thefyn
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the suggestions man I was hoping for an amp circuit mod
I know there are a lot of ways to skin a cat and in Sludge and Doom a lot of different ways to achieve the same sound, but I like my amp to do most of the work. Pedals for me are for colour generally and the 25% of the time I'm not playing rhythm - In Europe I've relied on Orange as they are generally fatter, but last time I played a stock JCM it wasn't dark/bassy enough and is seemed too tight in the mids and very upper mid. In NZ Its hard to find Orange at non-insane prices, but 2nd hand Marshalls are easier to come by.
If you have any suggestions along these lines I'd be interested because as the only guitarist in a power trio (one who sings) I need to move air and fill out space - swap the coupling caps maybe?
The best mod imo is more drastic. It's an extra gain stage mod amd a resonance mod will open up the beef.
But the most popular mod is undoing mods on JCM800's.
95% of guys modding amps are usually not very good at it. I got lucky with my mods and had a top guy do it for me. (He's retired)
This is the JCM800 with the mod barley active and a ts9.
https://youtu.be/8CZuduIGIpI
Unless you can find a guy locally who's famous for modding I'd really look i to pedals. The JCM800 IMO is the best stock amp in production.
Orange suck IMO. But I'm old school. Bass is for bass guitars.