Credit where credit is due...

[M900Wes]

I picked up a Cameron 3 Channel mod on a 78 JMP and took a chance on using it for my touring gig which is pretty high pressure.

Well...it of course sounded amazing.

It endured 50 + shows in 15 countries with tons of plane/freight/trailer behind bus type of touring with never a hitch.

It records as well as it tours.

I read all kinds of positive and negative things on this forum, some biased some not.

I just wanted to post a completely result oriented review of Marks's work.

Sincerely... John Wesley

 

[M900Wes]

Most certainly this JW......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley

 

[tweed]

I picked up a Cameron 3 Channel mod on a 78 JMP and took a chance on using it for my touring gig which is pretty high pressure.

Well...it of course sounded amazing.

It endured 50 + shows in 15 countries with tons of plane/freight/trailer behind bus type of touring with never a hitch.

It records as well as it tours.

I read all kinds of positive and negative things on this forum, some biased some not.

I just wanted to post a completely result oriented review of Marks's work.

Sincerely... John Wesley

tour pics or it didnt' happen

 

[M900Wes]

<<tour pics or it didnt' happen
_________________
Proud Member of H.O.M.
Norcal Engineering Division>>

Hmmm... Check the myspace...plenty of pics there....JW

 

[FourT6and2]

What, no more Bad Cat?

By the way, I like your music! Great stuff.

 

[M900Wes]

<<What, no more Bad Cat?

By the way, I like your music! Great stuff.>>

Well, Steve still uses the Bad Cat Lynx set ups exclusively, (he has one in the States, one in London and one that travels with the gear that acts as a spare for both of us), I have 2 Hot Cat 30's that I still use when I can't get the Marshall rig out on the gig and I use it for recording as well and anytime I can't use a 4x12 head/cab set up.

I still love the Hot Cats, I keep one in London for Euro fly dates and festivals and one at home, I just brought out the Marshall set up to create a difference in our tones and to kind of go back to my roots a bit. The Cameron has the same versatility that the Bad Cat provides, but creates a nice mesh of tones when combined with Steve's Bad Cat.

You can't go wrong with a bad cat, ...or the Cameron for that matter....JW

 

[M900Wes]

PS: As a testament to how much we do like the Bad Cats.....Steve has four of them, I have two of them.....and we don't get them free.....there is a discount.... but.... we only use what we like, and would rather pay for them than use promo gear.

One of the big issues with bringing out the Cameron Marshall, was the question of how it would hold up on this kind of touring.

The Bad Cats are built like tanks and hold up to the toughest road work, if the CM had not held up, it would have had to go and I would have gone right back to the Hot Cats.

The Cameron was flawless, and because it worked so well, I wanted to post about it on the forum.
I will continue to tour it as I can, and go back and forth between it and the Bad Cats. Someday I hope to add another Cameron to the touring rig.

JW

 

[FourT6and2]

Good stuff.

I like my Hot Cat, too. But, I need to find a tighter amp to compliment it.

 

[dogfall]

Credit where credit is due
They have that customer Lie down pat..and you guys believe it.

 

[M900Wes]

Credit where credit is due
They have that customer Lie down pat..and you guys believe it.

Really?? Do you need pictures too??

How about 270+gigs in 25+ countries on bad cats and another 50+ on the Cameron Mod....not to mention countless hours of studio use.

Would that make for a "customer lie"....or would that make for some nice words of support for once, for amps I actually take out of my bedroom and use....

I came on this forum to post something positive, take your negative whine elsewhere.

JW

 

[Gainfreak]

Credit where credit is due
They have that customer Lie down pat..and you guys believe it.

The only thing that I believe is that you are a scam artist and that you are pissed because you have been called to task.
It's also obvious that you are stuck in the past because the amps are rolling out now!

Go ahead and continue to post mis-information...you are great at it!!

BTW, What small comapany are you looking to scam next? Come on give us the inside scoop

 

[mightyjoeyoungxnj]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

 

[M900Wes]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

Hi Joe, great to hear from you. In the states and for recording, i use an old early 70's Marshall 4x12 that my dad got me when I was 15, it has the old greenback 25's. In Europe, I borrow one with vintage 30's. Hope this helps! thanks...JW

 

[mightyjoeyoungxnj]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

Hi Joe, great to hear from you. In the states and for recording, i use an old early 70's Marshall 4x12 that my dad got me when I was 15, it has the old greenback 25's. In Europe, I borrow one with vintage 30's. Hope this helps! thanks...JW

Definitely John, thanks! For past Porcupine Tree albums, was the greenback cab used? Particularly on "Fear of a Blank Planet?" the mid section of Anesthetize is a great example of the sound I'm talking about.

-Joe

 

[M900Wes]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

Hi Joe, great to hear from you. In the states and for recording, i use an old early 70's Marshall 4x12 that my dad got me when I was 15, it has the old greenback 25's. In Europe, I borrow one with vintage 30's. Hope this helps! thanks...JW

Definitely John, thanks! For past Porcupine Tree albums, was the greenback cab used? Particularly on "Fear of a Blank Planet?" the mid section of Anesthetize is a great example of the sound I'm talking about.

-Joe

The greenback cab was only used on Blackest Eyes (with the 30th anniversary head) prior to the Fear sessions, it was used on most of the tones on the Fear sessions, although the diezel was run through a marshall cab with 75's as we did not want to blow up the old cab. Parts of the middle of Aneth are 30th anniv Marshall and Diezel combined....with a PRS singlecut.

I actually blew a vintage 30 in Europe with the Cameron Modded head, (100 watts) and I take it easy on my old cab here as one of the original greenbacks is scraping a bit after the last US tour that involved the Cameron head....it is a POWERFUL head.

