Vintage Modern

[MirrorProfiles]

Even though today is technically Silver Jubilee day for me, I fired the VM2266 up for the first time in a while and that thing just ruled. As good as the Jube is for cleans, VM is absolute heaven. Prices have gone up a tad but they’re a seriously under appreciated Marshall. I’d rank it among my favourite of any Marshall, as long as you aren’t looking for it to be TIGHT.

 

[HomespunEffects]

You can change a few capacitors and tighten it up.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

I’m not generally a single coil or clean/crunch type player but the 2266 is without doubt one of my favourites for those tones. Perfect amount of squish and response. Master belongs at 10 or close to it for most tones IMO. Higher gain stuff helps with it backed off a bit but this amp excels with the crunchier stuff IMO

 

[KingsXJJ]

I’d love to try one out in person!

 

[HomespunEffects]

I’d love to try one out in person!

Drop by. I did a few of the Headfirst mods but he went too far with his changes so I undid about half of his ideas. It still has most of the 2466 characters but with less boom in the bottom. It’s tighter and leans towards Modern and a little less toward Vintage.

 

[HomespunEffects]

... Prices have gone up a tad but they’re a seriously under appreciated Marshall. I’d rank it among my favourite of any Marshall, as long as you aren’t looking for it to be TIGHT.

I went to look up prices and there is not even one 2466 on reverb or Guitar Center.

You can swap out that 220 uF cap on the Body channel to a lower value. That tightens it up a bit.

 

[TubeStack]

2466 + 1960BX + LP was my main setup for a long time. Killer amps.

 

[la szum]

That amp was made for Boomer Bends!

 

[ejecta]

That amp was made for Boomer Bends!

A bit off topic but since you brought it up…. I have one of the Jim Henson model Ibanez I use for drop C and is a very cool guitar but I boomer bend all over that thing just to middle finger to Jim who’s tattoos look like a three year old marked all over him with a black sharpie.

 

[Chocol8]

him

Are you sure?

 

[ejecta]

Are you sure?

I’m suhr.

 

[Richard_G]

Hmm... I'm able to buy a 2266C 50 w combo locally for the equivalent to 500 USD. The amp has two Celestion Marshall G12C speakers and the Headfirst mods done to it.

Any advice? Could be a nice deal, no?

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Hmm... I'm able to buy a 2266C 50 w combo locally for the equivalent to 500 USD. The amp has two Celestion Marshall G12C speakers and the Headfirst mods done to it.

Any advice? Could be a nice deal, no?

Absolutely! I’m guessing the Headfirst mods make it somewhat like a Dirty Shirley. Absolute steal IMO

 

[HomespunEffects]

Hmm... I'm able to buy a 2266C 50 w combo locally for the equivalent to 500 USD. The amp has two Celestion Marshall G12C speakers and the Headfirst mods done to it.

Any advice? Could be a nice deal, no?

The speakers suck but that’s a decent deal.

 

[Richard_G]

Thanks. I'm reaching out to the seller - wish me luck.

 

[Richard_G]

@HomespunEffects; what's wrong with those speakers, in your opinion?

 

[HomespunEffects]

@HomespunEffects; what's wrong with those speakers, in your opinion?

It’s kind of like the UK made Vintage 30s vs the Chinese made Vintage 30s. The G12-Cs just don’t sound like G12M-25s. They are thin sounding.

I made a video.

 

[Richard_G]

Thanks! There's an obvious difference in your video!

 

[HomespunEffects]

Heck, you may just like G12C once you get them. But if you don’t like them you can sell them. I think my favorite speakers with the Vintage Modern are G12K-85s or maybe G12T-75s.

 

[TubeStack]

The speakers suck but that’s a decent deal.

That’s a matter of opinion. I really liked them in the combo and in the 4 x 12.