The Monomyth thread

[RedPlated]

Did a quick iPhone recording of my Monomyth today. I used my PRS Tremonti in D standard. Using volume only to go from heavy to cleaned-up tones. Gain at about 1 o clock.

 

[ClintN667]

Did a quick iPhone recording of my Monomyth today. I used my PRS Tremonti in D standard. Using volume only to go from heavy to cleaned-up tones. Gain at about 1 o clock.

Jesus how do you leave the house with having all those toys?

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Did a quick iPhone recording of my Monomyth today. I used my PRS Tremonti in D standard. Using volume only to go from heavy to cleaned-up tones. Gain at about 1 o clock.

That's some collection you have there...damn! Amp sounds killer

 

[311splawndude]

As opposed to slightly better known peeps here and other forums that 'probably' have a decent Marshall to begin with and then modding their amp to what THEY want and having that satisfaction.

It other words, seems like a risky move

This part didn't come out right. All I was saying was that it would seem easier for Shea to mod other peoples marshalls vs trying to buy on your own - then mod. Just the whole ...you know... dealing with people and the market in general, etc.

One thing it might reduce is shipping. With Shea sourcing the donor amp it might save a trip. Maybe it just gives him a bit more flexibility on lead time and latitude on exactly what he does to each amp.

Maybe he likes to find his own unmodded, all original donor amps in great shape, so he knows what he’s working with. I do know that I loved the convenience of buying an already modded amp, instead of having to find a donor and ship it to him.

You guys are mostly right, there are issues on both sides, a lot of amps sent to me by customers have needed repair, id say 3/4 of them have had major issues, I've fixed them all plus modded them and havent charged for repairs out of kindness, this kind of model is flawed, if i source an amp that arrives with major issues its goes back or we settle, very simple. Ill probably continue doing both for now, things are getting back to normalcy on my end.

That seems really high but I guess not surprising. I'm not in the modding business so I would have no clue. It does reaffirm why I personally have always been shaky on buying a used Marshall. I can see why you'd want to source your own now. Takes a lot of patience and knowledge to do what you do so mad props. Glad to hear things are getting back to normalcy on your end and wish nothing but the best for you.

New clips sound great

 

[Monomyth]

Heres a couple of recents to share, Ive been mostly absent since "the thing" popped off because I've been swamped with my 9-5, 5-9 + 4 year old sweetie. Thanks to everybody here and party on.

 

[LP Freak]

Sweet looking amps Shea

 

[the4thlast1]

I just picked up a 1987x Monomyth from forum member Beyond Black .... Killer amp , crushing high gain tones. Super tight without a boost yet still thick in the bass/low mid. Another thing worth mentioning is even though it has that tightness we all love for riffing it retains a nice amount of "juice" still has that bouncy saturation thats not stiff in any way. Very nice work Shea !

 

[LP Freak]

I just picked up a 1987x Monomyth from forum member Beyond Black .... Killer amp , crushing high gain tones. Super tight without a boost yet still thick in the bass/low mid. Another thing worth mentioning is even though it has that tightness we all love for riffing it retains a nice amount of "juice" still has that bouncy saturation thats not stiff in any way. Very nice work Shea !

I agree, Monomyths feel reminds me a lot of a Cameron.

 

[Exo-metal]

Killer thread

 

[Detroit1973]

Did a quick iPhone recording of my Monomyth today. I used my PRS Tremonti in D standard. Using volume only to go from heavy to cleaned-up tones. Gain at about 1 o clock.

Jesus how do you leave the house with having all those toys?

This is very close to my Dream Tone.

 

[Junk Yard Dog]

Curious about these. I come from modded Marshall territory (Voodoo Amps, Splawn, now Friedman). I've loved the Friedmans lately--JJ100 currently--for the feel and amazing loops and MV. I can play in my apartment and get low volume tones no problem.

