Reed Triller
56 posts
Jun 18, 2013
11:40 PM
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You have before you a Marshall gr 15 cd guitar practice amp. You need to make it harp worthy. What do you do besides throw it away?
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FMWoodeye
671 posts
Jun 19, 2013
6:19 AM
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Forgive my ignorance. Is it a solid-state amp, and are you having feedback problems?
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rogonzab
311 posts
Jun 19, 2013
6:26 AM
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The Marshalls have way way to much gain and treble, so you need to put the bass on 10, treble of, mids at your taste, and never touch the gain knob.
Because of the high gain on the circuit, you are going to have feedback problems always, so your volume before feedback it is going to be low. If you want to play in your room you are OK, but if you want to play whit other that amp is worthless.
There are other cheap SS amps that sounds OK/good whit harp like the Fender Frontman, the Kustom DA10, The vox pathfinder, vox mini3, etc. Bass amps ares alway friendly to us.
Last Edited by rogonzab on Jun 19, 2013 6:27 AM
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chromaticblues
1407 posts
Jun 19, 2013
6:40 AM
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Sell it on Ebay and put the money towards something you like.
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FMWoodeye
673 posts
Jun 19, 2013
7:04 AM
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I went down that road with a Line 6 15-watt amp. I bought a pedal that was supposed to make it sound like a Fender Bassman. It didn't. I left it at someone's house a couple of years ago. You can always set it as advised above and practice with it, perfect your cupping technique and such.
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Rick Davis
1976 posts
Jun 19, 2013
7:40 AM
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Reed Triller, it is pretty much hopeless. Some amps are just not capable of making good harp noises. If you want to learn good mic/amp technique I cannot think of a worse way to go. Sell it and buy a VHT Special 6 Combo amp.
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Last Edited by Rick Davis on Jun 19, 2013 7:40 AM
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HawkeyeKane
1790 posts
Jun 19, 2013
8:12 AM
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I agree. Solid state Marshalls (hell, even most tube Marshalls) have too much gain and high end. Only Marshall I've ever had much luck with for harp is the Class 5. If you want solid state, try a Peavey Bandit, Backstage, or Rampage. Maybe even a Rivera-era Fender like the Yale Reverb or a new production one like a Frontman 15R. In my experience, Marshalls, by and large, are not harp friendly amps. They're wonderful rock and roll amps for guitar, and it would make sense that they would be since that's what Jim Marshall (RIP) strived for in the first place.
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Rick Davis
1977 posts
Jun 19, 2013
8:30 AM
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The best sounding solid state amp for harp -- in my humble opinion -- is the Roland Cube 30. I owned and played one for several years. Loved it.
They can be found for cheap on Craigslist. The earlier 30 model (not 30X) was the best. Thirty strong watts, good amp modelling, and nice effects. Very solid and portable.
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Last Edited by Rick Davis on Jun 19, 2013 8:32 AM
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Reed Triller
57 posts
Jun 19, 2013
8:49 AM
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Y'all are completely missing the point. You're suggesting knob adjustments, not mods,lol. I do have one but rarely use it. As far as feedback I only have an issue with that if I am too close.
rogonzab, your control settings are pretty spot on.
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bluemoose
888 posts
Jun 19, 2013
9:54 AM
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open it up and install a Harp Commander.
MBH Webbrain - a GUI guide to Adam's Youtube vids
FerretCat Webbrain - Jason Ricci's vids (by hair colour!)
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HawkeyeKane
1792 posts
Jun 19, 2013
10:18 AM
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@bluemoose
That's a helluvan idea. Wonder if Holmes has ever given any thought to simply building Commanders in combo amp form.
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