I just did it today with my Strat and my Traynor YBA-3, 2 tubes out and 2x12" Greenbacks in a closed back cab, and then my secret weapon - Bogner Mojado speaking thru a 10" Tone Tubby Alnico Hempcone in an old silverface Princeton box. Damn, it felt good to fell the floor vibrating under my feet!!
Dude I'm all burnt out on eruption but if I heard someone cranking it through a plexi at full send coming out from behind the trees, I would immediately drive over to make friends with that person. That's how fun this sounds
I’ve played these amps for years. The Plexi will highlight every bad note you play. There is no gain or compression to hide behind. AC/DC and Led Zeppelin definitely Live here.
Your ... a "Bedroom player" Aaaaah... Jumper the 2 channels ! Eruption Only... who would have guessed ? & Straight outta Wayne's World, intro music.. Sell that to someone who will Kill with it. I've got a 72' that's Ridiculous ! ppl: Don't Freak ! ( Someone has to say it ! ) Stay Dangerous !! & have a Great week & Don't worry about Food & Gas prices... Next year, This time.. "Next Year"............ Right...
Yeah whenever I start to feel good about my playing I just plug into my 1970 SL and crank it. Always brings me back to the reality that playing / practicing at bedroom levels will only get you so far.
I remember back in the mid 1980's at Dental School, we had a 300 seat auditorium and at the rehearsal for our talent show, I had a early '70's 100watt SLP into a 4x12 cab with a Nady wireless....Dimed out the Marshall, stood all the way up in the back of the hall, opened up the volume on my '82 Hamer Special, and the sound was something I will never forget....The school security officer came running into the hall, and I cut the volume....Only for a few chords, but it was truly amazing....
This is actually a nice test because now I understand just how loud these amps can be. Diming a 50 or 100 watt Marshall has always been on my bucket list since I started playing.
If Marshall was smart they would bring back their 50th anniversary 1 watt amps because they would sell tens of millions year in year out . OVERDRIVEN PLEXI TONE AT TV VOLUME LEVELS . First half of video is the Plexi 1 watt , second half of video is the JCM 800 1 watt .ua-cam.com/video/M276pkb80s4/v-deo.html The DSL 1 watt currently available SUCKS compared to the JMP and JCM 1 watt models.
I have done that. 4 am at some apartments I lived in. Fender twin reverb, all the way up tube screamer, 83 Kramer, I did the big whammy dive , it was so loud, nobody could say where it came from. I had it on the porch and brought it real fast. It makes me laugh to this day 43 years later. Seeing all the lights come on and curtains opening. I wish I could be young again.
I did a similar thing right here in our neighborhood on New Years Eve 4 years ago with a Bugera 1960 Infinium 150 watt Marshall clone through a Marshall 1960 B 4x12 cab. Dimed and used a Classic Vibe 50's Strat. I always approve of these scientific research type projects !!! The Police Station was 1.3 miles away and they did respond.
I once got the opportunity to play through a dimed Hiwatt DR103 stack. I had gun range headphones on, with foam inserts (something like 30-40 dB of perceived noise reduction), and it was still shockingly loud. I hit an open E chord standing right in front of the speakers, and there was so much air moving that it felt like you could lean back against the sound and it would hold your body up. Crazy experience.
Hi Marty , that test of the Plexi was astounding. Very nice amp. I used to own a couple of Marshall cabinets but could never afford a Plexi so i purchased a 100w Hiwatt. It rocked my world.
Real vintage tones. It's hard to beat a Marshall Plexi for sure. Kool test! I just recently got my Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul R8 and I have an Ampeg V-4 early 70's head. I would like to do the same test you did. In my apartment, I can't put it up past volume 2 without the walls shaking lol. Yes, I need to bring it outside and piss off my neighbors lol. Keep rockin!
@@MichaelSmith-ig8bw yes, heavy as hell but worth it when it comes to very clean tones and takes pedals very well. I got lucky I was able to buy two of them just in case one has a problem. The weight sucks tho lol
I dimed my V4 once. I had to stand in another room with the door closed. It was sick. A friend of mine heard it across the lake from where I lived. 1/2 mile +. It's the only time I ever got distortion out of that beast.
@@CR3W1SH03S I never heard a 100 watt head like the Ampeg V-4 in pure loudness. It’s more than 100 watts lol. What I actually like best about it is that it’s so clean with the best reverb IMO. I could never distort mine but I will continue to try lol. It takes pedals very well too. It is almost a hidden secret how great these amps are and still affordable if people can find one. I play mine all the time and have another one backup in case something happens.
@@michaelheller8841 Way more than 100 watts for sure. I used an ART SGX 2000 rack system into mine back in the day. And yeah, the reverb was spectacular.
That was really cool. Great point you made on handling the amp with all that headroom and low gain. It's very difficult and stiff feeling...That always gets me and makes me feel like I suck at playing lol. You did great.
That’s the thing I remember most through my Marshall stack years. Always feeling a bit dry on the gain, But it turned out that that’s what really sounds great out front and people can discern what you are playing… the Marshall sound…. None other like it
The last time I said “ hey, what do say we….” I ended up putting an M80 in pile of dog crap. I was young and Im a drummer. 🤷🏻♂️ Love the smoke! 😂 Damn that sounded good !! Outside venue! Sweet deck too I love this channel!
I just lol’d. Thanks man! I really should be staining my deck instead of screwing around. But there’s always next weekend. Thanks for supporting the channel man. I appreciate it so much. 😎🥂
LMFAO. It took me 2 times reading your comment before it clicked what an M80 was. I was in guitar gear mode and then realized 'oh yeah, a firecracker'. I can imagine the shit everywhere.
