Just bought a 100 watt VM with 425A cab and I will be lugging it to a gig tomorrow.
I bought this amp as I have been a friend of SteveD's for many years now and I know he KNOWS tone!
I have been playing a Fender Twin for a while now and I decided to find an amp that will give a little more edge and sustain but not sound harsh or brittle.
BTW, I play a Gretsch 6120 in a Rockabilly style band and Im going for a Brian Stezer sort of tone, twangy and open with some grit and mild overdrive.
Just tried my Vintage Modern at home at moderate volume level and the sound I have been after is right there!
I will report back after the gig and let you guys know how things went.
Anyone else using a hollow body guitar with a Vintage Modern?... :D
Gigging my new Vintage Modern tomorrow!
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Love that Rockabilly sound, never thought of the VM for that type of tone but heck I suppose it would do it. Does the VM give you enough reverb or do you use a pedal for it. Welcome to the forum!
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surfnorthwest wrote:Love that Rockabilly sound, never thought of the VM for that type of tone but heck I suppose it would do it. Does the VM give you enough reverb or do you use a pedal for it. Welcome to the forum!
Hello all and thanks for the warm welcome!
The VM seems very suitable for a Rockabilly tone, I will be wiser after todays gig I guess! I don't plan on using the reverb as I use a delay pedal for 50's style slapback echo.
I always turned the reverb off on my Twin!
Also on my pedalboard I have a Tube Screamer and a Dod Preamp Booster but I have a feeling I won't need them now :D
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I play Rock-a-Billy as well with my 2466 with great results. It's so "old-timey" feeling and organic. I was using a Silvertone twin-twelve, but the VM had a little more ummph and raw tone. I'm shopping delays, and may pull the trigger on a MXR carbon copy.
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I recently replaced my 425 cab with a 2x12 loaded with Jensen c12k speakers. For the guys that play rockabilly and other more "rootsy" or bluesy type music, I highly recommend this combination. Still have the best of the Marshall qualities but the overall tone has more of an early "American" tone to it. I love it.
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Very pleasing results last night! I ended up cranking the gains a little more than I thought I would and backing the guitar down a little for rhythm stuff. Loads more tweaking to do to find all the possibilities with the VM but hey, thats all part of the fun! Such a long time since I gigged a Marshall half-stack! Rock on!
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