NAD: 1987X - JiveTurkey & La Szum are to blame! 😭

[ejecta]

…. no one in the audience except maybe a few players watching can tell the difference, but we can.

I think the audience can tell in that if the player can tell that may result in not playing to their full potential if they fight their gear. Honestly all gear is capable of giving you a bad gig which also means I think it’s BS that modelers are more consistent than other pieces of gear. Depends…. if you go all in with in ears yeah that’s super consistent but that’s not propagated by some and not true if you’re off ears. Modelers through a "FRFR" is totally dependent on the room just like a traditional rig.

Anyway back in topic that Plexi amps are awesome!

 

[TubeStack]

It's still 1998 in my head and I rocked the shit out of Jncos then.

Each year I buy a couple new pairs of cargo pants and turn the previous year's pairs into shorts. They're perfect for working on the roofs at work because my legs don't burn to shit and I still have all the pockets on them (partially why they're so long) for handfuls of wirenuts and 10 extra 3/8's sockets because those just dissappear on roofs. And my balls get plenty of ventilation.

And they're great at the dog park, especially now that the bugs are out in force after 6PM.

Gotta have the wallet on a chain, too!

 

[Byrdman]

Gotta have the wallet on a chain, too!

And dont forget the 9 hole Doc Martins and/or Converse Black Hightops with them. (Yes, I own both footwear, cargo shorts, but no chain wallet)

 

[DrewJD82]

Gotta have the wallet on a chain, too!

I rocked that right up until it started getting caught on stuff at work, like when I was climbing through a roof hatch and it got caught on the handle and almost pulled me right back down the hatch to a 25’ drop onto a cement floor.

And dont forget the 9 hole Doc Martins and/or Converse Black Hightops with them. (Yes, I own both footwear, cargo shorts, but no chain wallet)

I got the regular Docs but have 2 pairs of the black high top Converse at home. One pair is 20 years old and still rockin!

 

[DrewJD82]

@jellodog and @hemmelight, what’s been your favorite way of plugging in so far? I know it’s still early and there’s surely more testing fun to be had, but I’ve only played mine jumped so far (and not at all yesterday as I was dying and couldn’t even think of plugging a guitar in) and still have all these other glorious tones to dig into!

 

[Archelo]

Welcome @Archelo!
Sweet pickles or dill?

Your answer will be recorded for quality assurance purposes.

Hahaha! Neither! Also cant stand cucumbers!

 

[jellodog]

@jellodog and @hemmelight, what’s been your favorite way of plugging in so far? I know it’s still early and there’s surely more testing fun to be had, but I’ve only played mine jumped so far (and not at all yesterday as I was dying and couldn’t even think of plugging a guitar in) and still have all these other glorious tones to dig into!

Honestly, it's too early to say right now; we've only had it for just over a day (with the reactive load). The instrument cable is still jacked into the high treble hole.

I used to like jumping and blending channels on models of Plexis, but I've yet to go there with the real thing because it was sounding great at is. Will probably try jumping this evening (which stars around about now).

And after that, I may see how close to a JTM I can get it to sound with the low inputs. Rounder lower gain EOB / cleans, bright cap out of the mix etc..

 

[JiveTurkey]

Hahaha! Neither! Also cant stand cucumbers!

Your avatar obviously shows you have taste in guitars as well so there's that

 

[Chocol8]

Hahaha! Neither! Also cant stand cucumbers!

Prepare to be banned...

 

[DrewJD82]

Honestly, it's too early to say right now; we've only had it for just over a day. The instrument cable is still jacked into the high treble hole.

I used to like jumping and blending channels on models of Plexis, but I've yet to go there with the real thing because it was sounding great at is. Will probably try jumping this evening (which stars around about now).

And after that, I may see how close to a JTM I can get it to sound with the low inputs. Rounder lower gain EOB / cleans, bright cap out of the mix etc..

Hahahah I get it, I can probably spend another week playing it jumped and not have a desire to check anything else out, though I’m REALLY anxious to get more in the cleaner/Hendrixy tones with this thing. I’ll probably have to pull the jacks out before I sit down to play if I ever want to hear a different sound out of it because once I start playing I know I won’t stop for a while!

 

[la szum]

Different tools for different jobs.

Yup.


Alas, fostering a sense of superiority is an hard drug to kick. Maybe the hardest.