I wish i was his neighbor. I need neighbors like that. The distant camera is super awesome. I love it. When I was younger my old band used to set up at our high school at night away from town we would face the mountains and you could hear the echo off the mountains. The poor people who lived up there. probably drove them nuts.
I loved your closing comments and can relate and understand. When I achieved not only the tone I was looking for through my rig along with the quality of tone and the type,..The angels sang but I soon found that my playing was now more under a microscope than ever. Great, articulate tone yields super high rewards for playing right but conversely casts a super harsh light on sloppy playing and bum-notes..
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Lol...Yea, I remember getting a better tone and a louder rig and thinking this thing sounds fantastic but I thought I was a decent player and I suck ! LOL
Yes, this. Everyone thinks volume is great until the realization hits that 'now everyone can hear my fuckups, and the higher the volume, the worse they sound'.
@@minkorrh And in addition to volume,..The clearer, better and more articulate the tone that your guitar/pickups/amp produce,..the more it magnifies mistakes. But if you play well,..Obviously it's the best scenario.
@@stricknine8623 That just lends credence to the older players of bands gone by. They had no choice but to have a practice area and crank the amps to sound good. They would obviously have adjusted their playing to become better. Myself as a 'livingroomer' (not a live-in groomer) and arenter in an apartment I have no choice other than be evicted or just use a modeler, which sucks as I can't explore what I want. Oh well.
That was awesome!! I did something similar. I don't know how to play really, but I fiddle with guitars, basses and synths at low volumes because I live in a 2nd floor apartment. I have a 300w bass amp and I brought it to my friends house out in the sticks and she let me crank it on her back deck. It was awesome feeling that thump!! Miss it!
I saw Johnny Winter in a 1105 seat theater . He took 5 Twin Reverbs and turned EVERY knob on 10 ! The SLIDE was brutal ! Equally killer was Edgar's Sax ! Or Alvin Lee's 4 Marshall Stacks at The Fillmore East ! The sustain was forever !
@@billsmith2212 Oh hell ya those are some historic shows and historic tones! Man, you can't dismiss those Fender tones at maximum volume! Dick Dale rocked a pair of Pro Sonics and Pro Reverbs too!
Awesome! I removed a soundproof cover I made for the window in my home studio, opened the window and "dimed" a 1987x full stack with a blue tube preamp in the loop. I set off the alarm in my truck.. which was in the driveway about 20 ft from the open window. Plexi's are a lot of fun! The smoke machine was a nice touch....
Awesome video man! I love cranked Marshall videos and this delivered! It was really cool to see how it loud the amp is at a mile away. That was a very cool idea for a video.
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Yeah no problem man! I have an '87 JCM800 2210 and it's loud as hell, and now I'm curious how many streets down it can be heard when I crank it outside lol
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Marty. I found this gem. Stray cats and Eddie Vanhalen 8-18-88 in NY. It's on UA-cam. Sorry that I can't post a link, but it's a great video. Tribute to Les Paul and he plays on this as well by the way.
I crank my two 1971 Marshall super leads, put on my Flying V with a wireless unit and go out in my yard to play …. It’s massively awesome… Keep on rockin…
I have paused it before hearing the results...Thinking about all the trees that are obstructing the sound. So it isn't just the incredible distance to consider.
I had a 30 acre farm on Fidalgo Island in Washington, in a valley leading down to Deception Pass back at the turn of the century, I used to roll my rigs (50 watt Marshall, Fender Super Twin, Super Reverb, Traynor YBA-3 with 8x10 bottom, Hiwatt Custom 100) out on to the driveway and dime them all the time! The natural echo had that famous Rush touch to it, and the animals loved it too! Great touch there with the smoke, brother, keep rocking!
Every guitar player should play through a dimed plexi, twin, ac30, and bassman at least once in their life. Kids today with their little combos and modelers need to experience feeling every note in your bones.
I dimed a vox ac30 in my living room and 1 chord knocked shit off my wall and I turned it off. I only played guitar for a few months and didn't know how loud tube amps were
The natural reverb was something to behold. The video couldn’t really capture it. The trees probably did soak some of it up but it really cut through especially on Channel 1.
I don’t own a Plexi, however I recently got a Hiwatt DR103 from 1971 a few months ago as this video confirms that I got the perfect amp for my three-piece.
when it cuts to the audio down the road its hilarious haha. love it. i just got a origin 50 and love how close it gets to the plexi amp. enjoy that awesome amp bro!
That sounded great! In the 70s, a guy across the street was always playing Disco, that kick drum drove me crazy. I put my Marshall stack on the front porch, aimed at his house, and serenaded him, starting with Scorpions' "He's a Woman She's a Man". Childish I know, but gratifying.
Thanks man! I was just having some fun m, glad everyone seems to like my sense of humor. This spring/summer I plan on doing some similar stuff again! 😂
Thanks! I did too now that you jogged my memory. I had a huge Yamaha combo amp and a yellow digitech distortion I dragged out on my parents patio at 15 years of age. Lol. It was probably an annoying cacophony of crushing crap but I loved it.
I used to do that with my 100 watt lead and both cabinet....you could hear it loud and clear over a mile away in town...my little brother said...it was wild....My cabinet had same color clothes.... I think 1970....Mosfet Amp.... I wish I had it back had to sell to get out of jail.....Band named New Flame... bought it... Awesome 😎 video Thanks.. really brought back memories... you have tree's block sound .. I had direct shot across the corn field into town...
