HOW TO DIAL A GREAT GUITAR SOUND
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Like the heading says ;-)
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The gear:
- ESP Japan Custom Shop
- Tokai Telecaster
- BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive: bit.ly/3akY1iO
- ISP Decimator Noise Reduction: bit.ly/33JLxyC
- Radial Headbone VT: bit.ly/3nt24AG
- 2 x Marshall JCM800 2203
- SUHR Reactive Load IR: bit.ly/3cxhEpj
- Jens Bogren's "Greasy Beard EQ1" IR: bogrendigital....
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2: bit.ly/2WnMRVS
- Logic Pro X: apple.co/2WL4AGS
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"if it feels good for you and you enjoy playing it, then its a good guitar."
That's a fantastic quote. Just discovered your channel and i'm thoroughly enjoying the great content from over in the UK. \M/
Glad to hear Jim! Thanks!
And welcome aboard 😎🎼🎸.
BEST video about this issue I have ever seen! Clear explanation of the knobs, frecuency aspects and the philosophy of focusing on the sound itself. Also the steps on dialing the sound make perfect sense!
Thanks man! Glad to hear!
"don't use your eyes" ... congrats Man!!!!
😎Thanks!
"if you suck, you sound will suck!"
EPIC!
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"Dial with your ears nd not your eyes" is the best advice I have ever heard. It sounds so obvious but it wasn't to me. It's important to note that every amp has different amounts of EQ values, and even though most amps have the same/similar knobs, bass, mid, presence etc. These knobs doesn't represent the same amount across all amps. if you take 2 different brands of amps and dial them the same, they'll not sound the same.
When I got my boss katana, I opened up the EQ settings and made it look like those well known pictures from MOP Mesa 2C+ of the EQ that looks like a V. I would just put that in my boss katana without listening to what is sounded like. I would play with it and thinking "this is what they used on MOP so this is good." It wasn't until I started to actually listen that I went "this sounds like poop."
So thank you a lot Euge for giving me this seemingly obvious advice. I think you are one of the best guitar youtubers. You are honest, humble, straight to the point and incredibely skilled. I learn a lot from you and love your videos. Have a nice day and take care!
Thanks man! Really glad to hear this!
Likewise!
6:00 I never thought about the presence like that, solid advice! Can't wait to record this week and see how it sounds compared to the previous settings (I thought the EQ was overall. I will approach it with that in mind about the preamp tone, vs "final master"). Cheers for the video! Also "Don't use your eyes, use your ears" That's the damn truth!!
That tele sounds awesome through that 800
Glad to hear man! Thanks!
Dude I’m new to your channel and I absolutely love the content. Not only do you play great but your tone is so massive. I’m getting ready to see how you did your studio video. Totally glad I subscribed. Right now I’m using Tele’s that have been jacked up into a Marshall dsl head with a 2X12 cab loaded with cream backs. I also use a Kracken pre amp pedal( basically having another amp) and I drive both the Marshall and the kracken wih a boss waza od. Thinking of getting a eq pedal next. But thank you for all your info and teachings. Also I added a couple red wolf songs today from iTunes. Great stuff
Thanks Matthew! Really glad to hear!
You have great gear indeed 🔥💪. RAWK ON 🎸!
My squier amp sounds nothing like that😭
Damn 😎
Put the link to this video on every receipt for any person’s first guitar :)
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AMEN, thats why I play black metal 😁we dont geave a shit, we just play on what we have 🤘
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Excellent video, Euge. Very informative regardless what we think we already know. Cheers!
Thanks!
Thanks Euge! This helped me a lot because mainly I am a classical guitarist so "the amp world" was always really far from me. I just subscribed to your channel, you have really good videos man! :)
Glad to hear László! Thanks!
the best and honest dialing in EVER on TH-cam. Thank you.
Thanks man! Glad to hear!
This is how I have always tuned my amps. There are always about two spots on a pot that just opens up the sound. Works great on stereo equipment as well.
