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JHorner wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:59 pm

robthemac wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:50 pm

JHorner wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:41 pm

verdant describes the type of green.

e.g. "the carpet was a verdant green until the 5 year old vomited up a bag of stolen gummy sweets, after which, it became an olive drab green"

Doesn't it mean "green green "

In the old usage of verdant yes, but in modern usage it means "thriving vegetation green".

I like my language the same way I like my amplification technology: outdated.

robthemac wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:18 pm

JHorner wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:59 pm

robthemac wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:50 pm

Doesn't it mean "green green "

In the old usage of verdant yes, but in modern usage it means "thriving vegetation green".

I like my language the same way I like my amplification technology: outdated.

Lingua me delectat eodem modo, amplificatio technologiae meae similis: sicut erat

As long as it doesn't sound like soylent green tastes it will be fine.

I'm with Rob
But Green Green is the sort of green it is so you're both right

'British Racing Green' is how I would put it, but that's even more outdated so I'm gonna go with emerald for the 'gem' metaphor.

Officially its designation is “British Emerald Green”

Bg wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:16 am Officially its designation is “British Emerald Green”

BeG?

It is now lol

Looks great

Did you get any mods built in?

Keep thinking I’d like to have power scaling on mine. That said, moved into a new place with more room and I can turn things up a bit louder, so its getting played regularly now, so yeah.. glad I kept it. Looks like you’re sorted now too.

jimi wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:12 pm Looks great

Did you get any mods built in?

Keep thinking I’d like to have power scaling on mine. That said, moved into a new place with more room and I can turn things up a bit louder, so its getting played regularly now, so yeah.. glad I kept it. Looks like you’re sorted now too.

Nah it's a stock kit from GDS Amplification. Very vintage correct (e.g. speaker wired directly to the 16Ohm tap of the OT).

Contemplated asking Mike to do a MV mod, but to he honest I don't use the attenuators or MV options that I have.

robthemac wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:53 pm
Nah it's a stock kit from GDS Amplification. Very vintage correct (e.g. speaker wired directly to the 16Ohm tap of the OT).

Contemplated asking Mike to do a MV mod, but to he honest I don't use the attenuators or MV options that I have.

I’ve got a pretty lucky set up at the new place with a basement room half under ground, in a well sound insulated house, but I still use a pedal in front rather than turn it up to the point of break up. Both for keeping the peace and the sake of my ears.

Would love to get that sound at about half the volume.

Anyway I’ve waxed on about this before. The best sounding amp at the least useful volume. Too loud for practice, too quiet for gigging.

It’s sounding good at home now though- volume at about 1. And a DLS in front for a bit of breakup.

jimi wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:36 pm

robthemac wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:53 pm
Nah it's a stock kit from GDS Amplification. Very vintage correct (e.g. speaker wired directly to the 16Ohm tap of the OT).

Contemplated asking Mike to do a MV mod, but to he honest I don't use the attenuators or MV options that I have.

I’ve got a pretty lucky set up at the new place with a basement room half under ground, in a well sound insulated house, but I still use a pedal in front rather than turn it up to the point of break up. Both for keeping the peace and the sake of my ears.

Would love to get that sound at about half the volume.

Anyway I’ve waxed on about this before. The best sounding amp at the least useful volume. Too loud for practice, too quiet for gigging.

It’s sounding good at home now though- volume at about 1. And a DLS in front for a bit of breakup.

I've only had mine a few days. You speak the truth...

It it pretty bright until the volume gets to 3 or 4 and some compression starts happening. I haven't had much of a go with pedals yet. But I think at low volumes an OD that works well with the DR should go ok with the 1974. Open to suggestions for good low-gain options! Had a brief fang on Friday and it seemed to like a TS more than a Klone. Which isn't surprising.

robthemac wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:03 pm I haven't had much of a go with pedals yet. But I think at low volumes an OD that works well with the DR should go ok with the 1974. Open to suggestions for good low-gain options! Had a brief fang on Friday and it seemed to like a TS more than a Klone. Which isn't surprising.

Hmmm... I tend to gig with my Bellbird for the extra headroom, so my pedalboard is set up for that instead. I use a Dirty Little Secret M3, and a Bondi Sick As (Klone style) with that amp, and they work fine into the Marshall, though I've not spent time thinking about whether I should use a different set of pedals with it. Tend to just turn it up to about 4 and then ride the volume when I get the opportunity.

Always been a big fan of hotcake into Marshall amps, but they don't play so well with the Bellbird so I no longer own one. that is something I need to change though.

Slightly precarious, but tidy. Lucky I don't have small children.

Mental note, when your wee one gets bigger, always check your amp volumes before turning on