Damn, anyone who got to hear that is lucky! Great playing, and that sounded so damn good echoing in the distance for real that’s literally so cool. I don’t have any amp quite like this, but I’ve got myself a Marshall DSL 20 tube amp and that things got some balls when you crank it
"I wanna jam inside, but it's nice outside" Brings the entire rig outside !!! Nice man! Your rig totally has that "Hendrix" sound in the beginning. Great test outside !!! Cheers!
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker agreed. Great video just stumbled across your channel, liked and subscribed. Keep up the awesome content as this 45 yr old 80's metal head and fellow guitar player loves seeing others keeping the real music alive. Cheers from L.B.I.N.J.
Yeah i’m doing this tomorrow. I’ve been super hesitant bc my neighbors tend to call the cops for everything but… yeah I have to experience this at least once before I die
No worries fellas. I was beside it and actually with my head above the cabs, and standing so close, it was all under me. I could never have stood in front of it like 5-10 feet. The sound cone would have killed me.
I listened on ear buds the tone was incredible from a 1/2 mile away thanks for that, and yes it is pure adrenaline power rush, hard to control I loved the mean streets rhythm man that was it.
Great video. Always wanted to try a plexi. I would have laughed so hard if the birds left the woods like a scene from Jurassic Park with that first chord!
My Brother and I went together back in Jr High /High School and bought a 74 100w SLP with a matching 4x12 . Never turned it up past 7.5 but you could hear that thing for a 16 block radius. LOL At that volume it shook the entire house and made things fall off shelves and the walls. Oh those were the days
That was so cool. Thanks!! You did great. Every so often I see some criticizing Hendrix that his playing wasn’t anything special live. The first thing I bring up is his ability to tame a couple Marshall stacks at 10 is one heck of a feat by itself while being musical. Put a fuzz face in front and you have a raging Lion. Probably the thing that made EVH stand out immediately. He was the next guy to really tame one and be inventive and musical.
@@southboundsuarez9832 Yes, after I made the comment I started to think of different guys that could be included like Page. Then there’s someone like Leslie West that was getting huge sounds with a PA amp and a LP P90 Junior way back in the day. There are so many greats, but a few that really made a mark. Love them all!
@@AudioAtmos Leslie West is underappreciated! He certainly marched to his own beat and simply didn't do things the same way because that's how everybody else did it. He also helped lead the way for legitimate guitars out of Japan.
Ha! I did this with my '78 50w MkII at a campsite. It sounded just like yours! These things start crapping\farting out on chords when cranked too much, (7:06) the sweet spot is much lower. IMO.
Where's my much desired double-like button when I need it? This is so great. Props for decent EVH licks, too. Side note: I blew up my tube amp twice, which produced smoke looking much like yours. Unfortunatly, amp's dead after that...
A Plexi will make you a better player because at that kind of volume *_there is no hiding your playing weaknesses from yourself._* Nor from anyone else for miles around.
Nice toys man! Would be cool to next time have your buddy continue driving with to see how far he can go and still hear it. Then with phone gps you’ll know how far a Plexi can scream. In the name of science of course! 🤟🎸
I started playing guitar in 1982.. It was the first true love of my life... I will never forget what one of my mentors told me back then and it became a mantra for true rebels of the 80's.. """ If its too loud,,, You're too old..."""
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I have two and tried the volume thing, only destroyed my hearing, didn't give me the tone. So yes, must be the attenuator, speakers, phaser and echo. Imo plexis are overrated. JCM800s are much more practical because of the preamp gain. Your plexi MK II, is it a 70s 2203?
@@stratolestele7611 on the SV20, yes. The other is a JMP 2203 with high and low input. I just prefer my JCM800 with EVO Hot Rod and I am now playing with the Brown patch on.a Boss GT100. It's fantastic.
i had two 1971 super leads and four 4x 12 on full, all the way through 1976 to 1985 ash, night after night, them days the guitars didn't go through the PA, all the power came off the back line, we had 1000 watts of onstage bass, all valve amps, i think we had a few mics on the drums, keyboard went through lesley and marshalls , i don't know how we sang with that volume behind us but we did.
When I was wee, I dimed my Marshall major, and a single 4-12 , behind the housing complex where I lived,. We rolled up, at 5am into the loading dock of the school, and used the outlet on the building for power…three huge heads…..on one 20 amp circuit……… behind all those sleeping people. After many beers, and many dares. And played the first 30 seconds of “train kept a rollin”. I’m sure at the time I would have had my yellow SG. Thomas would have had a bassman, a 2-15. And a Fender mustang. Doug had a univox bass, an ampeg head, and a 4-12 (bass) cabinet. We had no drummer. Packed Every thing, in about 2 minutes, under a tarp, on Doug’s blue Ford F-150 pickup truck, And left. Pulled into Dads (worked early shift) driveway, just to sneak a peek of the law, finally arriving at the crime scene.
Righteous man, reminds me of the time me and the guitar teacher at the store I work at turned on a dsl100 after work one day and let it eat. it hurt every time a note was played, but it was absolute glory.
Man that’s envious!! You know that a person has changed music when you expect to hear at least Runnin’ or You really got me or Ain’t Talkin’ bout love after Eruption…. So awesome !!
“My neighbors always complain about my guitar playing.”
“Do you live in an apartment?”
“No, my neighbors a mile down the road….”
I tried my mojotone bassman at vol 3 ... cops ... oops hahah
I just did it today with my Strat and my Traynor YBA-3, 2 tubes out and 2x12" Greenbacks in a closed back cab, and then my secret weapon - Bogner Mojado speaking thru a 10" Tone Tubby Alnico Hempcone in an old silverface Princeton box. Damn, it felt good to fell the floor vibrating under my feet!!
Everyone who ever touches an electric guitar should experience this. Nothing can compare to cranking a Marshall Plexi.
cranking any Marshall tube amp really is an amazing feeling
That just isnt true... Mesa Dual Rectifer sounds farrr better.
