Detailed Marshall circuit info

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 16, 2003 4:20 pm

This page from Clay Finley's site is a great resource.
Wanna know which parts in your reissue weren't in the originals?
Here's where you'll find the answer.

http://www.lastwordsmusic.com/clay/mars ... s_101.html

Enjoy.

George

bmf5150 · Post by **bmf5150** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:42 pm

I have learned a ton from that site....anyone wanting to star learning,should start there!!

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:43 pm

Man i gotta start learnin' soon. I feel left behind

Not! I'll get on the bandwagon soon

clay_finley · Post by **clay_finley** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:30 am

Hey George! I just played a friends '74 Bass 50w over the weekend. The only thing changed on it was the power cord. It sounded awesome. It had tons of mojo! Check it out:

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:31 am

Ooops, here's the second pic:

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:03 am

That is super clean. What a pleasure to behold.
Uh, I mean play really loud!

Ya know, I've been thinking a lot about 50 watt amps lately. I've always been a 100 watt guy (bet you couldn't tell

) but I've often pulled two tubes.
I realize that doesn't really make my 100's into 50's. But it makes them awfully sweet.

George

gnugear · Post by **gnugear** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:48 am

Clay's site is fantastic! I reference it constantly.

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:25 am

I've often had dirty dreams about pulling the two outer tubes so i could retire the THD Hotplate in smaller clubs but then i always say no for some reason. I'll have to try it out this vacation and experiment like a good Country Boy.

gnugear · Post by **gnugear** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:50 pm

I've been using a post phase inverter master volume and LOVE it! I'm installing one in my 1987x point to point board. I've got one in my '74 Super Lead and it sounds better than my Weber MASS (which I liked better than the Hot Plate). A lot of that power tube "sound" is actually the phase inverter going nuts. The only difference I hear is a slight loss of compression or "sweetness" that you get from pushing the power tubes.

chris

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 5:47 pm

I've heard of Weber MASS before but i don't know if they have a website. Do they?? I would like to compare my THD Hotplate with a Weber. I'm very satisfied with my THD but i think it would be interesting to compare the two myself.

Hassan Chop · Post by **Hassan Chop** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 7:02 am

Hey, CBS (and everyone else who hasn't been to Weber's site),

Go here: http://www.webervst.com/ and pick your speed (fast or slow connection). The next screen will show a picture of an American city (Cleveland, Dallas, Omaha, someplace like that). In the upper left corner of that picture is a link to info on Weber's "MASS" attenuator. There are links to other products of theirs in that picture, so drool over the other stuff, too.

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:29 pm

Wow! WAY different than the guts of the THD Hotplate and it's a lot simpler. A lot cheaper than the Hotplate too! I've had no problems with my THD Hotplate and am very satisfied with its tone so i guess this is another thing that's subjective.

gnugear · Post by **gnugear** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:43 pm

You know, I really like the MASS better than the Hotplate. I think it's because the MASS uses an actual speaker for the load ... it FEELS more like you're playing through a speaker. More "bounce" or whatever you want to call it.

But like you said, tone is subjective.

chris