Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
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Megagwar
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
Thanks everyone for your reccommendations. I'm looking at the Joyo's British Sound and Crunch Distortion. For $40 each and true bypass w/prime shipping on amazon... Kind of a hard deal to pass up. And they sound pretty good too. But I would really like a Wampler Plextortion, just gotta wait to find a used one...
Thanks everyone for your reccommendations. I'm looking at the Joyo's British Sound and Crunch Distortion. For $40 each and true bypass w/prime shipping on amazon... Kind of a hard deal to pass up. And they sound pretty good too. But I would really like a Wampler Plextortion, just gotta wait to find a used one...
richard parker
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Blackstar HT Drive made by ex-Marshall guys. Great pedal - one valve and S/S components, sounds great. I used mine through the clean channel of a Marshall Jubilee 50 head and it sounded a lot better than the amp's own drive channel.
Blackstar HT Drive made by ex-Marshall guys. Great pedal - one valve and S/S components, sounds great. I used mine through the clean channel of a Marshall Jubilee 50 head and it sounded a lot better than the amp's own drive channel.
Megagwar
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
Just finish watching a couple videos of it. Sounds pretty good!
Just finish watching a couple videos of it. Sounds pretty good!
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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So many years after....and I still think that a JCM800 is an 80's version of the late rather thin middy sounding 70's Marshalls...not a great sound to me...never was.
The poodlehaired ones might disagree
And the later metal generation too....but they where the start of buzzy stuff!
So many years after....and I still think that a JCM800 is an 80's version of the late rather thin middy sounding 70's Marshalls...not a great sound to me...never was.
The poodlehaired ones might disagree
And the later metal generation too....but they where the start of buzzy stuff!
hermetico
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Yup!. The Sovereign is awesome but, not exactly a hot-rodded JCM800 in-a-box. The Sovereign is the best pedal to build YOUR OWN distinctive signature distortion.
To the OP:
Don't waste your money several times (buying cheap pedal after pedal), save a bit more and get a Wampler Plextortion !!!
No regret.
Note: the Plexi Drive is an awesome marshallizer pedal, if you use it at the end of your gain chain, as an amp simulator, just before modulation and delays. Anything you throw before gets inmediatelly marshallized (in the JMT45 to cranked Super-Lead range, NOT HIGH GAIN BUT THAT'S THE MARSHALL' SOUND I HAVE IN MY MIND). It will automatically marshallize your clean, overdrived or drived sound so, you can still use your current pedals in any way and make them marshallized.
Yup!. The Sovereign is awesome but, not exactly a hot-rodded JCM800 in-a-box. The Sovereign is the best pedal to build YOUR OWN distinctive signature distortion.
To the OP:
Don't waste your money several times (buying cheap pedal after pedal), save a bit more and get a Wampler Plextortion !!!
No regret.
Note: the Plexi Drive is an awesome marshallizer pedal, if you use it at the end of your gain chain, as an amp simulator, just before modulation and delays. Anything you throw before gets inmediatelly marshallized (in the JMT45 to cranked Super-Lead range, NOT HIGH GAIN BUT THAT'S THE MARSHALL' SOUND I HAVE IN MY MIND). It will automatically marshallize your clean, overdrived or drived sound so, you can still use your current pedals in any way and make them marshallized.
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
I'm a believer that when it comes to some kinds of gear, specially pedals, you don't want either extreme. You don't want to fork out $500 for a simple over inflated overdrive pedal, but you don't want the $30 special with the crap pots and switches either (most of the times, MXRs $30 ODs they had on sale on GC being the exception).
I bet you those Joyo pedals sound ok but the build quality won't be there. From what I've read, they're just schematics taken from other builders, so kind of like Bugera, I don't think they'll sound bad at all.
Just shop around. I bought my version 1 Bluesbreaker for like $50 a couple of years ago even though thanks to John Mayer they were going for crazy money on eBay. Keep an eye out on the Gear Page, the amount of movement in the pedal classifieds is insane to even keep up with, and good deals are to be had.
I'm a believer that when it comes to some kinds of gear, specially pedals, you don't want either extreme. You don't want to fork out $500 for a simple over inflated overdrive pedal, but you don't want the $30 special with the crap pots and switches either (most of the times, MXRs $30 ODs they had on sale on GC being the exception).
I bet you those Joyo pedals sound ok but the build quality won't be there. From what I've read, they're just schematics taken from other builders, so kind of like Bugera, I don't think they'll sound bad at all.
Just shop around. I bought my version 1 Bluesbreaker for like $50 a couple of years ago even though thanks to John Mayer they were going for crazy money on eBay. Keep an eye out on the Gear Page, the amount of movement in the pedal classifieds is insane to even keep up with, and good deals are to be had.
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51501984
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The OP was asking for a JCM800 style pedal which I think the crunch box does. Claptons Cream tone and playing were stellar , why couldn't Eric do just one raw Marshall toned CD and rock out , sorry I got off topic but still
The OP was asking for a JCM800 style pedal which I think the crunch box does. Claptons Cream tone and playing were stellar , why couldn't Eric do just one raw Marshall toned CD and rock out , sorry I got off topic but still
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
Boss?
