mrp5150
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Finally got to test out all this new stuff over the weekend. I would have also had an ESP Ninja V to play as well, but FedEx is retarded. Anyways, here are my thoughts...
Cameron Modded Marshall JMP - Definitely the heaviest sounding Marshall I've ever played, tons of gain and really aggressive. The lead tone was really sweet and was very fun to play, lots of sustain and harmonics. For the style of music I play, I thought the rhythm tone was lacking something though. I just couldn't get it to sound like I wanted, it was about 90% there, just missing something. It couldn't quite get the crunch I like, it either sounded too "round" or too harsh. I think if I played one with the Aldrich mod, that would suit my style a lot better. Don't get me wrong though, this one sounded good but just didn't seem to handle low tuned modern stuff as well as I like. It did sound killer for 80's style tones though. Please don't flame me.
Mesa Mark IV - A lot of people were saying I wouldn't like this amp, but I definitely did. The lead tone was awesome. Really fluid and so easy to play. I just dialed in the Gainfreak settings to start off and just tweaked a few things here and there. I still think the Bogner XTC Classic is the best lead amp I've ever played, but this one is near the top. The clean tones were awesome as well, really nice and warm sounding. Didn't expect the cleans to be that good. Just like the Cameron though, the rhythm tone didn't blow me away. I personally liked it more than the Cameron for rhythm stuff, but it still wasn't 100% there for me. I thought it sounded a little bit thin no matter what I did. I think the Mark III has a better rhythm tone for heavier stuff, but the IV definitely wins for clean and lead tones.
LordOvChaos Modded OD808 - The first thing I noticed was that it didn't take away as much bass as before. It also seemed to make leads sound better on my 5150. Seemed as if everything sounded a bit thicker overall. I honestly didn't spend a lot of time with this since I wanted to play the Cameron and Mark IV for most of the weekend, but I can definitely say the mods sound good, especially for the price. Joe is a great guy to deal with as well.
Here are some pics...
Cameron Modded Marshall JMP - Definitely the heaviest sounding Marshall I've ever played, tons of gain and really aggressive. The lead tone was really sweet and was very fun to play, lots of sustain and harmonics. For the style of music I play, I thought the rhythm tone was lacking something though. I just couldn't get it to sound like I wanted, it was about 90% there, just missing something. It couldn't quite get the crunch I like, it either sounded too "round" or too harsh. I think if I played one with the Aldrich mod, that would suit my style a lot better. Don't get me wrong though, this one sounded good but just didn't seem to handle low tuned modern stuff as well as I like. It did sound killer for 80's style tones though. Please don't flame me.
Mesa Mark IV - A lot of people were saying I wouldn't like this amp, but I definitely did. The lead tone was awesome. Really fluid and so easy to play. I just dialed in the Gainfreak settings to start off and just tweaked a few things here and there. I still think the Bogner XTC Classic is the best lead amp I've ever played, but this one is near the top. The clean tones were awesome as well, really nice and warm sounding. Didn't expect the cleans to be that good. Just like the Cameron though, the rhythm tone didn't blow me away. I personally liked it more than the Cameron for rhythm stuff, but it still wasn't 100% there for me. I thought it sounded a little bit thin no matter what I did. I think the Mark III has a better rhythm tone for heavier stuff, but the IV definitely wins for clean and lead tones.
LordOvChaos Modded OD808 - The first thing I noticed was that it didn't take away as much bass as before. It also seemed to make leads sound better on my 5150. Seemed as if everything sounded a bit thicker overall. I honestly didn't spend a lot of time with this since I wanted to play the Cameron and Mark IV for most of the weekend, but I can definitely say the mods sound good, especially for the price. Joe is a great guy to deal with as well.
Here are some pics...