@@joe_w_after hearing them side by side, trust me the plexi is on another level (and yes even in down tuning 👌🏻)
@@crusader13hahaha you are very funny
@@joe_w_ that just tells me you’ve never been in a room with them both
Dude I'm all burnt out on eruption but if I heard someone cranking it through a plexi at full send coming out from behind the trees, I would immediately drive over to make friends with that person. That's how fun this sounds
I’ve played these amps for years. The Plexi will highlight every bad note you play. There is no gain or compression to hide behind. AC/DC and Led Zeppelin definitely Live here.
Same with my Splawn Quickrod. It has taught me to be a very clean player…or face the shame lol. 🤘🤘🤘
They arent the most versatile option nowadays but for large outdoor events they fuck shit up
Your ... a "Bedroom player" Aaaaah... Jumper the 2 channels ! Eruption Only... who would have guessed ? & Straight outta Wayne's World, intro music.. Sell that to someone who will Kill with it. I've got a 72' that's Ridiculous ! ppl: Don't Freak ! ( Someone has to say it ! ) Stay Dangerous !! & have a Great week & Don't worry about Food & Gas prices... Next year, This time.. "Next Year"............ Right...
Yeah whenever I start to feel good about my playing I just plug into my 1970 SL and crank it. Always brings me back to the reality that playing / practicing at bedroom levels will only get you so far.
@@BumHaven it's a different world. I kinda hate playing in my bedroom having tasted the ambrosia of a Marshall stack on stage.
My buddy kinda did this once but it was in his basement. I can still feel it in my bones 20 years later.
Nice playing too man well done!
Man I can’t imagine it in a basement !!
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker ua-cam.com/video/e6nqKTT7qXU/v-deo.html
The cuts to the friend stood in a field killed me every time.
Thanks! The suspense waiting on the launch. Skipper was a good test subject. 😂
Lmao that is a actually pretty funny.
Laughed my ass off. That was great. Everybody has to do that at least once in their life.
Thanks man! Glad you liked it. 🥂
I did with JMP 50 into a 2X12 cops in about 15 minutes
I remember back in the mid 1980's at Dental School, we had a 300 seat auditorium and at the rehearsal for our talent show, I had a early '70's 100watt SLP into a 4x12 cab with a Nady wireless....Dimed out the Marshall, stood all the way up in the back of the hall, opened up the volume on my '82 Hamer Special, and the sound was something I will never forget....The school security officer came running into the hall, and I cut the volume....Only for a few chords, but it was truly amazing....
@@Fastfritz63 that’s a great memory! 😎🤟🏻
With some earplugs--otherwise that'll be the last time in their life they can hear.
This is actually a nice test because now I understand just how loud these amps can be. Diming a 50 or 100 watt Marshall has always been on my bucket list since I started playing.
It was eye opening for me too! I never did this other than with a power soak! Thanks man!
100 watt sounds best even when not turned up loud
You haven't lived until you've lost a little bit of your hearing in front of a Marshall!
A Plexi on 10 = the sound of rock. You can’t beat it 🤘🏻
What happens if you have one more? 11?!
@@philwertz1 But, this goes to 11, that's one louder than 10 innit?
That is what you call an amazing tone! Nothing like the sound of a cranked Plexi stack.
Thanks! I agree man!
If Marshall was smart they would bring back their 50th anniversary 1 watt amps because they would sell tens of millions year in year out . OVERDRIVEN PLEXI TONE AT TV VOLUME LEVELS . First half of video is the Plexi 1 watt , second half of video is the JCM 800 1 watt .ua-cam.com/video/M276pkb80s4/v-deo.html
The DSL 1 watt currently available SUCKS compared to the JMP and JCM 1 watt models.
Just like that other Marty in that Back To The Future movie, I was expecting you to go flying after you struck that first chord, lol. Awesome.
I felt like McFly!
The urge to just go outside when it's real quiet and there's no one around just to crank the 100W+ Marshall
Yes! You got man. 😎🙌
I have done that. 4 am at some apartments I lived in. Fender twin reverb, all the way up tube screamer, 83 Kramer, I did the big whammy dive , it was so loud, nobody could say where it came from. I had it on the porch and brought it real fast. It makes me laugh to this day 43 years later. Seeing all the lights come on and curtains opening. I wish I could be young again.
@@MarkTurner-vs7uc LMAO
I did a similar thing right here in our neighborhood on New Years Eve 4 years ago with a Bugera 1960 Infinium 150 watt Marshall clone through a Marshall 1960 B 4x12 cab. Dimed and used a Classic Vibe 50's Strat. I always approve of these scientific research type projects !!! The Police Station was 1.3 miles away and they did respond.
Hahaha. They were probably like “son what the hell are you doing”
Even from a half a mile (800 metres), you could still hear that Marshall, and it sounded great.
Terrific playing, you’re a gifted guitarist.
Thank you so much! 😎🙌
I once got the opportunity to play through a dimed Hiwatt DR103 stack. I had gun range headphones on, with foam inserts (something like 30-40 dB of perceived noise reduction), and it was still shockingly loud. I hit an open E chord standing right in front of the speakers, and there was so much air moving that it felt like you could lean back against the sound and it would hold your body up. Crazy experience.
I know what you mean! You can feel your arm hair blowing in the breeze if you stand in the right spot! Haha
This amp really blow away
Hi Marty , that test of the Plexi was astounding. Very nice amp. I used to own a couple of Marshall cabinets but could never afford a Plexi so i purchased a 100w Hiwatt. It rocked my world.
