Poor mans marshall pedal

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Poor mans marshall pedal

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Hi all

Looking for a cheap Marshall jcm800 type pedal type thing

Any recommendations :thumbup:
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I have a marshall guv'nor 2 that sounds pretty marshall to me :rofl: if thats off interest
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Joyo thing
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Single coil wrote:Joyo thing
Yup, was exactly what I was gonna mention, the US Dream is a copy of a suhr riot, cheap as chups too! http://guitarstuff.co.nz/pedals.html
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If you can find one and up the budget, a dirty little secret v1 is epic, especially at 18V!
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willow13 wrote:I have a marshall guv'nor 2 that sounds pretty marshall to me :rofl: if thats off interest
I had one of the original ones years ago and can’t remember how it sounded
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Olderama wrote:
willow13 wrote:I have a marshall guv'nor 2 that sounds pretty marshall to me :rofl: if thats off interest
I had one of the original ones years ago and can’t remember how it sounded
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Exactly like gary moore, only quieter...
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Bg wrote:
Olderama wrote:
willow13 wrote:I have a marshall guv'nor 2 that sounds pretty marshall to me :rofl: if thats off interest
I had one of the original ones years ago and can’t remember how it sounded
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Exactly like gary moore, only quieter...
And shitter?
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Mooer do a copy of the MI Audio Crunch Box. The Cruncher. About $70 incl shipping from Aliexpress.

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Olderama wrote:
Bg wrote:
Olderama wrote: I had one of the original ones years ago and can’t remember how it sounded
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Exactly like gary moore, only quieter...
And shitter?
don't no, Gary's tone on the loner is fucking atrocious
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Not dirt cheap but will be all you need.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/1785994950
Loving it so far

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StratMatt wrote:Not dirt cheap but will be all you need.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/1785994950
The v3's like that don't really do the JCM800 thing tho', more early plexi kind of tones :)
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I have a blues master or whatever the second Gov was called. same except they ditched the loop inputs, old black steel one, Made in England
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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