Kenny Holloway wrote on Wed, 04 January 2006 01:28 |
If you don't want to pony up $1800 you mentioned, and you want the variety of tones that a studio environment demands, you might want to check into the Vox ToneLab or the Pod. I'm not a fan of modeling amps, but they're hard to beat when it's time to go cheap.
|
Thanks Kenny. Actually, I will pony up the $1,800 if that is what it takes, I was just thinking that I should be able to get better results with the gear I have, which is pretty frustrating. I don't like the loose, flabby-sounding distortion I am getting from the modern Marshalls, and was wondering if getting an JCM900 or JCM800 was going to get me where I need to go without going all the way to a Jubilee.
As far as modeling goes, I am not a fan either, and will not go that route any time soon!
Quote: |
You might want to consider getting a great tube amp for the power section. Check eBay for a TopHat amp like the Club Royale. You can put a ToneLab in front of it and get your Marshall Bluesbreaker - Plexi tone to chimey Vox. It is not your Fender solution. The Fender solution is a Fender.
|
I already have an all-tube Mesa Boogie 2:90 (it has 8 6L6's in it), but I need to get the right preamp to go with it.
I also plan on dealing with the "Fender issue" at a later time, and that will another thread for another time!
Quote: |
I'd venture to say your strat could use new pups/wiring as most factory strats are lacking and noisy.
|
The Strat has already been rebuilt and re-wired along with new pickups.
Thanks for all the advice guys!