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Axes & Amps
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Here is my 1975ish Marshall JMP 2x12. It's another one of my prized possessions, but I've never babied it. As you can see from the pics, it has accompanied me on stage many times and has sustained a few scars, but it still has it's original speakers and it's never failed to turn on and wail when necessary.
The first owner had it modified by adding a master volume through the speaker output in the rear (it can't be seen in the pics). That mod -- which appears to have been done correctly -- allows the amp to sound it's best, even at less than foundation cracking levels.
I've seen a few other basket weave JMP's with two inputs, but this is the only one that I have seen with four, which enables me to bridge the channels to get that famous Marshall growl. Trust me, this thing sounds just as cool as it looks. I will never sell it.
BTW, the numbers are all there around the tone controls. They just got washed out by the flash.
The first owner had it modified by adding a master volume through the speaker output in the rear (it can't be seen in the pics). That mod -- which appears to have been done correctly -- allows the amp to sound it's best, even at less than foundation cracking levels.
I've seen a few other basket weave JMP's with two inputs, but this is the only one that I have seen with four, which enables me to bridge the channels to get that famous Marshall growl. Trust me, this thing sounds just as cool as it looks. I will never sell it.
BTW, the numbers are all there around the tone controls. They just got washed out by the flash.
yeah, but does it go to '11'?
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Those were special order, ST only!
loudest band in the UK...
That is a truly awesome amp...what kind of tubes do you run in it?
My first guitar (as an adult) was a Gibson US-1, ca. 1987. My first amp to go with it was a Roland JC-55. I still have both.
My second guitar was forgettable, a Korean-made Fender Strat piece of $#!^ I kept it for about a year.
Then, I got a US-made Fender Strat Plus in candy apple red and white with maple neck. What a beauty! I still have it. Next came an old Les Paul Standard, ca. 1983 in tobacco sunburst. Then, my wife got me a Paul Reed Smith Signature for my birthday, one year.
Somewhere along in there I got a Mesa Boogie Mk II combo. What a great amp. I don't have a tremendous amount of stuff, but what I do have is pretty nice.
Tim
My second guitar was forgettable, a Korean-made Fender Strat piece of $#!^ I kept it for about a year.
Then, I got a US-made Fender Strat Plus in candy apple red and white with maple neck. What a beauty! I still have it. Next came an old Les Paul Standard, ca. 1983 in tobacco sunburst. Then, my wife got me a Paul Reed Smith Signature for my birthday, one year.
Somewhere along in there I got a Mesa Boogie Mk II combo. What a great amp. I don't have a tremendous amount of stuff, but what I do have is pretty nice.
Tim
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I'm using Svetlana (Winged C) 6550's and the Groove Tubes 12AX7M Mullard reissues. Those GT tubes are really great, and I didn't feel like shelling out for Telefunkens again. Yes, it sounded even better with the Telefunkens, but they have gotten ridiculously overpriced. The GT Mullards are really pretty good for a modern tube, although I like them better in my Marshall. In my Fender Custom Twin, I prefer the Sovtek LPS. For some reason, they work better for me than any of the NOS tubes I've tried. I use the Russian military 5881's (the same ones Clapton supposedly uses in that amp).
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My first guitar (as an adult) was a Gibson US-1, ca. 1987. My first amp to go with it was a Roland JC-55. I still have both.
My second guitar was forgettable, a Korean-made Fender Strat piece of $#!^ I kept it for about a year.
Then, I got a US-made Fender Strat Plus in candy apple red and white with maple neck. What a beauty! I still have it. Next came an old Les Paul Standard, ca. 1983 in tobacco sunburst. Then, my wife got me a Paul Reed Smith Signature for my birthday, one year.
Somewhere along in there I got a Mesa Boogie Mk II combo. What a great amp. I don't have a tremendous amount of stuff, but what I do have is pretty nice.
Tim
Photos, Tim. What good is porn without photos?!?!?
Conklin GTBD 7 string
Spector ReBop 5
And my main bass; Mike Lull M5V
Currently playing through a Roland DB700
Spector ReBop 5
And my main bass; Mike Lull M5V
Currently playing through a Roland DB700
That Conklin is phenominal! What is that, a low D on the top?
Thanks!! That's a low B on top. Tuned as follows
b - E - A - D - G - c - f
Upper-case letters denote standard 4-string bass.
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Sweet bass gear Mark. My younger son is the bass player in the house (he is lownotes34 on aol), and he is drooling right now; his basses (P-Bass and Sterling) are both 4 strings.
That Conklin reminds me of something Phil Lesh would play -- Awesome!
That Conklin reminds me of something Phil Lesh would play -- Awesome!
I have a Martin DM custom (gloss body) and a Fender Standard Stratocaster, as well as a Squier P-bass. Now all I need is time to play them! 
I always MAKE time to play my drums ...
I always MAKE time to play my drums ...
Wow, I would have figured two notes lower than standard at least...how does the high f sound? What gauge is that even?
I have used GT, and they are pretty rad. I am really turned on by the JJ's I'm currently using now, and would recommend trying them out. Kudos to 655Os in a Marshall, such a better sound than el34s. Do you put any pedals in front of that? A nice germanium treble-booster would be very Bluesbreakers-era Clapton.
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I use only a tube screamer turbo and a vintage cry baby. I've used JJ KT-88s in my audio equipment, but I haven't tried their preamp tubes yet. Great stuff.
When you start going lower than B on a bass you're really pushing the limits of what most amps/cabinets can satisfactorily reproduce. It CAN be done but it's just not practical IMO.. I've experimented with it and have had a couple of basses that went down to a low F#.. I found that in my normal playing style (I play in a progressive - metal band a-la Dream Theater and the like) I went down there so seldom that all-in-all it was more of a waste of material for me.
Afterward I went back to a 7 string with a low B.
There are guys out there that have basses that go as low as C#!!!
http://www.jauqoiii-x.com/JK_pages/JK_music.html
http://garrygoodman.com/
These guys are certainly doing some interesting things down there and I'm all for pushing boundaries but honestly, none of it is very "musical" to my ears.
With regard to the high F string, it's a .022. Sounds great.. I use it for playing two-handed tapping parts, chords, etc..
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