Quilted Maple Satriani

[pauliemc]

Nice amp. I like those JVM models. but only if the speakers in the cab are up to it. Celestion speakers are not standard on a lot of the marshall cabs i have seen over here & they realy do make a big difference.

But you are right about the mode 4. realy nice piece of kit on the 2 left channels, especially when you crank it. as for the right side, holy crap. its like the gain goes to 11

[Muzz]

Nice amp. I like those JVM models. but only if the speakers in the cab are up to it. Celestion speakers are not standard on a lot of the marshall cabs i have seen over here & they realy do make a big difference.

But you are right about the mode 4. realy nice piece of kit on the 2 left channels, especially when you crank it. as for the right side, holy crap. its like the gain goes to 11

That is exactly right, the quality of the speakers is just as important as that of the guitar and the amp. I have been told that the modern Marshall cabs have Chinese speakers in them, I don't know if that is correct. The speakers in my cab are Celestions, my amp head is the only bit of gear that I have ever bought new, I love the vintage stuff, my cab is from the 80s.

Isn't great to have that much gain on hand, what I like about the Mode 4 is the flexibility in sound, you can get classic Marshall tones but also more modern tones that suit downtuned guitars. Rock and Roll

[pauliemc]

Nice amp. I like those JVM models. but only if the speakers in the cab are up to it. Celestion speakers are not standard on a lot of the marshall cabs i have seen over here & they realy do make a big difference.

But you are right about the mode 4. realy nice piece of kit on the 2 left channels, especially when you crank it. as for the right side, holy crap. its like the gain goes to 11

That is exactly right, the quality of the speakers is just as important as that of the guitar and the amp. I have been told that the modern Marshall cabs have Chinese speakers in them, I don't know if that is correct. The speakers in my cab are Celestions, my amp head is the only bit of gear that I have ever bought new, I love the vintage stuff, my cab is from the 80s.

Isn't great to have that much gain on hand, what I like about the Mode 4 is the flexibility in sound, you can get classic Marshall tones but also more modern tones that suit downtuned guitars. Rock and Roll

Yip. the amount i can screw about with the tones from it is a joke. set one chanel up for good tone with a moderate gain, another for 80's style metal sounds & another for absolute mental screaming bstard gain that seems to sustain for days. the clean sounds are excellent aswell. I use the one at home for everything from country to jazz to satriani to napalm death

of course, it also helps having a truck load of guitars to play aswell.