Thank you! I’ve heard the HiWatt stuff is fantastic.
Hiwatt rules honestly
I think, at least the vintage ones, are louder than Marshalls...
You couldn't afford a Plexi so you bought a Hiwatt 100? That's like saying "I couldn't afford a Ferrari so I bought a Lamborghini."
Hiwatts are better engineered as well. They are cleaner and beefier.
Awesome video. The half mile away tone reminded me of walking up to venues as a teen.
Yeh man! That moment you hear them warming up and you are in the crowd. Hurrying to get inside!! Awesome.
It's good to have friends like skipper. God bless our friends!!✌
Skipper is the man!
Real vintage tones. It's hard to beat a Marshall Plexi for sure. Kool test! I just recently got my Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul R8 and I have an Ampeg V-4 early 70's head. I would like to do the same test you did. In my apartment, I can't put it up past volume 2 without the walls shaking lol. Yes, I need to bring it outside and piss off my neighbors lol. Keep rockin!
I've brought my Ampeg V-4 outside a few times. It's a blast. Those early 70s models are loud and clear. The head weighs a ton though.
@@MichaelSmith-ig8bw yes, heavy as hell but worth it when it comes to very clean tones and takes pedals very well. I got lucky I was able to buy two of them just in case one has a problem. The weight sucks tho lol
I dimed my V4 once. I had to stand in another room with the door closed. It was sick. A friend of mine heard it across the lake from where I lived. 1/2 mile +. It's the only time I ever got distortion out of that beast.
@@CR3W1SH03S I never heard a 100 watt head like the Ampeg V-4 in pure loudness. It’s more than 100 watts lol. What I actually like best about it is that it’s so clean with the best reverb IMO. I could never distort mine but I will continue to try lol. It takes pedals very well too. It is almost a hidden secret how great these amps are and still affordable if people can find one. I play mine all the time and have another one backup in case something happens.
@@michaelheller8841 Way more than 100 watts for sure. I used an ART SGX 2000 rack system into mine back in the day. And yeah, the reverb was spectacular.
That was really cool. Great point you made on handling the amp with all that headroom and low gain. It's very difficult and stiff feeling...That always gets me and makes me feel like I suck at playing lol. You did great.
I just wish I could add a taste of reverb and delay. It’s my crutch haha!
That’s the thing I remember most through my Marshall stack years. Always feeling a bit dry on the gain, But it turned out that that’s what really sounds great out front and people can discern what you are playing… the Marshall sound…. None other like it
The last time I said “ hey, what do say we….” I ended up putting an M80 in pile of dog crap.
I was young and Im a drummer.
🤷🏻♂️
Love the smoke! 😂
Damn that sounded good !!
Outside venue!
Sweet deck too I love this channel!
YES! You are definitely a drummer! God bless you my friend 💜🙏☺👍
I just lol’d. Thanks man! I really should be staining my deck instead of screwing around. But there’s always next weekend. Thanks for supporting the channel man. I appreciate it so much. 😎🥂
LMFAO. It took me 2 times reading your comment before it clicked what an M80 was. I was in guitar gear mode and then realized 'oh yeah, a firecracker'. I can imagine the shit everywhere.
😂
I wish i was his neighbor. I need neighbors like that. The distant camera is super awesome. I love it. When I was younger my old band used to set up at our high school at night away from town we would face the mountains and you could hear the echo off the mountains. The poor people who lived up there. probably drove them nuts.
The natural reverb is just so cool!!! I bet you loved that too. 😎🙌
I loved your closing comments and can relate and understand.
When I achieved not only the tone I was looking for through my rig along with the quality of tone and the type,..The angels sang but I soon found that my playing was now more under a microscope than ever.
Great, articulate tone yields super high rewards for playing right but conversely casts a super harsh light on sloppy playing and bum-notes..
It’s so true. And even worse (or better) you’re playing is under the microscope at über high levels!! 🤪
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker
Lol...Yea, I remember getting a better tone and a louder rig and thinking this thing sounds fantastic but I thought I was a decent player and I suck ! LOL
Yes, this. Everyone thinks volume is great until the realization hits that 'now everyone can hear my fuckups, and the higher the volume, the worse they sound'.
@@minkorrh
And in addition to volume,..The clearer, better and more articulate the tone that your guitar/pickups/amp produce,..the more it magnifies mistakes.
But if you play well,..Obviously it's the best scenario.
@@stricknine8623 That just lends credence to the older players of bands gone by. They had no choice but to have a practice area and crank the amps to sound good. They would obviously have adjusted their playing to become better.
Myself as a 'livingroomer' (not a live-in groomer) and arenter in an apartment I have no choice other than be evicted or just use a modeler, which sucks as I can't explore what I want. Oh well.
That was awesome!! I did something similar. I don't know how to play really, but I fiddle with guitars, basses and synths at low volumes because I live in a 2nd floor apartment. I have a 300w bass amp and I brought it to my friends house out in the sticks and she let me crank it on her back deck. It was awesome feeling that thump!! Miss it!
crazy. I have a 100 watt twin reverb and have never gotten it past 4. Can't imagine how loud it would be right next to one of these
Man I’ve heard those twins are INSANELY loud too. Now it’s your turn to test for science. Haha. 😂
Yeah I can't take mine over 3.
@@justaguy2365 It was not pleasant at 4. 3 is most people's gig volume lmao
I saw Johnny Winter in a 1105 seat theater . He took 5 Twin Reverbs and turned EVERY knob on 10 ! The SLIDE was brutal ! Equally killer was Edgar's Sax ! Or Alvin Lee's 4 Marshall Stacks at The Fillmore East ! The sustain was forever !
