Victory Pete
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- Dec 2, 2009
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Super cool. How would you describe the difference between the Marshall cabs?
The half stack to the left is a 1988 2204 that I used for 20 years as my only Marshall sitting on a 1960XB with G12M 20 watt Greenbacks in it. The head has a good sound but I have come to realize those hi gain heads from the 80's are a bit limited in sound. The other 2 heads are a 1987X in the middle and a 1959HW on the right. those 2 amps with the inputs bridged has been my main sound for 10 years. The 1987X is sitting on the matched 1960X A & B cabs with G12M 25 watt Greenbacks in them. The 1959HW is sitting on the matched 1960HW A & B cabs with G12H 30 watt Greenbacks in them. I run the Plexis in stereo from my Vox Tonelab SE pedal board basically as 2 clean power amps and get the majority of the sound from the Vox. I only have 2 of the bottom cabs on at any one time. My favorite is the 1960XB with the 20 watt and the 1960HWB with the 30 watt speakers. The 3 varieties of Greenbacks are all different. The 20 watt being the most loose and articulate, with the 25 a bit more tighter and the 30 watt even more so to the point of being less bassy. The bottom cabs have a more full bassy sound whereas the tops are a bit midrangy. I have my original 1960 A & B cabs on the other side of the studio with a Laney GH50L sitting on it.