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Post by Admin on Apr 18, 2014 6:56:10 GMT -5
Which amplifier manufacturer do you prefer? It's all very subjective, so feel free to give your opinions! I personally prefer the older Fenders (Tweed, Twin, Blackface, etc), even though I acknowledge the Marshall amps have great tones for the blues. I play clean 99.99% of the time so I don't need a lot of crunch...but to each his own.
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Post by dadfad on Apr 18, 2014 9:08:40 GMT -5
Which amplifier manufacturer do you prefer? It's all very subjective, so feel free to give your opinions! I personally prefer the older Fenders (Tweed, Twin, Blackface, etc), even though I acknowledge the Marshall amps have great tones for the blues. I play clean 99.99% of the time so I don't need a lot of crunch...but to each his own. Over the years I've acquired a number of amps (Fender, Ampeg, HiWatt, Gibson, Marshall, Crate, etc), and actually I prefer different ones for different styles of music. For classic electric blues I generally prefer Fender. (I used to use a twin-reverb but now prefer my little old Champ mic'ed into the PA.) For heavier more rockish stuff the Marshall of course (or the Hi-Watt for straight rock, which I bought way in the mid-60s when I was in my "Who-phase." LOL) I use my old Gibson for harp. But my single go-to amp for playing across several genres is my old Mesa Boogie. I bought a pair of them back in 1971 or '72 when I was gigging a lot and Mesa was still kind of a "boutique" amp maker.
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Post by Admin on Apr 18, 2014 10:53:31 GMT -5
I don't think I've told this story before, but back before time began, I was in Marty Robbins band as his lead guitarist...played my tele when he appeared live.
After I left Nashville, he had recorded "Don't Worry" for Decca and Grady Martin was his lead guitar player for the session. Now Grady was one helluva guitar player and on the A list for all sessions throughout Nashville. On that particular recording session, he had a malfunction in his equipment and it created the "fuzz" that became the staple for Marty's music. Later on, when I accompanied Marty on a few occasions, and we played that song live, I had to reproduce the fuzz. I had an old Magnatone Troubadore amp that I rigged with fuzz distortion...that song was the only time I used that old amp.
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Post by earleg on Apr 21, 2014 0:31:53 GMT -5
Jim, That is great you got to work with Marty and also replicate that fuzzy sound!
Fender vs. Marshall.....I'll take one of each!
Actually lean mostly to Fender and never owned a Marshall. I did play an older Marshall 2x12 combo once on a recording that belonged to the studio. I set it on a very clear sound though and it really sparkled with a Tele. The thing was huge for a 2x12 though.
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Post by steve on Apr 23, 2014 15:50:51 GMT -5
I would take a fender over a marshall but it is one of those really close things- I love them both but for differing reasons and I think a fully cranked Marshall is a joy to behold-plus I met Jim Marshall once.
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