@@billsmith2212 Oh hell ya those are some historic shows and historic tones! Man, you can't dismiss those Fender tones at maximum volume! Dick Dale rocked a pair of Pro Sonics and Pro Reverbs too!
Awesome! I removed a soundproof cover I made for the window in my home studio, opened the window and "dimed" a 1987x full stack with a blue tube preamp in the loop. I set off the alarm in my truck.. which was in the driveway about 20 ft from the open window. Plexi's are a lot of fun! The smoke machine was a nice touch....
Awesome video man! I love cranked Marshall videos and this delivered! It was really cool to see how it loud the amp is at a mile away. That was a very cool idea for a video.
Thanks so much, It was impressive when I heard it back for myself. Lol. 🙌
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Yeah no problem man! I have an '87 JCM800 2210 and it's loud as hell, and now I'm curious how many streets down it can be heard when I crank it outside lol
That sounded great Marty!
Thanks Johnny!
Wow! Most of us could only dream of blasting a stack like that on our porch.
Sounded really good by the way 👍
Thank you man! It was a lot of fun! Glad you liked it. 😎
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Marty. I found this gem. Stray cats and Eddie Vanhalen 8-18-88 in NY.
It's on UA-cam. Sorry that I can't post a link, but it's a great video.
Tribute to Les Paul and he plays on this as well by the way.
White high tops with black jeans! Freaking gold! Keepin’ it real in with 80’s 👍🏼
Yes indeed! Good eye! 😄
I crank my two 1971 Marshall super leads, put on my Flying V with a wireless unit and go out in my yard to play …. It’s massively awesome… Keep on rockin…
Awesome man!
You are the quintessential rock dude!! We live vicariously thru you my brother! Dont ever stop!!!
Thanks man! 🤟🏻😎🤟🏻
I have paused it before hearing the results...Thinking about all the trees that are obstructing the sound. So it isn't just the incredible distance to consider.
That’s true, the woods had to shield a lot of it!
I had a 30 acre farm on Fidalgo Island in Washington, in a valley leading down to Deception Pass back at the turn of the century, I used to roll my rigs (50 watt Marshall, Fender Super Twin, Super Reverb, Traynor YBA-3 with 8x10 bottom, Hiwatt Custom 100) out on to the driveway and dime them all the time! The natural echo had that famous Rush touch to it, and the animals loved it too! Great touch there with the smoke, brother, keep rocking!
Every guitar player should play through a dimed plexi, twin, ac30, and bassman at least once in their life.
Kids today with their little combos and modelers need to experience feeling every note in your bones.
I dimed a vox ac30 in my living room and 1 chord knocked shit off my wall and I turned it off.
I only played guitar for a few months and didn't know how loud tube amps were
@@taxationistheftmemes If it can't peel paint off the wall, what's the point?
The smokey pre-launches of the rocket engines before the rocket lifts finally off. 😂😂 This test was really awsome.
Lol! Thanks man! 😂
would love to hear the resonance in a stadium from one of these turned up, the echo would probably give wings to fly
For sure man! 😎
Live in Pompeii
If a dude jams on a Marshall Plexi in the country and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? .....hell yeah it does! 🤘
Hahah. You killed me. Lol. 😂😂
OK, that was awesome as hell…I do wonder how much the trees affected the distance…nevertheless a plexi cranked is pure heaven….rock on my brother!!!
The natural reverb was something to behold. The video couldn’t really capture it. The trees probably did soak some of it up but it really cut through especially on Channel 1.
I'll bet the sound would travel for miles in the desert, or a dry lake bed.
I'm betting that the trees r loving it!!!!! What better things 4 trees 2b made in2 but musical instruments!!!!!!!
Trees definately attenuated the distant sonic amplitude.
I don’t own a Plexi, however I recently got a Hiwatt DR103 from 1971 a few months ago as this video confirms that I got the perfect amp for my three-piece.
Plexis are rad but I would love to hear two AC30s in stereo at full tilt. I bet they would beat a plexi in volume.
when it cuts to the audio down the road its hilarious haha. love it. i just got a origin 50 and love how close it gets to the plexi amp. enjoy that awesome amp bro!
Glad you liked it! It's super fun and super loud! 😎🤘
That sounded great!
In the 70s, a guy across the street was always playing Disco, that kick drum drove me crazy.
I put my Marshall stack on the front porch, aimed at his house, and serenaded him, starting with Scorpions' "He's a Woman She's a Man".
Childish I know, but gratifying.
I would love to have witnessed that!
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker It was ridiculous. Only a 50W, but still loud.
@@jfo3000 50 really is super close to 100. Not much difference at all!
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I owned 3 50watters, they're plenty loud.
But my 120watt Mesa Triple Rec is so loud it can stop my heart. That thing scares me.
Lol. The smoke! I thought this was going to be dumb but you destroy with the eddie style. Made me laugh
Thanks man! I was just having some fun m, glad everyone seems to like my sense of humor. This spring/summer I plan on doing some similar stuff again! 😂
Thank you for showing the perspective from far away. I always wanted to try this. That was awesome 👏
Years ago at a gig I looked back at my bass amp and it was billowing smoke like that. I looked behind it...two friends blazing
Lol! 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Love it Marty, I remember doing something similar with a half stack when I was younger.
Thanks! I did too now that you jogged my memory. I had a huge Yamaha combo amp and a yellow digitech distortion I dragged out on my parents patio at 15 years of age. Lol. It was probably an annoying cacophony of crushing crap but I loved it.
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker haha awesome, I done it with a Marshall 900 and a 4x12 cab, I got complaints from houses about half a mile away lol
Yes digitech programmable distortion, and diditech multiplay were and are awesome
A few years ago I cranked my 50 watt Marshall JMP thru an Acoustic 4x12 cabinet with two loudspeakers on top. It was loud and toneful.