Indeed 👌
That first minute right there explains it all. Every amp, every pedal, and I'd say every guitar has a great sound. You just need to have a skilled ear, talented hands and know how to hone it and use the gear. We currently live in times when amazing gear is extremely affordable and available to anyone and everyone and not just to top notch players. I see so many people chasing endless gear, still being dissatisfied and end up blaming the gear and bashing brands for their lack of talent. I grew up in the 80s when we had next to nothing, and remember watching Satriani playing on a tiny Gorrila practice amp and still sounding awesome as always. If you can manage to sound great on the most basic of gear, you have it in you.
I agree with you 100%. I’m a 70s kid and started to play late 80s so I hear ya man 👌😎.
Between Jason Frankhouser and Euge, there is ALWAYS two things you can be sure you will get... 1) Massive chug riffing and 2) MASSIVE tone!!
"Three". Holds up 2 fingers. LOL!
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You’re a great content creator. I clicked on one video yesterday just to hear some JCM800 tones, and now I’m watching my tenth video and subscribing. Great stuff.
Awesome, thank you!
This is one of my favorite videos from you. As soon as you hit a tone you like its like: :O surprise face :D
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Great video, are you playing here through load box so the sound comes from your monitors? Or it is actual real cabinet sound?
NOTICE: not ONE DSL behind this guy. I think I’m finally convinced.
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Thank you so much I have played many tube amps and own a few..but I just got my first Marshall 100 head a few days back and this video has helped me so much....my tone was so muddy thank you so much for taking the time to show me how to set up the amp...my tone has some steal balls now thank you to you brother
Oh cool! Really glad to hear that this helped!
Wow, your very informative,love the way you teach!!!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Great video but I took a shot of whiskey everytime you said "sweetspot" and now I can't get up 🤣
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Nice vid.
I like when you said “3” and held up 2 fingers, ha.
There's no thing as angry sounding as a JCM800
Really helpful video and I like the way speak. It’s so politely and that’s rare. Keep it up 🤟🏻
Oh thanks! Glad to hear! I will 😊🤘
After watching this vid I realized I need an Overdrive pedal. My tone won't sound so flat otherwise. It will definitely help with the pinch harmonics.
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Is this why I sometimes play better with my eyes closed? When I’m trying to figure out a tune, I get more frustrated when I’m playing or listening with my eyes open. When I close my eyes, it starts to come together faster and more accurately. Thank you for your awesome videos. The best part is the opening. “Hello. I am Euge Valovirta.” You should do voice overs. :)
I think so ’cos it’s the same with me. When I’m mixing (dialling eq, compression etc.) I usually do it with eyes closed ’cos I hear stuff better when my eyes aren’t distracting me 👌😎.
Thanks! Yeah I’ve heard this before 😁.
Great Sound dude!!!! WOOW but I am die hard fan of playing without any pedals haha my marshall JCM 900 SL-X 100w kicks ass 😂
Thanks Bruno! SL-X is a great amp! Basically like a modded 800 2203 👌🔥
0 dislikes. I think that says something about the quality of the content. Keep rockin!
☺️🙏. I will 🎼🎸.
Euge why do you prefer ESP guitars over Gibson? Maybe you could do a video about that. thanks. love your channel!
I just like them more 😎. Glad to hear! 🙏
Another great video Euge...Seems like a big part of your sound is the Suhr RL. Do you use it in live situations with a power amp as well? I think I need one for my 2555x Stack as its simply too loud to get the sound I want. I also have an old school ADA MP1 rack setup that sounds much better at the lower volumes that runs through a power amp
Thanks!
I haven’t used amps live since 2017. Travelling / flying around the world with tube amps isn’t very practical 😊.
I still use my old school pedal board but into the Neunaber Iconoclast:
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81 bridge? 85 the other place? Thanks, Euge! Thanks for the in-depth explaining!
Yes 👌. You’re welcome!
