Dan Hawkins
member of The Darkness and Stone Gods
Dan Hawkins' Amplifiers
Dan Hawkins can be seen demoing the SV20H ‘Plexi’ 20w head and SV212 cab in the official Marshall YouTube video. When interviewed he says he will definitely be using it for band practice as it sounds very close to a 100w plexi when turned up.
At 6:44 minute mark, Hawkins revealed he uses the Friedman to experiment on a bit, but also to get some boost during the solos.
At 12:14 in this rig rundown, Dan Hawkins talks about how he uses his Marshall Superlead and his Wizard amp in conjunction with on another.
Dan Hawkins' Marshall cabinets can be seen at 17:31 in this rig rundown video.
At 11:43 in this rig rundown, Dan Hawkins mentions his Marshall Superlead, saying it's the one thing in the set "that remains the same. It stays constant."
"We have a V-Twin which at the moment is being fired off to a AC30 which is in the rig too," says Dan Hawkins, at 16:30 in this video.
At 7:24 minute mark, Hawkins showed the THD Hot Plate (16 ohm).
The jangly chorus section starts with my 1964 Epiphone Casino through my 1964 AC30 and returns to the 1987x for the way out. The outro is a mix of Smallbox and 1987x.”
This track is split into three sections. I like that the dynamics are really extreme. The verses were played on my 2000 Les Paul standard through a 1987x Marshall with the heavy section at the end of the verses switching to a Friedman Smallbox fronted with a TS9. The jangly chorus section starts with my 1964 Epiphone Casino through my 1964 AC30 and returns to the 1987x for the way out. The outro is a mix of Smallbox and 1987x.
In this video from Marshall, Dan Hawkins of The Darkness gives his thoughts on the Studio JTM saying:
The JTM Studio is amazing for taking pedals. That's even with everything dialed, apart from the volume, and it still takes pedals really well. Just a really throaty massive sound, yet you still got the jangle when you need it.
I think the beauty of this particular amp is having that growl, because that's what the old '45s do better than anything else.
According to Dan Hawkins' artist page on the official Marshall website, he is confirmed to use a Marshall 1987X - 50W Plexi reissue.
According to Dan Hawkins' artist page on the official Marshall website, he is confirmed to use a Marshall 1960AX cab.
According to Dan Hawkins' artist page on the official Marshall website, he is confirmed to use a Marshall 1960BX cab.
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