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Post by cvogue on Oct 8, 2018 23:13:36 GMT -5
And I'm the guy with the treble on '0'  But isn't that due to the 'zero treble mojo' on older Splawns?  |
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Post by splawndude on Oct 9, 2018 20:48:20 GMT -5
maybe PS: I don't have any issues with noises when turning off my amp nor too much bass. As much as I consider the JCM 800 one of the iconic holy grail absolute best amps ever....I'd still rather have a Splawn. |
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Post by cvogue on Oct 9, 2018 23:05:18 GMT -5
maybe PS: I don't have any issues with noises when turning off my amp nor too much bass. As much as I consider the JCM 800 one of the iconic holy grail absolute best amps ever....I'd still rather have a Splawn.
If I turn off the power immediately after turning off standby I'll hear a whoosh sound from my Street Rod. Sounds like something discharging... not worried about it. If I wait a minute after going to standby and then turn the amp off (like we're "supposed" to do!) it's quiet.
Street Rod is bassy on gear two but it works well when mixed with the rest of the band. OD2 on gear 2 helps brighten it up and give it a little more edge.
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Post by gtrjunior on Oct 10, 2018 4:22:34 GMT -5
maybe PS: I don't have any issues with noises when turning off my amp nor too much bass. As much as I consider the JCM 800 one of the iconic holy grail absolute best amps ever....I'd still rather have a Splawn.
If I turn off the power immediately after turning off standby I'll hear a whoosh sound from my Street Rod. Sounds like something discharging... not worried about it. If I wait a minute after going to standby and then turn the amp off (like we're "supposed" to do!) it's quiet.
Street Rod is bassy on gear two but it works well when mixed with the rest of the band. OD2 on gear 2 helps brighten it up and give it a little more edge.
Scott has said that the noise is normal. It’s current draining off the capacitors. What you need to do is just keep it in standby a little longer before you shut it down. |
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Post by splawndude on Oct 10, 2018 10:51:25 GMT -5
^ Exactly
And Brian, you are not helping me out here with all these Marshall clips lol :haha
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Post by briman on Oct 10, 2018 12:43:58 GMT -5
Lol sorry. I was just trying to show that the 800 is indeed very versatile.
I stand by what i said about both amps are great and the choice is purely users taste and opinion. We all have different tastes in women, cars and foods, music etc.......amps are no different.
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Post by briman on Oct 10, 2018 12:57:06 GMT -5
I forgot to tell you guys something pretty cool about my 2203. It was used by Billy Duffy of The Cult for few shows!
The guy I got it from is a producer and studio manager here in Montreal. He lent it to Billy when his was broken.
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Post by tjdjr1 on Oct 11, 2018 18:43:42 GMT -5
I have both a 79 2203 and have covered from doobie bros, grand funk to metallica and d-tuned stuff with it. I also have a QR and play the same music but with the convenience of having a solo boost. Both are tonally way different and hard to describe, my best short try is the Splawn can do everything the 2203 does except sound like a 2203.
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Post by splawndude on Oct 11, 2018 19:31:18 GMT -5
Good analogy.
My take is that the Quick Rod, even in Gear 1, sounds more modern to me. Rounder perhaps. Less crunchy maybe? Not as fizzy (and I don't consider the 800 to be fizzy). Maybe it is the JJ's I'm using but my amp basically just purrs. Love the distortion.
The guy I'm referring to is trying to compare a Quick Rod, a few Ceriatones and a 1988 horizontal JCM 2203 but he can't play any of them. My parting suggestion was let his ears make the decision and not the brand name nor forum peeps.
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Post by briman on Oct 11, 2018 19:41:29 GMT -5
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Post by gtrjunior on Oct 11, 2018 19:49:17 GMT -5
To me the difference is a couple/few things.
A 2203/2204 by itself can’t get the same amount of gain as the QR.
The Marshall’s mids are more low mid focused than the QR’s somewhat higher mids.
And lastly keep in mind that Scott’s amps are a “modded” Marshall design.
Most people that mod a Marshall usually mod the gain structure. That’s only one way to mod an amp. Changing various other component values inside the amp changes the tonal aspect as well.
Scott got his start in this business Modding Marshalls in what he felt was the best combination of gain and tone changes.
This amp is Scott’s take on the Marshall design, just as a BE-100 is Dave Friedman’s take on a modded Marshall.
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Post by splawndude on Oct 11, 2018 21:24:59 GMT -5
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Post by briman on Oct 12, 2018 11:41:30 GMT -5
Briman and his non functional links 🙄 It was a link for a listed " western " special edition 800 for sale in Montreal. It is re-issue. Was wondering if anyone knows if it is made for country players? Or did the seller make up the western part?   |
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Post by gtrjunior on Oct 12, 2018 11:54:58 GMT -5
Briman and his non functional links 🙄 It was a link for a listed " western " special edition 800 for sale in Montreal. It is re-issue. Was wondering if anyone knows if it is made for country players? Or did the seller make up the western part? Your original link worked for me. Iirc, these were a standard JCM with a limited edition tolex is all. |
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Post by briman on Oct 12, 2018 12:03:41 GMT -5
That's what i suspected. The guy called it Western lol. It looks like an old pair of cowboy boots lol
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