Richie Faulkner bought #12302

[JohnnyGtar]

 

[Anje]

Just saw that, found it actually cool; glad it goes to such a good home and looking forward to hearing it on the next Judas Priest album.

Now we need a video of George L trying to steal it from Ritchie playing it

 

[JiMB]

Glad it went to a player!

 

[* velcro-fly *]

hahaha...go to Guitar Center, you never know what you'll find. I went in there at lunch to get some strings and found our new guitar player in aisle 6. Wasn't expecting that.

 

[Alpha Stryke]

Bare Knuckle pups for the guitar & send the Marshall to Friedman for "enhancements".

 

[skoora]

I commented on the video that when he hit the first A chord it was instant prime Saxon to my ears. Just that raw roar of 80/81 NWOBHM.

 

[hammered]

I commented on the video that when he hit the first A chord it was instant prime Saxon to my ears. Just that raw roar of 80/81 NWOBHM.

Wheels Of Steel

 

[Philhouse]

Good to see it went to a real player.

Can't stand the giga-Chad dude though. stfu bro with your predictable youtube/SM performative shit. I appreciate he does some cool guitar focussed content, but I hate the performance he puts on. Another YT 'star' that thinks he's a bigger deal than the guys he's interviewing.

Meh.

 

[mentoneman]

i’m watching you Faulkner..

 

[ZEEGLER]

I'm outta the loop on this. What's the deal with this amp? Did it belong to anyone famous? Has it been used for any iconic recordings?

 

[Alpha Stryke]

I'm outta the loop on this. What's the deal with this amp? Did it belong to anyone famous? Has it been used for any iconic recordings?

EVH's grail JMP was serial # 12,xxx something. Metro George had one and his own amps he had made reference to the 12,000 serial number lineage.
I can tell you / you can 10 old JMP's all same year & model and they can all sound completely different.
Faulkner's is a 12,000 serial number im guessing. That amp is horribly shrill.
Ed's grail to me just sounds like a regular JMP amp from that era nothing spectacular.

Id rather have Ritchie's LPC than Lukes guitar.

 

[Lightning]

Ed’s 68 Marshall plexi was 12301,the one Faulkner bought was 12302

 

[Lightning]

I can’t imagine what Faulkner paid for that amp,no thanks….

 

[jchrisf]

I can’t imagine what Faulkner paid for that amp,no thanks….

I thought he said $20,000? I didn't like the tones I was hearing from the guys camera in the room. I also couldn't believe these guys could stand that closed to it dimed.

 

[ners]

Given how Marshall occasionally swapped values out due to running out of stock is there any guarantee this one sounds like Eds?

Also didn't Dave Friedman get a look at Ed's and then tell George Metro the exact specs for Metroplex MKII? Seems a cheaper way to tone chase lol

 

[PurityS.L.G]

I think its cool to own a real vintage plexi and all, but this one falls under the who gives a fuck its 1 number over Ed's personal amp. Its not like he built the fucking things and his magic rubbed off on surrounding models.

 

[jchrisf]

I was thinking when they said it was one off from Ed's that the person who built Ed's might have been the best builder but the one building that next number beside them could have been a new trainee that didn't know what they were doing. I guess the parts might be the same at least.

In the video he said he'd had many reissues but George told him it is not the same as the real deal.

 

[skoora]

I thought he said $20,000? I didn't like the tones I was hearing from the guys camera in the room. I also couldn't believe these guys could stand that closed to it dimed.

It’s a shame they didn’t take any time to dial it in. Granted those amps have their inherent sound, but could have jumpered and filled it out a little with vol 2 and worked the EQ, beyond everything at 12 O’Clock. I liked its wild, raw tone but it needed a little massaging.
Not sure what camera they used but would think a YouTuber would at least use one of those decent Zoom recorders for something like this.
I bet that amp would rip in a mix after going through the right mics and mic pre.

 

[ZEEGLER]

EVH's grail JMP was serial # 12,xxx something. Metro George had one and his own amps he had made reference to the 12,000 serial number lineage.
I can tell you / you can 10 old JMP's all same year & model and they can all sound completely different.
Faulkner's is a 12,000 serial number im guessing. That amp is horribly shrill.
Ed's grail to me just sounds like a regular JMP amp from that era nothing spectacular.

Id rather have Ritchie's LPC than Lukes guitar.

LOL, so it's just a regular old Marshall which happens to have a close serial number to one that was used on iconic recordings.

What if the serial number was 2 away? Worthless?

 

[SoooRad]

Sounds pretty great to me. "Its spikey". Yep, its a Plexi into the bright channel. The sound of rock.

*** that being said, as is being noted, it doesn't sound any more "magic" than any other good Marshall.