Metroamp pics the Amp Show in NY

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:50 pm

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... p?t=245350

Pretty cool pics from the amp show last weekend in NY... I actually got the privelage of playing through George's flagship 45/100 at his place a while back... I thought I had a great tone & setup until I heard his...

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:00 pm

If you read through the posts there are alot of people asking about George's amp and the response of the day was:

Quote:
Originally Posted by nuno81291
can anyone tell me a little more about their thoughts on the Metro's that were on display?

A Marshall gone to heaven.

George, you make me proud to own a Metro

slash81291 · Post by **slash81291** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:04 pm

haha nuno81291 is my screen-name on TGP!

gibboau · Post by **gibboau** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:57 pm

gutpile wrote:A Marshall gone to heaven

AMEN

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:47 pm

You saw these pics right?

http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?t=11530

I got to the show early and was actually the first guy to visit the Metro room...nothing like cranking a JTM100 stock before 10am. My friend actually had a room above George's and he had just gone to bed at 6am after a night with a '68 SG and a bottle of Bombay that another friend from out of town had. We've nick-named George's JTM "The alarm clock"...he knew it was me with the loud zep riffs.

All George's amps sounded killer but I think I really gravitated towards the JTM100 for some reason. I was typing a post to the forum on his laptop in the backroom and someone was cranking "Unchained" through the 12xxx series...it WAS the tone. I don't think any of the recorded clips on the forum can even compare to the live sound. The show was cool...me and some friends got to hang with George here and there throughout the day. I should've snapped a pic of him playing the AC15 in the Marshall/Vox room.

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:14 pm

no pics posted to that thread? I wish I could have been there... I can vouch for your statement that you cannot explain the live sound of George's amps. by far the most unbelievable tone I have ever experienced!!

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:15 pm

no pics posted to that thread? I wish I could have been there... I can vouch for your statement that you cannot explain the live sound of George's amps. by far the most unbelievable tone I have ever experienced!!

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:30 pm

Huh? There are pics in the link I posted unless I'm missing what you mean? Do you mean posted in the thread at TGP?

wdelaney72 · Post by **wdelaney72** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:27 pm

Am I wrong for thinking 80% of the amps look too weird? I'm sure the tone was all there, but man, I'm just not digging the goofy looking stuff.

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:30 pm

ahhhh.... had to log in first... not logged in I see nothing!!!! thanks...

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:14 am

wdelaney72 wrote:Am I wrong for thinking 80% of the amps look too weird? I'm sure the tone was all there, but man, I'm just not digging the goofy looking stuff.

It all sounded like marshall or fender to me by the end of the day.

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Sat May 12, 2007 11:15 am

Yes everyone is after the art deco type look of the cabs,Watkin's amps in England lead the way with their unique early efforts.
In the late fifties that was.
yngwie308