Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

[Chickenwings]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

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 think you nailed it!
Thats the sound of the 80s for sure man! A ds1, rat or an sd1 thru an 800. All the later hot rodded sounds were ways of getting a similar (many would say superior) sound purely from the amp and without the dirt pedals i reckon.

 

[loversmoon]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

I like the cmatmods brownie pedal . get one for like 135
new

 

[Frankly]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

Frank Lee suggests the Barber Direct Drive. You can get one used for less than $100.

Thank you.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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.

Yeah, there's two schools of thought......the best one is to get a Marshall amp, and use a fairly neutral boost just to slam the preamp.....I use an MXR Classic OD. The other is a Marshall sounding pedal into a clean amp.

One thing about the Marshall Gov'nor is that it supplies you with the Marshall EQ'd tone, just like a lot of nice Wampler pedals. With a clean amp, you run the pedal's gain a bit higher. Into a Marshall, you just use it as a boost, using the gain a lot lower.

I agree with Lew and TGWIF on just about everything, including their evaluation of JCM800's and Zakk. I also agree with Frank Lee about Wampler and Barber being two of the best OD pedal companies.

My next OD will probably be the Barber UnLtd. Awesome pedal!

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

Just to be quite clear..a JCM800 is an absolute glorious sounding amp WITHOUT any pedal. You just have to have the right cabinets ,speakers, tubes and thats it.
It wont be as high gain as some 80's metal WITH the OD, but copious amounts of power tube gain mixed with judicious amounts of preamp gain yields a sweet , ballsy , thick and organic very bright crunchy signature Marshall tone that is out of this world! Add pedals to taste.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

but copious amounts of power tube gain mixed with judicious amounts of preamp gain yields a sweet , ballsy , thick and organic very bright crunchy signature Marshall tone that is out of this world!

I have always wanted a tone that had copius amounts of power tube gain and judicious amounts of preamp gain... AND I have really always wanted a sweet, ballsy, thick, organic, very bright, crunchy tone.

What is this even supposed to mean?

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

I have always wanted a tone that had copius amounts of power tube gain and judicious amounts of preamp gain... AND I have really always wanted a sweet, ballsy, thick, organic, very bright, crunchy tone.

What is this even supposed to mean?

I'm so glad you asked..;

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

And owning those makes you an expert on them? You don't even know how to tune your guitar.

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

i thought i was being harsh in the twin thread yesterday!

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

And owning those makes you an expert on them? You don't even know how to tune your guitar.

I'm no expert on anything . I do need to learn to tune a guitar properly, but Ive heard some enormous tone out of that JCM(JMP) full stack.

 

[DankStar]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

A joyo as the main od sound thru a 5150. I didn't see that one coming! Whatever floats your boat, I do some weird stuff too now and then. Ok, usually.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

Actually, the 5150's clean/boost channel is a great platform for pedals. That channel with a good Marshall-like OD pedal would probably sound better than it's SLO inspired lead channel.

And with Jerry's Marshalls and Bogner Shiva, his collection of OD pedals is a killer combination. Rather than jonesing for something new, spend some time with that stuff!

 

[astrozombie]

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[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

I like the new look!

 

[Diego]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

Marshall Jackhammer on OD mode.

hell yeah. the distortion mode is crap, but the OD is excellent.

 

[Megagwar]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

Thanks guys. I got some homework to do then. Lots to try out. With discussing about the two different types of jcm800 sounds (jcm800 normal drive and jcm800 with OD pushing) I am looking for a pedal that is closest to the JCM800's "normal" dirt. Not "with a pedal in front" tone.

 

[Megagwar]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

How's that "Box if Rock"?

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

Box of Rock's little sister so to say, Distorton is quite cool... In fact, I ended up liking it more (simplicity, yet additional tweakability due to 2 mini toggles)... I dunno how much it costs, but it is quite a nice "Marshall" pedal.

My favorite among the "Marshall" pedals Xotic BB+... Great pedal, very hard to beat. It is not that "hard clipping" I mean it sounds a bit more amp like (IMHO) when compared with riot and pinacle... The others are sorta more like distortion boxes. Okko diablo is quite cool by the way.

I guess you guys would be interested in this pic:

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[big kurka]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

I vote AMT M1 pedal if you don't mind it being a preamp pedal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHKywWcVzyA

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?

I really like the Box of Rock...

It's not for everybody but it's a great pedal for sure!