zack
Inspired
Just to satisfy my curiosity about the actual behaviour of a JCM800 following this post here:
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/62898-does-sound-right-you.html
I pulled my trusty original 80's 2204 JCM800 50 watt head out of the loft today and took it to the rehearsal room...
It's fair to say it's seen better days - it's been 7 years since I last tested it and more like 22 years since it was last used in anger...and what with the strong smell of burning, the faint blue glow in one of the EL34's and the fact that none of the controls work except the preamp gain ( master vol is stuck at 10 !!) it was quite exciting getting it up and running again!
Anyway, bottom line is that the amp model behaves pretty exactly like the real thing - got the same white noise 'interference' sound during the attack phase of the note that was concerning me- identical really.
I tell you what though, I totally lost any nostalgia I might have had for my old tube amp today, the whole experience for me was akin to playing an old 78 grammophone - a novelty at first then thinking thank goodness things have moved on somewhat - thanks Cliff!
Cheers
Zack
PS: dodgy iphone video of the test:
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/62898-does-sound-right-you.html
I pulled my trusty original 80's 2204 JCM800 50 watt head out of the loft today and took it to the rehearsal room...
It's fair to say it's seen better days - it's been 7 years since I last tested it and more like 22 years since it was last used in anger...and what with the strong smell of burning, the faint blue glow in one of the EL34's and the fact that none of the controls work except the preamp gain ( master vol is stuck at 10 !!) it was quite exciting getting it up and running again!
Anyway, bottom line is that the amp model behaves pretty exactly like the real thing - got the same white noise 'interference' sound during the attack phase of the note that was concerning me- identical really.
I tell you what though, I totally lost any nostalgia I might have had for my old tube amp today, the whole experience for me was akin to playing an old 78 grammophone - a novelty at first then thinking thank goodness things have moved on somewhat - thanks Cliff!
Cheers
Zack
PS: dodgy iphone video of the test: