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Post by Colchar on Jul 3, 2017 3:48:34 GMT
Here is my new Marshall Vintage Modern 2266C, a 50 watt 2x12 combo. And I actually like the purple colour! It arrived a couple of days ago, but I just got around to taking a quick picture. This thing sounds great and, although I am still learning how to dial it in, I am fairly certain that it will easily give me the thick, creamy, British blues type of tones that I am after. If I can get into Duane Allman & Dickey Betts territory then I'll be thrilled. Although it is used, it is basically in mint condition and was clearly someone's basement amp. Not bad for only $599. And no, the grill cloth is not see through - the camera's flash must be what causes the picture to make it seem like it is.  |
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Post by Snoop Droobie Doge Doge on Jul 5, 2017 20:38:21 GMT
Happy NAD, Colin. I don't think it really takes much dialing to get close to a fat plexi tone. Takes volume, more than anything. The achilles heel of every Marshall. That dynamic range switch Marshall added to the front end of this one adds a lot of harsh gain.
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Post by Colchar on Jul 6, 2017 3:34:45 GMT
Yeah I find the low dynamic range to sound better than the high dynamic range. Maybe if I was turning up the volume it might be different, but for home use I like the low range.
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Post by Bill h on Jul 6, 2017 16:09:06 GMT
Wooohoooo congrats. I played marshalls for years, I think your really going to like it. From my experience, the less between your guitar and the amp, the better it sounds. Especially with marshalls
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Post by Colchar on Jul 6, 2017 17:20:27 GMT
Someone on the Marshall forum mentioned that he put a lower gain pre-amp tube in and that doing so tamed any harshness from the high dynamic mode. That is certainly something to consider when the tubes eventually need changed.
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Post by Bill h on Jul 6, 2017 18:15:06 GMT
I've never owned any of marshalls combo stuff and never modified one either. I did use a boss equalizer to help take the edge off of what I thought was a sort of glassy tone. My first Marshall was a jcm 900 50 watt dual reverb with a 4x12 1960a cab. At the time it was the completely wrong amp for me and I wound up using multiple pedals to get what I was looking for. My second Marshall was a monobloc 100/100 with el/34's, a pure power head. The trick to that amp was a good preamp which is a whole other adventure I won't get into unless you want to hear it. Anyway, that was the sweetest tube amp I have ever owned. It wasn't near as glassy sounding at the dual reverb and I was using the same cabinet. Toward the end I started peeling back effects as I learned more and more about how to run my amp. I was using pedals to try for a tone the Marshall already had so it was a slow learning curve for me. Most of it really was trial by fire. Would I get another one? I'm not sure as I really like the fenders to, can't say for sure. I can say that I'm done with stacks, whatever I get it's going to be a combo with the nads to play out or just put on a good couch concert.
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Post by Snoop Droobie Doge Doge on Jul 9, 2017 4:24:44 GMT
Someone on the Marshall forum mentioned that he put a lower gain pre-amp tube in and that doing so tamed any harshness from the high dynamic mode. That is certainly something to consider when the tubes eventually need changed. Yeah funnily enough I was thinking about that the other day. I kinda want to find a VM head, if I can find a deal. But really I'm just curious at what tweaks could make it sing for harder music, since it's just so much more tweakable than an 800. I like the mid boost switch, too. Even tho I'd have to do a lot of eq'ing to decide whether I even like it. Bill, I actually really like the "Marshall glass," how most of the tones no matter how warm have some chime to them, which I do think gets lost the more pre amp gain you add. And I actually don't think I'd do a combo again. I keep fighting the temptation to pick up an Orange closed-back 2x12 to add more punch to my rig. I think I'm gonna cave though, when I have a lump of cash sitting in my wallet with nothing else to spend it on. |
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