New amp day. Moar Marshall !

  • So. I bought a Marshall amp. A used one. For my collection.


    I had a TSL602 and loved it. Although I sold it as it was too loud unless you were taking its FX send into an IR at non-tinnitus inducing volumes. This one has a dedicated silent recording output. And more channels, gain, knobs and buttons. And MIDI !! Its way heavier than I realised. And physically bigger.


    In my defence I was left unsupervised.

  • Update.


    WooHoo !! I've cabled the input and FX loop to my rack's patchbay to place the preamp into a Helix Fx loop for IR based fun&games. This works VERY well (and is how its going to be used goin forward).


    Tried it with my realworld cabs to find - as expected - its great, and delivers volume in large amounts. I have the TSL C212 2x12 cab which was rebadged to the JVMc212 when the JVMs appeared -so its technically the matching cab for the amp (although a 2x 4x12 stack would be the day dream). It tames itself with the master volume fairly well - down to a 'usable at home if there's no one at home' level. Compared with the Boss Katana 100w head this bad boy delivers thump and volume fairly quickly on the master volume whereas the Boss delivers volume a bit more progressively.


    Super happy !

  • Have fun!!
    This was actually the amp I played for years before buying a Kemper. I played it with a Marshall 4x12” 1960V.

    It has a lot of great sounds and with the Midi control it can be used for almost any style.

    But… I used it mostly in the first two channels since the other channels have a lot of gain, to much form my taste.

    never thought that I would like the Kemper that much...! 8|

  • Have fun!!
    This was actually the amp I played for years before buying a Kemper. I played it with a Marshall 4x12” 1960V.

    It has a lot of great sounds and with the Midi control it can be used for almost any style.

    But… I used it mostly in the first two channels since the other channels have a lot of gain, to much form my taste.

    Yep - OD2 gets really gainy !

  • Maybe.

    Full disclosure. I've only used my Kemper to play other folks profiles. (the free profiles in the K, and the Rig Exchange are great. And the profiles available for the unobtanium preamps are super). Sooooooo I may have a bit of learning curve to go through.

  • Maybe.

    Full disclosure. I've only used my Kemper to play other folks profiles. (the free profiles in the K, and the Rig Exchange are great. And the profiles available for the unobtanium preamps are super). Sooooooo I may have a bit of learning curve to go through.

    Profiling is not hard at all and is done in a few minutes. I found the hardest thing to do was to run the cables to the Kemper and tell my wife to go outside for a while.

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

  • Profiling is not hard at all and is done in a few minutes. I found the hardest thing to do was to run the cables to the Kemper and tell my wife to go outside for a while.

    Cabling - already in place. The wife thing though.......... tricky.

    edit - Actually, Kemper adding the control of profiling to RigManager would be something I should try out.

    Edited once, last by ajbsmirnoff: needed more oomph. ().

  • Well now, I have done a thing


    I've bought something I've desired for a while to add to my preamp collection

    Its an ADA MP-1.

    The last of the 'big three' midi preamps to go with my Triaxis and JMP-1............. and the rest of my retro rack.


    I've made a space in my rack and prepared some pre-wiring for when it arrives.


    Sure, I bought my Kemper as a way of not having to buy ANY of those preamps. Or amps, but it kinda made me want them more.