Euge what gauge strings do you use? And what thickness picks do you prefer? Thank you.
It depends on the guitar and tuning but in general: 10-52 for E->Eb, 10-56 for D->Db and 12-60 for C->B and the same for ”Drop-D” tunings of the aforementioned. The strings are DR. Dunlop Tortex 1,14mm picks. Those purple ones 👍😎
how do you listen to the sound of your guitar in your studio? cab or monitoring ? Thanks
Cabs are mic’d in another isolated room and I hear the mic’d sound through monitors in the control room.
Thanks Euge 👍🤘
Best video of its kind ever. I have asked many pros why they need a pedal if they used saturated tubes, and no one has answered me. Finally I understand. Thank you so much.
Glad to hear! Thanks!
First fact....Got to have a decent amp or you're screwed. I play well and in the mid 80s I had this cheap Dean Markley solid state 30w 1-12 combo. Its sound was just bad no matter how good somebody is/was. It is true what Euge is saying. You can have the best amp in the world and sound terrible if your playing is sub par. Nothing will help you....
Indeed. But once I used a cheap 10 watt Fender combo on a festival somewhere in Eastern Europe with Shining and it sounded pretty damn good. Well I was playing so…😎
@@EugeValovirta230V 😆 great hands do help. I recall years ago when I found out Ronnie Montrose did Montrose debut album with a Fender Bandmaster with 3-10" speakers and a Big Muff distortion pedal😳. He was going through Jensen speakers like crazy because the amp was always maxed out. I've heard some cheap amps cranked up decades ago that sounded great. One of them believe it or not was an early 70s Sears solid state amp and a 15w Silvertone a friend had. This was all when I started playing in 1975😊✌The only bad amp I ever owned was the Dean M. It had some static noise issues which didnt help. May have been something wrong with it. I was still very young and didnt know anything about good tone. Just wanted super hi gain to cover my mistakes😆
Great video and very useful, insightful in tone creation. In this situation your eyes are your ears.
Glad to hear Justin!
Only recently discovered you - really enjoying and learning from your videos. Great content and really well explained. Thanks!!
Awesome, thank you!
I was several month trying to obtain “my sound” with a dsl 40 but finally get… (treble and presence near to zero), now I’m in the same process with my jmp 2204 clone… sometimes it’s funny, sometimes no, sometimes it’s frustrating… but it’s “your own sound” maybe it’s the most important item…
Thanks for share Euge
Glad to hear! Thanks!
90% hands, 10% gear.
I love your explanation that pickups only pickup what YOU play, and amps only amplify what YOU play. Facts my brother. Great tones you have, great playing as well. Haha, I should’ve just said you have awesome sounding hands!! 🤘🤟
Indeed.
Thanks! 🙏😊
I set my fireball to very similar levels. I have just always turned the knobs till it sounded metal AF. It just happens to be almost identical to your settings.
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great info. Also, I know English is not your first language but you speak it more properly and accurately than most English speakers lol
Thanks! And thanks for that too! 😎
Liked the EQ better than the Overdrive.
Ashamed that I just discovered your channel, but I’m so glad that I’m here now! Amazing stuff! Cheers from Alabama, USA! 🤘
Thanks man! Glad to hear! Cheers!
I just feel that more and more people now are spending more time at home retraining for other careers or struggling to pay bills because of living economy.
So people like Euge are breath of fresh air aside to a lot musicians because not only are we all in absolutely total joy with playing our guitars.
But to learn ability as well whilst we’re all at home in our houses/flats developing recording techniques an lot of us can really hone in the skills of our production too.
Thanks Euge 🙏
Thanks! Really glad to hear! 🙏🎼
if you don't have good hands, the tubes head will make it stand out even more , tubes amp and touch need to walk together 🇮🇹🤟
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Great video Euge! Definitely would use your advices when next dialing my amp. Is it always good on overdrive pedal put level on max? I have engl fireball 60 and people say that it tight amp as all engls which it is but still I prefer to use MXR Zakk Wylde with it. Thanks for your respond!
