Shootout of 3 Classic Marshall Amps (recording inside)

[maxime1122]

Heys guys!

I did a clip that can be useful for the people wondering how the Marshall classic heads sound.

3 Classic Marshall Amps Comparison - Shootout (Best quality) - YouTube

Shootout of 3 Classic Marshall Amps:
- Marshall Superlead 1959SLP 100W Head
- Marshall JCM 800 2203X 100W Head
- Marshall JCM 900 4100 Dual Reverb 100W Head

* All amps were played really loud (volume knob around 7) without attenuator.

Gibson Les Paul with 498T/490R pickups straight into the heads. All amps were played through the same cabinets (Marshall 1960AX and 1960BX). One Celestion Greenback G12M-25 was mic'ed with a Shure SM57 straight where the dustcap and cone meet, about 1" from the grill cloth. No post-processing was applied to those tracks (no EQ, no reverb, etc.).

Hope you like it and please tell me what you think!

 

[miroslav]

If I was just going to listen to the guitar/amp and nothing else.....the 1959SL - both Rhythm & Lead.
It has just the right amount of chunk, with good clarity and articulation.....for that style of playing.


Of course....these "tone" comparisons are always only half-meaningful, because you really need to see how the tone fits the song/mix, and also the style of playing, and not just how the tone sounds by itself.

 

[Greg_L]

Yup, that's what they sound like. Well done.

 

[maxime1122]

Thanks guys! I like the mic position that I use.. It's a very good startup point for mic'ing an amp IMO.