RogerW
New Member
Believe it or not, I've never owned a Marshall amp. 
I played professionally from '78 until about 9 years ago, the last 15 of that was not not full time.
I joined the forum because I've always wanted a Marshall and I have a chance get an all original (so he says) 4212 combo for what seems like a really good deal, which I thought I'd put on my (and plug in to) old 1936 cab I've had for a while.
I was trying to find as much info about the 4212 as I could, and there isn't a lot on here. I've read about all the differences between the single channels and the 2205s (or 4212s) and I get it. Just wondering if anyone gigs with one if they'd tell me the ups and downs......also looking to see speaker recommendations since I gather that the GT-75s in my cab and coming in the combo are generally looked down upon.
So anyway, I hope to be gigging again soon after 9 years...but this time music that I enjoy more... and if I don't like this Marshall after 6 months or so when I'm sure I understand everything about it, I'm going to sell it and get another Marshall. My last amp was a Laney 50 watt AOR Pro Lead and I got absolutely crazy about EL-34s...and that's what I want, although I'm willing to try other tubes in other Marshalls that I hope will come later.
So anyway, I am friggin lovin this forum, and if anyone knows any good stuff about the 4212 or what I can expect out of it with added cab...I'd appreciate the heads up. If I don't like it I will come back and say what I didn't like about it and hopefully get some good advice on which Marshall I might want to try next for the music I play, which can be found on the link below if anyone is interested.
Thanks guys. Nice forum.
Roger
http://www.myspace.com/rogerlwilliams
I played professionally from '78 until about 9 years ago, the last 15 of that was not not full time.I joined the forum because I've always wanted a Marshall and I have a chance get an all original (so he says) 4212 combo for what seems like a really good deal, which I thought I'd put on my (and plug in to) old 1936 cab I've had for a while.
I was trying to find as much info about the 4212 as I could, and there isn't a lot on here. I've read about all the differences between the single channels and the 2205s (or 4212s) and I get it. Just wondering if anyone gigs with one if they'd tell me the ups and downs......also looking to see speaker recommendations since I gather that the GT-75s in my cab and coming in the combo are generally looked down upon.
So anyway, I hope to be gigging again soon after 9 years...but this time music that I enjoy more... and if I don't like this Marshall after 6 months or so when I'm sure I understand everything about it, I'm going to sell it and get another Marshall. My last amp was a Laney 50 watt AOR Pro Lead and I got absolutely crazy about EL-34s...and that's what I want, although I'm willing to try other tubes in other Marshalls that I hope will come later.
So anyway, I am friggin lovin this forum, and if anyone knows any good stuff about the 4212 or what I can expect out of it with added cab...I'd appreciate the heads up. If I don't like it I will come back and say what I didn't like about it and hopefully get some good advice on which Marshall I might want to try next for the music I play, which can be found on the link below if anyone is interested.
Thanks guys. Nice forum.
Roger
http://www.myspace.com/rogerlwilliams