Thanks!
I dial the level using the same ”sweet spot” method so the settings differ depending on the OD but with SD-1 & ZW-44 I have the level usually around 16:00 o’clock, drive around 08:00 o’clock and tone between 13-14:00 o’clock.
Euge Valovirta Thanks a lot for you reply and advice Euge. Would try it.
Cool! 👌
Omg, he said the truth! If u suck, your sound will suck! Amen!
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Love the Mr Big-riffing :-D good video as usual.
Thanks!
Crazy how the 2203 is just that 5% better. That 5% is where the moneys at!
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better than? ;)
ok than ZW JCM 800 ..
“Use your ears.” Exactly Euge!
but I wonder if he went through 10 of each amp randomly? my guess the newer zw would be much more consistent, (had two of them) and that out of 10 oldies maybe one might be magic, the rest ok and a few duffers. Maybe it is having a good amp tech or just getting lucky. Had a couple of JMP's too -one was awesome, the other lousy. Just picked up a 2010-hate it.
I wish amp EQs would give some indication of frequencies they affect... getting a good guitar tone is as much about mixing with the bass as it is about its own EQ balance.
I want to mix it more like i would mix in a DAW where I can make sure the instruments work together rather than compete.
knowing whether my treble knob is centered on 3k or 5k or whatever would be helpful
What is Mr. Euge talking about in this video? Always looking forward to seeing you. Much appreciated 👍 always.
Huge Valovirta
Hi Euge, just discovered your channel which is great, congrats. Useful topic! New sub! Salud!
Awesome! Thanks!
Really good video, thanks. I like the philosophy, use your ears. I find if I change speakers I have to dial the amp in again. I notice though you use a lot more gain than I do. One thing I’ve found with these amps is that because of the bright cap, where you set the preamp control has a big effect on the tone. I tried playing with the amp with preamp 6.5 and it was way too bright, but turning the preamp to 8.5 got rid of the screechy highs.
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Indeed 👌
awesome. the reactive load box n IR completely got me going back to dialing in tone without using my eyes. For years I’ve had different settings taped onto my DSL100 from different groups at gig volume and basically stopped cranking volume with the plandemic. Your channel is awesome, thx u
Hi Euge, very informative and well played as usual. For those of us who don´t have a reactive load and play a ridiculously loud older marshall like my -79 JMP master 2203, getting to the master vol sweetspot is painful for the ears. Someone told me a useful eq-trick, dime the middle and cut pretty hard on treble, bass and presence. Middle on ten seems to push the amp nicely when you cant turn up the master as high you wish. Works for my amp, maybe helpful for someone else😎
Siis juuri näin. Mulla on ollut tosi modattuja Marshall nuppeja,hyviä. Nykyisin skulaan kotona Yamahan thr 5 pikku purnukalla. Ei blue toothia,ei mitään spesiaalia. Nuxin halvat langattomat,pari metriä kuulokejohtoa,parin kympin JBL luurit. Ja tietty rakas,yli 30 vuotta vanha aikanaan fixattu BC Rich. Sweet point on se juttu. Kyllä jammustakin irtoaa se halen kun millilleen hakee!
Kyllä. Hyvä soittaja soundaa hyvältä riippumatta vehkeistä ja huono…niin…😎.
This man speaks the truth!
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Thx for telln me i suck lol i needed the kick in the fkn ass !!!.... man !! Lol
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Haha so good explained. I like the expression on your face when you hit the sweet spot when you dial it in, looks like you won a level at a game and enters a new world :D
Actually really simple explained on how to dial the tone, I like it! Im going to watch all your videos :D
The owl sort of of bird on your stack is epic :D. Really nice tone in your rig. Have you tried the Captor X as an attenuator and compared it to the Suhr Reactive Load IR?