What aera?
Boss?
What aera?
Gearjoneser
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
I've gone through a good number of OD pedals, and the most Marshall-like one I own is ironically a Marshall. The Gov'nor II. Who woulda figured?
It's voiced like a Marshall, and gives you full control over the EQ and fatness. I'm surprised they're not more popular.
The original may sound a little bit better, but you can find the newer ones cheap and they sound good.
I actually walked into Sam Ash one day with a $10 gift card, and spotted a stack of Gov'nor II's on the counter for $30. I couldn't believe I paid $20 for a $100 pedal.
I got it home, plugged it into a few of my amps, and was able to dial in authentic Marshall tones. If you can balance the gain between the amp and the pedal's gain knob, it sounds very organic. Like any dirt pedal, running the gain all the way up results in more buzziness.
http://www.rrmusiccentral.com/marshall-gov-nor-plus-used
I've gone through a good number of OD pedals, and the most Marshall-like one I own is ironically a Marshall. The Gov'nor II. Who woulda figured?
It's voiced like a Marshall, and gives you full control over the EQ and fatness. I'm surprised they're not more popular.
The original may sound a little bit better, but you can find the newer ones cheap and they sound good.
I actually walked into Sam Ash one day with a $10 gift card, and spotted a stack of Gov'nor II's on the counter for $30. I couldn't believe I paid $20 for a $100 pedal.
I got it home, plugged it into a few of my amps, and was able to dial in authentic Marshall tones. If you can balance the gain between the amp and the pedal's gain knob, it sounds very organic. Like any dirt pedal, running the gain all the way up results in more buzziness.
http://www.rrmusiccentral.com/marshall-gov-nor-plus-used
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MetalManiac
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Becasue they MUST have a G12H30 or a G12-65 cabinet. 50 watt is okay with 1/2 stack. 100 watt MUST have a full stack!
Running G12m-25 greenbacks with a JCM800 is not optimal for that amplifier.
The sound is great big with the right cabinets, and very buzzy and thin/middy without.
So many years after....and I still think that a JCM800 is an 80's version of the late rather thin middy sounding 70's Marshalls...not a great sound to me...never was.
The poodlehaired ones might disagree
And the later metal generation too....but they where the start of buzzy stuff!
Becasue they MUST have a G12H30 or a G12-65 cabinet. 50 watt is okay with 1/2 stack. 100 watt MUST have a full stack!
Running G12m-25 greenbacks with a JCM800 is not optimal for that amplifier.
The sound is great big with the right cabinets, and very buzzy and thin/middy without.
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Lewguitar
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I've owned a few JCM800's. At least one 100 watt head and at least three 50 watt combo amps. Good one's too: vertical inputs, great speakers...the whole deal.
You know what? The Crunch Pedal demo I posted doesn't sound like a JCM800.
Makes me think that a lot of guys lusting for a JCM800 amp, seem to actually be lusting for the sound of some kind of overdrive pedal through a JCM800.
I've owned a few JCM800's. At least one 100 watt head and at least three 50 watt combo amps. Good one's too: vertical inputs, great speakers...the whole deal.
You know what? The Crunch Pedal demo I posted doesn't sound like a JCM800.
Makes me think that a lot of guys lusting for a JCM800 amp, seem to actually be lusting for the sound of some kind of overdrive pedal through a JCM800.
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the guy who invented fire
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
This is the key Lew!!!
I see a lot of guys plug into 800's for the first time and wonder where all the gain is...Zakk Wylde is the poster boyfor JCM800's but he ALWAYS runs an OD of some kind up front and usally has all the knobs maxed out, in fact on his own personal Wylde OD's from Dunlop/MXR they have no knobs!!! Everything on 10.
Add to that he uses EMG pickups and it's rally not a great representation of what a JCM800 really sounds like...
This is the key Lew!!!
I see a lot of guys plug into 800's for the first time and wonder where all the gain is...Zakk Wylde is the poster boyfor JCM800's but he ALWAYS runs an OD of some kind up front and usally has all the knobs maxed out, in fact on his own personal Wylde OD's from Dunlop/MXR they have no knobs!!! Everything on 10.
Add to that he uses EMG pickups and it's rally not a great representation of what a JCM800 really sounds like...
idsnowdog
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Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
The Marshall Govnor does a good JCM800 tone. It Marshallizes anything it's plugged into. However it isn't a dirt box that you add to an existing amp to give it some hair. Instead it's like a whole new preamp section and you're better off plugging it into a clean amp.
The Marshall Govnor does a good JCM800 tone. It Marshallizes anything it's plugged into. However it isn't a dirt box that you add to an existing amp to give it some hair. Instead it's like a whole new preamp section and you're better off plugging it into a clean amp.
Lewguitar
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Wish this was Facebook and I could just click "like".
Wish this was Facebook and I could just click "like".
Lake Placid Blues
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You might try a used Love Pedal Super Lead.
Thanks so much for posting that Lew. That's awesome.
You might try a used Love Pedal Super Lead.
