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[stuartmaxwell]

Originally Posted by HateEvent

Re everything since the JCM800 being shit = incorrect. The DSLs are good. However, not AS good. But to say that they are bad is wrong.

sorry, but i totally disagree. they are unreliable, overpriced, soulless, fizzy, toothless amplifiers. Maybe with your music shop background you have seen/heard something I havent, but I really think they are poor amplifiers.

as was mentioned earlier, maybe with a mod they sound good, but my question is why on earth would you pay so much for an amp to then spend more on modifying it to sound better????

I agree with eriatarka, marshall cabs do the business, but the heads are really really poor and TOTALLY ride on previous glory.

[Blingking]

Originally Posted by HateEvent

Re everything since the JCM800 being shit = incorrect. The DSLs are good. However, not AS good. But to say that they are bad is wrong.

Here, here.

TSL's are a bit hit or a miss sounding though.

[lame guitarist]

Originally Posted by stuartmaxwell

sorry, but i totally disagree. they are unreliable, overpriced, soulless, fizzy, toothless amplifiers. Maybe with your music shop background you have seen/heard something I havent, but I really think they are poor amplifiers.

as was mentioned earlier, maybe with a mod they sound good, but my question is why on earth would you pay so much for an amp to then spend more on modifying it to sound better????

I agree with eriatarka, marshall cabs do the business, but the heads are really really poor and TOTALLY ride on previous glory.

see heres the point people miss, if you learn how to do the mods yourself it costs hardly anything.
I have 2 DSL's that would give an £1000 amp a run for their money now with only about £10 that was spent on parts.
really nice warm smooth sound with a lot of grunt behind it. also the red channel and green channel have similar top end which was a problem without the mods

in the case of 5150's and boogies, soldanos and so on, amazing amps but when you mod them they become better. there are so much modifications available for the boogies and a lot of people buy them just to mod. it makes the amp more unique tonewise i think.
all down to taste.

[stuartmaxwell]

yeah, you have a point there r.e. modding. I wouldnt know where to start with modding

during a work meeting with one of the mechatronics professors, we got onto the subject of amp modding (he plays an instrument) he was explaining how amp manufacturers prototype the amps to the highest of specs (like with a lot of innovation and technology), however, they are dumbed down premarket as it gives them an excuse to bring out a better amp in a few years. $$$

[lame guitarist]

Originally Posted by stuartmaxwell

yeah, you have a point there r.e. modding. I wouldnt know where to start with modding

during a work meeting with one of the mechatronics professors, we got onto the subject of amp modding (he plays an instrument) he was explaining how amp manufacturers prototype the amps to the highest of specs (like with a lot of innovation and technology), however, they are dumbed down premarket as it gives them an excuse to bring out a better amp in a few years. $$$

a lot of it comes down to the budget as well. its like effects
Pedals that are made by boss sound ok but if you replace a lot of the caps with higher quality metal film ones it makes the pedal sound miles better and also cuts a lot of the noise. but boss makes these pedals to a budget and saves a fortune putting in the cheapest components they can.

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by lame guitarist

may be able to help

Can you...?

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Aye, all well and good, but who's fixing G-Man's fucking amp

Calm down, calm down..... must be read in a scouse accent

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by sonhenry

G, it sounds like a cold solder joint. Open it up and hit all the connections with some fresh solder and see of the problem goes away before you do anything else.

Remember its pc board city in that thing....its not like that old shite you use...

[Original Spies]

AVT's are proper gash.
I had an AVT50 head for a year. It was reliable and everything, and I don't regret buying it because I got it second hand for £50. You're a bit daft if you pay 200+ for an AVT brand new though.

However, they do sound proper crap. Especially the drive channel. You can get away with the clean channel, as it has a bit of a nice crunch to it if you turn the gain up. For a brand new AVT, you could get a second hand JCM900/2000 for the same price.

[GraemeC]

Hate to spoil the party but could all the "Marshall avt shite" lovers/haters fuck off and start their own thread...

Now, Peavey bass amp, can I get it fixed locally or not...