He added a 500pf bright cap to a Super Bass? I thought they never had them.
(wanting to try one on my Super bass..)
Billy appears to me to be playing through the Brownface Fender behind him on the drum riser.
I previously referred to my Marshall 50watt as a Bass model to avoid the distraction of explaining the rare and often misunderstood 1964 model Marshall 50watt Lead&Bass head made between 1973_75. A combo version, model
2100 was also available with the same jtm based preamp combined with a modern EL34 (No valve rectifier) power section.
The 500pf bright cap in my 1964 model is original, there are minor changes to the values of some resistors and caps at the front end by Marshall it has resulted in an essentially bass model with an increase in clarity and gain.
I thought I'd mention it due to its relevance regarding gain/overdrive in Marshall Bass circuits.
This amp, more than my Super Lead gets me closer to the classic Billy Gibbons tone in my head than anything else I have.
Some of these Billy Gibbons tones have come together using a treble booster, my D*A*M Red Rooster seems to get closest. Ymmv etc..
My own L&B 50watt with my R7 has a great clean sound up to the 9 o'clock, which is bloody loud by 10.30 were into Malcom Young territory. With volume at 12 o'clock to 2o'clock you can pretty much take your pick of 70's rock. It's in that 11 to 1 o'clock that those classic ZZ Top riffs come alive, and with the treble booster I can get closer to some of his classic riffs. (At least I think I do..) ������
As I mentioned earlier the treble booster gets me closer than the split cathode and 5000pf bright cap of the Super Lead despite the increase in gain and top end the Lead circuit naturally has over the Bass.
BTW the sound clips are fantastic.
Apologies for the long post last night, got a little carried away in a brandy fueled enthusiasm for our subject. ����
I previously referred to my Marshall 50watt as a Bass model to avoid the distraction of explaining the rare and often misunderstood 1964 model Marshall 50watt Lead&Bass head made between 1973_75. A combo version, model
2100 was also available with the same jtm based preamp combined with a modern EL34 (No valve rectifier) power section.
The 500pf bright cap in my 1964 model is original, there are minor changes to the values of some resistors and caps at the front end by Marshall it has resulted in an essentially bass model with an increase in clarity and gain.
I thought I'd mention it due to its relevance regarding gain/overdrive in Marshall Bass circuits.
This amp, more than my Super Lead gets me closer to the classic Billy Gibbons tone in my head than anything else I have.
Some of these Billy Gibbons tones have come together using a treble booster, my D*A*M Red Rooster seems to get closest. Ymmv etc..
My own L&B 50watt with my R7 has a great clean sound up to the 9 o'clock, which is bloody loud by 10.30 were into Malcom Young territory. With volume at 12 o'clock to 2o'clock you can pretty much take your pick of 70's rock. It's in that 11 to 1 o'clock that those classic ZZ Top riffs come alive, and with the treble booster I can get closer to some of his classic riffs. (At least I think I do..) ������
As I mentioned earlier the treble booster gets me closer than the split cathode and 5000pf bright cap of the Super Lead despite the increase in gain and top end the Lead circuit naturally has over the Bass.
BTW the sound clips are fantastic.
Apologies for the long post last night, got a little carried away in a brandy fueled enthusiasm for our subject. ����
I saw 2 shows on the green V neck sweater tour. He played Pearly, an old Korina V and Explorer. The first show we were way back and his guitar sound was loud as hell, and dead clean. Second show was louder but we were up close and the guitars sounded like they oughta!
I saw 2 shows on the green V neck sweater tour. He played Pearly, an old Korina V and Explorer. The first show we were way back and his guitar sound was loud as hell, and dead clean. Second show was louder but we were up close and the guitars sounded like they oughta!
Great pics ( esp. the 2° !) :dude: !!