Members hugbot Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 the jtm 45's the jcm 800 is't a plexi, this is the year they switched to pcb's and some crappy digital stuff in the circuit, jcm800 sux big time! ahhhhhhhhhahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 it's the best sounding amp ever made, :love:marshall got it right the first time, Im talking about the jmp mk2 and also the jtm 45's the jcm 800 is't a plexi, this is the year they switched to pcb's and some crappy digital stuff in the circuit, jcm800 sux big time! they are weak and thin sounding, stay away from them, unfortunately you gotto crank these old amps up to get saturation and they are LOUD! it's unplayable without a attenuator of some sort but I hate attenuators cus they mess up the tone, but what can you do? that goes for all of these old amp, I would love one with a master volume, but so far I haven't seen one, have a look on you tube, there are plenty of sound samples there .. searches other posts for extra LULZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Some funny stuff in this thread. Other than a Hiwatt or Marshall Major, the Plexi is one of the least compressed, open sounding amps out there. You have to blast the {censored} out of it to get any crunch from it and the gain structure is fuzzy rather than crisp and defined like todays low-mid gain amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 If you havent ran a Plexi opened up , theres really nothing to compare it to in terms of volume and sound pressure levels. Its damn near a religious experience. BUT , its nearly impossible to run them opened up anymore , so your best bet is trying to achieve that Plexi tone with a pedal or an attenuator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boogieplaya Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I've had 2 vintage moderns (i thought the first one was defective, it wasn't). They are nothing like a plexi, or any other Marshall that I've ever played. I understand there are a few people out there that like them, but don't buy one thinking you are going to get anything resembling a plexi sound out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny_Trumain Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 a 30 watt plexi clone will get you a similar sound, but no where near a similar feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I've had 2 vintage moderns (i thought the first one was defective, it wasn't). They are nothing like a plexi, or any other Marshall that I've ever played. I understand there are a few people out there that like them, but don't buy one thinking you are going to get anything resembling a plexi sound out of it. Thank you:thu: It puzzles me when fans of that amp claim it nails the Plexi tone in spades. I think the VM is misunderstood by a lot of players. It's a decent amp and all, just not really similar at all to an actual Plexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 the Plexi is one of the least compressed, open sounding amps out there. this is why I like them so much. The compression is actually desirable when it happens because it delivers this amazing chewy lower midrange that no other amp I've heard can produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SamsDaddy Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I have had great success with my Mojave Plexi45. They are expensive new and rare to find used (I got lucky!), but it was the best money I have ever spent on gear. I jumper the channels and run the treble channel dimed and the normal channel on about 3-4. Then I clean it up with the guitar volume. Sounds perfect to my ears. The power dampening on the newer Mojaves allows me to run pretty quietly if I need to and still sound fantastic. I'm not going to say that it sounds as good running at 2 Watts as it does wide open. However, I never have to turn the dampening down very much for gigs anyway. I usually run it about 85%. Just played a gig Saturday night in a small-ish bar and had it running nice and loud. It didn't hurt at all that we were running our own sound . The only thing I put in front of it is a Zvex Box of Rock if I need a little more gain or volume boost. That pedal doesn't change the tone of the amp at all, just makes it bigger. Sorry, just spitting out stuff randomly as it comes to mind. I'm so happy with my Mojave that I can't think straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Crunch box, Bridge pup and a 40 watter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 18W Marshall. Gets the job done at lower volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 This close ? Can't remember if I used mv or non mv mode .[YOUTUBE]lSOG2TOdTEY[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Who can tell on a forum about tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sandvich Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 it's the best sounding amp ever made, :love:marshall got it right the first time, Im talking about the jmp mk2 and also the jtm 45's the jcm 800 is't a plexi, this is the year they switched to pcb's and some crappy digital stuff in the circuit, jcm800 sux big time! they are weak and thin sounding, stay away from them, unfortunately you gotto crank these old amps up to get saturation and they are LOUD! it's unplayable without a attenuator of some sort but I hate attenuators cus they mess up the tone, but what can you do? that goes for all of these old amp, I would love one with a master volume, but so far I haven't seen one, have a look on you tube, there are plenty of sound samples there Crappy digital stuff? lol Also the late JMPs and early JCM800s are more or less identical. I do prefer the earlier JCM800s though, I think. Earlier JMPs are kind of in between, sound pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elric Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 this.but I think everyone's idea of plexi is EVH's sound of a marshall on the verge of meltdown. Sorry, can't sympathize, I'm an: All other tones type of dude. So keep the melting Plexi's coming. Crappy digital stuff? lol Agreed. If you don't know the difference between analog solid state and digital, you have no business whatsoever talking amp technical details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members telephant Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Was going to post something along these lines. Take the next with a grain of salt as I've never played a plexi: The Marshall Vintage Modern is supposed to be Marshall's own PPIMV "vintage" style amp in the vein of the Plexi and JTM45. The store guy where I bought it is a cranked plexi kinda guy. He *hated* the VM. Now, I love mine, but I put two and two together which makes me think a cranked plexi doesn't sound the same as a PPIMV-modded uncranked plexi. The VM sucks balls and sounds nothing like a JMP. Non Master Volume JMP's (what most of you guys are calling Plexi) can sound great with an attentuater or master volume mod. I can get great bedroom tones with my Superbass: [YOUTUBE]kPA12JrbgkI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Soooooooooo, would a 1959SLP with attenuator/MV/PPIMV sound similar? This plexi gas is chewing my nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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