I know a few folks in this thread also have Friedmans and Monomyths (or had the Friedmans before the Mono's). I'm curious about the feel of the Monomyths: does it have some bounce like the Friedman but also a bit less? Say, Splawn meets Friedman saturation, juice, bounce under the fingers?

And how's the master volume?

I gig regularly and rarely use clean channels, so I usually run my JJ on the BE/JJ channel with gain at about 2:00 and roll back guitar volume for dirty clean and then roll it up for overdrive and maybe boost that channel. For heavier songs, I then footswitch to the JBE channel--Dave modded my JJ to have a footswitchable JBE, which is a life saver for me with the amp. ...Can the Monomyth's do a good "dirty clean" rolling back guitar volume?

Cheers, guys.

 

[LP Freak]

The Monomyths have a really great feel, I’d say similar to a Cameron where it has sag and feels bouncy but still sounds tight. Friedmans have a great feel too. The Monomyth will have more aggression though and is voiced more like Marshall. Mine cleans up pretty decent with the guitars volume when I’m running it on three gain stages. It also depends on what pickups you’re using. The MV is awesome too. It’s very similar to a Friedman and way better than a Cameron.

 

[Junk Yard Dog]

The Monomyths have a really great feel, I’d say similar to a Cameron where it has sag and feels bouncy but still sounds tight. Friedmans have a great feel too. The Monomyth will have more aggression though and is voiced more like Marshall. Mine cleans up pretty decent with the guitars volume when I’m running it on three gain stages. It also depends on what pickups you’re using. The MV is awesome too. It’s very similar to a Friedman and way better than a Cameron.

Thanks, brother. Was hoping you'd chime in. You're the one that sold me on getting my first Friedman, BE50 DLX. It sounds like the Monomyth has a great blend of saturation and tight.

How many stages is yours and do you have a footswitchable boost like going from BE to HBE? That's a feature I'd be very interested in.

Cheers.

 

[LP Freak]

The Monomyths have a really great feel, I’d say similar to a Cameron where it has sag and feels bouncy but still sounds tight. Friedmans have a great feel too. The Monomyth will have more aggression though and is voiced more like Marshall. Mine cleans up pretty decent with the guitars volume when I’m running it on three gain stages. It also depends on what pickups you’re using. The MV is awesome too. It’s very similar to a Friedman and way better than a Cameron.

Thanks, brother. Was hoping you'd chime in. You're the one that sold me on getting my first Friedman, BE50 DLX. It sounds like the Monomyth has a great blend of saturation and tight.

How many stages is yours and do you have a footswitchable boost like going from BE to HBE? That's a feature I'd be very interested in.

Cheers.

Mine’s three on the lower input and four on the upper. Unfortunately they’re not footswitchable though. Hopefully Shea will work that into his mods someday. There’s tons of usable gain on either. If you like your Friedman you’ll love the Monomyth too.

 

[Junk Yard Dog]

Mine’s three on the lower input and four on the upper. Unfortunately they’re not footswitchable though. Hopefully Shea will work that into his mods someday. There’s tons of usable gain on either. If you like your Friedman you’ll love the Monomyth too.

Nice. Good feedback. Yes, footswitchable is ideal. I suppose I could always pedal boost 3 gain stages.

What's the thump/punch like?

 

[Bad.Seed]

I'm reviving this thread, due to buying a Monomyth modded Ceriatone 2204.

This is the one that was on Reverb that was built with classic tone transformers and has the Metro effects loop.

Definitely excited to get this in, as the tones sound super thick, yet tight!

 

[ClintN667]

ah that one was mine and I sold it to BubbaStain. I basically wanted to have a hand wired firebreather. I bought the Ceriatone 2204 without transformers, bought classictone iron and had it installed then Shea did the mod and the installation of the Metro loop. I saw it listed on Reverb and wish I could have bought it back. I had to sell it because I had to move on short notice and that was the one thing I had that I knew I could move quickly.

