WARNING: LONG-ASS POST!!!
First clip with the new toy...I'm impressed with this thing, it is different from other Marshall amps I've played through, but I think it's got sorta the same character the big amps have...It will take some time to learn what it's good at, & what it ain't, but that's part of the fun...
Something I noticed about the lead channel is it gets a little fizzy & loose sounding when the input gain is up pretty high...I might need to hit it with a clean boost to tighten it up a little...It's not bad, & I may be able to dial that out as I spend more time with it, but like a JCM800, a boost pedal should make a big difference...
Another thing, it's a low-mid heavy amp & can get really fat sounding, but it can also get woofy/boomy...Keeping the bass pretty low seems to help & again, the more I use it the more I'll learn about it...
I'm very surprised with the clean channel & the rhythm pull knob...The clean sounds great IMO (I wasn't trying to get a clean tone in these clips btw), & can go from clean to a light crunch with more gain...The rhythm clip gives a nice, crunchy sound too, pushing the master up to about 7-8 with the input gain low kinda has a Malcolm-ish sound to it...
It's a loud little motherfucker in either mode & as far as I can tell, the 5w mode sounds just like the 20w, it's just quieter...Volume-wise, this is damn near the perfect amp for what I need, especially using the ISO cab, which I fuckin' love, all the time & work I put into that thing paid off, I'm very happy with it...This amp sounds good through my EVH cab too...
The only thing different in all these clips is the first part's the 20w mode, & the 2nd is the 5w, exact same settings...
I did normalize these so they'd match in volume, but did nothing else to them at all...I didn't even open the ISO cab to look at the mic, it's in the same place I left it a couple days ago (I'm assuming, hell it might've fell out of the mic clip
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Signal chain: SG> Mini Jubilee > G12-65 > i5
Clean Channel
Input gain: 3
Lead master: 8
Output master: 8
Treble: 5
Middle: 5
Bass: 3
Presence: 8
Signal chain: SG> Mini Jubilee > G12-65 > i5
Clean Channel w/Rhythm Clip On
Input gain: 3
Lead master: 8
Output master: 8
Treble: 5
Middle: 5
Bass: 3
Presence: 8
SG> Mini Jubilee > G12-65 > i5
Lead channel
Input gain: 8
Lead master: 8
Output master: 6
Treble: 4
Middle: 6
Bass: 2
Presence: 4
I'm gonna put the Mullard tubes in it tomorrow & might post some gut-shot pics
Sorry about the long post, but I'm pretty fired up tonight, & wanted to let you guys know what I think about the amp...