Re: Tim Caswell JMP
I agree with skare that he should/could be cashing in big time with that 39 mod of his. He ought to make it in his own amp line, something along the lines of the splawn qr. If he sold that type head for $1500 he would do a killing. Like I said before I would love to get one but would need to hear it in person to really know for sure what it is that makes it special. knowing the slash and lynch tones are in there is cool but not pratical unless your goal is to copy their tones to a T. As far as slash goes that tone fits appetite real real well but that same tone wouldnt have worked for the illusions. no way. those records were lifetimes apart and they werent the same band in any way. GNR in many ways ceased to exist by the turn of the decade from 80s to 90s. I like the illusion tone, its more powerful sounding than the appetite tone, but the appetite tone fit that out of the gutter vibe perfectly. All in all these tones we love and grew up with are basically a part of who were but if we dont do our own thing like those guys did at that point in time we'll never grow. I am sure that slash has had to have heard somehow about the #39 mod...or at least adam day has. I just think its part of his past much like GNR is.
I do however wish that the slash head sounded just like that because to me that tone is the one that comes to mind when you mention his name. the jubilee is a far cry from the 39 tone. the jubilee tone is the tone of the covers album, snakepit and contraband. which while badass is just not the 39 tone at all.
As far as the 900slx, it has 4 preamp tubes which is one part of the 39 mod. I'd be willing to bet that you could come close to the tone of the 39 with one. They go dirt cheap on ebay and I've almost pulled the trigger and bought one so many times recently. So many people bash them but to me its a factory made hot rodded marshall that people didnt get into due to the musical climate at the time...much like slash's beloved jubilee in the late 80s due to everyone jumping to rack gear. I mean you could score a used jubilee for nothing a couple years back and now they go for 2plus ballpark everytime.
