Marshall 1987x Monomyth Modded Tone Test

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dead-pan said:
Straight in using a 1971 Greenback.

For anyone with a Skeleton Key I would be curious how this compares?

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I've had both and I found the production skeleton key to be a little more refined and smooth whereas the 87x sounded a bit more raw.
 
Ryan990 said:
I've had both and I found the production skeleton key to be a little more refined and smooth whereas the 87x sounded a bit more raw.
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Interesting.

Does the Skeleton Key have more attack?
 
That's a dang good sounding amp you have there! Would love to hear some lead tones as well. I have a sneaking suspicion those will also sound excellent, perhaps even exceedingly so. This is the torment of being surrounded by dudes who post sick Marshall and Wizard clips all day. I wouldn't have it any other way though!
 
dead-pan said:
Interesting.

Does the Skeleton Key have more attack?
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I wouldn't say it has more. The biggest difference that I noticed was the 87x had more pronounced mids, probably because it still had the Marshall DNA.
 
VonBonfire said:
That's a dang good sounding amp you have there! Would love to hear some lead tones as well. I have a sneaking suspicion those will also sound excellent, perhaps even exceedingly so. This is the torment of being surrounded by dudes who post sick Marshall and Wizard clips all day. I wouldn't have it any other way though!
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Thanks. Sure, here is a lead clip, dry, no effect or post processing.



Ryan990 said:
I wouldn't say it has more. The biggest difference that I noticed was the 87x had more pronounced mids, probably because it still had the Marshall DNA.
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Interesting, the mids of the 87x are pretty intense in a unique way compare to other amps I have. I find it works best with standard or drop D tuning.
 
dead-pan said:
Thanks. Sure, here is a lead clip, dry, no effect or post processing.




Interesting, the mids of the 87x are pretty intense in a unique way compare to other amps I have. I find it works best with standard or drop D tuning.
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It sounds good! Dry no effects processing is great for clips IMO Have you ever tried it with some V30's? I feel almost like a real rig-talk guy asking .....
 
dead-pan said:
Straight in using a 1971 Greenback.

For anyone with a Skeleton Key I would be curious how this compares?

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That's a sick sounding amp in a very good way. Your lead tone and playing is phenom too :cheers:
 
I remember way back when I was bothering Shae to mod a Plexi for me he told me the upcoming SK would have all the same tones in it, so I wound up just getting a SK. No regrets on my end.
 
Guessing this is an older mod. It says Thunder on the back dial and pull for voice. Pretty sure the amp is from 1993.

Setup the Mesa 2x12. I am always wanting to break this amp out when swapping cabinet setups.

Straight in.

 
Monomyth rules! Really dig my skeleton key and vintage modern. Very fun amps to play, and sound amazing.
 
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