I saw the listing at one point and they mentioned something about not being 100% sure if it was a metro loop so I can verify that unless someone changed it, it certainly is a metro loop.

Im hoping to grab another amp from Shea in the next few months although I know he is booked solid but this amp turned out great. I think Bubba tweaked the bright cap a little maybe he will see this and chime in. When the bright cap was engaged on the pull pot it only had a small sweep of usefulness and honestly you wont miss even if its completely disabled.

I've owned Friedman, Ceriatone, Splawn, and a few other marshall esq type amps and Monomyth is by far my favorite. Every one has different taste but I felt like this was everything I wanted from a hot rodded Marshall. The only thing I really could want from another amp would be a second channel for just crunch tones. Im hoping he starts coming out with his own models eventually.

I hope you enjoy it

 

[Bad.Seed]

ah that one was mine and I sold it to BubbaStain. I basically wanted to have a hand wired firebreather. I bought the Ceriatone 2204 without transformers, bought classictone iron and had it installed then Shea did the mod and the installation of the Metro loop. I saw it listed on Reverb and wish I could have bought it back. I had to sell it because I had to move on short notice and that was the one thing I had that I knew I could move quickly.

I saw the listing at one point and they mentioned something about not being 100% sure if it was a metro loop so I can verify that unless someone changed it, it certainly is a metro loop.

Im hoping to grab another amp from Shea in the next few months although I know he is booked solid but this amp turned out great. I think Bubba tweaked the bright cap a little maybe he will see this and chime in. When the bright cap was engaged on the pull pot it only had a small sweep of usefulness and honestly you wont miss even if its completely disabled.

I've owned Friedman, Ceriatone, Splawn, and a few other marshall esq type amps and Monomyth is by far my favorite. Every one has different taste but I felt like this was everything I wanted from a hot rodded Marshall. The only thing I really could want from another amp would be a second channel for just crunch tones. Im hoping he starts coming out with his own models eventually.

I hope you enjoy it

Nice man! I figured it had one belonged to Rig Talk alumni. Glad to hear it's going to be in back in the family. Do you have any clips/videos/threads from when you owned it? I'd love to hear more about it.

 

[ClintN667]

ah that one was mine and I sold it to BubbaStain. I basically wanted to have a hand wired firebreather. I bought the Ceriatone 2204 without transformers, bought classictone iron and had it installed then Shea did the mod and the installation of the Metro loop. I saw it listed on Reverb and wish I could have bought it back. I had to sell it because I had to move on short notice and that was the one thing I had that I knew I could move quickly.

I saw the listing at one point and they mentioned something about not being 100% sure if it was a metro loop so I can verify that unless someone changed it, it certainly is a metro loop.

Im hoping to grab another amp from Shea in the next few months although I know he is booked solid but this amp turned out great. I think Bubba tweaked the bright cap a little maybe he will see this and chime in. When the bright cap was engaged on the pull pot it only had a small sweep of usefulness and honestly you wont miss even if its completely disabled.

I've owned Friedman, Ceriatone, Splawn, and a few other marshall esq type amps and Monomyth is by far my favorite. Every one has different taste but I felt like this was everything I wanted from a hot rodded Marshall. The only thing I really could want from another amp would be a second channel for just crunch tones. Im hoping he starts coming out with his own models eventually.

I hope you enjoy it

Nice man! I figured it had one belonged to Rig Talk alumni. Glad to hear it's going to be in back in the family. Do you have any clips/videos/threads from when you owned it? I'd love to hear more about it.

Bubbastain did several if you check out his page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeEoh5k9JDA

 

[bubbastain]

Yup, I had that amp. I liked it a lot. I did completely remove the one cap that was on the push/ pull knob. The reason I removed it was because the knob had to be pulled out in order to remove the cap from the circuit and that just bothered me too much to handle. I did not like it at all either. Cool amp for sure. Enjoy.