Thanks! Oh cool! Really glad to hear! 🙏😊
Yeah, his name is Pepita The Owl 😊. Thanks! I haven’t tried that; the Suhr is amazing so haven’t found the need 😎
That’s was great thanks man…. Love that 1st rhythm @12:20! That was cool 😎 dramatic!
Hey man, first timer here, great piece of advice! Your channel is great, keep it up. Cheers from Argentina
Glad to hear! Thanks! I will 👌😎
Epic sound guitar & epic your eyes expresion 😄👍🏻
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Great lesson! Pepita took lots of mental notes, because... he has no hands to write with ;)
Thanks! Indeed 😁👌
I keep returning to this video every time I buy/trade amps :)
Glad to hear! 😊
Very informative. One question. Why didn't the EQ hiss like a snake? My GE-7 sounds like radio static when on.
Thanks! I guess I forgot to mention that I use a noise suppressor / gate just to reduce the hiss from pedals (especially overdrive / gain / boost ones).
@@EugeValovirta230V That makes sense! You are the #1 metal tone tutor on YT. No one compares. Seriously.
Oh thanks man! 🙏☺️
Thanks for the free and useful content! 🤟🏻🎸
My pleasure! Thanks!
Thank you for the link to this video. It was very educational
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Hey mate, love your channel.. wish I could play like you! Question on dialing in the amps, you mentioned you have everything at noon? Is that just the eq pots and presence at noon? So the master is at zero and gain at zero right when you first start dialling in? Cheers
Glad to hear!
Master is at zero and everything else at noon 👍.
@@EugeValovirta230V Champion.. thanks for replying! Take care
Oh one more question please, any preference on which pickup your using to dial in the amp? Bridge or neck? Sorry to get technical on you..
No worries Sean 👍. Bridge pickup ’cos it’s the one I use the most.
@@EugeValovirta230V Thanks 😀
I love it. This will help so much. Thank you.
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Duncan Distortion for me in my Jackson and Kramer.
I am new to your channel Euge, excellent videos!
Oh cool so welcome aboard and thanks!
i love your videos and i love your dirty playing! great stuff man
Thanks man! 🙏💪
Hello from U.S.A. Rochester, NY
Great video man, sick tone! Keep rocking! 🤘🏻🔥
Thanks man!
Such a fucking good LESSON!!! Damn I'm learning more from these videos than i have ever learned anywhere else!!!! THANK YOU MISTER KING VALO!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Hi. Huge Respect Euge :D One thing I wanted to say in regards to your excellent amplifier tone videos is: I have never employed an overdrive pedal. I love the sound you get. I love the sounds of others when I like their music as well. I study *this stuff* as I we are wont to do. My rig is minimal effects-wise. Marshall JVM410JS, Holy Grail Reverb in the loop, wah, tuner, guitar. I use 1 channel for my rhythm and leads (Van Halen-esque) with the 2nd master volume for boost. Another channel is for a hot, plexi sound (Hendrix/Purple - you know). The 4th channel I have the gain dimed and I use that for my occasional forays into DEATH/Slayer etc. territory. I always use slightly hot Alnico II or V pickups. I like the convenience of this setup. If I had another amp I might be inclined to go the route of the 2203/OD approach. It is all so very fun and interesting. And uhh...expensive. :P
At any rate, CHEERS man!
Thanks man! Sounds (pun intended 😎) cool! 🤟🎼.
True that its not the gear its your hands ......Keep the great videos coming.
Thanks! 🤟
@@EugeValovirta230V Caribbean follower here!
Hey man. Just curious if you tried Zakk’s MXR ZW-44 Overdrive pedal and compared it to the Boss SD-1. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the comparisons.
Yeah it’s great but I like SD-1 a bit more: th-cam.com/video/nVgpc4Pp7Sk/w-d-xo.html
@@EugeValovirta230V do you push it more with the output or the gain of the pedal? I’m struggling to get that glassy high end when I push my ZW JCM 800. Not sure if it’s because I’m running not through my EVH 4x12 or what.
