marshall jcm 800 original

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:09 pm

I had a Tube Screamer a while ago. That is a great pedal.

wareagle · Post by **wareagle** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:43 am

Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:38 am

NicDots wrote:I had a Tube Screamer a while ago. That is a great pedal.

Indeed very good pedal!
However it has a certain mid bump one have to like. The Wylde OD in comparison has a more flat EQ response and so is more tranparent.

*another pedal I have lying around here (I have too many of them....

) is the MXR GT-OD, it has a lot more overdrive and output volume than the Wylde OD, but it's also very transparent and warm. It's a bit darker in sound than the Wylde. The Wylde one is a bit more crispy sounding. The GT-OD is not cheap either but it's a very good pedal imo.

wareagle · Post by **wareagle** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:10 pm

Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:33 pm

wareagle wrote:also thinking of an eq pedal...any suggestions on one? i heard mxr is good,

Both the MXR reissue EQ's the 6 bands and the 10 bands are good eq's.
However I like the 6 bands better than the 10 bands for guitar because (to my ears) the sliders are better placed in the guitars midrange. Both MXR's give a little of that mxr sizzle to the sound. EVH used the 6 bands and Randy used the 10 bands EQ.

Another good EQ pedal is the Boss GE-7, which sounds a bit tighter than the MXR 6 bands eq. And it's not that expensive either.

wareagle · Post by **wareagle** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:30 pm

sweet!

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:31 pm

mxr 10 band eq is a very good pedal. it comes with distortion and volume sliders too so it is like having a mxr distortion plus built in. It was the first pedal i ever got, and it blew my socks off

i dont really use it these days, but its a good thing to have

Rob

wareagle · Post by **wareagle** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:25 am

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:30 am

The 1959 Super Lead Plexi, is non master volume class A. Very good amp all things considered, expensive though, keep in mind though,

You will never be able to crank it up if you live in a town/city without an attenuator

SLP's can be stubborn, they can yield great tone but it takes a lot of patience and IMO technique to get that sound. Many people say they're crap just because they don't appreciate this.

Im still not 100% sure a marshall is the way to go though. If your gonna shelve out stacks of $$$ why not try a blackstar?

http://www.blackstaramps.co.uk/products ... san30.html
much more versatile than either of those marshalls, most likely better build quality and better tone IMO, switchable 30watts for gigs or 10watts for single ended heavenly bedroom practice.

Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:58 am

rice_pudding wrote:SLP's can be stubborn, they can yield great tone but it takes a lot of patience and IMO technique to get that sound. Many people say they're crap just because they don't appreciate this.

That's true, it can take some time to find a way to use them. But once you do it's hard to go back!

*if you go for that try to get an SLP1959 without an effect loop

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:12 am

The Flying Dutchman wrote: Another good EQ pedal is the Boss GE-7, which sounds a bit tighter than the MXR 6 bands eq. And it's not that expensive either.

Hi Patrick

I used to use a Kerry King 10 band EQ and a Boss 10 band (my favourite of the two)

Anyway I hadn't used the GE-7 for ages, I suppose new set ups etc had made it redundant.

I have just discovered to my excitment the GE-7 works as a fantastic boost for the overdrive channel of my Laney amp. The Laney's overdrive is a pure sounding blues/rock channel, but can really go wild with the boost of the GE-7!!

I think it was only about Â£55 too.

Matt

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:50 pm

wareagle wrote:sure is, unfortunatly ther damn expensive. worth it tho.

It is a tad bit cheaper than the Marshall heads you are looking at.

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:24 pm

wareagle wrote:sure is, unfortunatly ther damn expensive. worth it tho.

you could try a digitech bad monkey they are a very cheap tubescreamer by comparison to ibanez but they are still of a high quality.

also many companies make tubscreamer clones that are just as good as the originals and they cost less than the real deal. Toadworks for instance.

Rob

wareagle · Post by **wareagle** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:05 pm

Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:14 pm

wareagle wrote:the only reason tht i can think of not to get the slp is tht it is FREAKING LOUD!!!!

Well there are ways to solve that!

Check out http://www.legendarytones.com/, read ALL articles under the amplifiers section and you will become a lot wiser.
Also a JCM Master volume amp only gives itÂ´s best when itÂ´s freaky loud.....