School me on the quickrod

[racerevlon]

1. Check out the clips from Ampfest 2010

2. The QR is intended to capture the "Modded Marshall" sound. Even on OD2 in 3rd gear there isn't that huge punishing bass response, but it will still cut through the mix fine.

3. If you want more of the bass response, I'd lean toward the Nitro. I'm actually looking at picking up a Nitro to run in parallel with the QR.

The QR is an awesome amp if you're a big Marshall fan. If you're a Mesa or Diezel fan you may want to go Nitro or something else. I will most likely never sell my QR--we ran it over the weekend against the JCM800 2203KK and the Vintage Modern 2266 and it's got all the gain of the KK with most of the tone of the VM--the KT66 valves in the VM give it a unique quality.

Cheers,

 

[gtrwun]

I bought a QR used for about $1400.00 and it was a good amp. The honeymoon lasted about 4/5 months and then I sold it. Its a tight amp, and it does the palm mute stuff really well. It wasnt a great lead amp for me, so...... as a do it all type amp, it just wasnt for me. For a modded Marshall type vibe, I feel the Friedman amp I have is more open sounding and a bit easier for me to play, with my technique...which its way too late to change!

 

[Blackie08]

Once again Splawn GAS is throught the roof

 

[glip22]

Get a Cornford MK50. Splawn ain't all that. I'd rather have a 1984 or sooner JCM800 and throw an OD boost at it.

 

[Chubtone]

Splawn ain't all that. I'd rather have a 1984 or sooner JCM800 and throw an OD boost at it.

I have an '83 JCM800 and just about every boost pedal known to man. You can see the 800 sitting, lonely, scorned, ignored and neglected in this video. I Love the way a JCM800 sounds with a boost UNTIL I plug into my Quick Rod and it's everything I wanted the boosted JCM800 to sound like. I think I may have posted this video before, but I'm trying to boost my plays....

 

[the rossness]

1. Check out the clips from Ampfest 2010

2. The QR is intended to capture the "Modded Marshall" sound. Even on OD2 in 3rd gear there isn't that huge punishing bass response, but it will still cut through the mix fine.

3. If you want more of the bass response, I'd lean toward the Nitro. I'm actually looking at picking up a Nitro to run in parallel with the QR.

The QR is an awesome amp if you're a big Marshall fan. If you're a Mesa or Diezel fan you may want to go Nitro or something else. I will most likely never sell my QR--we ran it over the weekend against the JCM800 2203KK and the Vintage Modern 2266 and it's got all the gain of the KK with most of the tone of the VM--the KT66 valves in the VM give it a unique quality.

Cheers,

Yeah, my budget is not high enough in this economy to get one new, I'd probably get a custom shop charvel/ jackson with a one-off body shape before a new amp if I had a lot of scratch laying around.

For that modded Marshall sound, I had a Dave Friedman B.E. MTS module and thought it was ok, but nothing special. I've thought about getting another MTS unit and loading in a Salvation Marsha-all and a Benzin, but then I remember the reason I sold the last 3 MTS systems I had was because they didn't sound hi-fi enough (+ they're quite a money pit).

I really do like the the QR sounds, but I also like that tight & smooth Diezel sound, which is why I ask about the gain. I keep forgetting that when I say modern metal, most people conjure up riffs in really low tunings and that's not what I think of when I say moden metal. I guess to me I really should have clarified by saying fast and aggressive hard rock.

Glip 22- I'd love an SLO! It's the best amp I've ever played through, but my 5153 comes close. It sound's just like Ratt's new album.

Chubtone- I saw that demo of the QR on youtube and it was quite nice sounding.

 

[Gitfiddler]

chubtone's video is so killer.

the dude in godsmack uses(d) splawns.. sounds pretty heavy to me

 

[thiswaythatway]

Like others have said on this thread, it depends on your idea of modern tones. For the more extreme modern tones the Nitro would be the way to go. I definitely think the 2010 Quick Rod is the way to go compared to earlier ones. The volume knob in the loop is killer for bedroom playing and it is slightly more aggressive than the 2007-2008's when the clean channel was first updated.

And I have a brand new one available shipping from Splawn today in the black and gold plexi look. No ten week wait.

The Nitro is a killer amp, i liked it more than the Quickrod. If that volume knob in the loop works then that's an amp worth looking at, without the volume knob in the loop i would have to say that it's not an amp you want to use at home unless you have the house to yourself.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Splawn ain't all that. I'd rather have a 1984 or sooner JCM800 and throw an OD boost at it.

I have an '83 JCM800 and just about every boost pedal known to man. You can see the 800 sitting, lonely, scorned, ignored and neglected in this video. I Love the way a JCM800 sounds with a boost UNTIL I plug into my Quick Rod and it's everything I wanted the boosted JCM800 to sound like. I think I may have posted this video before, but I'm trying to boost my plays....

I liked that boost pedal shootout you did.

 

[Chubtone]

chubtone's video is so killer.

the dude in godsmack uses(d) splawns.. sounds pretty heavy to me

Thanks buddy.

 

[Chubtone]

I liked that boost pedal shootout you did.

