My Marshall MA100C 100 Watt All Valve 2 X 12 Combo Amp

[stan]

I think you improved because you are not second guessing your amp and are now free to just play
As for playing better after a rest, perhaps there are no expectations and no mental hang ups
Either way it's good to feel improved

[DrNomis_44]

I think you improved because you are not second guessing your amp and are now free to just play
As for playing better after a rest, perhaps there are no expectations and no mental hang ups
Either way it's good to feel improved

Absolutely, I'm always trying to improve in any way I can, whether it's my playing, or my guitar-building skills, etc.

[stan]

aren't we all mate, it's important to enjoy the journey too

[DrNomis_44]

aren't we all mate, it's important to enjoy the journey too

That's true, and our lives are a journey too.

[DrNomis_44]

While I was at my mate's place last Saturday, I got up the courage to turn my Marshall amp past half-way on the Overdrive Channel's Master Volume with it's boost-switch engaged, I'm glad I did cause the amp just kept sounding better as I turned it up, honestly it roars just like a Marshall amp should, Power Chords easily faded into musical feedback, I stood there with a big grin on my face, and the amp kept working too.


I had the Overdrive Master Volume turned up 3/4 of the way and it was very loud.

[wokkaboy]

good stuff Doc, next time try and record a video

[DrNomis_44]

good stuff Doc, next time try and record a video

Will do mate, maybe sometime this week, I might unleash the beast so to speak.


I think my Digital Camera can shoot movies, but I'll have to read the destruction manual to learn how to do it cause it's a bit different to my old Canon A480 Camera, but yeah I'll see if I can shoot a video of the Marshall turned up nice and loud.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


My Marshall amp is a bit of a heavy beast, figuratively and literally, and carrying it up a flight of stairs can be a bit of a pain, actually, carrying it for a short distance can be a pain too, so yesterday I visited my local Big Green Shed to buy some materials for a couple of guitar projects I'm working on, while there, I decided to buy a set of Castors for the Marshall, I have just finished installing them on the amp and what a difference it's making already, don't know why I didn't do it sooner, maybe it's cause I'm a Masochist and actually enjoy having a very painful back, I dunno, just so glad I've finally gone and put Castors on the amp, took me enough time didn't it?...hahahaha.

[Dedman]

might sound different too up off the floor

[DrNomis_44]

might sound different too up off the floor

I did notice before that there wasn't a whole lot of Bass in the sound of the Marshall, maybe there might be more Bass now cause the floor isn't absorbing it, might give it a test run later to confirm my theory.


Just did the test-run and yep, to my ears the Bass does seem a bit more thumpier and focused now that those Castors are on and the amp is a bit higher off the floor.


I noticed that the amp goes into musical-feedback easier at lower volumes now too.