marshall heads with 4 inputs/chans... (1 Viewer)

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

you can do some cross over shit to get more drive out of it...
i remember seeing it done on someone's head before - niall byrne's i think..

could i do this with my head?
i have 2 x "guitar" inputs and 2 x "bass" inputs...
coudl i pull some cross over shit with that, and how would i cross them over?

does anyone know what i'm talking about?

 

[Lord Damian]

you can do some cross over shit to get more drive out of it...
i remember seeing it done on someone's head before - niall byrne's i think..

could i do this with my head?
i have 2 x "guitar" inputs and 2 x "bass" inputs...
coudl i pull some cross over shit with that, and how would i cross them over?

does anyone know what i'm talking about?

not TOTALLY relevant, but on my fender Bassman i have 2 normal inputs and 2 bright inputs - guitar into one of the normals, short lead between the other normal and one of the bright inputs and pow - extra drive.

i would think your case might be similiar, but i could be wrong.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

sounds similar...must try it out later
i have 2 'bright' switches as well

it's like that but i have a volume knob before the first 3 (b/m/t)

so go -
G1 -> B1
G2 -> B2

or cross over? or does it matter?

 

[Lord Damian]

sounds similar...must try it out later
i have 2 'bright' switches as well

it's like that but i have a volume knob before the first 3 (b/m/t)

so go -
G1 -> B1
G2 -> B2

or cross over? or does it matter?

plug your axe into Guitar input #1 - then, connect Guitar Input #2 and Bass Input #1 (or 2, doubt it matters) - then crank up both channels volume. that's the only way i could picture it working.

but don't do this unless you're absolutely sure you're not gonna kill yourself or fry your head or cab. like i said, it works with my Bassman - Marshall head is a different beast.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

mines a fender bassman
i've only ever seen it done on marshalls

cheers thanks

 

[Lord Damian]

mines a fender bassman
i've only ever seen it done on marshalls

cheers thanks

ahhh, i was confused mightily there for a second. i thought you were asking if you could do it with Marshalls.

my bassman is the combo, not a head/cab deal, by the way.

you should be ok - good luck.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

have you got two seperate volume controls and a master?

 

[Lord Damian]

from left to right -

2 normal inputs, 2 bright inputs, 1 normal volume knob, 1 bright volume knob, bass knob, mid knob, treble knob, presence knob, ground switch, standby switch, on/of switch.

sorry, hadda do that to remember - it's been a while since i played it.

would be nice to have a master volume - i'd crank those sub-volumes all the way up if i did...as it stands, i can only crank them to about 5 each before windows start shattering.

 

[mark]

i can only crank them to about 5 each before windows start shattering.

5? i don't think i ever got past 3 or 4 with that amp. loudest guitar amp i've ever used.

 

[sparse]

I tired in on my Bassman 100, (like the one in the picture) before but I don't think it likes it, there was a lot of extra hiss coming through the speakers (when I wasn't playing). Might try it again though, but then again I'm very happy with how it sounds.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

tried it last night briefly
didn't notice any extra hiss - it definitely affected the tone...not sure if it gave any more gain though...will try it out proper over the weekend

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

here sparse, the little red bulbcover fell off mine / broke / went missing

can i have yours?

 

[sparse]

No, it's the best thing about the amp.

It can easily be replaced though.

http://www.fender.co.uk/products/search.php?partno=0990954000

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

cool

 

[Lord Damian]

5? i don't think i ever got past 3 or 4 with that amp. loudest guitar amp i've ever used.

she's a beast alright. can you believe i still haven't gotten around to getting the tubes replaced? i should be ashamed of myself.

tried it last night briefly
didn't notice any extra hiss - it definitely affected the tone...not sure if it gave any more gain though...will try it out proper over the weekend

yeah, i think you notice more of a tonal difference than a gain difference. seems to make it louder as well.

 

[HalfHunter]

is it a screw in thing? i might have a spare one at home.

here sparse, the little red bulbcover fell off mine / broke / went missing

can i have yours?

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

aye that's it - did you nick mine!?
i'll buy you a pint and smash it out of your hand if you hook me up!

 

[HalfHunter]

ha! i forgot about that! we crossed pints yes?

the light cover i have is a funny colour as in its not red. might be pink.

aye that's it - did you nick mine!?
i'll buy you a pint and smash it out of your hand if you hook me up!

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

i'm pinker than most, as you well know

 

[Lord Damian]

so what were the results of the full on test?