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@@CaptainAhab-im3kd I agree, it’s a killer combination!!

thanks buddy!! Totally agree, Slash's guitar tone is smth else!!

thanks buddy! I'm a big Zakk fan!!

yeah, even tho it's a one channel amp it's super versatile, can get so many different tones out of it.

@ 100% they say it’s Marshall’s best amps in the last 20 years .

I always use it with the toggle switch in the middle, it's the most balanced mode on the pedal IMO

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

nop, no mods!!

thanks bro! Yeah, this amp is very pedal friendly, the blue channel sounds great with the SD1, instant Marshall ballpark, the low end is insane too, sounds huge in a mix.

@ I’ll bet it does sound huge in a band mix. That evh amp along with the peavey 6505 and the Randall rg amps are one of the best guitar amps for metal 😎🤘🏻🎸

@@alexskibicki2262 yeah, I have a few amps and the EVH EL34 is by far the meaniest sounding of them all.

thanks for watching bro! Hmmm, I think they're just different, the Plumes sounds more transparent and fatter while the SD-1 has more mids and sounds more aggressive and tighter.

@@guitarlair thanks 😊

@@Ricky42147 no boost at all.

@@guitarlair Wow, that's impressive

@ yeah man, this amp sounds really tight, I think Sykes never used any booster either.

@@PK22-b7v no, it doesn’t.

super, this amp has gain for days!!

nop. No mods...

@@guitarlairI did the c137 or whatever mod, going back to stock… I like Marshall better, this is very close but misses the sparkle of the marshall

@@PainterDans I love the blue channel on this amp, simply because it’s the only EVH where the blue channel is very different from the red channel, the blue channel sounds very raw, it works great to play grunge and 90s stuff and if you boost it then it becomes a rhythm metal machine.

Thanks bro!! Totally agree with you, a lot of ppl didn't like the Blue Channel on this amp but I think it really comes to life and sounds killer with an OD in front of it.I'd say blue for rhythm and red for leads on this amp.

thanks buddy!!!

​@guitarlair is this the 50 or 100 watt? Just curious if you are playing this at low volumes? Or cranked with attenuation?

@@allboutthemojo it's the 50w version!! I"m playing with the master almost halfway on the sweet spot and using a Torpedo Captor.

@@guitarlair thanks. I didn't know this amp had a master. Was just asking because usually tube amps need to be cranked to sound good and a 50 would be too loud for that indoors

thanks buddy!!

Thanks buddy!! I use a Torpedo Captor!!

@@8CountAudio thanks buddy!!!

Thanks for commenting bro! I cranked the amp and used the Torpedo Captor straight into Celestion DSRs from SpeakerMix Pro.

@@babekazimi thanks buddy!! Gary is a legend!!!

yes sir!!

@@guitarlair Everything sounds better when its double tracked.

@@akasgsvirgil9503 yep.. that's why guitars are usually double tracked, BINGO!

@@guitarlair Yep and that's why its good form to make mention of that fact so weekend warriors and bedroom rock stars will understand this amp does not sound like this out of the box. BINGO! 😉 Cheers on the rig and tone!

@@akasgsvirgil9503 but it DOES sound like this, the only difference is the wide stereo effect that fattens up the sound... an amp can sound however you want it to sound, it only depends on you and your gear. I'm showing here how it sounds with me playing with my own gear... idk what people are using in their bedrooms, that's why I add what I used on the description and my own settings. ;) Cheers!!

@@jimmyjackson3117 yeah the little amps don’t have that low end that the big boys have… but I don’t think it really matters in a mix.

yeah, it was the Mesa version of ideal gainy amp at the time... I personally love both!!

thanks buddy!! SD1 settings are: Level all the way up, Tone at 1 o'clock and drive at 9 o'clock.

thanks buddy🤘

this amp has been in my bucket list forever...it surprises me every day!!

@@guitarlair it's got a lot of cool overtones in it

@@None888. it's so versatile, you can play anything with it, from blues to metal.

thanks buddy!!

@@baptistemartin thanks bro.. I use the chorus in the loop!!

@@chocolatecookie8571 thanks bro!!!

Thanks bro!! I'm using a torpedo captor!!

