You guys may remember I bought this Mojotone Superbass/2203 conversion a few months ago. When I got it it sounded like total ass. I was going to return it but the seller gave me a good discount so I decided to roll the dice.
This week I finally had some time to get it worked on and I took it to Pete Cage of Cage Audio who is known to be a vintage amp guru in the area. He fixed it up completely and also added a few of his personal tweaks, like a lower value bright cap, a hum balance control and he also kept some element of the non master volume preamp. He explained the technical terms for me but I promptly forgot the details. Something about having the cathodes split instead of combined. (I am sure I am butchering the explanation, so don't quote me on it). .
But anyway, the amp sounds AMAZING now. Tons of lean power, no harshness anywhere and just a ballsy, full Marshall tone. It has a bit less gain than the 2203s I've had in the past but definitely more than enough for me. This is quite possibly the be-all/end-all amp for me as far as Marshall amps go. Just perfect. I am going to make some clips of it when I am alone in the house because I want to turn it up where it really opens up. But goddamn this is incredible.
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Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:42 pm
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But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
I wonder if he’s got the two gain stages in parallel to simulate a jumpered plexi vs cascaded in series?
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6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
I wonder if he’s got the two gain stages in parallel to simulate a jumpered plexi vs cascaded in series?
Hmm yeah that's probably it.
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I wonder if he’s got the two gain stages in parallel to simulate a jumpered plexi vs cascaded in series?
Hmm yeah that's probably it.
Rereading what you posted, if the cathodes are split on V1 that’s Super Lead spec. If it’s a shared cathode it’s a little lower gain and Super Bass spec. But those aren’t the only contributing factors to lower gain than a 2203. Modifying the bright cap value and whatever his other personal tweaks are would also contribute to that sound. All siad? You got a killer Marshall and took it to a great tech. I wouldn’t sweat the details too much. Just enjoy it for all its worth.
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NinjaRaf wrote:
6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
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Not my finest moment playing wise but anyway.... I couldn't turn it up much either, I will make a louder later, this is a bit below band practice volume.
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Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:46 pm
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Bill, that amp is fucking perfect. DO NOT SELL IT EVER!!!
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NinjaRaf wrote:
6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world. + is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.
Sounds fucking great! Epic tones definitely leaning more to the Pleas side!
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Yeah this is the end of the line for me as far as Marshall amps go. This is the tone I've been chasing forever.
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Ya that sounds real fucking good! So it’s got an fx loop or how are you running your delay?
Yeah the Mojotone effects loop was installed during the repair. Great loop btw, really transparent.
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Not my finest moment playing wise but anyway.... I couldn't turn it up much either, I will make a louder later, this is a bit below band practice volume.
Yeah this fucks
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Glad it worked out well in the end. I'm looking fwd to hearing some clips.
