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Your'e on a roll today Thump
SgtThump":db209 said:>|<>QBB<
Yes, it had more gain than a single channel master volume JMP or JCM800. It didn't have enough for some super high gain heads, though. I was kinda surprised by that, as I expected it to have more than enough like the reports I'm hearing about the JVM.
Personally, I could use it without a pedal the way it is. But I don't use as much gain as some people on here and those guys that love their guitars drenched in distortion would need a pedal.
Chris
Digital Jams":5dc99 said:The M part is screwing people up, the M is a modern take of the older MArsall type amps hense not blowing your socks off gain wise. The JVM is a totally different amp and the VM runs KT66s and about 3 gain stages less.
danyeo":e168f said:>|<>QBB<
My older Plexi i had sounded miles better than the VM. I don't know what shape the tubes were in but it either sounded mushy or harsh. And the new Boogie Stilettos have a lot more gain than it and from what i heard so far sound better, at least for what i like to hear. But again, i think it would sound better on Greenbacks.
I'll play it again since they are popping up in GC's and i have 4 of them near me.
Digital Jams":bd416 said:The M part is screwing people up, the M is a modern take of the older MArsall type amps hense not blowing your socks off gain wise. The JVM is a totally different amp and the VM runs KT66s and about 3 gain stages less.
Digital Jams":6e518 said:>|<>QBB<
I believe the VM cab has the JH reissue Greens installed, can't remember.
I know you know your way around amps but your review is not what I heard, it sounded very good at NAMM. The amp was at some volume though, maybe that is part of it? Cool cleans and was darn close to early EVH and it cleaned up real well.
strungup":62372 said:>|<>QBB<
The amp I tried got no where near early EVH. The cleans were cool with the volume rolled back on the guitar. I did use volume. Actually I heard a few other play it at loud volumes as well. It just didn't sound as good as older single channel marshalls. :? Again it could have been the tubes or the bias. I don't know, but I wasn't feeling it.
Digital Jams":f1f61 said:>|<>QBB<
I am not that versed in the older Marshall thing but the demo guy was playing Aint Talking... and had the volume down for the verses and for the chorus gunned it and it was prety close that I can remember :? I did not hear it flubbing out, that I am sure of.
Sorry guys but I can only tell you what I heard and the amp sounded very good for what it did. I would not say it sounded anything like a PLexi dimed but it had some really cool tones.
strungup":9ddf1 said:>|<>QBB<
You were not the only one hearing those tones from the reports at namm. I just didn't hear it from the amp I played. There is another store round me that is anxiously waiting for one. I am going to play it again when they get it in. I am hoping there was something off with the amp I played. I have passed on several amp deal that came up since november because I was holding off to try this amp first.
Digital Jams":932d3 said:>|<>QBB<
I am not that versed in the older Marshall thing but the demo guy was playing Aint Talking... and had the volume down for the verses and for the chorus gunned it and it was prety close that I can remember :? I did not hear it flubbing out, that I am sure of.
Sorry guys but I can only tell you what I heard and the amp sounded very good for what it did. I would not say it sounded anything like a PLexi dimed but it had some really cool tones.
SgtThump":53d4a said:>|<>QBB<
No offense at all, but I don't think you tweaked it enough. I sat there with it for 30 minutes and tweaked the heck out of it. It very much sounds like an old single channel Marshall to me and had more gain than old EVH stuff. The mid boost switch really kicks the gain up another notch. I'm not sure if you realized that.
But yeah, it definitely sounded like an old Marshall to me and I could get '80s cock rock levels of gain without a pedal. If I owned it, I may have a pedal for a slight boost, but maybe not. It had enough for alot of things.