Yeah, that was exhausting to make and even more exhausting to listen to

My favorite was my Super Lead shoot out where I used my Peacemaker, my '70 Super Trem and my '72 Super Lead and for a goof threw the Splawn Quick Rod in there. That was in the HC days and there were quite a few, dyed in the wool, "vintage Marshalls or nothing" guys that kept picking the Quick Rod as their favorite Super Lead over the real Super Leads and the Mojave based off of the '68 Marshall. Both of those clips are long gone though, I think.

 

[Digital Jams]

Rossness,

If you want to hear some marshalls I have,

jvm
1977 jmp with mv
1959slp fortin mod

Your welcome to hang and check some shit out.

If you buy a QR give Chubtone a call as he is a dealer.

 

[Doubleneck]

I'll give you my take on the QR since I've owned one for a little over two months.

IMHO the QR really shines in Gear 1 OD1/2. It delivers that early plexi AC/DC & Zep tone in 1st Gear OD1, and sounds very close to VH1 in 1st Gear OD2.

It has a certain bounce and pop that is really addicting, if your playing is sloppy it will humble you, and I think that's what some players might not like about the amp?

I didn't buy it for the heavy stuff but it is very capable of doing the heavy modded marshall stuff in Gear 2 & 3.

 

[Chubtone]

I'll give you my take on the QR since I've owned one for a little over two months.

IMHO the QR really shines in Gear 1 OD1/2. It delivers that early plexi AC/DC & Zep tone in 1st Gear OD1, and sounds very close to VH1 in 1st Gear OD2.

It has a certain bounce and pop that is really addicting, if your playing is sloppy it will humble you, and I think that's what some players might not like about the amp?

I didn't buy it for the heavy stuff but it is very capable of doing the heavy modded marshall stuff in Gear 2 & 3.

And like the guy a couple of posts up, after 1 day you were ready to sell it. i think that is really common with the Quick Rod. It's not as instantly gratifying as some other amps, but once it's dialed in you start liking it more and more as time goes on which is the opposite of most amps.

 

[232cap]

Chubtone nailed it, at first you go then you get used to it an. d All this Spalwn talk is getting me gassed up plus they are the best bunch of guys to deal with, no games just 1st class service. That is my 2cents.

 

[Chubtone]

Chubtone nailed it, at first you go then you get used to it and .

It's not that it's a crappy sound that you get used to either. It's just with many, or most amps what they are capable of you have figured out within 10-15 minutes, but in those few minutes you have heard it all. And most amps for the last 25 years have been about making it feel easier to play. You plug into say a Bogner Ecstasy, and your fingers are like "Holy crap!" and they are off and running through some beautiful, daffodil filled meadow like some pretty young woman in a flowing sun-dress in a Summers Eve commercial.

If you want the liquidy lead feeling vibe with the Splawn, I like to boost it. But with or without a boost there are so many different flavors of Marshall throughout the ages in there.

This is where I am with the Splawn versus my Marshalls. With my Super Leads I can go from Bad Company to early Lynch but can't reach Zakk and Sykes tones. With my JCM800, I can't go back to early EVH tones but can get into Zakk and Sykes tones with the boost. With my Quick Rod I can get decent classic rock tones, but can get great harder rock Marshall tones from EVH up and through Zakk and Sykes type tones.

 

[Rev]

"daffodil filled meadow"

 

[Les Zombie]

Chubtone nailed it, at first you go then you get used to it and .

It's not that it's a crappy sound that you get used to either. It's just with many, or most amps what they are capable of you have figured out within 10-15 minutes, but in those few minutes you have heard it all. And most amps for the last 25 years have been about making it feel easier to play. You plug into say a Bogner Ecstasy, and your fingers are like "Holy crap!" and they are off and running through some beautiful, daffodil filled meadow like some pretty young woman in a flowing sun-dress in a Summers Eve commercial.

If you want the liquidy lead feeling vibe with the Splawn, I like to boost it. But with or without a boost there are so many different flavors of Marshall throughout the ages in there.

This is where I am with the Splawn versus my Marshalls. With my Super Leads I can go from Bad Company to early Lynch but can't reach Zakk and Sykes tones. With my JCM800, I can't go back to early EVH tones but can get into Zakk and Sykes tones with the boost. With my Quick Rod I can get decent classic rock tones, but can get great harder rock Marshall tones from EVH up and through Zakk and Sykes type tones.

Well said, thats what i was gonna say.
Ive been playing splawns since 2005 and love them.

 

[Shiny_Surface]

OP check your pm...

 

[fickle]

A Splawn Pro Mod was the actually first real amp I ever bought.. I believe it was one of the first ones made. From the first couple chords I played I fell in love with it, just kept hearing lynch tones in my playing all over and couldn't shut the thing off. It also worked great for modern rock as well..

Like others have said the amp will grow on you more and more the more you play it.. It's not really a forgiving amp, but I like that.. It makes you play more precise! Now I have a modded plexi that has the same specs as that first pro mod I had.. Here is a quick video I made of it.. Not the greatest but you get the idea..