Windraiders
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Hey guys, I'm Jorge from Argentina.
New to the forum though I must have broken a few etiquette rules and posted questions and answered before introducing myself.
Trying to correct that now.
Have been monitoring the forum since I found it on Google around the time I started understanding my Marshall (or started suspecting I didn't understand it before) and the forum have been a great resource on my quest
I've owned a second hand jcm900 4500 (50W) since my late teens (late 90s). And spent my whole first band tenure sounding like shit because I had no idea how to dial my amp properly and paired it with pedals that, maybe I didn't know how to dial either, or maybe don't pair up well with my Marshall, at least to my ears (Boss OD2 turbo overdrive and MT2 metal zone).
I stopped paying guitar for a few years while I was doomed by cocky wannabe lead/sole guitar players to the singer position in a few bands. After I realized some of those guys had the exact same amps as I had but sounded better (except for the performance they were putting in and some poor pairing choices), and that with very little practice I'd outplay them, I embarked on the journey back to guitar, even if my playing is just for me and my family (Got sick of band's egos and dreams of Grandeur, I'm getting old for that shit).
I still don't like the Boss stuff I've tried going to the front of my Marshall, I feel it kills the amp's dynamics, haven't tried different pedal brands either.
I, now run my guitar straight to the jcm900 (after a thorough maintenance and valve swap I should have done the moment I got the amp) and found out the fact that these beasts don't sound so good below 6 or 7 on the master volume, so very likely this forum taught me of the existence of the Marshall power brake, and since then, I got my hands on one of those and am now happily playing through it to a Yamaha 4x12 with Celestion G12 75Ts from the 90s. (Master around or over 7, with the volume tamed via the power brake to suit the occasion).
I still think it could have a little more gain but I'm now really happy with my JCM900, it doesn't sound like shit anymore.
In the gain department, instead of going for pedals I've tried different preamps and I like all of those with a strong preference for ADA MP1, bear in mind I rarely use clean on electric guitar (I like nylon string guitars for clean sound).
I have a rocktron Piranha, a Marshall jmp1, the ADA MP1 and a Mesa triaxis... All of those fry your ears going to the power amp section of the 900.
I've also tried an EQ both before the pre and in the FX loop. The jury is still out on that one. I have a lot more experimenting to do in that realm.
And I'm also behind on trying to dial in those two boss pedals in a way I don't feel it defeats the purpose of having a tube amp. Also should try different pedal makers, I'm certain there has to be better pedals than Boss ones (I need a tube screamer and a Proco rat as my first test subjects, maybe a MXR distortion and/or overdrive... I'm quite confident they will yield better results than the Boss stuff I've tried).
Anyhow. That's my history and intended future.
Btw, I'm into classic 70s hard rock and heavy metal. Also classical music.
Any pointers for advancing my classic tone search with new inexpensive gear is joyfully welcomed
Cheers
Jorge
New to the forum though I must have broken a few etiquette rules and posted questions and answered before introducing myself.
Trying to correct that now.
Have been monitoring the forum since I found it on Google around the time I started understanding my Marshall (or started suspecting I didn't understand it before) and the forum have been a great resource on my quest
I've owned a second hand jcm900 4500 (50W) since my late teens (late 90s). And spent my whole first band tenure sounding like shit because I had no idea how to dial my amp properly and paired it with pedals that, maybe I didn't know how to dial either, or maybe don't pair up well with my Marshall, at least to my ears (Boss OD2 turbo overdrive and MT2 metal zone).
I stopped paying guitar for a few years while I was doomed by cocky wannabe lead/sole guitar players to the singer position in a few bands. After I realized some of those guys had the exact same amps as I had but sounded better (except for the performance they were putting in and some poor pairing choices), and that with very little practice I'd outplay them, I embarked on the journey back to guitar, even if my playing is just for me and my family (Got sick of band's egos and dreams of Grandeur, I'm getting old for that shit).
I still don't like the Boss stuff I've tried going to the front of my Marshall, I feel it kills the amp's dynamics, haven't tried different pedal brands either.
I, now run my guitar straight to the jcm900 (after a thorough maintenance and valve swap I should have done the moment I got the amp) and found out the fact that these beasts don't sound so good below 6 or 7 on the master volume, so very likely this forum taught me of the existence of the Marshall power brake, and since then, I got my hands on one of those and am now happily playing through it to a Yamaha 4x12 with Celestion G12 75Ts from the 90s. (Master around or over 7, with the volume tamed via the power brake to suit the occasion).
I still think it could have a little more gain but I'm now really happy with my JCM900, it doesn't sound like shit anymore.
In the gain department, instead of going for pedals I've tried different preamps and I like all of those with a strong preference for ADA MP1, bear in mind I rarely use clean on electric guitar (I like nylon string guitars for clean sound).
I have a rocktron Piranha, a Marshall jmp1, the ADA MP1 and a Mesa triaxis... All of those fry your ears going to the power amp section of the 900.
I've also tried an EQ both before the pre and in the FX loop. The jury is still out on that one. I have a lot more experimenting to do in that realm.
And I'm also behind on trying to dial in those two boss pedals in a way I don't feel it defeats the purpose of having a tube amp. Also should try different pedal makers, I'm certain there has to be better pedals than Boss ones (I need a tube screamer and a Proco rat as my first test subjects, maybe a MXR distortion and/or overdrive... I'm quite confident they will yield better results than the Boss stuff I've tried).
Anyhow. That's my history and intended future.
Btw, I'm into classic 70s hard rock and heavy metal. Also classical music.
Any pointers for advancing my classic tone search with new inexpensive gear is joyfully welcomed
Cheers
Jorge
