Went to GC today (random amp thoughts)

[FuzzyAce]

I was late to the game with Marshall, but I love them now.

My first experience with a Marshall was really bad! When I was young and didn’t know better I had to play a show with an early ‘70s 100w Plexi half stack someone else had provided.

I had no idea how to use that amp and I had to use it with the volume set really low and clean. It must have had a crazy bright cap value, all I remember was it was brutally harsh - shrill, clangy… just the worst sound I’d ever heard.

That turned me off Marshall for a long time. It took a while for me to learn how to use them, but once I did it was a huge epiphany!

My first Marshall experience was a Valvestate... around '94. Not terrible, the cleans were pretty good. It served well for a number of years.

 

[mbenigni]

Love the tone, the playing, the composition.

Is that just the amp and onboard reverb, or is there a boost or compressor in front?

 

[la szum]

I was late to the game with Marshall, but I love them now.

My first experience with a Marshall was really bad! When I was young and didn’t know better I had to play a show with an early ‘70s 100w Plexi half stack someone else had provided.

I had no idea how to use that amp and I had to use it with the volume set really low and clean. It must have had a crazy bright cap value, all I remember was it was brutally harsh - shrill, clangy… just the worst sound I’d ever heard.

That turned me off Marshall for a long time. It took a while for me to learn how to use them, but once I did it was a huge epiphany!

To be honest, our first car should probably NOT be a F1 Race Car.

I had similar experiences with big boy amps before I knew how to
handle and drive them properly. Not sure if I still know how to do that
properly.


But yeah, some rigs are forgiving.... and some are as unforgiving as
Satan's Minions.

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

Love the tone, the playing, the composition.

Is that just the amp and onboard reverb, or is there a boost or compressor in front?

What you are hearing is DI profiles of the amp, into a Kemper cab.
Definitely Kemper verbs/delays.

I don’t remember if I boosted anything before the amp…if I did, it was either a dial of the gain, or a pure boost stomp…both are nothing more then just a level boost. Not sure if I used a compressor, ussually I do for clean solo sounds…but never on gain sounds, and since I dialed the clean sound into overdrive with a pup switch…I’m in the dark myself.

I don’t think I did any post recording stuff, if I did, maybe a low shelf on comp stuff…that’s all I ever do.

 

[CBHScott]

Not the mention the Bassbreaker series aren't at all the same thing as a Black Panel. Completely different sound.

Hell, the Bassbreakers are almost completely different from each other, let alone from other lines.

From top-to-bottom, there is no linear “they are the same amp, just less of each”; each one is a different animal from the other.

 

[greatmutah]

I went to a GC last month, but didn’t notice any Gibson/Mesa stuff. I may keep an eye out next time.

About Vox, I think the AC15C1 is a good compromise for its form factor. It’s about as large as a typical 1x12 extension cab and I think it gets the Vox sound. It has a speaker jack in the back that disconnects the internal speaker via a switch. I run mine with a Suhr Reactive Load at home often.

At this point, if I ever got another Vox it would be the AC15. Preferably one of of the AC15 Heritage heads. I had the 30 and that amp was amazing but good lord it was a LOT of amp. But that EF86 Channel

 

[bikescene]

At this point, if I ever got another Vox it would be the AC15. Preferably one of of the AC15 Heritage heads. I had the 30 and that amp was amazing but good lord it was a LOT of amp. But that EF86 Channel

The Vox HW-range amps are definitely a series that I’d like to try one day, especially for that EF86 channel.

I had my eye on the AC15 head for a while. But the price increases over the years somehow made the AC15 heads the same price as the combos for the C-range.

 

[metropolis_4]

I miss my AC30HW2