So yesterday morning...I did a 5 hour train round-trip to wolverhampton to pick up the The Thing...as I like to call it...
Not him...
But...once you see the amp I got, you'll realise why the name and the picture is quite apt at describing the feeling of playing through the amp...
So, without anymore suspense...
A 1974 Marshall JMP Superbass...!!!
I played this for about 15 minutes doing the deal with @Duppy03 (who is btw a top block to deal with)...we then wrapped it up and I trekked from Wolverhampton to the London Gearfest in Acton. I played it for the guys for about another 15 minutes...and with my pedals it was absolutely amazing...i could feel the vibrations sub sonic vibrations going through my whole internal organs like an earthquake!
Today...i got to really play around with it at home, milder volumes, but still it lost nothing in quality. I tried each input, did the whole jumping inputs thing, but settled on the top right as being my favourite sound.
I think...and I have said this before prematurely, but this time I have a feeling I'm right...I think this is The Amp I have been looking for. The bottom end on it is spectacular, the treble is useable for me (I hate a trebly or bright tones) and it just sounds...right!
With pedals it shines, i haven't heard my pedals sound so good before, the dirt pedals come alive with this amp in a way that I didn't think possible.
Obvioulsy I'm extremely chuffed and to quote Blackadder...I'm as happy as a frenchman who has just invested a pair of self-removing trousers!
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As in Superb Ass Nikki Minge-Arse.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
When I started shopping for new Marshalls around '86 everything I tried was gutless fizzy nonsense, and other than a couple of reissues so has everything else they've made ever since.
I don't think any company has so completely and hopelessly lost the plot without going bust and being taken over.
That's a proper amp, and you'll always regret it if you sell it.
That is a Marshall Amplifer.
A real Marshall Amplifier.
& i'm now very jealous
thats exactly what I thought when i played through it the first time...the lightbulb moment..."so this is what a Marshall sounds like"!!!
it can definitely move some air...if I had the space I would get a ported 2x15 cab along with the 4x12 I have...that would quite epic. As it is, when I play I can hear the rattling sound from the wine glasses in the kitchen cupboard!
well...you know where I live...if you ever wanted to check it out let me know.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Happy days.
Playing through a Marshall of this calibre a few times. It's the sound you've always had in your head coming to life.
I can only imagine it's the equivilent of a drug addidct. You're always chasing the feel of that first hit.
So who'd like to buy a kidney from me so i can fund one of these?
Fools.
It will only be a few strides later when they too start seeping blood from orifices that really shouldn't, (unless you're caught in the white container where @antique_guitars works). By then, it will be too late and @samzadgan kicking in the Palisades will cause an end to it all.
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