surface54
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i gotta ask the pros here.
i have played alot of amps in the past 3 years. but i havent played them all by no stretch.
do another amps really punch quite the same as marshalls?
im not saying dial in a 80s rock tone and punch it, im saying get it set as heavy as you can while still sounding good. and do those amps flat out punch you quite the same way?
i know marshalls arent known for there bass, and i find the mids a little scooped on the lower mids in the first place, but it seems they blend so much good clean signal behind the overdrive sound that it retains mega fullness.
the amp itself tells you when you have overdone the eq or gain. and right before that spot of is the most wonderful thick aggression. every note is spot on clear, actually makes me feel better about playing in general.
things ive heard about the bass aspects:
say a mesa dual rec, amazing chord sustain, but when you palm mute is sounds like it stuffs up into the overdrive and compresses, loosing its note by note cab thumping affect, until you slam a open C and let it ring out, then its a dual rec!
6505 was great the further back you go on the guitar but felt weak and a bit high endy all the time. the higher up the less bass follows as expected but that is not the case with a marshall. it follows very nicely at all spots on the neck. like a picture perfect duplicate each note. they do something special in it. cant describe it any better with my feeble brain.
i have played alot of amps in the past 3 years. but i havent played them all by no stretch.
do another amps really punch quite the same as marshalls?
im not saying dial in a 80s rock tone and punch it, im saying get it set as heavy as you can while still sounding good. and do those amps flat out punch you quite the same way?
i know marshalls arent known for there bass, and i find the mids a little scooped on the lower mids in the first place, but it seems they blend so much good clean signal behind the overdrive sound that it retains mega fullness.
the amp itself tells you when you have overdone the eq or gain. and right before that spot of is the most wonderful thick aggression. every note is spot on clear, actually makes me feel better about playing in general.
things ive heard about the bass aspects:
say a mesa dual rec, amazing chord sustain, but when you palm mute is sounds like it stuffs up into the overdrive and compresses, loosing its note by note cab thumping affect, until you slam a open C and let it ring out, then its a dual rec!
6505 was great the further back you go on the guitar but felt weak and a bit high endy all the time. the higher up the less bass follows as expected but that is not the case with a marshall. it follows very nicely at all spots on the neck. like a picture perfect duplicate each note. they do something special in it. cant describe it any better with my feeble brain.