• From: Canterbury
  • Registered: 2010-05-27
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Re: The Quest for Tone !

wharris wrote:

Are you referring to the '68 Marshall Tremolo head on the wooden chair sitting at 90 degrees to the rest of the stack?

Not in that video. A while back Eric did a gear rundown for the 2010 hendrix tour. He said in that video that he was using a Fulton Webb head for a rhythm tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fdVwxOGAt0

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  • Registered: 2010-12-27
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Re: The Quest for Tone !

wharris wrote:

Are you referring to the '68 Marshall Tremolo head on the wooden chair sitting at 90 degrees to the rest of the stack?

yep !

AndreS wrote:

Did you see the post about the Rhythm head Eric uses for the Hendrix tour?

Fulton Webb

yes sorry, didn't answer, those fulton webb are just plexi clones, no ?

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Yeah, one of Eric's road techs is Bill Webb part owner and amp builder of 'Fulton Webb' amps.  They are located in Austin (no surprise there) and yes the amps are often very Fender or Marshall inspired.  The amp you guys are referring to is a 100W version of the Fulton Webb 'Scrumptious Monkey' that they originally did for Eric.  Basically a '66 Marshall JTM45/100 with some tweaks.

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  • Registered: 2010-12-27
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stratpaulguy86 wrote:

Yeah, one of Eric's road techs is Bill Webb part owner and amp builder of 'Fulton Webb' amps.  They are located in Austin (no surprise there) and yes the amps are often very Fender or Marshall inspired.  The amp you guys are referring to is a 100W version of the Fulton Webb 'Scrumptious Monkey' that they originally did for Eric.  Basically a '66 Marshall JTM45/100 with some tweaks.

ah ok, it seems that eric uses marshall plexis consisntently for his dirty rhythm tone.
Could i achieve this with a silver jubilee too or should i just go for a JMP super lead clone ?

  • From: Canterbury
  • Registered: 2010-05-27
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Re: The Quest for Tone !

Scrumptious Monkey. Boy that amp sounds good - scrumptiumdiddlyus


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  • From: Ridgeland, MS
  • Registered: 2009-08-12
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Re: The Quest for Tone !

I think the Plexi would do a better job for that IMHO.

  • Registered: 2009-10-10
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If you are still planning to use two heads, you will have trouble beating an old Blackface Fender Bandmaster or Bassman head for one of your heads, for the price and for the tone.  Combine one of these with a good Marshall and you will have good tone.

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HoosierRock wrote:

If you are still planning to use two heads, you will have trouble beating an old Blackface Fender Bandmaster or Bassman head for one of your heads, for the price and for the tone.  Combine one of these with a good Marshall and you will have good tone.

fender bandmaster is the AB763 circuit, which my vibroverb head will also have so they will be very similar in voicing.

I'm leaning towards a super lead plexi right now, hope they're good for lead too..

  • From: Ridgeland, MS
  • Registered: 2009-08-12
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Dude, a Super Lead is good for anything!

  • From: Scotland
  • Registered: 2009-02-11
  • Posts: 453

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For that kind of EJ "Dirty Rhythm" you don't even need a Marshall persay, I do very well with the normal channel of my '68 Super Reverb cranked to the hilt and hit with a TS808 and Fulltone '70 fuzz.  Sadly, George Metropoulos has discontinued his Marshall plexi kits and strictly does his big $$$ custom versions now or I would recommend those.  I have a '69 Spec Superlead 100 that does that tone in spades, as well as a JTM45 Metro clone on loan from my dad that can also do that.

What order are the 808 and the fuzz?

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Fuzz first, then TS808.  You don't want the buffer from the TS808 to screw with the Fuzz.  Thanks!

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  • From: Burlington, Ont Canada
  • Registered: 2010-04-01
  • Posts: 365

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DO NOT GO WITH THE RE-ISSUE PLEXI!! I had a 2006 Marshall SLP 100 RI and got rid of it as fast as I could. It was the harshest SOB I have ever played through, and that includes "real" Plexi's. Go with a kit - or an original if you can afford it.

StevenStrat wrote:
HoosierRock wrote:

If you are still planning to use two heads, you will have trouble beating an old Blackface Fender Bandmaster or Bassman head for one of your heads, for the price and for the tone.  Combine one of these with a good Marshall and you will have good tone.

fender bandmaster is the AB763 circuit, which my vibroverb head will also have so they will be very similar in voicing.

I'm leaning towards a super lead plexi right now, hope they're good for lead too..

Gits: '03 Gibson Historic R7 Goldtop, '06 Gibson R8 Plaintop, MIJ '62 RI Strat,  and others...
Amps: '99 Marshall 1987x Plexi RI, 1969 Fender Super Reverb

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  • From: Chesapeake, VA
  • Registered: 2010-12-05
  • Posts: 76

Re: The Quest for Tone !

StevenStrat wrote:

any opinions on which marshall 50W ? super lead plexi, silver jubilee, etc ?

I play a Line 6 Flextone III XL and have one of my channels set to the Marshall Silver Jubilee.  Add in the copmression, a little noise gate, a treadplate, and BAM!  I think it's a great tone, and I think it's about as close to getting that "Django" lead tone without having to spend thousands.  I love the Line 6!

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