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Marshall Stack

Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:09 am

Hi all
Yesterday I had the chance to play my steel through a 100W Marshall stack with 4x12 cabinet. I must confess to being a bit sceptical about what to expect but OMG, it was good! Very good! Now to work on forgetting the experience in case I start thinking about a bigger car with boot space for a 4x12.........
Cheers
Calum

Re: Marshall Stack

Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:37 am

Interesting, Calum.
What was the context of your try out? A solo blast, or were you sitting in with a band?

I once used a Marshall combo, with two 12 inch speakers, during a wee jam, but I found it lacked that full range body, 'Mae West', if you will, and was more, 'Claudia Winkleman', thin and middly and annoying.

Re: Marshall Stack

Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:24 pm

Hi Danny
It was rehearsing with a band in Berkeley. I was surprised how easy it was to get my sound. There is something nice about sound coming from a large area as with a 4x12 rather than the point source thing you get with a small combo. Hadn’t considered using different women as a sound description before. I like it. To sound guy- “can you give me a bit more Cybill Shepherd and slightly less Vera Lynn.”

Re: Marshall Stack

Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:06 pm

Haddock wrote:To sound guy- “can you give me a bit more Cybill Shepherd and slightly less Vera Lynn.”


Ha ha! Love it. I'm on a personal quest for the full Julia Breck.

Re: Marshall Stack

Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:17 pm

Danny
When Calum posted about a Marshall stack and you gave some female comparisons
thoughts of Raquel Welsh and Sophia Loren came to my mind.
Unfortunately I can only manage a sound in between Hattie Jacques and Twiggy,
and if appealing to a " sound engineers " female side or any feminists reading this post, that's
a comparison between Robbie Coltrane and Charles Hawtry! :oops:

Re: Marshall Stack

Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:40 pm

Does this mean I have to lug my Marshall down from the attic now :evil:

It does have a nice pair of Celestions right enuff 8-)

Re: Marshall Stack

Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:27 pm

Geoff
If you have been keeping up the training regime with your bullworker hauling the Marshall down from the attic should not be a problem, getting it back will be a different story, so think ahead. :o
Just picture how the nice pair of celestions will look with your head stuck between them as your age catches up with you halfway back up the ladder :shock: :oops:

Re: Marshall Stack

Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:01 pm

Mcneilwaeasteel wrote:Geoff
If you have been keeping up the training regime with your bullworker hauling the Marshall down from the attic should not be a problem, getting it back will be a different story, so think ahead. :o
Just picture how the nice pair of celestions will look with your head stuck between them as your age catches up with you halfway back up the ladder :shock: :oops:


At which point I'd fall off the ladder and the celestions will have their revenge ;)

TBH I'm loving the sound I'm getting from the Super Twin, almost worth the new exercise regime :guitar:
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