Ceriatone 2555 needs a 100w counterpart! (Page 1 of 2)

Well, what works with jubilee is.............another jubilee

Sorry, had to say that

-Jussi

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I use the 50 watt version with my Ceriatone 2550. Run a RV5 and a Super Chorus through the FX Loop with the DD3 through the Jubilee FX Loop. Instant EJ/Joe B tones.

Marshall on Marshall IS good...I think I'm just thinking of versatility down the road so you can explore other options if you want too. It's like, yeah, I love Les Pauls and have 2 of them, but my second real guitar was a Fender so that I could have a bit of versatility and mix things up.

I mean, an edge of break up sound is essentially IMHO a Fender style amp cranked. A JTM 45 might do you well though... or maybe even an Egnator tweaker- they're very versatile and my dad has one. I can coax just about any tone out of those things that I want.

What are your settings on the 2555? What speakers? I get quite an oomphy sound out of mine running through 65 watt greenbacks. It probably the ballsiest tone I've ever had, and cuts through the mix no matter what.

Try turning your presence down to about 3.5 and bumping your bass up just shy of full (on my Ceriatone, it's technically 10 because it goes to 11....). The Delta Pro's are great, but I realized I wasn't really a fan of them despite wanting Joe's tone a few years ago - it just wasn't who I was as a player. I like speakers that add some extra warmth to my sound as opposed to producing what the amp is doing exactly a la 12L's.

As far as selling the Traynor, I recall them selling for about $500 used or so. With that and a little extra cash you could check out the Tweaker, or even the Peavey Windsor head - it's not "boutique" by any standards, but a really decent amp on a budget (we're talking like $200 USD).

I think the 1959SLP's are quite expensive for what they do, and there might be some cheaper alternatives from Ceriatone. I have yet to be impressed by any of the current model Marshall's except the Vintage Moderns which are even a little old now.

What I might recommend is just spending a day going to every guitar store near you and literally playing everything that they have in your price range - I'm very wary of ordering amps without playing them and just going off of what people say. I've been looking for a clean amp for ages, and when I actually played all the amps I read about I disliked every one of them and ended up liking the Peavey classic the most.

Sorry for the lengthy posts, hope I helped!

My Ceriatone starts to boom out with the bass any higher... The tone of the Ceriatone isn't a problem it sounds great... The problems lies with the Traynor.

Had a Peavey Windsor, I hated it. Was really fizzy in the overdrive department and no clean headroom, no matter how many mods we did to it.

From my experiences with Blackstar they are a little cold and lifeless sounding... Well to my ears anyway.

Thanks again for all the help,

- Stefan

No problems man, I got mine a few months ago... But I've found the point just before the bass starts clouding up the neck pickup and it's perfect!

Played Vintage Modern... Didn't like it too much... Probably just me being a fusspot!

I really do like the clean channel on the DSL to me it does better old school Marshall tones that the V/M and the JVM.

That being said, my favourite current production Marshall is the Haze... Its dirty channel is perfect.. Real vintage tone to my ears... If only there was a 100 watt version!

When Joe talked about a two amp set up he said pair up a Marshall with a Fender or Dumble for the best combo.

I have tried this in m y own way with my handwired 5 watters (one boutique marshall voiced 5w and a 5F1 clone I put together myself) and it works very well you run one amp cleaner and one more distorted and get a fantastic combo of clarity with grind.

Just a thought...