Marshall 8200 Bi-Chorus Head - Oh poop!!! Its NAD:

Inspector #20 said:
What a Christmas...

My entire musical life, I've either played hand me downs, or I've used gear that was a compromise from what I truly wanted. Yes, I've had GREAT guitars and nice amps, but never exactly what I wanted. I have played the Mk1 and Mk2 Valvestates for years, but never could find an 8200 Bi-Chorus head. I purchased a VS265 2x12 Stereo/Chorus Combo new, but it didn't have the depth and width of the Bi-Chorus.

Today is the first time in my professional life that I actually have the exact gear I have always wanted, without compromise....A Gibson Les Paul Goldtop and a Marshall 8200 Bi-Chorus Head.
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Good for you! I have always wanted a Marshall Bi-Chorus. I dig Stereo Chorus amps. I have Fender Ultimate Chorus and the Roland JC-120. I posted a picture of the Jazz Chorus the other day with a handful of Stereo pedals.
 
cdawg22 said:
Good for you! I have always wanted a Marshall Bi-Chorus. I dig Stereo Chorus amps. I have Fender Ultimate Chorus and the Roland JC-120. I posted a picture of the Jazz Chorus the other day with a handful of Stereo pedals.
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Its a very good amp and extremely powerful and versatile. Im not sure subjecting a 30 year old amp to 4 hour performances was terribly wise though....
 
Hey, that's what it's for! I think the greater risk to older amps is when plugging them in and going to full voltage too quickly. The old grid in the US used to be weaker than the 120Volts of today. It used to be more like 110V. One of these days I want to get myself a Variable Transformer/Regulator so I can bring old amps up to voltage safely.
Anyway, I have been accumulating True Stereo effects for awhile and I'm starting to get my :poo: together. I am in the process of putting things together on boards where I can utilize them with any of the amps I have. This is my small True Stereo Board. There is more info at the link below if you are interested. I am always looking to glean knowledge off of the experience of others if you have any ideas to spare. Keep Rockin'!
TrueStereoBoard.jpgCheck this out...

Stomping Grounds

Fuzz, Wah, Distortion, reverb and chorus pedals all get stomped here.
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True Stereo Board + JC-120

I thought I would share a picture of the very cool Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus. I threw together a little board for the amp switches from some scrap wood. I am using BOSS FS-6 [set as both latching), FS-5L (latching) for the Distortion (I use as a Boost), Reverb, and Chorus, respectively from...
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cdawg22 said:
Hey, that's what it's for! I think the greater risk to older amps is when plugging them in and going to full voltage too quickly. The old grid in the US used to be weaker than the 120Volts of today. It used to be more like 110V. One of these days I want to get myself a Variable Transformer/Regulator so I can bring old amps up to voltage safely.
Anyway, I have been accumulating True Stereo effects for awhile and I'm starting to get my :poo: together. I am in the process of putting things together on boards where I can utilize them with any of the amps I have. This is my small True Stereo Board. There is more info at the link below if you are interested. I am always looking to glean knowledge off of the experience of others if you have any ideas to spare. Keep Rockin'!
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Stomping Grounds

Fuzz, Wah, Distortion, reverb and chorus pedals all get stomped here.
www.thetonerooms.com

True Stereo Board + JC-120

I thought I would share a picture of the very cool Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus. I threw together a little board for the amp switches from some scrap wood. I am using BOSS FS-6 [set as both latching), FS-5L (latching) for the Distortion (I use as a Boost), Reverb, and Chorus, respectively from...
www.thetonerooms.com
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That first link is no good. Go #2.
 
Inspector #20 said:
The order of this board was conceived through days of renting out a rehearsal studio and trying every combination.
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Yeah, I understand. Conditions are everything. The reason I put a noise gate in the effects loop is so I don't have to click out of my gain channel to kill any hiss. I can just turn my volume off and then back on to resume playing. You probably have a way of doing it that gets you the same result or whatever result you need to achieve to play what you play. I think that's one of the interesting things about playing and observing the way others do it. We all take different paths, but a lot can be learned from others with experience.
 
cdawg22 said:
Yeah, I understand. Conditions are everything. The reason I put a noise gate in the effects loop is so I don't have to click out of my gain channel to kill any hiss. I can just turn my volume off and then back on to resume playing. You probably have a way of doing it that gets you the same result or whatever result you need to achieve to play what you play. I think that's one of the interesting things about playing and observing the way others do it. We all take different paths, but a lot can be learned from others with experience.
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Good thinking.

I use the main volume pedal (Boss FV30L in the loop) for stage volume increase. My noise gate will control the hiss, but its placed in such a way that my delay "tails" are never cut off.

The "flat" EQ is used in the loop as a solo boost.
 
Inspector #20 said:
Good thinking.

I use the main volume pedal (Boss FV30L in the loop) for stage volume increase. My noise gate will control the hiss, but its placed in such a way that my delay "tails" are never cut off.

The "flat" EQ is used in the loop as a solo boost.
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Yeah, I put the gate immediately after the fx send and then a Little Alligator volume pedal and an EQ-20. Modulation, Delays, and Reverb follow and are never subject to the noise gate at all.
 
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