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Marshalls again .... New to me incoming...

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AidanspaghettiAidanspaghetti Frets: 855
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Ok guys, Ive owned and played a fair few Marshalls -
Ive owned

Valvestates,
JMP Mkii's
JMP ptp (73' 1987 and a '71 Superlead)
6100 anniversary LM
Jcm 2000 dsl
Jcm 900 SLX..

I've played JCM 900 DR's, TSl's (ugh)

BUT have never played a 2203 (800) but made an offer on the asking price today for an '88 100w 2203.
It'll be used in a 2 amp rig with an attenuator - mostly as a lead amp.

Im quite looking forward to it - using a strat, tele and a Les Paul.
Am i in for a treat??!!
I know im gonna boost it with a TS most likely or a Klone....
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  • pintspillerpintspiller Frets: 994
    Am i in for a treat?
    Yes you effing are!
    Trading feedback -http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/80357/pintspiller#latest
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  • AlnicoAlnico Frets: 4616
    pintspiller said:
    Am i in for a treat?
    Yes you effing are!
    This.
    put it through a 4x12 if you can !
    enjoy,............and you will.
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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7490
    Find a building that's at least several miles from civilisation to avoid noise complaints ;) 

    One of the best sounding amps ever. 
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72571
    An '88 will be a 'horizontal input' version, which if anything are even louder and brighter-sounding than the earlier 'vertical input' ones. Basically because they have more power-supply filtering - although many people assume it's less because they have three cap cans rather than six, but the caps are arranged in a way which doubles their effective capacitance rather than halving it.

    The key to making them less brash-sounding is just to turn them up more :).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • AlnicoAlnico Frets: 4616
    Seriously, if you can get away with it

    Presence - tune it to your own cab / guitar, it's up to you.
    Bass - 7 
    Mid - 6
    Treble - 5/6
    Master - 7
    Pre-amp - 6

    Through a good 4 x 12, better two of them if you can get two and a humbucker guitar.
    You absolutely can put a delay in front of the amp and a chorus pedal if you keep both on the barely there kind of settings but they will add some depth when you want it.
    A good Tubescreamer type boost for leads, two if you want two stages of overdrive and a wah (if that's your thing) and you have the perfect rock amp.

    Do the rest off the guitar volume and enjoy [Watching people's brains bleed out of their ears]

    I am so fucking jealous right now !

    :)
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