Guitar head

[thunderider]

Some ones offered me a marshall Mg100 hdfx lead amp at a reasonable price would it be ok to use ill be putting it through my 118 bass cab, i wont blow it up with bass? I was sure marshall are pretty much universal?

[Mr. Foxen]

Bass is going to push it harder than guitar. Probably more in a distorted mess way than a death way. But if there is an issue with it, that will show it up.

[Prime_BASS]

you won't get any decent low lows with that head, but what's a decent price?

If you already have a bass amp head then I don't see a point in buying a guitar amp, that you'll use for bass....

[thunderider]

I do have bass heads a laney dp150 and a custom sound but realy im after a marshall, id love a valve but theyre megabucks but what annoys the hell out of me is graphic sliders i hate them with a passion!!! I want in reality a valve amp with four knobs on..a bit like on a park head that got lost in the mists of time,ive not got a lot of money left after buying an epi t bird at a great price, but the guys wants bout a ton for this but ill get it a bit cheaper! I got miss mached bits n peices i want one great head and my 118 as i play with a ric and a t bird id realy like a fender bassman 50 as they roar! But they stoopid money like all valves!!

[Mr. Foxen]

If you have a Rick, get a 2x12 to go with the Marshall, and use it with Rick-o-Sound for the bridge pickup. That should be mint with another head into the 18.

[Spike Vincent]

That JJ Burnel chap used to use a guitar head.

[Mr. Foxen]

Wasn't it a Hiwatt one though? Kind of a different league.

[thunderider]

I looked to day and my guitarest has the combo version and i give that ago but his only has 112 in and i gave it a quick shot but no bottom endso i may pass on that one!! But my main concern is if i get a 100w marshall solid or valve im concerned it wont drive my 118 as i have a spare 100w and that makes a horrid farty crackle noise at full tilt, but will drive my 115 but its nit very loud!! Or am i deaf!!

[Spike Vincent]

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Wasn't it a Hiwatt one though? Kind of a different league.
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Yup.50w. Steve Severin used to use an Acoustic 220 guitar headand I used to use an HH VS Musician guitar head.

[mike257]

You say you're after a Marshall, but not all Marshall's are created equal - the MG series is the entry level cheapy model and is a long long way from the legendary valve tones that made Marshall famous. I can't see it giving you a better bass tone than the DP150!

[thunderider]

any one had experiance of the 1259?? seems to be a few floating around atm! my concern is if i drop to 100 watt head is it wont drive the 18 sub ,as the other amp wich was establised as a monitor power amp with no pre amp wont drive the 18/

[Mr. Foxen]

Sub renders a guitar head a bit pointless. Use a power amp to drive that. Ideal scenario is a crossover putting highs and mids to guitar amp/rig and the lows to the sub + power amp, then you have it all.

[chrismuzz]

Bi amp! Bass sounds awesome with guitar based overdrive but you do lose those lovely lows

[AttitudeCastle]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1334451302' post='1616447']
Bi amp! Bass sounds awesome with guitar based overdrive but you do lose those lovely lows
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Recently I was Tri-amping ala 80s Billy Sheehan/Troy Sanders/Chris Wolstenholme

it sounded like THUNDER It was amazing, pretty impractical but amazing haha!

I prefer it to "bass" distortion as well, too buzzy, clunky and fizzy most I've used

[thunderider]

any one ever used one of these??.....and other question....hooked up to 8ohm 118 sub!!!
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[Mr. Foxen]

As soon as you hook anything up to a sub, power becomes about the only relevant factor, because subs don't make 'tone', as thats all in the mids, they just make lows, which need power.

[thunderider]

but thats all i have!!,i have a 150 laney that drives my sub well,i have a power/monitor amp thas sposed to be 150 but was tested at 100w this kinda clips n farts full chat,the reason im looking at these marshalls or similar is i want a head with out graphics ect the buttons and sliders on laney are over kill...iv gone flat on eqwith the bass up,as im looking for bass....subsonic bass!! as these marshalls just have the knobs i want!! just concerned itll fart n clip full chat!!....i was only thinking the power amp did it cus it had no pre amp....but i a dded a pre amp it still does it...so concerns me owt under 150w wont drive the 18!!

[Mr. Foxen]

Pretty much going about it all the wrong way. Isn't an EQ issue, if you have a sub, you should be using a crossover and a beefy power amp. Anything specifically for guitar/bass is going to be made for broader range stuff and thus be a waste used into a sub.

[thunderider]

so realsticly i need to go bigger with the amp 300w plus!

[1970]

I wouldn't bother with this head at all...

[thunderider]

[quote name='1970' timestamp='1334651632' post='1619001']
I wouldn't bother with this head at all...
[/quote]they sh*te then???

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='thunderider' timestamp='1334693217' post='1619965']
they sh*te then???
[/quote]

Fine for doing what they are supposed to do. You can eat spaghetti fine with a fork, but trying to eat soup with the same fork reflects badly on you, not the fork.

[1970]

[quote name='thunderider' timestamp='1334693217' post='1619965']
they sh*te then???
[/quote]

imho, sh*te yes... all of that range of Marshalls. but hey i'm just one guy.