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I can see this. Played next to a wizard, it was a bit outshined. But the tone was far better, imo. Maybe it is a bit smooth. But the clarity is amazing and the gain character is tops
I used to have a 2016 MTL 100 I bought from you in 2017 (another forum member has it now). Had it for 6 years. Maybe it's the same one? You said at the time you switched to Fractal
Yeah overall imo very good amps, I just couldn’t find a way to justify keeping my UL when AB’ed with some of my other amps at the time, but I still really like the 2150 I have as a poweramp
Holy shit. That is insane, but not in a bad way. Pretty awesome that you’ve gotten to play such a massive number of amplifiers. When did you start that epic journey/quest, if you don’t mind saying?
I would have to play one again to be sure, but i think the fortin hiwatt maxwatt thing was similar. Very goood tone that was more on the smooth side. But that amp was bland. It is hard to describe, because bland is a bad thing, but it was good. Just not speciial. But you could literally play anything on it, and it would sound great. I hope that makes sense
Ha ha well I started buying and selling for extra money back when I was around 20 ish I am 56 now, back then I could find things in the New England area in the want ads and then sell stuff online newsgroups or early years of gear page. At that time I just had a large friend group and we would buy and sell to each other, I never passed up good deal and would sell to buy. Its probably more like 4,000 guitars and 1500+ amps have passed through my hands over the years. It has been super fun and I have been lucky to have some cool shit! These days prices are just stupid and sellng now is costly and a PIA so I am pretty done. I do gig and record and use the hell out of everything I own.
Rupe has my Marsha, Brad bought it from me sold it to him, fuck was it killer, I have had maybe 25 wizards, that probably was the one, I did have two from that year not sure which one went to you! good to hear from you! Let me know details on your marsha and how you like it, the old SLO's rule. I still have a shiva 20th and just got a Tone King Royalist 3 that rips!
That’s super cool, man. We aren’t that far off in age, but definitely are in amounts of gear owned. I’ve owned a decent amount of stuff over the years, but nowhere near that. I used to love buying gear at a deal, playing it, and flipping it to try something else I was curious about. Keeping stuff that really blew me away. It was a great way to take time getting to know what you do and don’t like, maybe make a few bucks in the process. Or at the very least cover hobby costs. You’re absolutely right about the current market being prohibitive to selling/flipping. Not worth it.
Agreed, the '89 SLO I have is a lot better than the 2000's I've had and tried. More juicy midrange and harmonically rich, still the SLO flavor, but like there's maybe a little late '70's JMP2203 in there. It'll be a few weeks still before I can properly try my Marsha at volume, but it seems actually pretty good so far at more moderate levels. It's an early serial one, 100w with a depth, sat, c45 and modern switch on the back and a simple clean ch
Yeah that makes sense. I haven't tried a Maxwatt, but IME Hiwatt's, Fryette's and Wizard's all have a more neutral/smooth midrange (I often say not as much growl or character in that area) and all excel in clarity, punch and openness and I think that's where those amps tend to wow people (myself included). To me they're all good amps. I think it's just that no amp has it all. Marshall's have generally a more interesting midrange character (usually uppermids too), but don't have some of the other qualities of those amps or others like also Recto's or Mark's. It's why I find lots of different amps worthwhile
Yep. I don't know what it is about that amp. I wouldn't say it's my best for metal. It's not the first one I reach for for cleans, either. But every single time I plug into that amp, it just brings a smile to my face. It just sounds and feels right. Hard to explain to someone who hasn't played one, because I don't feel like clips often do it justice, but nothing else feels like that amp and nothing else inspires me to play like it.