@@EugeValovirta230V also, I have my Gibson ZW les Paul and was wondering how low you keep the cation on your les Paul’s? Im always tinkering with that and pickup height.
@@kgjohnson0240 I have a zw also, had several cabs. 5150 sounded fizzy, peavy sheffeild awesome my favourite being early 260watt jcm800.
Why dial in mids so low on the amp and then add a mid-hump OD ad EQ? Is it because of the curve on the amp vs. the pedals?
Adding mids to the signal with an od pedal makes the preamp tubes distort more in the mid frequencies and (in this case) cuts the lows a bit also so low frequencies doesn’t distort as much which makes the sound tighter. It’s all about how you hit the first preamp tube 🤟. The tone stack is after that and then the signal hits the phase inverter tube, master volume & presence and then to the power amp section.
guitar tones are in your fingers not your amp or guitar true story
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@@EugeValovirta230V once i learned how to play i could play on cheap amp and guitars and still sound killer then when i got good gear it was pure magic true story thank you euge!
Yeah! Thanks man!
@@EugeValovirta230V great video thank you!!
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This guy is fucking awesome
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Most helpful discussion! Well done!
Thanks Jeff!
Hey Euge forgot to ask. What ohms you like the best on Marshall’s?
It depends what cabinet / load I’m using. If the cabinet / load is 16 ohms then I use the max you can use from the amp which is 16, if it’s 8....and so on 😊.
@@EugeValovirta230V Thanks Euge!
where's the kerry king jcm800 ?
I’ve never had one but would be cool to try one out.
Love it.... if you suck.... your tone will suck.... Outstanding. Great video
Thanks! 😎
i love his energy
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I never dialed amps in like this before watching you do it. I watched this video and some of your others quite a while back and the other day I noticed myself doing this while dialing things in and I realized at that moment that I was doing the thing Euge demonstrated. Thank you! I love dialing all the way back, then working my way up, just hearing the different shifts that happen over the sweep of the knob. There's always small variation, and then bigger shifts that happen along the sweep. Very interesting!
Cool! 👌🙏
Unbelievable playing and great advice! I bought an SD-1 a few days ago because of your videos. I basically play stock Les Paul's and SG's into a stock JCM800 2210 head thru G12-65 speakers. I tend to keep the gain low (about half) on the amp so it doesn't get fizzy, but I use a Radial Tonebone Plexitone to drive the amp for heavier stuff. It always sounded a bit flabby in the bass. Now with the SD-1 in front of the Plexitone, the bass and overall tone has tightened up considerably. Thanks for the tip!
Nice!
Thanks Mark! Glad to hear!
love watching your channel bro
Gooz
Glad to hear!
way more interesting and serious than ola's, ola is cool too but euge plays better for my tasta haha..
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@@herrsexr This is one of .y favorite channels on TH-cam
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Gooz 🦖
Great reminder about the fundamentals. Sometimes you get caught up in settings and effects and can lose your way after a while. Thanks!
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Any idea if a Reaction Load device would be necessary when utilizing a digital amp like the Boss Katana to an interface? I'm assuming not.
Load is needed if the amp has tubes ’cos if you turn on a tube amp without a load (cabinet or load box) it will most likely blow up 😎.
Awesome, super helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Great videos Euge, what do you think of the Marshall MA series? it is that my budget is not so wide lately as to acquire some JCM. Thank you very much, greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks! I’m not sure if I’ve ever tried one so can’t really say but any Marshall has more or less always done the job so…🤟😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V Thank you very much for your reaction to my question, in the end I tried a little harder and bought a DSL 40 combo, and thanks to your videos I am getting the desired sound, thank you very much again, we will be in contact bro, greetings from Holland
I like that you use japanese guitars. They are made well. Just dont have the "big name". Great video!!
Indeed 👌.
Thanks!
GREAT SOUND
Yeah! 😎👍