Balcro Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote name='nash' post='622119' date='Oct 9 2009, 10:54 PM']the series one stuff is terrible. why would anyone make a 200 watt valve guitar amp? also do you me mott as in mott the hoople? when i saw them he was using an SVT 2 clean as a whistle and he use the blackstar 30 watters for his baritone[/quote] Why not. I wouldn't say no to 200w of valve amp. Yes, Mott as in Mott the Hoople. I guess you saw them at the Monmouth warm-up gigs. By the time they got to Hammersmith, I couldn't see any Ampeg gear. OW appeared to be using the Blackstar separates. Couldn't tell if he or Verden Allen was using the adjacent twin Ashdown stacks. VA also had twin Leslies. All 3 basses sounded really driven. Balcro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 yea caught them in mon. when i saw them the back line was MR had 2 marshall jtm 30 watt heads into 4 4x12 IH had a small fender combo OW had svt 2 with one spare and an 8x10 and two lots of blackstar artisan 30 head with a 4x12 VA just had the 1 leslie stack they sounded sweet. i think all i heard of the bass was a di of the TB. boomy if i was playing guitar i'd say no to 200watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote name='Musicman20' post='622146' date='Oct 9 2009, 11:24 PM']Sunn Now thats something i'd like to own. One of my favourite bands, Cave-In, use a P Bass/Grabber (I think, im not too hot on Gibson basses) with a Sunn: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73UEu-NF_Q&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73UEu-NF_Q...feature=related[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNPYU36bB28"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNPYU36bB28[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=280KmSDIx7I&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=280KmSDIx7I...feature=related[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbyvAx1mzY&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbyvAx1mzY...feature=related[/url] Not sure if they still do, (not sure if they are still together!) Some Marshall Bass amps on those live UK vids. Basically, I want to play in a dirty heavy rock band with hardcore influences...lots of bass runs and cranked tubes. Guitaist would not be allowed any of this ESP stuff...[/quote] Still together; [url="http://planetsofold.com/"]http://planetsofold.com/[/url] Caleb doesnt drive his amps too hard that I could always tell. He uses a fulltone fulldrive with an ODB3 for the growly tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote name='nash' post='622167' date='Oct 10 2009, 12:19 AM']yea caught them in mon. when i saw them the back line was MR had 2 marshall jtm 30 watt heads into 4 4x12 IH had a small fender combo OW had svt 2 with one spare and an 8x10 and two lots of blackstar artisan 30 head with a 4x12 VA just had the 1 leslie stack they sounded sweet. i think all i heard of the bass was a di of the TB. boomy if i was playing guitar i'd say no to 200watts.[/quote] +1....I had a 60W tune Fender amp and basically unless you were playing super super loud, it was unnecessary. I much prefer lower wattage guitar amps so you get them to their sweet spot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote name='vegas_hooker' post='622169' date='Oct 10 2009, 12:20 AM']Still together; [url="http://planetsofold.com/"]http://planetsofold.com/[/url] Caleb doesnt drive his amps too hard that I could always tell. He uses a fulltone fulldrive with an ODB3 for the growly tone.[/quote] Cheers dude....just this second found that! Snap! I like it, and im glad they are still around. You can tell they are all mad guitar/bass fanatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 [quote name='nash' post='622150' date='Oct 9 2009, 11:35 PM']i always found my sunn hard to dial in unless it was going through my marshall 8x10[/quote] How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 some times i just couldn't find 'the tone'. especially when using an ashdown abm 8x10. those things are dire. too compact and the drivers are poor. sweet amp though. i'd probs get an ampeg 8x10 if i had one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 HOLY CRAP MY MARSHALL IS LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's just dirt, dirt, dirt with my EMG'd P-bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 JCM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) yea the same as the one in the ebay link i posted. get down to the SW bash and you can try it out Edited October 10, 2009 by nash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Probably won't make it to the bash! I am planning to go to the Matamp factory though on Thursday. I might feel my empty wallet cry just a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 [quote name='Finbar' post='624471' date='Oct 12 2009, 10:03 PM']Probably won't make it to the bash! I am planning to go to the Matamp factory though on Thursday. I might feel my empty wallet cry just a little bit [/quote] Im avoiding that place until I have £1500 saved up. Then im off to ask them to make the coolest looking amp ever....simple as that. Has to be ridiculous, dirty, and full of awesome tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Saying all this, I was very close to "Glassjaw tone" tonight. Bit more tweaking and I might be able to have that epic sound just using what I've got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 One thing to think about, which swayed me massively with the Ampeg SVT CL, is that its 4 ohms. I dont always use a 4 Ohm cab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 I have two 4 ohm cabs, so that isn't a problem. Being 2 ohm stable would be a bonus, but not expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I guess jumping on the orange band wagon is pretty popular lately but if you want to hear one of the AB200 in action head over to Converge's Myspace. Their new album is streaming and its littered with awesome valve grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Oh my. That Matamp head is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monz Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 [quote name='Finbar' post='628449' date='Oct 17 2009, 12:49 AM']Oh my. That Matamp head is nice.[/quote] Wait till you hear it through my cabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) I'm speechless. The ported 4x10 I tried at Matamp last week with the GT200 was good, but really woofy and boomy with what I was trying to do. So I went back today and tried it through a sealed 4x10 Jeff had just built. It was better, but still not what I was looking for. Then we whipped out my Schroeder 1212L. It wasn't as loud as one of the Matamp 4x10s (on the lowest drive setting, we had the master volume on full and it would have been almost acceptable as a clean sounding practice amp), but OH MY DEAR LORD. The sound was incredible. When we turned the drive up a notch or two and messed with the EQ, we got tight, focused, mid heavy valve grind which cleans up when you back off your attack or volume... And it wasn't too loud to rehearse or gig with! I could have almost have been listening to the original bassist from Glassjaw when I heard what sound I was making. Turned to my friend who'd come with me, also a Glassjaw fan, and he just smiled. A lot. Absolutely nailed that EYEWTKAS tone dead. I NEED that head Me and Stu also dubbed the Matamp factory the Matcave while we were there, after seeing the personalised numberplate MA7 4MP on the van outside, and deciding that it was definitely the Matmobile Edited October 23, 2009 by Finbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 That sealed 4x10 is Ash's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Basically next year im going to cain out a custom Matamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 [quote name='tayste_2000' post='634993' date='Oct 24 2009, 12:09 AM']That sealed 4x10 is Ash's[/quote] Then I think he'll be a happy man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheButler Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 [quote name='Musicman20' post='635005' date='Oct 24 2009, 12:17 AM']Basically next year im going to cain out a custom Matamp.[/quote] Aren't we all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 If all goes to plan, a very lovely lady friend of mine is picking my Slave 300 up from the factory this weekend. Gonna pair it up with the Orange PA head and Doom it up some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monz Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 At this rate we will need a matamp porn thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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