Dreaming90s
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Stopped playing 25 years ago, sold everything. I had a mesa 95 dual recto with the 4x12v30 cab. Played Les Paul’s. Heavy rock (aic, early foo’s, soundgarden).. so metal tones did work at times, lived on the vintage bit modern channel, just slight gain adjustments…
Here we are 25 years later, I just bought a new (used 2024) Les Paul studio… the MT15 was on my radar but I gave a marshal dsl20hr with the marshal sv2x12v type vert cab a try due to the mt15 moving on from 6l6’s, anyways the Marshall - Trashy ice pick high end with any good amount of gain. Terrible boxy low end. So I just flipped that rig with out losing money. I was never a Marshall fan.
I’m just playing in my home office, will never gig or record again.. the mt15 was on my radar until I read they did away with the 6l6s…
Yesterday I noticed a post on Facebook MP someone in my area (very tiny music store that only has prs stuff, mainly do music lessons etc) selling a mt15 it said equipped with 6l6s… I assumed it was just a copy and paste of the original text adds…
So I stopped and sure enough it had 6l6s! It has a white sticker that says 1/24 (I assume that’s the build date)
Question 1 - I thought they stopped using 6l6s? These were like 6l6 gcc maybe or something?
Question 2 - I first played it through what they thought was the matching cab (with my new lp) 1x12 model number - sk112-cv3_bl sounded meh… ice pick high end like the Marshall but a tighter low, reminded me of the of Marshall a bit… so they had a PRS 2x12, I’m like let’s try this. Model number sk212-cvt_st this cab broight the amp to life! Tight bottom, no ice picks in my ears with the volume up on high gain, no sizzle playing the amp high, no gain fizzle at low volume. Anyone have experience with this 2x12? The guy that owns the store told me both cabs had v30s. That 2x12 definitely didn’t, it had something much smoother and ear pleasing. Google isn’t giving me much info. Seems the 1x12 may have been a v30 and the 2x12 might be 70 watt “v type”…. The Marshall cab I have is “v type” and ice picks my ears… thoughts on this 2x12?
I can get the 2x12 (retails around $500?) and the head (retails for $799) for $1050 they are both nee. He knocked $50 off the head because it’s a floor model (every amp I ever bought back in the day was a floor model lol) and he knocked $200 off the cab. I’m gonna go for it. Liked the tone. It was closer to my old dual recto then anything small I’ve heard or tried. It sounded better than the mini recto.
Thanks for your help!
Here we are 25 years later, I just bought a new (used 2024) Les Paul studio… the MT15 was on my radar but I gave a marshal dsl20hr with the marshal sv2x12v type vert cab a try due to the mt15 moving on from 6l6’s, anyways the Marshall - Trashy ice pick high end with any good amount of gain. Terrible boxy low end. So I just flipped that rig with out losing money. I was never a Marshall fan.
I’m just playing in my home office, will never gig or record again.. the mt15 was on my radar until I read they did away with the 6l6s…
Yesterday I noticed a post on Facebook MP someone in my area (very tiny music store that only has prs stuff, mainly do music lessons etc) selling a mt15 it said equipped with 6l6s… I assumed it was just a copy and paste of the original text adds…
So I stopped and sure enough it had 6l6s! It has a white sticker that says 1/24 (I assume that’s the build date)
Question 1 - I thought they stopped using 6l6s? These were like 6l6 gcc maybe or something?
Question 2 - I first played it through what they thought was the matching cab (with my new lp) 1x12 model number - sk112-cv3_bl sounded meh… ice pick high end like the Marshall but a tighter low, reminded me of the of Marshall a bit… so they had a PRS 2x12, I’m like let’s try this. Model number sk212-cvt_st this cab broight the amp to life! Tight bottom, no ice picks in my ears with the volume up on high gain, no sizzle playing the amp high, no gain fizzle at low volume. Anyone have experience with this 2x12? The guy that owns the store told me both cabs had v30s. That 2x12 definitely didn’t, it had something much smoother and ear pleasing. Google isn’t giving me much info. Seems the 1x12 may have been a v30 and the 2x12 might be 70 watt “v type”…. The Marshall cab I have is “v type” and ice picks my ears… thoughts on this 2x12?
I can get the 2x12 (retails around $500?) and the head (retails for $799) for $1050 they are both nee. He knocked $50 off the head because it’s a floor model (every amp I ever bought back in the day was a floor model lol) and he knocked $200 off the cab. I’m gonna go for it. Liked the tone. It was closer to my old dual recto then anything small I’ve heard or tried. It sounded better than the mini recto.
Thanks for your help!
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