I have played 100 watt Marshalls for years....something in the Cameron head seems to make it a bit more powerful.

thanks..JW

 

[mightyjoeyoungxnj]

Ah, I see. Yeah, need to be careful with the old ones. The Scumbacks are great speakers. Check them out if you are ever in the market again.

-Joe

 

[mightyjoeyoungxnj]

So I can assume that the distorted tones on "Blackest Eyes" are from the Marshall alone...? Or a mix of the 30th and Hot Cat?

It's fun to pick the brains of musicians you admire.



-Joe

 

[wheelman]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

Hi Joe, great to hear from you. In the states and for recording, i use an old early 70's Marshall 4x12 that my dad got me when I was 15, it has the old greenback 25's. In Europe, I borrow one with vintage 30's. Hope this helps! thanks...JW

Definitely John, thanks! For past Porcupine Tree albums, was the greenback cab used? Particularly on "Fear of a Blank Planet?" the mid section of Anesthetize is a great example of the sound I'm talking about.

-Joe

The greenback cab was only used on Blackest Eyes (with the 30th anniversary head) prior to the Fear sessions, it was used on most of the tones on the Fear sessions, although the diezel was run through a marshall cab with 75's as we did not want to blow up the old cab. Parts of the middle of Aneth are 30th anniv Marshall and Diezel combined....with a PRS singlecut.

I actually blew a vintage 30 in Europe with the Cameron Modded head, (100 watts) and I take it easy on my old cab here as one of the original greenbacks is scraping a bit after the last US tour that involved the Cameron head....it is a POWERFUL head.

I have played 100 watt Marshalls for years....something in the Cameron head seems to make it a bit more powerful.

thanks..JW

I was told to run a load box on them precious oldies I got some as well. That way they are a little more safer. If your running one 4x12 cab at 16ohm get a 16ohm load box. Make sure the load box can handle much more power than what the amp is. Then go to an 8 ohm load on your head which is much better for the speakers. Makes for a better feel to IMO. Depends on what your used to though. Either way your speakers are a little safer.

 

[Nico]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

Hi Joe, great to hear from you. In the states and for recording, i use an old early 70's Marshall 4x12 that my dad got me when I was 15, it has the old greenback 25's. In Europe, I borrow one with vintage 30's. Hope this helps! thanks...JW

Definitely John, thanks! For past Porcupine Tree albums, was the greenback cab used? Particularly on "Fear of a Blank Planet?" the mid section of Anesthetize is a great example of the sound I'm talking about.

-Joe

The greenback cab was only used on Blackest Eyes (with the 30th anniversary head) prior to the Fear sessions, it was used on most of the tones on the Fear sessions, although the diezel was run through a marshall cab with 75's as we did not want to blow up the old cab. Parts of the middle of Aneth are 30th anniv Marshall and Diezel combined....with a PRS singlecut.

I actually blew a vintage 30 in Europe with the Cameron Modded head, (100 watts) and I take it easy on my old cab here as one of the original greenbacks is scraping a bit after the last US tour that involved the Cameron head....it is a POWERFUL head.

I have played 100 watt Marshalls for years....something in the Cameron head seems to make it a bit more powerful.

thanks..JW

I was told to run a load box on them precious oldies I got some as well. That way they are a little more safer. If your running one 4x12 cab at 16ohm get a 16ohm load box. Make sure the load box can handle much more power than what the amp is. Then go to an 8 ohm load on your head which is much better for the speakers. Makes for a better feel to IMO. Depends on what your used to though. Either way your speakers are a little safer.

You could just mismatch and place the 16ohm cab plugged in the 8 ohm speaker output of the amp, that will cause no harm as well. DONT do it in reverse or you'll blow your amp.

 

[wheelman]

Good to have you John...I spoke to you briefly through the gear page. My moniker over there is JDavisNJ.

Good to hear you like the Cameron. I really liked their amps at the NY amp show and hope to have one some day when I have the cash.

I meant to ask you previously, you say that you use a 4x12 with greenbacks. Are they 25 or 30 watters??

Sorry for the off topic post.

-Joe

Hi Joe, great to hear from you. In the states and for recording, i use an old early 70's Marshall 4x12 that my dad got me when I was 15, it has the old greenback 25's. In Europe, I borrow one with vintage 30's. Hope this helps! thanks...JW

Definitely John, thanks! For past Porcupine Tree albums, was the greenback cab used? Particularly on "Fear of a Blank Planet?" the mid section of Anesthetize is a great example of the sound I'm talking about.

-Joe

The greenback cab was only used on Blackest Eyes (with the 30th anniversary head) prior to the Fear sessions, it was used on most of the tones on the Fear sessions, although the diezel was run through a marshall cab with 75's as we did not want to blow up the old cab. Parts of the middle of Aneth are 30th anniv Marshall and Diezel combined....with a PRS singlecut.

I actually blew a vintage 30 in Europe with the Cameron Modded head, (100 watts) and I take it easy on my old cab here as one of the original greenbacks is scraping a bit after the last US tour that involved the Cameron head....it is a POWERFUL head.

I have played 100 watt Marshalls for years....something in the Cameron head seems to make it a bit more powerful.

thanks..JW

I was told to run a load box on them precious oldies I got some as well. That way they are a little more safer. If your running one 4x12 cab at 16ohm get a 16ohm load box. Make sure the load box can handle much more power than what the amp is. Then go to an 8 ohm load on your head which is much better for the speakers. Makes for a better feel to IMO. Depends on what your used to though. Either way your speakers are a little safer.

You could just mismatch and place the 16ohm cab plugged in the 8 ohm speaker output of the amp, that will cause no harm as well. DONT do it in reverse or you'll blow your amp.

I wouldn't the output transformers are wound to a certain plate load that works in respects to the tubes being used and impedence. I know some people do this but its not the best way to protect your investments.