Members facefirst Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Maven Peal Ganesha is a Plexi killer.
Members vlad Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by facefirst Maven Peal Ganesha is a Plexi killer. I've heard that's a great amp as well...
Members facefirst Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by vlad I've heard that's a great amp as well... It's awesome, obviously it's not a Pexi clone considering all the features but that Plexi tone is there in spades. Being able to have that tone from 1 watt up to 100 watts is also a plus.
Members redrol Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by vlad Believe it or not, that actually sounds more like a vintage Marshall Super Lead than the V-Plex clip. Those Thunder Tweak clips could be recorded better, but that's pretty much what a Super Lead sounds like. The V-Plex sounds like a heavily-modded Super Lead. At least in the clips on the Voodoo amps site. I have no idea in person. That may be so but according to VoodooAmps the V-Plex is a clone of a selected 68 Plexi.
Members BerkleeBill Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by facefirst Maven Peal Ganesha is a Plexi killer. Heard good things via word of mouth about the Maven Peal and the line of amps from Mojave.
Members vlad Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by redrol That may be so but according to VoodooAmps the V-Plex is a clone of a selected 68 Plexi. I'm sure it is... But in those clips it sounds like a tweaked/hotrodded Plexi. I can't say in person. The clip sounds great by the way.
Members vancleaf Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 I think me fender 59 bassman can sound fairly plexi-ish, but not exact. unchained clip
Members pennypusher Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Nate Burks from Bumbox amps makes the best handwired plexi-styled amps on the market. I'm the proud owner of a 30w Cielo ... beautiful sounding amp. He can make it however ya want it:www.sombrabella.com/bumbox/tell him Steve sent you
Members sah5150 Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by vlad Do you have that Power Dampening feature? Yup, I had it added after the fact since mine is older (serial #10). Works great - actually brings the amp down to 2-3 Watts and it pretty much sounds the same. Unbelievably 2-3 Watts through a 4x12 is still pretty loud though. Would work fine for practice with a drummer. If ya want bedroom, combine it with a Hot Plate on -4 or -8Db and it sounds great... I use the adjustable line out that was added as well to power my stereo effects... Steve
Members ZCat Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by sah5150 Yup, I had it added after the fact since mine is older (serial #10). Works great - actually brings the amp down to 2-3 Watts and it pretty much sounds the same. Unbelievably 2-3 Watts through a 4x12 is still pretty loud though. Would work fine for practice with a drummer. If ya want bedroom, combine it with a Hot Plate on -4 or -8Db and it sounds great... I use the adjustable line out that was added as well to power my stereo effects... Steve I wish my Scorpion would hurry up and get built/shipped.
Members sah5150 Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by The Sultan I wish my Scorpion would hurry up and get built/shipped. You're gonna love it, bro. Hang in there!Steve
Members Ray18 Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 that secret flaw is probably just a 50cent coupling cap or something so much snake oil floating around
Members ZCat Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by sah5150 You're gonna love it, bro. Hang in there! Steve
Members vlad Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by sah5150 Yup, I had it added after the fact since mine is older (serial #10). Works great - actually brings the amp down to 2-3 Watts and it pretty much sounds the same. Unbelievably 2-3 Watts through a 4x12 is still pretty loud though. Would work fine for practice with a drummer. If ya want bedroom, combine it with a Hot Plate on -4 or -8Db and it sounds great... I use the adjustable line out that was added as well to power my stereo effects...Steve Sounds like a killer amp!!
Members BerkleeBill Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by Ray18 that secret flaw is probably just a 50cent coupling cap or something "No, sorry.... Johnny, tell him about the wonderful consolation prizes we have in store for him!""Well Kip, since Ray18 played so well, we have a very special prize for him...The entire Culture Club box set with the rarely seen photo spread of Boy George from Teen Beat Magazine 1984.But wait, there's more...He also gets a full years supply of Turtle Wax!"
Members anti-flag193 Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 anyone have v-plex clips besides the ones on the voodoo site?
Members messenger Posted January 1, 2006 Author Members Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by vlad Sounds like a killer amp!! To bad they're so damn expensive:(
Members vlad Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by messenger To bad they're so damn expensive:( Yeah... They're kinda pricey... Alot of these Plexi-type amps are someone's take on an idealized Plexi. In alot of cases, this is a good thing. They've done the research for you. You know you're getting top-notch transformers. New filter caps. Takes the guess work out it. The other option is the Metro amp which aren't someone's take. They're as identical as identical can be. The problem is, some people want their plexi's "Idealized" I'm seriously considering building a Metroamp kit.
Members jason@amps Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by Ray18 that secret flaw is probably just a 50cent coupling cap or something so much snake oil floating around +1
Members JerryP Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Marshall built the best plexi, years ago. Marshall themselves couldn't reproduce the magic they had years ago. There's many pieces that go into the pie of what was a vintage plexi. Many of those pieces aren't available today for many reasons. Start with tubes, they don't make them like they used to. IMO I don't care what parts you use if you slap a set of EH, Ruby, JJ, or any other new tube you are missing a key ingredient. Marshall was notorious for using surplus parts and samples. It is true that the amps sounded different. There's a lot of great Marshall clones being made today including some nice kits. There's even some out there selling the kits as there own amps. In the end you're playing ability will factor into that pie too. Pick one that sounds good to you.Jerry
Members musk Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by vancleaf I think me fender 59 bassman can sound fairly plexi-ish, but not exact. unchained clip This is just flat out great tone. Very plexi-ish in my opinion.
Members Ray18 Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by BerkleeBill "No, sorry.... Johnny, tell him about the wonderful consolation prizes we have in store for him!" "Well Kip, since Ray18 played so well, we have a very special prize for him... The entire Culture Club box set with the rarely seen photo spread of Boy George from Teen Beat Magazine 1984. But wait, there's more... He also gets a full years supply of Turtle Wax!" prove me wrong
Members vlad Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 I personally don't think there's any magic or mystery to these amps. They've been dissected and documented extensively online. There are capacitors being created that mimic mustard caps. There are transformers being wound to Plexi specs. If you put all that stuff together properly, you should have a Plexi. There's no long lost Keebler elf magic going on here for crying out loud!
Members messenger Posted January 1, 2006 Author Members Posted January 1, 2006 The odds of me finding a great sounding plexi locally isn't very good. I'm probably going to have to get one without trying it. That is why I'm asking on here.
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