Nice 👍 😎
Hum ... I've never felt the need to count guitar picks! Lol. Awesome office!!!
I had a show night before and was taking inventory. Lol. I have to order some more Tortex mediums! 🤣
I also live in the country. Sold all my Marshall heads. Miss the vibes turning up. Gotta get me another one, crank her up, and have fun. 🚀🎸
It’s really a visceral experience! 😃
Interesting sounds from far away! That amp is a keeper.
I love it man! Thanks so much. 🙌
Incredible. Nothing more needs to be said. Thank you for sharing the experience.
You’re welcome! I appreciate the comment and you checking it out. 😎🙌
Love the sound of Plexis in ther morning, sounds like victory.
I used to do that with my 100 watt lead and both cabinet....you could hear it loud and clear over a mile away in town...my little brother said...it was wild....My cabinet had same color clothes.... I think 1970....Mosfet Amp.... I wish I had it back had to sell to get out of jail.....Band named New Flame... bought it... Awesome 😎 video Thanks.. really brought back memories... you have tree's block sound .. I had direct shot across the corn field into town...
That rig is epic! Sounds great...thanks to you both for putting on such a fun "test"! New sub!
Thanks man! We had a great time doing it. We were cracking up most of the time. Lol. I appreciate you checking it out. 😎🥂
Channel One, High input...dimed...PERFECTION!!!
Nothing like hanging out with Marty and Frankie. Btw, I think I heard that at my house. No way was I going to call the cops.
✌️😎🎸
Two of the best gays
Damn that's one loud marshall!
Yeh man, it will move your arm hair. The camera really couldn’t handle it and doesn’t do it justice. Lol.
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker yeah the camera mic muffled the tone
WoooA!!! 🤯
Marty and Doc are back for some wicked science projects
Yes indeed! 😎🥂
Awesome..I always wanted to to do this outside at my house
Nice playing also..love the plexi tone
To quote a friend of mine that has one of them, " RIPPING FACE MELTING LOUD " lol } 2 thumbs up Marty.
Thanks bud! It was so damn loud I had to stand behind/next to it and out of the path of distruction. lol
Damn, anyone who got to hear that is lucky!
Great playing, and that sounded so damn good echoing in the distance for real that’s literally so cool.
I don’t have any amp quite like this, but I’ve got myself a Marshall DSL 20 tube amp and that things got some balls when you crank it
"I wanna jam inside, but it's nice outside"
Brings the entire rig outside !!! Nice man! Your rig totally has that "Hendrix" sound in the beginning.
Great test outside !!! Cheers!
Thank you! Next test I need to run some pedals like wah and fuzz. Get some variety in there. 😎🙌
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker agreed. Great video just stumbled across your channel, liked and subscribed. Keep up the awesome content as this 45 yr old 80's metal head and fellow guitar player loves seeing others keeping the real music alive. Cheers from L.B.I.N.J.
@@potatolew4495 thanks man. I certainly appreciate the kind words and support!
Yeah i’m doing this tomorrow. I’ve been super hesitant bc my neighbors tend to call the cops for everything but… yeah I have to experience this at least once before I die
And its channel #1 for the win.
It is crazy to stand next to that cranked Marsnall without ear protection 😳
I was just wondering how on earth you could do that without your ears bleeding
No worries fellas. I was beside it and actually with my head above the cabs, and standing so close, it was all under me. I could never have stood in front of it like 5-10 feet. The sound cone would have killed me.
Loved it. This would be worth a visit from Leo in a tight sub-division. Maybe on EVH day each year ✌🏼
Thank you! 😎🤟🏻
I listened on ear buds the tone was incredible from a 1/2 mile away thanks for that, and yes it is pure adrenaline power rush, hard to control I loved the mean streets rhythm man that was it.
Thanks a lot, it really was an adrenaline rush! Like plugging in to a jet engine!
Queen Elizabeth called.....she wants her house back....
I used to do this with my jcm800 50w half stack in my room or garage when my parents would be away when I was in my 20s.
Me too and now I have vertigo
That is amazing. It may be time to refinish that deck!😂
Yeh it is. It’s been so rainy I haven’t had a chance yet. It’s an annual job! This weekend I plan on it if the weather holds up. 🙌
Good tones, good laughs, good video.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
hahaha ... yeah man \m/ \m/ Marty...I swear...about 5seconds after you let it rip...I felt the Earth's rotation slow down a bit \m/ \m/
That made me lol 😂. The camera really couldn’t pick up the magnitude of this test it was compressing so bad. 😎🤟🏻
First, just the fact that Marty takes the time to reply to so many comments speaks volumes (no pun intended! LOL). AWESOME "experiment!"
I love the comments! They are super entertaining.
Great video. Always wanted to try a plexi. I would have laughed so hard if the birds left the woods like a scene from Jurassic Park with that first chord!
My Brother and I went together back in Jr High /High School and bought a 74 100w SLP with a matching 4x12 . Never turned it up past 7.5 but you could hear that thing for a 16 block radius. LOL At that volume it shook the entire house and made things fall off shelves and the walls. Oh those were the days
I believe it man. They are unreal! Lol
That was so cool. Thanks!! You did great.
Every so often I see some criticizing Hendrix that his playing wasn’t anything special live. The first thing I bring up is his ability to tame a couple Marshall stacks at 10 is one heck of a feat by itself while being musical. Put a fuzz face in front and you have a raging Lion. Probably the thing that made EVH stand out immediately. He was the next guy to really tame one and be inventive and musical.
