Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Marshall-In-A-Box pedal for under $100?
Tonight, I took my Marshall Gov'nor II to the rehearsal room to really hear it loud for the first time since owning it. Before, I listened to it on all my amps at home and deemed it a very worthy JCM800 emulator.
I cranked it up loud through my Bogner's clean and plexi channels, as well as my EL-84 Gibson Goldtone. I still can't believe I got it so cheap. Being made by Marshall, you've got to give it the benefit of the doubt for getting Marshall OD, and it does.
It really sounded great at doing a stock to modded JCM800 tone, and I know that tone well. I was an 80's teen playing the Sunset Strip for Chrissakes. LOL I've got a Jubilee fullstack in my music room. haha It's not necessarily the sound I go for now, but I still love ripping it up on a modded JCM800 tone.
There's a sweet spot on both the gain and volume, where you can control the grit and the balls. If you find that spot on the Gov'nor, or just about any similar pedal, you'll find the sound you want. But what most pedals have is ONE tone control. The Gov'nor II gives you treble, mid, bass, and deep, just like a DSL amp. You'll never suffer from a shift in EQ when you click it on, because you've got so much control over it's EQ.
For less than $100, the Gov'nor II is a good pedal to have in your arsenal.
Personally, I don't use it as a primary sound, just because I've got my Bogner XTC setup like a Hiwatt clean, grindy plexi, and big throaty Cantrell type sound, where I use my guitar's volume control, or a Klon, Classic OD, or Fuzz Face.
But, I'm definitely hanging onto the Gov'nor, just to use as a secret weapon pedal when I want to make any clean amp sound like a cranked Marshall. It's very good at that.
Tonight, I took my Marshall Gov'nor II to the rehearsal room to really hear it loud for the first time since owning it. Before, I listened to it on all my amps at home and deemed it a very worthy JCM800 emulator.
I cranked it up loud through my Bogner's clean and plexi channels, as well as my EL-84 Gibson Goldtone. I still can't believe I got it so cheap. Being made by Marshall, you've got to give it the benefit of the doubt for getting Marshall OD, and it does.
It really sounded great at doing a stock to modded JCM800 tone, and I know that tone well. I was an 80's teen playing the Sunset Strip for Chrissakes. LOL I've got a Jubilee fullstack in my music room. haha It's not necessarily the sound I go for now, but I still love ripping it up on a modded JCM800 tone.
There's a sweet spot on both the gain and volume, where you can control the grit and the balls. If you find that spot on the Gov'nor, or just about any similar pedal, you'll find the sound you want. But what most pedals have is ONE tone control. The Gov'nor II gives you treble, mid, bass, and deep, just like a DSL amp. You'll never suffer from a shift in EQ when you click it on, because you've got so much control over it's EQ.
For less than $100, the Gov'nor II is a good pedal to have in your arsenal.
Personally, I don't use it as a primary sound, just because I've got my Bogner XTC setup like a Hiwatt clean, grindy plexi, and big throaty Cantrell type sound, where I use my guitar's volume control, or a Klon, Classic OD, or Fuzz Face.
But, I'm definitely hanging onto the Gov'nor, just to use as a secret weapon pedal when I want to make any clean amp sound like a cranked Marshall. It's very good at that.
