Listening in. I wish Pete Thorn would make some profiles as he's really good at dialing it in.
Look at Katzbach profiles They sound great !
You can't go wrong with these https://mbritt.com/product/800-pack-46-profiles/ but I also really like the 800 packs from BHP, TMS and Katzbach, along with Eddie Lenz's modified amp profiles
Here are some from Rig exchange that remind me a lot of my old 2204:
AGL SOME MARSHALL
AGL SOME MARSHALL A
AGL SOME MARSHALL B
One thing that helps Marshall Rigs sound more traditional to me is to listen to them loud enough to be able to feel playing dynamics. If I listen at too low of a volume, the amp's gain can seem too high, because the guitar dynamics feel more compressed to me.
Display MoreHere are some from Rig exchange that remind me a lot of my old 2204:
AGL SOME MARSHALL
AGL SOME MARSHALL A
AGL SOME MARSHALL B
One thing that helps Marshall Rigs sound more traditional to me is to listen to them loud enough to be able to feel playing dynamics. If I listen at too low of a volume, the amp's gain can seem too high, because the guitar dynamics feel more compressed to me.
That's such a good point and in my auditioning of some profiles today, I've found that is true to some degree. I've had to raise the rig volume on almost all of them and they almost always sound better. Thank you, I'll check those out!
Rather than raise individual Rig Volumes, you may want to turn up whatever you are using for listening (Power amp Out, powered speakers, mixer output, etc.)
Best JCM 800 sounds I've found (from clean to driven, great for rock) are from Live Ready Sound's "father of the 800" pack - it's a JMP, but essentially the same amp. M Britt's one's don't work for me at all, though lots of people seem to like them. Maybe they work better with single coils and for the lighter side of rock. TMS profiles are also worth a look, and M Fig too, tho these also don't quite suit my particular pickups.
Higher volume always sounds better to a point.
Bought blittles JCM800 pack last night on sale for$7.50. Hadn't heard of him before but demo's sounded good so took a chance. Blown away, up there with the very best Marshall tones I've ever had from the kemper.
Bought blittles JCM800 pack last night on sale for$7.50. Hadn't heard of him before but demo's sounded good so took a chance. Blown away, up there with the very best Marshall tones I've ever had from the kemper.
Edited: The sounds are great, but the mic's used are a 57 and 421 mix, which I've always found to be a bit brash sounding and prefer to mix in a Royer 121 to mellow things out a little.
Disappointed. The sounds are okay, but the mic's used are a 57 and 421 mix, which I've always found to be a bit brash sounding. It does frustrate me when information like this isn't available until after you've bought the pack. Laziness on the web admin side of things, which is a shame.
Sorry they didn't hit for you the same way mate. Guess it's just down to personal preference for each of us. My main thing with any base profile is a clarity n presence from the off then I feel I have a solid base to work from. I find with a lot of profiles I need to tinker quite a bit with the low n high cut on the cab distortion sense and definition etc, to get to where I want, get rid of some wooly ness or "remove the blanket" as some describe it. It's what works to my ears with my guitars. With these I will still go in and refine a little for preference and for a mix but the base tone was pretty close from the off for me on a surprising number from this pack. As I say no right or wrong just different flavours for different folks.
Sorry they didn't hit for you the same way mate. Guess it's just down to personal preference for each of us. My main thing with any base profile is a clarity n presence from the off then I feel I have a solid base to work from. I find with a lot of profiles I need to tinker quite a bit with the low n high cut on the cab distortion sense and definition etc, to get to where I want, get rid of some wooly ness or "remove the blanket" as some describe it. It's what works to my ears with my guitars. With these I will still go in and refine a little for preference and for a mix but the base tone was pretty close from the off for me on a surprising number from this pack. As I say no right or wrong just different flavours for different folks.
Sorry man, I am very grateful for the recommendation and I can definitely see why you recommended them, they sound great, just unfortunate that it's not the kind of tone I'm used to with regards to the euipment used. That post was more a plea for profilers to be more detailed on their websites and for sale pages. 
You're absolutely right that I can try a bit of tweaking, which I will Thanks again
Yesterday I was going over some profiles to see if I'd find something "better" than the friedman BE50's from Mbritt ...
I bought some bungenstock ones on black friday ... friedman,soldano and the YM marshall ...
Man those malmsteen ones are now my favourite "high" gain sounds ... did play with class D amp and normal guitarcab, so no IR's
Check this pack out, it's great !
Raf
Just purchased Live Ready Sound's "father of the 800" pack some of the best marshall profiles I`ve heard just like my old master volume combo from the late 70s
I remember trying out a profile available via Rig Exchange. It was a JCM800 Low by RickyStorti. Loved it for crunch tones
Try out BigHairyProfiles Toren800.
I've always enjoyed any of Top Jimi's Marshall tones. Also, check out David G Burns in Rig Exchange. I love his "old marshall" profiles. Excellent, especially for free.
Trey
I've always enjoyed any of Top Jimi's Marshall tones. Also, check out David G Burns in Rig Exchange. I love his "old marshall" profiles. Excellent, especially for free.
Trey
I find it simply excellent :). Nothing better out there. Free or commercial.
The best Marshalls I've find to date are the ones from Mattfig (Superlead and Gower JTM), he does have a JCM as well