Very good comment and observation! Thank you! 😎🥂
Pagey too!
@@southboundsuarez9832 yea. ZOSO. 💯
@@southboundsuarez9832
Yes, after I made the comment I started to think of different guys that could be included like Page. Then there’s someone like Leslie West that was getting huge sounds with a PA amp and a LP P90 Junior way back in the day. There are so many greats, but a few that really made a mark. Love them all!
@@AudioAtmos Leslie West is underappreciated!
He certainly marched to his own beat and simply didn't do things the same way because that's how everybody else did it. He also helped lead the way for legitimate guitars out of Japan.
Hahaha, love it!! Oh, and... good thing Sasquatch approves of Marshall too, hey? Cheers!
Keeps the squatch away! Haha
It's crazy how good it sounded from far off. I hope your ears are good though 😬
Great stuff! We used to play outside in the country, & crank it up!
bro are you not wearing hearing protection playing right next to that amp?
I was to my side. Trust me. I wouldn't stand in front of this thing lol.
Wow! I definitely need a few acres and cool neighbors.
Awesome. wish I could play a Plexi on 10!
It’s pretty insane! 😎🙌
Ha! I did this with my '78 50w MkII at a campsite. It sounded just like yours! These things start crapping\farting out on chords when cranked too much, (7:06) the sweet spot is much lower. IMO.
I agree, it started to fart out a bit. Much better on channel 1 but it has a sweet spot.
Where's my much desired double-like button when I need it? This is so great. Props for decent EVH licks, too. Side note: I blew up my tube amp twice, which produced smoke looking much like yours. Unfortunatly, amp's dead after that...
Thanks man! Sorry about your tube situation. 😫
I’m glad it wasn’t on fire. Neighbors must love you.
Ahh my neighbors are decent folks. I try not to be too much of a pest! But they’re kind of used to my music. Lol.
Great video. Always wanted to try a plexi. I would have laughed so hard if the birds left the woods like a scene from Jurassic Park with that A chord!
Everything was dead quiet afterwards for about 40 seconds. Nature stopped around me. Haha. 😂
A Plexi will make you a better player because at that kind of volume *_there is no hiding your playing weaknesses from yourself._* Nor from anyone else for miles around.
Truer words never spoken. 💯
Nice toys man! Would be cool to next time have your buddy continue driving with to see how far he can go and still hear it. Then with phone gps you’ll know how far a Plexi can scream. In the name of science of course! 🤟🎸
Great idea. Follow up experiments. 😎
I started playing guitar in 1982.. It was the first true love of my life... I will never forget what one of my mentors told me back then and it became a mantra for true rebels of the 80's.. """ If its too loud,,, You're too old..."""
Now the next experiment, should be two full stacks dimed wide open... You know for scientific research lol 😅.
Pretty cool video 😎
Thanks Phillip!
I always wonder how EVH managed to get a decent tone out of these ice pick machines. I like their clean sound.
It was the volume and the attenuator. 🤟🏻🤟🏻
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I have two and tried the volume thing, only destroyed my hearing, didn't give me the tone. So yes, must be the attenuator, speakers, phaser and echo. Imo plexis are overrated. JCM800s are much more practical because of the preamp gain.
Your plexi MK II, is it a 70s 2203?
O never mind I see it is not a 2203. I have a 2203 that says MK II on the back.
@@reneotten7376 did you try jumping the channels?
@@stratolestele7611 on the SV20, yes. The other is a JMP 2203 with high and low input. I just prefer my JCM800 with EVO Hot Rod and I am now playing with the Brown patch on.a Boss GT100. It's fantastic.
i had two 1971 super leads and four 4x 12 on full, all the way through 1976 to 1985 ash, night after night, them days the guitars didn't go through the PA, all the power came off the back line, we had 1000 watts of onstage bass, all valve amps, i think we had a few mics on the drums, keyboard went through lesley and marshalls , i don't know how we sang with that volume behind us but we did.
It would sound better on 11.
When I was wee, I dimed my Marshall major, and a single 4-12 , behind the housing complex where I lived,.
We rolled up, at 5am into the loading dock of the school, and used the outlet on the building for power…three huge heads…..on one 20 amp circuit……… behind all those sleeping people.
After many beers, and many dares.
And played the first 30 seconds of “train kept a rollin”.
I’m sure at the time I would have had my yellow SG.
Thomas would have had a bassman, a 2-15. And a Fender mustang.
Doug had a univox bass, an ampeg head, and a 4-12 (bass) cabinet.
We had no drummer.
Packed
Every thing, in about 2 minutes, under a tarp, on Doug’s blue Ford F-150 pickup truck,
And left.
Pulled into Dads (worked early shift) driveway, just to sneak a peek of the law, finally arriving at the crime scene.
Amazing story man! Sounds like a stunt from Jackass. Haha
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker yeah….that was me…definitely a jackass
Totally worth it. The only thing - you didn't "jumper" the channels!!! Missed an opportunity but still totally worthwhile.
Yeh It kinda just slipped my mind. 😫. Thanks man!!!
It's the loudest sound I've ever heard through my cell phone...and definitely the best sound!!
Lol! Thanks for watching man! 😎
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Absolutely. Can I bring my 71 Hiwatt DR103 so we can do the same experiment? Lol
Righteous man, reminds me of the time me and the guitar teacher at the store I work at turned on a dsl100 after work one day and let it eat. it hurt every time a note was played, but it was absolute glory.
Thanks! Good memories man!
Man that’s envious!! You know that a person has changed music when you expect to hear at least Runnin’ or You really got me or Ain’t Talkin’ bout love after Eruption…. So awesome !!
Thank you man. I appreciate it. 😎🙌