oedipoes's Metal Amp Rig

I bought this head used as my first tube amp back in the early ‘90ies from a friend/show owner. I was looking for a JCM900 Hi Gain Dual Reverb, but tried this and I was hooked. A lot more bass available, and an epic signature mid bark that pops out even when you scoop the mids. Does almost every genre, only with a K7 tuned to drop A, it tossed the towel. It got muddy. I’ve used this amp live on all my gigs, through a mid 90ies Gibson era Orange 412 with G12T-75’s. Always too loud for rehearsals and stage. It is usable with gain and volume wide open and master between .75 and 1.5. It comes alive between 1 and 2. No need to dial the master up, it just brings more fizzyness and reduces the sensitivity. I had the blue liquid capacitors replaced recently (end of 2021) and that was the best thing ever: It really brought back the sound I remembered how it sounded back when I first tested and bought it. Absolutely killer amp. I don’t care that it has diode clipping. It sounds absolutely great!

Fat tone with lots of bass. Matches great with a Triple Rectifier and an Eminence P50 loaded VHT/Fryette FatBottom 412. Adds warmth and bass to the extremely tight VHT cab. Remarkable that harmonics sound a lot more present with this 212 added than without. As if the VHT mutes them.

Bought this new instead of a 1960A because Marshall had increased its price and the salesman suggested to try this one out first before pulling the trigger. Heard it and took it home. 1/3 lower price but sounds 2x as good as the Marshall. My main cab for 20+ years. Then found out it has G12T-75’s. I don’t care. It sounds GREAT.