Hair Metal fans, what's your favorite amp?

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Briman24 said:
If your on a budget, without a doubt, get either a jcm2000 dsl year 2004 up or the newer dsl's made in vietnam.
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Are the brand new DSLs any good? I've heard the Marshall forum hating on them.
 
Buy and try
That’s the only way. One guys ears might be different than you like.
 
blackba said:
My first thought was the silver jubilee as well, but I would agree that I would give the nod to the slo over the jubilee.
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I've always thought from hearing on YT that the Jube was too dark for 80s metal?
 
jchrisf said:
Oh man, I was hoping that riff was from an 80s band I missed and could queue up on Amazon music and play the heck out of... you need to record that.. it's one of the best riffs I've ever heard.

I don't think I've ever seen or heard you mention that Mesa .50 Caliber. I'll have to look at your videos again. Looks like a nice simple amp but a quick look and I can't find one for sale anywhere.

That 2204 sounds great too but not sure I'm ready to spend that much.

I haven't shopped for an amp in a while and I've never seen this slim pickings before or high prices. Even the DSL is out of stock.
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Made a clip this morning of the Mesa .50+, same riff, no pedals.

 
LPMojoGL said:
Made a clip this morning of the Mesa .50+, same riff, no pedals.

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Awesome.. I've always loved this tone and thought about getting the Mark V to get this tone but glad to hear I can get something that does it well for a lot less.

What pedal did you boost that 800 with?
 
jchrisf said:
Awesome.. I've always loved this tone and thought about getting the Mark V to get this tone but glad to hear I can get something that does it well for a lot less.

What pedal did you boost that 800 with?
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It was a klon clone boosting the 800.
I also use a treble booster to great effect.
 
With treble booster. I click it off and on towards the end, so you can hear stock vs boosted sound.

 
Fret-Shredder said:
My BE100 with the vintage MXR 10 band in front.
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Do you boost mids and does that tighten the gain structure some?? I had a BE deluxe but prefer the tighter gain structure in the Soldanos.
But these amps are on my radar -again! I was ready to pull the trigger on another deluxe -mainly cause I like the idea of the 'System volume AND the PLEXI ch which is killer!!
 
jchrisf said:
I've always thought from hearing on YT that the Jube was too dark for 80s metal?
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Even without the bright cap, it’s bright enough. With the bright cap it’s plenty bright. Mine has a switch to switch the bright cap out, this was on a push pull pot and for the longest time, I didn’t even know that knob pulled. It’s an extra volume knob for the clean mode. I now run it with the bright cap on all the time, though it is louder that way, but it’s a Marshall. Crank it up…..
 
cragginshred77 said:
Do you boost mids and does that tighten the gain structure some?? I had a BE deluxe but prefer the tighter gain structure in the Soldanos.
But these amps are on my radar -again! I was ready to pull the trigger on another deluxe -mainly cause I like the idea of the 'System volume AND the PLEXI ch which is killer!!
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It really tightens the gain structure of the BE channel. Before getting the MXR I use to rely on the HBE for that saturated Dokken Under Lock and Key tone. But now live on the BE channel. I usually switch to the HBE for solos but I really could stay on the BE for everything now. Mark Day recommend this to me. He did say it HAS to be the Blue vintage MXR 10 band. For some reason these have the MOJO the newer models don't have. I had Dave Friedman do his power mod on it too per Mark's recommendation. Converts it from 110 AC to 9VDC to quiet it down. I really love this set up.
 
Fret-Shredder said:
It really tightens the gain structure of the BE channel. Before getting the MXR I use to rely on the HBE for that saturated Dokken Under Lock and Key tone. But now live on the BE channel. I usually switch to the HBE for solos but I really could stay on the BE for everything now. Mark Day recommend this to me. He did say it HAS to be the Blue vintage MXR 10 band. For some reason these have the MOJO the newer models don't have. I had Dave Friedman do his power mod on it too per Mark's recommendation. Converts it from 110 AC to 9VDC to quiet it down. I really love this set up.
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This is really good info, and yeah Mark is the man! I want another BE deluxe to have the Plexi ch. To clarify no OD in addition to the EQ?
Any YT clips live or other?
 
blackba said:
Even without the bright cap, it’s bright enough. With the bright cap it’s plenty bright. Mine has a switch to switch the bright cap out, this was on a push pull pot and for the longest time, I didn’t even know that knob pulled. It’s an extra volume knob for the clean mode. I now run it with the bright cap on all the time, though it is louder that way, but it’s a Marshall. Crank it up…..
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Put an SD-1 in front of it and crank it up.
 
232cap said:
The Helios is a killer amp for sure.
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I have gigged with the 50 helios the past 3 shows. Here is a clip. Excellent paired with a LP, but not the wow factor of the Slo 100

The Helios 50 live

 
DanTravis62 said:
hey @Fret-Shredder whats the deal with the difference between the old ones and the new ones? The MXR, I mean. I've heard a lot of conflicting opinions about that topic.
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Gotta ask Mark Day. He is the one who mentioned that he prefers the vintage MXR.
 
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