Disturber

Yes I checked out the link. I have played the JTM30 and I have nothing bad to say about how it sounded distorted. But my preferences for a good clean sound is not the same as Andy's I guess. I tend to like a more expensive sounding Fender like sound. And also, the stock speaker in the JTM30 is not a great speaker for good cleans in my opinion, but he is entitled to his opinion. Had he written "good cleans" or even "great cleans" then I would not have reacted. But "best cleans", I don't know... I am sorry if I turned your thread in another direction. But the amp was sold, so I thought it might be okay to post an opinion... These amps are a bang for the buck, no doubt about that. I love Marshall combos and could consider buying one of these as a spare amp to toy around with, if I found one locally at a good price. They look sharp too.

No, it is not considered the best clean Marshall ever built. The no 1 best clean Marshall is the late 70's early 80's Marshall 4140 Club & Country. pretty much Marshalls take on the Fender Twin, built to compete on the Nashville market. Killer clean tones and a marvelous reverb. 2nd best would be the early 70's Marshall Artiste combos. They have a very vintage bluesy clean sound that is outstanding. They do not have much gain though, but take pedals like a dream. The JTM30 might be a good amp, but they are nothing like theses two. The JTM30 and 60 were a lower budget series.

It would be cool with a tele block with that extra metalplate for the bridgepup - so it would be a drop in replacement for the Wilkinson on a T-51. Not that I don't like the Wilkinson bridge, I am just saying - it would be cool...

Love it. Far superior to my ears than the Emma Discumbobulator, which is the cat's-ass envelope filter among all the Mogami-cable-using corksniffers out there. AF-9s are great! That is what I would use if I didn't have my old 70's EH Zipper.

Lol, lots of Robot guitars on blowout. The headstock is reversed, but should'nt a Jimi guitar have the lower horn on the upper side longer on the low side, as he played the strat upside down. Gibs*n got it all wrong on this one. That headstock looks like it was designed by someone who likes to smoke the bong.

And PRS don't have an ugly headstock? It's looks like it's a size to small for their guitars. Butt ugly if you ask me. The Hamer headstock is as stylish as the gibby, imho.

Funny. I was doing some painting yesterday and had a rock radio channel on that I never listen too otherwise. They played Rainbow in the dark and I thought that guitartone was awesome. Cant remember when I heard it last before that. I met Ronnie once, great fellow, he gave me a beer.

A lot more fun than the new Kiss album though. Ace is for real

A Standard is about 100% more comfortable to play than a Les Paul. I could not believe it, but it's fact. And for access to the higher frets, no comparison. I don't find LP's to be comfortable at all. But a Standard is almost as confy as a Strat - believe it or not. Perfectly balanced. The only downside is that the hardcase is as big as your grandmothers coffin, and that the upper horn gets banged into stuff at times. But I can live with that. It's only rock n' roll...

For what it's worth I got a tip from someone here at the board regarding fixing feeback problems with the fat cats. Take some foamy material. I took some of that white stuff that my new stereo amp came packed with. It is also often used when packing computer monitors etc. I sliced a 1.5-2 cm thick piece the size of about a humbucker frame and then stuck it neatly behind the bridge pickup. I fastened it around the pickup feet. I also stuck a smaller piece ni the neck pickup cavity. This has removed most of my feedback problems, without altering with the guitars original tone. A very easy remedy. The fat cats are such great pups I would try this first, if feedback is your main problem.

Killer!

I've been playing these two all week. That broadcaster pup sounds so good when going into a cranked Super Champ. It has a booth edgy & creamy overdrive that just kicks butt.

The new Hamer's are absolutely killer. Although I have not played a Standard made this century, (my latest is a 1995 - but I doubt there is much difference). But If you want a true vintage vibe from the golden era of guitarmaking, which Jol & Paul first set ut to create than the old Standards, (and Sunburst) are what you need. The new ones don't have that vibe - they have a modern feel. Personally I like both. I can not live without my 4-digits, but my '95 Korina Standard is perhaps my dessert island Hamer.

Lol " Catalinbread Pedals - American Edition The American Edition Catalinbread pedals are built in larger cases for people with big feet, bad eyes, or a Napoleon complex. There is NO difference between the standard Catalinbread pedals and the American Edition pedals aside from the size. The Catalinbread effects offered in the American Edition are; Semaphore Tremolo, Silver Kiss, Super Charged Overdrive, and the Teaser Stallion. Seriously, the American Edition of Catalinbread effects is very useful for those of us who like to wear boots or jump on our pedals. "

http://www.ampmaker.com/index.asp Here is an 18W kit from a gentleman in the UK who helped me with advice when I modded my 73 Marshall Artiste. He posts on plexipalace at times as well. I've heard good about his kits, and he's quick to reply if you have questions.

We need to kill some serious elephant.

It should be a black lubricat nut. Made from a special sauce cooked from Hamers own recepie.

He's been using Marshall 1987 combos for a long time, for all I know? The album I just played in my car for sure has Marshall tones on it, from 2005." For the past decade Paul has been plugging into a rare Marshall 2100 Lead and Bass 50, circa 1976. These now highly sought-after 50-Watt combos were only produced in small numbers over a three year period from 1973 to 1976. " Live clip with Marshall: The price is suprisingly low though, only 999 British pounds. i was expecting it to be tripple that. http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/brands/Marsha...1351/p7580.aspx

Im not a big fan of when the big brands issue limited edition series and stick a famous name to the design. Most often it's just a reason to blow up the price, and yes - Marshall does this all the time and it's quite tiresome. But this amp found my liking. Pretty cool (did I say I love Marshall combos, love Paul Weller too). http://www.marshallamps.com/product.asp?productCode=1987XPW

This is what you need. New album just out

I have two '79's. One sound pretty much like an old LP, very pearly gates - B Gibbons like. The other one sounds more similar to an old SG. There is a noticeable difference on the two, go figure... They are both great.

I'd trade a '79 Custom Sunburst for one of those, they are kewl.

Great looking guitars! I'd say the story behind them are "the 80's". Many shredder type of guitars came with tele-shaped bodies and with a Floyd Rose or Kahler. I've seen Jacksons, G&L and others. Here is Jesse Johnson from the Time. Typical 80's look to match the guitar

Happy birthday!

One of the regretfully sold. This one had awesome tone, the only guitar with a JB in the bridge I had that sounded good. It was rather heavy and had a neck on the thin side, so I sold it. Stupid me. It was great.