hey guys
i finally decided to sell my engl blackmore head. at gig volume, it's too bright and almost tinny. the marshall jcm 2210 i have totally slays it when turned up, so the engl is...well, redundant, i guess [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
i want to take the $$ (should be around 900 euro + 230 euro for the wireless i'll return, so i'm talking around 1100 here) to try some more amps.
i really like the 2210 (which sounds basically like exodus -pleasures of the flesh, but a bit thicker and heavier), so i guess overall i'll be shooting for the hotrod marshall sound. a spiced up 2210 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] more low end, an extra lead channel with more gain, but overall the same punch and clarity the 2210 has.
i was thinking mark III, peavey triple XXX, or 5150. OR i'll wait a couple of months and save up the big $$ for a framus cobra (1600 euro new). the problem is that trying it out in a store is NOTHING like the real world, and shelling out 1600 euro just to find out that it's a great amp in the bedroom but a bad amp on stage (like the blackmore, or also the powerball is) pretty much sucks [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
any suggestions? as i said, i like the clarity the engl has to offer, but the "glassy" feel makes it all harsh and brittle when turned up. the marshall doesn't do this [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] but i'd like push it a little past what the 2210 can do.
and by the way, modding is NOT an option. kills the resale value :/
thanks
i finally decided to sell my engl blackmore head. at gig volume, it's too bright and almost tinny. the marshall jcm 2210 i have totally slays it when turned up, so the engl is...well, redundant, i guess [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
i want to take the $$ (should be around 900 euro + 230 euro for the wireless i'll return, so i'm talking around 1100 here) to try some more amps.
i really like the 2210 (which sounds basically like exodus -pleasures of the flesh, but a bit thicker and heavier), so i guess overall i'll be shooting for the hotrod marshall sound. a spiced up 2210 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] more low end, an extra lead channel with more gain, but overall the same punch and clarity the 2210 has.
i was thinking mark III, peavey triple XXX, or 5150. OR i'll wait a couple of months and save up the big $$ for a framus cobra (1600 euro new). the problem is that trying it out in a store is NOTHING like the real world, and shelling out 1600 euro just to find out that it's a great amp in the bedroom but a bad amp on stage (like the blackmore, or also the powerball is) pretty much sucks [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
any suggestions? as i said, i like the clarity the engl has to offer, but the "glassy" feel makes it all harsh and brittle when turned up. the marshall doesn't do this [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] but i'd like push it a little past what the 2210 can do.
and by the way, modding is NOT an option. kills the resale value :/
thanks
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