1959slp and 1987xl comparison?

Re: 1959slp and 1987xl comparison?

Armotron said:
You see, i had heard that the 1959 was wide and woody/hendrixy, and the 1987x was thinner and more of a shredder tone... and this isnt the case, right?

you probably heard it was a shredder tone because Yngwie Malmsteen used one (well, the original equivalent)
 
Re: 1959slp and 1987xl comparison?

The 50 and 100 differ by about 3db wide open.The 100 (1959) has more bottom, more of a roar with the gain. They sound bigger and more open.

The 1987x has earlier breakup, more grind and is typically more aggressive sounding. Jeff Beck is a great example of classic 50 watt tones. Wired is a great example of albums to here this on.

Both of the RI amps are based on metal panel marshalls and not plexi circuits, I believe 1973 is the year they are closest to. They are brighter, have more aggressive gain, ect. I think both benefit from some minor tweaking to original specs, warmer bias and decent tubes. At the minimum clip the cap off of the bright channel volume and it will really help to warm the amp up. If it were me, I would by used because with the new handwired Marshall line I think the current PC Marshalls are priced a bit too high. You can find em used and clean in the 700-900 range. Great deals at that price point.

If you hit my link you will hear my 1993 1987x ( I just traded it) on most of the songs on my site. I had it tweaked to mostly 68 specs and it sounded great. An attenuator is a must with these, they will peel paint at 5.

What is the break up point if paint peels at 5?
 
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Re: 1959slp and 1987xl comparison?

What is the break up point like what volume if paint peels at 5? lol

Non-master amps get very, very loud before they distort all that much. My former roommate had a handwired 1959 from '73, and using one channel or the other, the amp would break up around 5-6, and not really give up the goods before 7-8. If you jumped both channels (I usually did), you'd get a good Zeppelin-ish breakup with both volumes around 6.
 
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