Cannot recommend this model of Rivera enough.
peterc52
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ChurchHill
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For that sound, to me, the OG JMP 2203 is the pinnacle. Need more drive? Hit it with anything, even a Boss DS-1 sounds good. Without having the 2203 sound as the basis in my head, everything else was just circling an elusive target. The JVMs and JCM2000s are great amps, but they're not that.
Having said that, the best thing I've tried for the modded Marshall thing is the Jose. Back in the mid-80s, those sounds I grew up on, the Jose just nails it. No, it's not a Marshall, but it's really damn close when all the mods are turned off, and with them on, it's perfection for those sounds that are ingrained in my psyche.
Having said that, the Bogner Helios is an incredible amp. It's like the Jose, just with a touch of Bogner. Think mid/late '80s Scorpions to Alice in Chains. It's thicker than the Jose, but is the most Marshall sounding amp Bogner's made, IMHO. 99.9% as good as the Jose, just a little different
Having said that, the best thing I've tried for the modded Marshall thing is the Jose. Back in the mid-80s, those sounds I grew up on, the Jose just nails it. No, it's not a Marshall, but it's really damn close when all the mods are turned off, and with them on, it's perfection for those sounds that are ingrained in my psyche.
Having said that, the Bogner Helios is an incredible amp. It's like the Jose, just with a touch of Bogner. Think mid/late '80s Scorpions to Alice in Chains. It's thicker than the Jose, but is the most Marshall sounding amp Bogner's made, IMHO. 99.9% as good as the Jose, just a little different
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