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Well after almost 2 years trying to find an amp that matches the tone inside my head, I sold my Dual Rec half stack and ordered a 6505+ which I’m due to collect sometime today (I’ll be running it through a 1960A stereo cab).
In the meantime, I had to bring my JCM 800 4104 out of retirement, something I had dreaded for a number of reasons; it’s falling to bits, lack of versatility with the single channel etc.
I installed a couple of new Celestion G12T-75 speakers (the old ones were torn to shreds!) and took it to my band rehearsal last night. The Marshall has Electro Harmonix EL34’s and Mesa Boogie 12AX7’s. I used my TS9 and an NS2, and used my SD reissue with a single Seymour Duncan TB4, nothing else…Fuck me! I forgot how brutal these amps were. Every time I hit that guitar I felt it thud through my chest. I didn’t need a boost for solos; they just cut through without having to increase the volume.
I now remember why I prefer valve amps. This 6505 I’m picking up has some hard work ahead of it. I don’t want versatility anymore, I want chest pains!
In the meantime, I had to bring my JCM 800 4104 out of retirement, something I had dreaded for a number of reasons; it’s falling to bits, lack of versatility with the single channel etc.
I installed a couple of new Celestion G12T-75 speakers (the old ones were torn to shreds!) and took it to my band rehearsal last night. The Marshall has Electro Harmonix EL34’s and Mesa Boogie 12AX7’s. I used my TS9 and an NS2, and used my SD reissue with a single Seymour Duncan TB4, nothing else…Fuck me! I forgot how brutal these amps were. Every time I hit that guitar I felt it thud through my chest. I didn’t need a boost for solos; they just cut through without having to increase the volume.
I now remember why I prefer valve amps. This 6505 I’m picking up has some hard work ahead of it. I don’t want versatility anymore, I want chest pains!
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