DarrenTD
New Member
Howdy All! New to the forum and new Marshall owner after a very long time being away. Here's the introduction I posted at the Marshall Roadhouse. I later remembered that there was an inconsistency about the 25yr part because I did own and use a JMP-1 EL34 100/100 for about a year in the late 90's.
My Story:
My first real amp was a Marshall JCM800 2205 I purchased new in 1986. I absolutely loved that amp but caught the Mesa bug in 1989 when the first Mk IV's came out. I've had a bad case of GAS for a number of years and have tried many different rigs since then, most notably the Diezel and Fractal Audio stuff from around 2007-2011. My core rig for the last fifteen years has been the Mesa Triaxis with a 50/50 poweramp, and I've always defaulted back to that eventually. This last summer I used the Triaxis and also a Stiletto Deuce in an A/B configuration.
I tried to go back to Marshall in 1996 and ordered a JCM2000 TSL half-stack. To be honest, I absolutely hated that amp and sold the head as soon as I could. I've never looked at Marshall again until now.
I kept the 1960B that I ordered with the TSL back in the 90's and have used it with various amps since then such as Boogies, Diezel's, Bogners, etc. The cab sounds really good with certain amps, and lately I've been thinking that an actual Marshall head sure would look good on it. Well, that and the fact that I've been waxing nostalgic for some classic 70's & 80's sounds that I remember getting so well with my old JCM800.
After doing some research, the amp I found that I liked the clips of, and sounded like it would fit what I'm looking for was the 2466 Vintage Modern. I purchased one off of ebay a few days ago and am looking forward to trying it out when it gets here today.
I don't know if this amp will work out for me or not, but I'm really hoping it does. It would be really cool to come full circle after 25 years to the brand that started it all for me!
Anyway, that's my story so far. I figured I'd add to my introduction with a clip of the cover band I'm in playing an event this summer. Looking forward to trying the VM out at these gigs next year!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB0-48zzWrc[/ame]
peace,
-d
My Story:
My first real amp was a Marshall JCM800 2205 I purchased new in 1986. I absolutely loved that amp but caught the Mesa bug in 1989 when the first Mk IV's came out. I've had a bad case of GAS for a number of years and have tried many different rigs since then, most notably the Diezel and Fractal Audio stuff from around 2007-2011. My core rig for the last fifteen years has been the Mesa Triaxis with a 50/50 poweramp, and I've always defaulted back to that eventually. This last summer I used the Triaxis and also a Stiletto Deuce in an A/B configuration.
I tried to go back to Marshall in 1996 and ordered a JCM2000 TSL half-stack. To be honest, I absolutely hated that amp and sold the head as soon as I could. I've never looked at Marshall again until now.
I kept the 1960B that I ordered with the TSL back in the 90's and have used it with various amps since then such as Boogies, Diezel's, Bogners, etc. The cab sounds really good with certain amps, and lately I've been thinking that an actual Marshall head sure would look good on it. Well, that and the fact that I've been waxing nostalgic for some classic 70's & 80's sounds that I remember getting so well with my old JCM800.
After doing some research, the amp I found that I liked the clips of, and sounded like it would fit what I'm looking for was the 2466 Vintage Modern. I purchased one off of ebay a few days ago and am looking forward to trying it out when it gets here today.
I don't know if this amp will work out for me or not, but I'm really hoping it does. It would be really cool to come full circle after 25 years to the brand that started it all for me!
Anyway, that's my story so far. I figured I'd add to my introduction with a clip of the cover band I'm in playing an event this summer. Looking forward to trying the VM out at these gigs next year!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB0-48zzWrc[/ame]
peace,
-d
