British vs. American sound?

[korovamilkdud]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Well....

 

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Are we seriously doing this crap again? For anyone who's never lived in the U.S., not everyone here eats at McDonald's every day and weighs 300+ pounds. And, yes, we have hot, trim women like Miss Europe on the left.

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Well....

Hah! I think I just pee'd myself!

 

[korovamilkdud]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Awww come on Jess.....it was just a wittle joke.

Of course, you're right. I see hot trim ladies at work everyday, it's okay.

 

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: British vs. American sound?

:friday: (What are they singing, anyway?)

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Are we seriously doing this crap again? For anyone who's never lived in the U.S., not everyone here eats at McDonald's every day and weighs 300+ pounds. And, yes, we have hot, trim women like Miss Europe on the left.

If it helps, those should be the other way around as far as tones go. I think the American tone has a tighter ass, and the British tone has a more flabby loose bottom end!

 

[sosomething]

Re: British vs. American sound?

In a nutshell:

American: Fender, Mesa

British: Vox, Marshall

Everything else (and I mean everything else) is some variation on one of those four themes.

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

In a nutshell:

American: Fender, Mesa

British: Vox, Marshall

Everything else (and I mean everything else) is some variation on one of those four themes.

Pretty much.... Yeah!
I knew I could count on you. Impeccable timing!!!

 

[sosomething]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Pretty much.... Yeah!
I knew I could count on you. Impeccable timing!!!

Happy to be of service.

This thread just read like a lot of hemmin' and hawin' when what was really needed was the simplest, most direct answer.

Not saying the other folks are wrong - just pointing out the way all those trees make up a forest.

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Happy to be of service.

This thread just read like a lot of hemmin' and hawin' when what was really needed was the simplest, most direct answer.

Not saying the other folks are wrong - just pointing out the way all those trees make up a forest.

Yup, and it's a thick forest these days! :approve:

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Remember that all amps at one point were a fender lol! That said, lines get a little blury when you take out the el34s and add 6550s to your marshall.

I prefer to say my Marshall sounds like a Marshall... and not necessarily british. i mean, i do have british ancestors and can hook a microphone to it and talk in a british accent and make it sound british if it makes people happy!

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Remember that all amps at one point were a fender lol! That said, lines get a little blury when you take out the el34s and add 6550s to your marshall.

I prefer to say my Marshall sounds like a Marshall... and not necessarily british. i mean, i do have british ancestors and can hook a microphone to it and talk in a british accent and make it sound british if it makes people happy!

I like that... I'm scottish and saxon, (ethnically.) But, i feel pretty damn American!
Well said, ol' chap!

 

[super rad stuff]

Re: British vs. American sound?

In a nutshell:

American: Fender, Mesa

British: Vox, Marshall

Everything else (and I mean everything else) is some variation on one of those four themes.

except for the fender bassman. right? hmm....

 

[sosomething]

Re: British vs. American sound?

except for the fender bassman. right? hmm....

No.

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

except for the fender bassman. right? hmm....

Hey! We can leave that part out, Okay!

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

No.

I don't know. That amp has a versitile tone packed inside.
But, it is pretty thick. (Like an American tone.)

I think it's confused. Just depends on how you use, it I guess. :scratchch

 

[sosomething]

Re: British vs. American sound?

I don't know. That amp has a versitile tone packed inside.
But, it is pretty thick. (Like an American tone.)

I think it's confused. Just depends on how you use, it I guess. :scratchch

The bassman may have inspired Marshall but no one would ever confuse it for one.

 

[karpathion]

Re: British vs. American sound?

The bassman may have inspired Marshall but no one would ever confuse it for one.

Yeah, the bassman is kinda unique.
But, I think that is the amp that started the "high gain" craze, Which led to the British invasion.
I'd still love to have one!

 

[eschoendorff]

Re: British vs. American sound?

I like that... I'm scottish and saxon, (ethnically.) But, i feel pretty damn American!
Well said, ol' chap!

Huh. Well, I'm pretty much 100% German, so I guess I should sell my junk and start saving for an Engl or a Diezel, eh?

Actually, that's not a bad idea...

 

[John_L]

Re: British vs. American sound?

Huh. Well, I'm pretty much 100% German, so I guess I should sell my junk and start saving for an Engl or a Diezel, eh?

Actually, that's not a bad idea...

I'm looking at the new AER electric amp.