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Re: Marshall details ???

8/24/1999 3:04 PM
Trace	Re: Marshall details ??? Speed; I'm certainly not straighing you out! (ha, ha) The "metal" tones that you often hear (like the 80's metal tones) are usually a 414 half on/half off the speakers cone. Typically a Celestion Speaker. To me it's a very "metal-like" tone and sound more "harsh" than a 421 or 57 would but this is just my opinion. The 421's allow more lows and lower mids in and the 57 has a really nice mid-bump for distored guitars in general. A 414 lets A LOT of lows and highs through, especially the harsh stuff. Does your amp have that 820ohm cathode resistor on V2? Trace

8/24/1999 3:04 PM

Trace

Re: Marshall details ???

Speed;

I'm certainly not straighing you out! (ha, ha) The "metal" tones that you often hear (like the 80's metal tones) are usually a 414 half on/half off the speakers cone. Typically a Celestion Speaker.

To me it's a very "metal-like" tone and sound more "harsh" than a 421 or 57 would but this is just my opinion. The 421's allow more lows and lower mids in and the 57 has a really nice mid-bump for distored guitars in general. A 414 lets A LOT of lows and highs through, especially the harsh stuff.

Does your amp have that 820ohm cathode resistor on V2?

Trace