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Re: Marshall models ???

8/19/1999 4:30 AM
Trace	Re: Marshall models ??? Steve; In my humble opinion Marshall's last good amp was the 800's. Not the 2205's, just the 2203/2204's. They were made rugged and were road worthy. The newer amps are built like tinker toys (sorry Marshall guys that may be lurking about) but it's true. The boards suck, the trannies are even worse, and the components are crappy. Steve I don't like to mod any of the newer Marshalls at all. The 900's sound like there's a Tube Screamer built in and you can't dial out the "buzzy" gain that the amp seems to have. The triple channel Marshalls sound more like a Boogie than a Marshall! When it comes to mods, I like to stick to the 1959, 1987, JTM45's, the JMP's or the 2203-2204's. I'm not a fan of diode clipping and I hate to take the Marshalls that use that methode and tear that stuff out. It's costly and often times I think someone is better off selling it rather than putting more money into it to make it sound "vintage" or like an 800. I'm not mod happy but I like to try and give each person what they are looking for. I don't drill holes into any vintage amp. It's just something I don't do but that's just my opinion. There's many around these parts that do drill holes into chassis' like they are building a deck for their swimming pool!! (ha, ha) Trace

8/19/1999 4:30 AM

Trace

Re: Marshall models ???

Steve;

In my humble opinion Marshall's last good amp was the 800's. Not the 2205's, just the 2203/2204's. They were made rugged and were road worthy.

The newer amps are built like tinker toys (sorry Marshall guys that may be lurking about) but it's true. The boards suck, the trannies are even worse, and the components are crappy.

Steve I don't like to mod any of the newer Marshalls at all. The 900's sound like there's a Tube Screamer built in and you can't dial out the "buzzy" gain that the amp seems to have. The triple channel Marshalls sound more like a Boogie than a Marshall!

When it comes to mods, I like to stick to the 1959, 1987, JTM45's, the JMP's or the 2203-2204's. I'm not a fan of diode clipping and I hate to take the Marshalls that use that methode and tear that stuff out. It's costly and often times I think someone is better off selling it rather than putting more money into it to make it sound "vintage" or like an 800.

I'm not mod happy but I like to try and give each person what they are looking for. I don't drill holes into any vintage amp. It's just something I don't do but that's just my opinion. There's many around these parts that do drill holes into chassis' like they are building a deck for their swimming pool!! (ha, ha)

Trace

Replies:

Benjamin Fargen Re: Marshall details ??? -- 8/19/1999 5:02 AM
GFR Re: Marshall models ??? -- 8/19/1999 12:03 PM
Fj Hi guys, I figured that I'd voice m... -- 8/19/1999 5:48 PM
Cono Right on the money, Trace.... -- 8/19/1999 5:55 PM