Yeah, even well-recorded clips... although they can give you a reasonable indication, they often don't tell you everything. So many variables.. how the amp was eq'd, speakers, how it was recorded, and the player of course. The only way to really know for sure is to play the amps. In the case of Morris builds, I've liked most of his stuff that I've tried over the years, but it's especially his more recent builds where I think he's really knocked it out of the park.
I might have to try one at some point and compare to some of my other amps. That’s the only way for me to really know
I believe it. Never heard a bad thing about Ceriatone. Hard to get a feel for how it truly sounds without playing it though.
Yeah based on that clip at least I can see what others mean by it lacking character in the midrange of a typical good Marshall. Not bad, but nothing really standing out either as anything special
Oh hey I just reposted your clip in the thread. What are the odds. Appreciate the input.
I played an old JCM800 for years and it was downright magical. I’ve played others and none of them sounded or felt like it.
I’m not concerned with nostalgia either. All this vintage gear came out before I was born. If anything I never wanted to like it (which is why I didn’t even give it a fair chance for years) as I actually prefer the sleeker aesthetic of modern gear, but what can I say it just usually sounds worse IME, especially the guitars lol, but damn some of them look so cool, but sound like furniture with strings attached
I hear ya. I’ve had experiences with Friedman, Bogner etc where they can sound/feel a bit refined or modern or whatever and lack some aggressive, raw, open thing—which I really dig.
Yep. That’s me in the video.I think that sounds great! Especially for a simple clip.
Sounds really open and articulate. And the growl from whatever that boost is—killer.
Do you have a clip?
I've been thinking recently that I really need to record my amps but right now I just don't have the time or motivation to get it done... hopefully one of these days as I'm in the middle of building my first 2204 with a Mojotone kit. Once I get some amps built and tweaked I'm sure I'll be more motivated to do it.
Thanks.
I think you nailed it: builders like Morris, Germino, Metro, Dr Dan etc are building amps that bring killer tone and performance, in some cases better than vintage gear. You can gig and tour with them, play the shit out of them—no problem, no worrying about them getting finicky or blowing up. You get all the good and none of the bad.My “techs” never told me anything about Marshalls…I’ve been playing and gigging for about 40yrs. I still gig about 80 times a year. I have had so many Marshall’s I lost count.
My last 3-4 old ones needed caps, pots, and more and still didn’t perform consistently. Maybe I just got bad ones. The punch and authority was there, but they lacked sustain and fullness, or had weird frequencies going on.
My Morris amps and Suhr SL67 have been bullet proof and get me the tones I was hoping for in those old Marshalls. Maybe I’m deaf.
For actual reference of the tones i normally go for, here is my YT link. Mostly nonsense demo’ing gear I've borrowed or I’ve had for sale.
https://youtube.com/@jdzialak?si=6yg50alNJ0RdkqE7