Dave da Dude Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 I'm still confused about the "sound" of amps. Who used Marshalls? Who used Fenders? Thanks in advance! Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat36 Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 I've used both. I had a Marshall 100 watt half stack and a little 10 watt for recording and practice and a Fender Twin Reverb and a little Champ. All sound different. You just have to hear them for yourself, preferably playing a Strat and Les Paul through them. Many tones to be had. Nowadays I use a Digitech GNX2 and I have barely scratched the surface of all the tones I can get with this thing. It's KILLER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted June 1, 2002 Author Share Posted June 1, 2002 Does the difference in sound have anything to do with the power tube? I just bought (it's on it's way, FedEx) a '93 Randall Pro 1000 that has a bias switch for 6L6's or EL34's. Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 "Another Big Fan of the GNX2 am I" says Mr Cereal. Run some real pedals in front of that box. Unbelievable direct tone. I like Marshalls and Fenders too. Marshalls have more hair, whereas Fenders have more punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Marshalls- Jimi, Clapton in Cream, Angus Young, Eric Johnson (mostly) Fender- SRV, Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton Both amps have a lot of potential variety depending on what guitar you use with them but Marshalls excel at distortion. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 Mac, Thanks for the info. That's what I was looking for. That helps me a LOT. Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 FWIW, Clapton only used Marshalls early in his career when he was with the Bluesbreakers and Cream. Since then he's mostly used Fenders although he was using Soldanos for a while. Now I hear he's using a replica of a tweed Fender Twin. Eddie Van Halen used a Marshall until the early 90s. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 go to www.amptone.com you can see a chart of how Marshalls and Fenders actually compare in terms of sound waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Originally posted by gtrmac: Marshalls- Jimi ... Actually I believe that while Jimi used Marshalls exclusively live after he moved to London(Fenders were much priceier in the UK at the time), he still did a lot of recording with Fender amps. I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboDog Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Fender's typically uses 6L6 power tubes, whereas Marshalls use EL34's. 6L6's are more known for their "clean" tones. You get very warm, high larity from a 6L6. EL34's distort or saturate easier, and most people believe better than 6L6's. So Fenders are widely accepted to be better clean amps, whereas Marhsalls sound better distorted. Fenders also have a nice tube saturation for some "crunchy" blues. So you see a lot of Fenders for Blues, Country, Jazz and some lighter rock. Marshalls may have an extra gain stage or 2, thus allowing for more gain. You see them used with a lot of rock to heavy metal. Since a lot of people like the Fender clean, they use Fender amps with some high end distortion pedals in front to get the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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