LesPaul59
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I've been searching for a good way to get some modern high gain through my JCM Slash Signature (2555 Jubilee Reissue) plugged into a 1960 AV Cab with Vintage 30's. I want the classic Marshall sound from the amp, the Slash lead tone using the Boss GE-7 Equalizer pedal, and that high gain from a pedal. I want to be able to keep a Slash style EQ and yet get the crazy gain. I've been playing around with a DSL100 and I guess that's really the sound I want. The Mesa Rectifier style sound is not necessary but a plus, I have a highly tweaked Johnson Millenium 250 that gets pretty damn close (after hours and hours of tweaking and comparing) considering it's a digital amp. I might get a DSL100 later but for now I want to get everything going as much as possible through the Slash head.
Oh and by the way I also use a THD 16 Ohm Hot Plate (at -8 and -12db) and run the amp at 100W with the Master Vol. at 6-7.
I've tried a Marshall JackHammer pedal and while it has some massive gain, the low end seems to be definitely lacking. I can tweak the Slash head to have much more low end but then I end up screwing up the sound that I got it for in the first place.
I've been reading up a lot on all the alternatives and I've noticed that quite a few of the Forum Members like the SansAmp pedals. A few people on other sites/discussion groups have said that the SansAmp pedals don't sound good through a tube amp (???) and that you should only be running one through a solid state amp or straight into a mixing board/PA. Is that true? I own a TradeMark 10 and love it to death. I am actually going to plug it into the Slash head to get an approximation of what the GT2 sounds like... I am however trying to find out whether the thick, low endy Marshall tones would sound better on the SansAmp Classic or the GT2, plus if I could get a Mesa style sound it'd be cool to complement the Johnson's (I am going to be running the amps using a Framptone Amp Switcher).
I am using a 1995 R9, a 1992 '60 Reissue, a Washburn Les Paul '60 Prototype and a Fernandes Rubber Jig (looks like a '57 Goldtop that went into Alice in Wonderland... half Les Paul half Mockingbird/Iceman with a '57 style huge neck, '01 style frets and a long neck tenon - I will post pictures of the tenon and all later), all loaded with Tom Holmes pickups with the exception of a Tony Iommi Signature at the bridge of the Fernandes.
I thank you in advance for all your help.
Oh and by the way I also use a THD 16 Ohm Hot Plate (at -8 and -12db) and run the amp at 100W with the Master Vol. at 6-7.
I've tried a Marshall JackHammer pedal and while it has some massive gain, the low end seems to be definitely lacking. I can tweak the Slash head to have much more low end but then I end up screwing up the sound that I got it for in the first place.
I've been reading up a lot on all the alternatives and I've noticed that quite a few of the Forum Members like the SansAmp pedals. A few people on other sites/discussion groups have said that the SansAmp pedals don't sound good through a tube amp (???) and that you should only be running one through a solid state amp or straight into a mixing board/PA. Is that true? I own a TradeMark 10 and love it to death. I am actually going to plug it into the Slash head to get an approximation of what the GT2 sounds like... I am however trying to find out whether the thick, low endy Marshall tones would sound better on the SansAmp Classic or the GT2, plus if I could get a Mesa style sound it'd be cool to complement the Johnson's (I am going to be running the amps using a Framptone Amp Switcher).
I am using a 1995 R9, a 1992 '60 Reissue, a Washburn Les Paul '60 Prototype and a Fernandes Rubber Jig (looks like a '57 Goldtop that went into Alice in Wonderland... half Les Paul half Mockingbird/Iceman with a '57 style huge neck, '01 style frets and a long neck tenon - I will post pictures of the tenon and all later), all loaded with Tom Holmes pickups with the exception of a Tony Iommi Signature at the bridge of the Fernandes.
I thank you in advance for all your help.