Recent content by Mad Axe

Wasn’t me. I bought mine in 2017.

My Metalhead ruined me, I have 4 other amps and barely touch them. I could never sell that amp.

I also have a 3+ no stripe SG, it rips.

I’ve never been been a big Recto fan, I do love Marks but nothing is better for me than the right modded Marshall.

Either my ‘71 Super Tremolo or ‘71 V4.

This is a Kartakou Beastbox tube preamp pedal. It is based on the Engl E530 rack preamp and uses 2 12AX7 tubes. It has 2 channels, clean and overdrive with low/high gain modes. It also has an effects loop, line out and external switching jack. This is a pretty versatile preamp. It sounds...

Can confirm. I’ve got a MKIII+ SG no stripe like that, it’s killer.

I’ve definitely found it, my modded 800 is the benchmark. I always find myself trying to dial in that kind of tone no matter what I’m playing through.

I don’t want to do anything invasive, figured the JCM 800 style master would be fine to try because it’s not going to disturb anything on the board and I can put it in one of the speaker jacks I don’t use. Not really looking to totally change how the amp sounds, just make it a little more...

It’s got a Classic Tone in it now. I kept the original in case there’s a chance it could be rewound, not really sure if it would be worth the effort or not. I’ve used a few boosts and overdrives with it, haven’t really tried running a straight up distortion pedal with it yet. If I don’t use...

I wasn’t sure whether to post this here or the tech sub-forum but I’m looking for some food for thought rather than technical advice. I have a ‘71 Marshall Super Tremolo (1959T). I like the amp but I don’t use it a lot, it’s obviously pretty loud and I’m not really a fan of running it through...

I had a Peters GNL that I sold quick because it wasn’t what I was looking for at the time. It ended up working out because I got what I was looking for but I kind of wish I held onto the Peters anyway.

I used an SS-140C for years and recorded a few EPs with it. I loved it for old school death and thrash rhythm tones. It has a little less gain than a VH-140C but is brighter and a little tighter to my ears.

A lot of people don’t talk about it but he used that amp on this record too. The mix is much more raw than any of the Fear Factory albums and it’s probably closer to what the amp sounded like in real life.

Thanks man!