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Re: The Ultimate 50 watt Marshall mod...

1/7/2001 7:05 PM

Trace

Re: The Ultimate 50 watt Marshall mod... quote: "I did the same -- finally got to play it loud today. This is an '83 2204 into an open back V30, driven by a Strat with EMGs. I'm not as sold as you guys -- maybe because it's a 2204? Much darker -- "         I've installed several of these into 2204's and "dark" was never a word anyone used to describe the sonic differences.         Another quick thing to mention is you have an open back cabinet so the low-end people are referring to is not going to be as "prominant" (for lack of a better word) because a lot of the low-end is going out the back of the cabinet (as opposed to a 4/12 or any sealed back cabinet). Just a thought.                 quote: "I need to hear the overdrive some more before I decide. It seems less crunchy. Also, I need to try other guitars and other cabinets."         Maybe recheck where you hooked up the feedback tap to? Maybe it's not on the right tap(?) You might be getting more feedback than you need to. It's a thought is all. I've never heard the OEI described this way which is why I was trying to think of anything that might be effecting what you are hearing. Try putting the feedback tap on the 4-ohm tap, it might be closer to what you want to hear.         Hope it helps     Trace