SPEAKER IMPEDENCE CALCULATOR
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Probably a good thing - otherwise I'd be playing all day and not doing any work!
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Keen to hear how you get on with this.
Bad things first - it was not in a Marshall box. There were no manuals / warranty cards etc.
On one of the corner protectors there are some scratches.
This has diminished my joy of getting a new amp by quite a bit.
I have emailed the vendor to ask for an explanation. If they don't reply with sensible suggestions as to how I might be happy again I will be sending it back for a swap.
The cab, from the good people at Jet City appears to be perfect.
I have played for 30 minutes or so to make sure the amp was actually working. It does.
As expected at 20W it is monsterously loud. Stupidly loud.
The 5W setting is far better and I suspect that setting would be enough for most gigs with a good modern cabinet.
The cleanish sound with the gain down is very good. Does need the presence at zero and the treble down a bit (I've got a Pearly Gates in my guitar - it's bright).
I've not tried the low input yet.
With the gain at 10 it sounds huge. Fans of modern metal amps will be surprised that there isn't that much gain - it's kind of Van Halen levels really and it reacts very well to the volume pot.
Smacking it with a SD-1 is instant Zakk Wylde. Still not massively filthy but a big and singing tone that really does show up sloppy playing (oops). Boosting it with an EQ is straight into Kerry King Slayer mode. Cutting, aggressive and very tight. Not much low end, leaving proper space for the bass and drums.
The thing I am really impressed with is that at 10 on the Gain it is pretty damn quiet. It has showed up that my strat could do with some more shielding.
Transformer hum is the quietest I've heard on an amp for years - I have been spoiled with the noise gates in my Helix - but the Marshall is nice and quiet.
I've not tried the FX loop yet, but I will when I find my delay pedal.
For home use at TV volumes I reckon an attenuator is still a good idea even in 5W setting.
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I suspect it was on display as the tags were still on it.
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Also - When you crank the gain, and then hit it with a @ThorpyFX Veteran Si it makes my groin go all tingly.
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I use a TC spark boost in the jubilee loop and it works really well
works very well.
Didnt like my Mr Black Gilamondo though, the pedal switch made very loud thumps. Might have to put it in the loop on a LS-2.
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That amp stack looks so cool, mate. How's it going with it? You managed to get high gain yet?
Can it get to this sort of Marshall JCM800 gain with a TS style pedal?
around 8:02
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Even with my Pearly Gates equipped strat, which isn't a high output pickup.
Strat - into Hardwire CM-2 Tube Overdrive set in classic mode so it's in TS mode, then into the amp.
Needs the power section up a bit to get the low end going properly, even in 5W mode.
It's a glorious sound!
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Which slightly worried me. But if it can get anywhere near the sound in that video, then that's all the gain I'd need!
Thanks for trying it!
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