@@guitarlair is it worth it as an attenuator and cab sim ? Because i'm lost between all the attenuators on the market (Suhr, Ox, Fryette,boss...)

thanks bro!! They have some sick riffs 🤘

no bro, it's connected to IR's

​@@guitarlair what IR loader did you use?

@@kotzenkotzen6392 Celestion SpeakerMixPro

​@@guitarlairthank you!

yeah, you won't have that huge headroom and low end of the big boys.

Thanks bro!! How do you compare the MK 25 with the Mark IV? Did you notice a big difference in tone and headroom?

@@guitarlair in the tone, not so much of a difference... but headroom, holy freaking loud and full!!! I've had it for over 4 years and have yet to play it at full bore...I only play at home and don't want to injure the dogs!!!🤣

Celestion Speaker Mix Pro SIRs

@@chupiconverge6034 thank you bro, appreciate it!!

@@jacksonX77 thanks buddy..they’re backing tracks, the only plugin I used was the STL.

@@guitarlair where'd you get the backing tracks?

thanks bro!!! 🤘

@@scottpeters4401 thanks man!! Totally agree with you, im not a fan of that scooped Metallica tone, I’m more into John Sykes and hard rock stuff… this amp is amazing, so versatile…I almost got the synergy rectifier a few weeks ago, the only reason I didn’t is because it’s sold out on the website, those amps sound amazing, I think the IICP is a good option for sure!!

@@guitarlair Completely!!..the Sykes,or Brad Gillis Speak of the Devil sounds are the ones I want to emulate…I will probably go with the Synergy IICP,because I already have a couple of power amps,but the MarkV25 or 35 is pretty tempting too…I had an original IIC+ back in the 90’s…I traded it in the 2000’s for a Line6 Pod rack,and an Ibanez Destroyer..a decision I have regretted for years,but to be fair,IICP’s back then weren’t expensive,not the 10 grand they go for now…

@@scottpeters4401 yeah...these amps are pretty pricey nowadays but I believe the Synergy is a very good option, I've been wanting to get one in a while... just waiting for them to re-stock their rectos and I'll get one, also have multiple power amps from my amps so using a Synergy preamp with them would be nice!

​@@guitarlairI feel the same way about the scooped sound ...

@@Bls-of1ld Honeslty I hate Metallica's guitar tones..I actually don't like Metallica at all to be fair lmao

@@hkt48man57 thank you!!! 😊

@@cassl7001 thanks brother!! I like adding a little bit a chorus for rhythm guitar, it makes the tone wider and a little less sharp.

@@MaxMCMLXXXV thanks buddy!!!

glad you liked, thanks buddy!!

I think Slash used a modded JCM800 to record the UYI albums, so the tone is a little bit different.

@@yomitsik thanks buddy.. I normally dial the level around 12, tone at 2, add a little bit of gain and leave the toggle switch in the middle on mode 2 (it just adds a natural drive without compressing too much the tone).

Thanks buddy! Do you think a ge-7 can also make the amp sound like that?

@@yomitsik absolutely, I just added the Plumes to push the amp a little bit with a little bit of gain and mid/high frequencies.. I've been chasing his tone for a while, he used a modded Super Tremolo with an extra gain stage on the Appetite album, I noticed that all these Plexis are in the same ballpark, you just need to EQ them a little bit with the right frequencies.. the amp itself will get very close to his tone but it lacks that extra pre gain stage that pushes the amp to get that snarl sound, if you crank the master on a Plexi it gets farty and you lose definition, so his tone comes from that extra pre gain stage, he doesn't crank the master on his amp, he find the sweet spot on the master volume and pushes the amp with that extra gain stage, you can very successfully replicate that extra gain stage with a clean OD or an EQ.

Thanks for the informative answer! I actually have the sv20 and the sc20, both combo, but can’t get the exact same snarl sound 😕

@@yomitsik np man!!try using different speakers...do you use any attenuator? IRs? how do you normally connect your amp?

yes I have, the amp settings are exactly as shown in the video. I love the combination of the SD-1 and the drive of the amp, the SD-1 really pushes the amp hard and brings that snarl to the tone.

@@SajidWaikhom thanks buddy, glad you like it!!

thx buddy

@@erikthered9670 thanks buddy!! Sykes’ 87 tone is amazing!!!

Only that was a Boogie coliseum on that album

@@jameswoynilko7962 plugged in a Marshall cab