CorrosiveMatter
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ED being the short hand for an amp that needs a boost is perfect!
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CorrosiveMatter
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Anyone looking for a Mark.
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But that white alligator tolex…
Haha! I concur! It's special.
That said, amps ain't for looking pretty, but for sounding mean.
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Haha! I concur! It's special.
That said, amps ain't for looking pretty, but for sounding mean.
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Sometimes finances and room/storage prohibit that option??
ED is a cool amp, but it can't hold a candle to a Mark, in my experience.
Pretty sure there is not a 70 page thread on the ED and growing either.
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electradynes are awesome! i still like them more than marshalls.. and not being a metal guy, i just found that amp pretty close to the perfect marshall! no boost for me! ive only played one once through a road king cabinet and it left a mark. (pun intended)
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Oops, I just searched for a thread on ED on any forums and… well… I blame you for what I found.Pretty sure there is not a 70 page thread on the ED and growing either.
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Sometimes finances and room/storage prohibit that option??
ED is a cool amp, but it can't hold a candle to a Mark, in my experience.
Pretty sure there is not a 70 page thread on the ED and growing either.
OK, I was just about to say nice to see you here again.
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But that white alligator tolex…
Hahahah I started writing another post about how I do feel a little bad moving that head when I’ll most certainly never see another one like it, but it’d be better off being owned by someone who uses it and I’ll just hold onto the memory of the time I owned a Cocaine Alligator.
I ordered a Power Stage last night in an effort to stop myself from overthinking and changing plans again. It’s definitely the ‘two birds stoned at once’ option right now as I want to play my Plexi through cabs, with an effects loop and I want a tube power section for the Fractal stuff. I’m still going to list the ED as I expect it to sit around for a long ass time, the guy I bought it from had it sitting at $1000 for a year before he offered it to me for $600 or $700 just to get rid of it.
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You’re not wrong and I’ve said since I got it that I believed it’s Mesa’s version of a Plexi/800, but too tame in comparison to an actual Marshall circuit. While the low end is obviously more than any Marshall has ever had, it doesn’t really do the clanging kerrang Marshall thing or sound quite as aggressive with more dirt, it’s like a refined Marshall, I suppose, but that kind of removes the thing about Marshalls that makes them Marshalls.
I’m writing all this while acknowledging that I WON’T turn the amp on later on today to make sure I’m not going to miss it when it’s gone, because I know myself; I’ll find 2 tones that I’ll rarely ever want to use and justify keeping the amp for them.
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You’re not wrong and I’ve said since I got it that I believed it’s Mesa’s version of a Plexi/800, but too tame in comparison to an actual Marshall circuit. While the low end is obviously more than any Marshall has ever had, it doesn’t really do the clanging kerrang Marshall thing or sound quite as aggressive with more dirt, it’s like a refined Marshall, I suppose, but that kind of removes the thing about Marshalls that makes them Marshalls.
I’m writing all this while acknowledging that I WON’T turn the amp on later on today to make sure I’m not going to miss it when it’s gone, because I know myself; I’ll find 2 tones that I’ll rarely ever want to use and justify keeping the amp for them.
man.. i love the brattiness of marshalls (even though i dont have any), but i dunno if i agree with ya about that amp not being able to deliver that snarky bitey gnarl! my buddy was with me who plays a jmp 100 watter and we were both like .. damn.. thats a good marshall!
but i hear ya- i dime out presence circuits and turn my treble up to GET that on any amp- and they dont always deliver what i want. i think you might be right- the generalities are there but it was a prettier glossier beast- maybe why even when i abused its eq it still sounded classy
if i cant make an amp sound too bright, its either just right, or broken
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Did anyone here catch this one before GC made it disappear? Wondering about condition, accessories, etc.Anyone looking for a Mark.
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CorrosiveMatter
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I think sold out means it sold.
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Even I can figure that much out.
I’m just trying to determine why the price might have been so low (so I can stop beating myself up about paying significantly more for mine.) Now that the GC unit is gone, the web page is pretty bereft of details (and maybe was never any better. In fact, knowing GC, that may have been a web page for a V:35 with photos of a 90, or who knows what else…)
CorrosiveMatter
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Oh sorry I thought it went to the dead page already. It never did have any more info.Even I can figure that much out.
I’m just trying to determine why the price might have been so low (so I can stop beating myself up about paying significantly more for mine.) Now that the GC unit is gone, the web page is pretty bereft of details (and maybe was never any better. In fact, knowing GC, that may have been a web page for a V:35 with photos of a 90, or who knows what else…)
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No problem. Maybe someone got very lucky with that one, or maybe GC fixed the price before it even sold. There’s another used V:90 in their inventory at $1800 now, whose page has what I’m pretty sure is the same photo of the back panel.
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I damn near bought that thing. Had been watching it for over a week at $1399. I was going to call the store to get more info, like if the footswitch was included, and then it sold the night before last.
Great deal if it’s not a basketcase but I personally wouldn’t sweat it. In a year or two you won’t care about the couple hundred dollars more you may have spent on yours.
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