I recently bought 2 madison 4x12 cabs. They call them their hybrid cabs with 2 vintage 30's and 2 G12T-75's. Absolutely killer cabs. I took the backs off and they seen to be made VERY well. Just wondering if anyone has tried the heads.
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We recently played with 3 Inches of Blood and one of the guitarist played through a Madison head and 2 4x12 cabs. But....He was boosting it with a tube screamer....so...It sounded like a Marshall DSL to me. I don't know if it was all Tube screamer or if that was just a clean boost. Not much help but Modern Marshall sounding to me.
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Originally posted by sevser View PostWe recently played with 3 Inches of Blood and one of the guitarist played through a Madison head and 2 4x12 cabs. But....He was boosting it with a tube screamer....so...It sounded like a Marshall DSL to me. I don't know if it was all Tube screamer or if that was just a clean boost. Not much help but Modern Marshall sounding to me.
Madison Divinity heads are a chinese-made copy of a Marshall DSL.
The heads are NOT made very well. There was a huge scandal over on the Harmony Central boards. They used duct tape to insulate wires, and they have a presence knob that isn't wired to anything.
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Originally posted by nonamemx View PostMadison Divinity heads are a chinese-made copy of a Marshall DSL.
The heads are NOT made very well. There was a huge scandal over on the Harmony Central boards. They used duct tape to insulate wires, and they have a presence knob that isn't wired to anything.
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I base my conclusion that the build quality is shit based on the statements made by JerryP, owner of FJA mods, the gut pictures showing the duct tape and the fact that it is made in China.
I own an ENGL too. The build quality of these aint that great either - but I love the tone.
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Originally posted by mhenson42 View PostI base my conclusion that the build quality is shit based on the statements made by JerryP, owner of FJA mods, the gut pictures showing the duct tape and the fact that it is made in China.
I own an ENGL too. The build quality of these aint that great either - but I love the tone.
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Originally posted by JerEvil View PostI'll have to check the FJA page and see if that pic is still available. Yeah the Engl stuff probably isn't made as well as the price would suggest. I love the tone of both of mine, but don't seem to be built any better than my Peavey stuff.
there are a few other amps that are exactly the same as well. theres a Randall model, Ashdown, and the B52 AT100 as well (check out the control layouts and faceplates and you can see that they ARE in fact nearly identical).
or, email JerryP and ask for his information. im sure hed share it with you, hes a cool guy! and im not saying all this to say "dont get a Madison!" by all means if you like it, then get one! you can get them pretty cheap used i believe. im just saying there are many things about the amps themselves that are sketchy. ive never heard of one blowing up or whatever, whether they are Madisons or the Randall/Ashdown/B52 model...but at least those other models have all the knobs wired up!My metal band Lucian Scott
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Originally posted by soc_monki View Postthere are a few other amps that are exactly the same as well. theres a Randall model, Ashdown, and the B52 AT100 as well (check out the control layouts and faceplates and you can see that they ARE in fact nearly identical).
The others you mentioned (Randall & Ashdown) look even less similar than the B-52 does.
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Originally posted by JerEvil View PostYeah, the cabs I got are fantastic. As I said, I took the backs off and construction seems excellent. Oh well!
I suspect that, shoddy construction aside, the price of the Madison amps is simply not in line with that of other Chinese amps. Peavey has their new Chinese amps (Windsor, Valve King, etc.) priced very reasonably. Same with the Ashdown and B-52 tube amps. Randall's tube heads seem a little expensive to me for being made in China, but they do have the modular thing going for them. Meanwhile, what does Madison offer that their competitors do not? Nothing, based on on listed specs.
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