Dharmajester wrote:Mine had a PPMV fitted. Took the edge off ( around a third ) but any lower and it spoilt the tone.
Guessing it’s quite a bright amp at low volumes? I have the bass & mids dimed but treble on about 4 and presence halfway. I’m sure that would all change as the volume increases.
I’ve heard of the PPMV mod, seems to be fairly common on these types of amps.
I watched a AC/DC rig rundown on YT and was surprised by what looked like quite extreme eq settings. I guess if you set with your ears rather than your eyes it doesn't matter how extreme it looks. Bet you're itching to crank it up!
Do the 90's reissues have FX loop? If so you could chuck an EQ pedal in the loop to control it a bit. You won't be able to milk as much gain as having a PPIMV since it's pre-PI but it's non-intrusive and gives you more shaping options.
Dharmajester wrote:Mine had a PPMV fitted. Took the edge off ( around a third ) but any lower and it spoilt the tone.
Guessing it’s quite a bright amp at low volumes? I have the bass & mids dimed but treble on about 4 and presence halfway. I’m sure that would all change as the volume increases.
I’ve heard of the PPMV mod, seems to be fairly common on these types of amps.
I think the bass goes up as the power tubes kick in with increased volume.
I had to get a PPIMV in the JMP as there was no control or chance of amp overdrive without a master volume.
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godgrinder wrote:Do the 90's reissues have FX loop? If so you could chuck an EQ pedal in the loop to control it a bit. You won't be able to milk as much gain as having a PPIMV since it's pre-PI but it's non-intrusive and gives you more shaping options.
Dharmajester wrote:Mine had a PPMV fitted. Took the edge off ( around a third ) but any lower and it spoilt the tone.
Guessing it’s quite a bright amp at low volumes? I have the bass & mids dimed but treble on about 4 and presence halfway. I’m sure that would all change as the volume increases.
I’ve heard of the PPMV mod, seems to be fairly common on these types of amps.
I think the bass goes up as the power tubes kick in with increased volume.
I had to get a PPIMV in the JMP as there was no control or chance of amp overdrive without a master volume.
You will certainly get much more bass once it's converted to KT66's and more top end sheen too.
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Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:This is one of the early reissues as I believe they came out in 1989.
The serial number dates this as being 1990, and there’s a USA sticker on the transformer dated May 1990. But supposedly the Reissues only had rounded corners in 1989; so looks like this one was early enough in the year that it got one of the original head shells.
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.
fair enough, I always thought English Marshalls were made for EL34s.
I live in the past mate, don't worry about me
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.