 

[la szum]

Lo Input + Crank it up with a Strat =

So many assume the jumped thing is like the combined glory holes, and you can't get
better than that, but there are dozens of ways to use a Plexi and get different results
for different situations with different instruments.

I still love running into 2 of the inputs simultaneously with some kind of a stereo
delay/reverb. Take a tape echo emulating pedal and run out to both channels and
then blend them to taste. It's really what some see as a very basic amp in modern terms,
but there are SO many options that all are equally fun and inspiring, in my experience.

Edit: may have some phase issues using both inputs.... but there are utilitarian devices
that allow you to flip phase if that is the case.

 

[Chocol8]

Yup.


Alas, fostering a sense of superiority is an hard drug to kick. Maybe the hardest.

You can still be better than everyone else even if your gear sucks, and theirs is awesome. It just makes you that much more superior.

 

[la szum]

You can still be better than everyone else even if your gear sucks, and theirs is awesome. It just makes you that much more superior.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Cuz we all know it's a competition, right?

 

[FuzzyAce]

Cuz we all know it's a competition, right?

 

[DrewJD82]

Lo Input + Crank it up with a Strat =

So many assume the jumped thing is like the combined glory holes, and you can't get
better than that, but there are dozens of ways to use a Plexi and get different results
for different situations with different instruments.

I still love running into 2 of the inputs simultaneously with some kind of a stereo
delay/reverb. Take a tape echo emulating pedal and run out to both channels and
then blend them to taste. It's really what some see as a very basic amp in modern terms,
but there are SO many options that all are equally fun and inspiring, in my experience.

Edit: may have some phase issues using both inputs.... but there are utilitarian devices
that allow you to flip phase if that is the case.

Hahahah I tried that when I got home from work and was still getting a ton of dirt, I didn't have a lot of time before heading to the dog park so I just said screw it and did the normal jumped/dimed thing using my former Shiva Load Box preset (1960TV cab w/ribbon mic) and noodled a bit-



Then it dawned on me at the park, "You probably still have that Hot Mod engaged, dipshit" and yep, it was still on.

I'd be curious to A/B @jellodog's same settings with mine to hear how much that '68 mod (’68 = split cathode, “lead” tonestack, soft filtering. Brown) changes things. The volume has to be under 3 for it to not distort on mine.

And something interesting, the SPC/EXG boosts on the Gilmour Strat push this thing from clean into completely distorted, pretty crazy how sensitive that input is!

 

[TSJMajesty]

Hahahah I tried that when I got home from work and was still getting a ton of dirt, I didn't have a lot of time before heading to the dog park so I just said screw it and did the normal jumped/dimed thing using my former Shiva Load Box preset (1960TV cab w/ribbon mic) and noodled a bit-



Then it dawned on me at the park, "You probably still have that Hot Mod engaged, dipshit" and yep, it was still on.

I'd be curious to A/B @jellodog's same settings with mine to hear how much that '68 mod (’68 = split cathode, “lead” tonestack, soft filtering. Brown) changes things. The volume has to be under 3 for it to not distort on mine.

And something interesting, the SPC/EXG boosts on the Gilmour Strat push this thing from clean into completely distorted, pretty crazy how sensitive that input is!

We've lost him. Down the rabbit hole.

 

[Mongillo19]

Load Box preset

Man even with a load box it sounds killer

 

[la szum]

Hahahah I tried that when I got home from work and was still getting a ton of dirt, I didn't have a lot of time before heading to the dog park so I just said screw it and did the normal jumped/dimed thing using my former Shiva Load Box preset (1960TV cab w/ribbon mic) and noodled a bit-



Then it dawned on me at the park, "You probably still have that Hot Mod engaged, dipshit" and yep, it was still on.

I'd be curious to A/B @jellodog's same settings with mine to hear how much that '68 mod (’68 = split cathode, “lead” tonestack, soft filtering. Brown) changes things. The volume has to be under 3 for it to not distort on mine.

And something interesting, the SPC/EXG boosts on the Gilmour Strat push this thing from clean into completely distorted, pretty crazy how sensitive that input is!

I was melting in my Recliner with no A/C tonight, and saw that video in my feed. Rippin'!!!!!!!!!!

Just adore those Marshall overtones and that upper mid snarl!

I could tell you had the Hot Mod engaged.... or were boosting.


Kind of cool that you have both a 50w Plexi and what is essentially a 2204 when you
engage the Hot Mod.