I could listen to him talk about amps all day.
BIG plus on that 'stache. He looks like David Crosby :D
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Of course the Mig 30 is his preference (I like them, I've used one, and I want one). Heh
Grooviness
He must have played the worst 800 on Earth if he things a Mig100U sounds better.
^^^
Ha! He seems like the type of fella that need to be perceived as a "road less travelled" type of person.
I'm probably confusing models, but I thought the mig 100's (U/H versions???) were supposed to have a better low end response? I always that and their lower cost (in past years) were a big selling point around these parts.
Not taking sides, that guy set off my BS detector from the get-go.
I've owned both Mig 100H and a JCM800 (and a Mig 60). I liked the Migs plenty, but they're not an 800, including the low end.
yeah... glasses guy is full of shit.
Quote from: Jake on May 03, 2012, 10:55:24 PM
I've owned both Mig 100H and a JCM800 (and a Mig 60). I liked the Migs plenty, but they're not an 800, including the low end.
>JCM800
>Low End
choose one. ;D ;D
Thanks for clarifying guys. For the record, once the mig 100's started hitting the 8 bill mark, my boner went away. Same with the 60's and really the other marshall killers, too. The migs were, however, the 1st "stoner rock" amp I was introduced to. My buddy wanted one after reading about them here as far back as '02-3. Gear is so much like porn; I miss the days when it was new and exciting. :-\
8 bills for a mig100? Fuck clean off.
^ Yep, them's low-end 800 prices (at least in recent years)!
It's simple supply and demand economics. When the supply is low*, the demand (& price) increases.
* the supply is low because they all broke
I imagine their solder joints were as cold as a Russian winter.
They ain't that bad. I've fixed on a few. The mig100s kind of rule.
the 50s are better.
Oh sure, I'd take just about any Mig if the price was right. But I don't think I'd be gushing about it to a (mostly indifferent) Mike Matthews though. I would like to hear the 30 watt he was talking about. Appears to be one of those "happy accident" moments that are hard to replicate.
The 60's are the best I've heard. I had a 100H for a long time...got it brand new for $300 when they were still being made. Jacks were all broken, instantly. I had it modified by Voodoo Amps and it became really awesome but I eventually sold it. I can't imagine why they're going for $800...definitely some misguided Kool Aid.
I had to change out all my pots, and had good Marshall switches put in. But yes $800 is a lot of crank for those amps. Traynor YBA's and YVM's are still in the $450-$700 range in Toronto. (Shhhh, poor-man's Plexi/Bassman).
Also they are point-to-point.
Gah, he actually pushes up his shorts to express his love of the 30 with his balls.
As far as the Mig 30, Mike Matthews talks about compression and the power transformer, so sag in the HV line. Schems of the Mig 50 are available. I wonder how small you'd have to make the power tranny to get that kind of sag with a solid-state rectifier. However, it has been reported that JTM-45s are only 38 watts or so on a good day, so it sounds easy enough to design.
Would anyone pay for a well-built clone of a Mig 50, itself pretty much a clone? That's like cloning a Peavey Windsor or a Bugera 1960.
The mig 50 was only rated 45 watts per the back of the amplifier.
Is it just dumb to think there's some magic secret that's been revealed in using a transformer that is outclassed?
using a underratted PT or a OT with a poor bandwidth is a way to get a certain sound. You can sag the PT HVDC if the secondary current is rated under what you would expect to achieve with a given pair of tubes.
if you want a Mig clone just have someone build you a Marshall with replica iron you can get from a bunch of sources such as Merc, Mag Comp, Heyboer, Hammond....