Do you prefer bright or dark amp?

maxime1122 · 02-03-2012, 09:52 PM

Hey guys!

Got a poll for ya!

Do you prefer bright kind of amps like Plexi (bright input) or 2203/2204, etc.
OR
Do you prefer dark amps like Jubilee, 2210/2205, etc.

Whats your opinion on that?

diesect20022000 · 02-03-2012, 09:59 PM

bright. dark can work too though.

NewReligion · 02-03-2012, 10:07 PM

I like the sound dark. Gotta role off the rediculous highs!!!!!!!!!!!

NR

newbies · 02-03-2012, 10:12 PM

Dark, jubilee babyyyyy!!! However I do love my 2203, but if I had to choose jubilee anyday!

maxime1122 · 02-03-2012, 10:19 PM

I changed my mind on that... Before, I was rolling off highs, etc. But now, I'm starting to prefer brighter amps/tones.

+ That way, you can always remove some brightness with the guitar tone knob.

DPTONE5 · 02-03-2012, 10:24 PM

I tend to like things a little darker. My Plexi Reissue and 6100 are both darker than my JMP 2204 and JCM 800 2203X. The 2203X is by far the brightest of the four, but very articulate.

Mixing heads with the same guitar or two different guitars with the same head and being creative can generate massive rhythm tracks. Bright and dark can really work well together.

longfxukxnhair · 02-03-2012, 10:25 PM

I like a brighter amp.

diesect20022000 · 02-03-2012, 10:36 PM

make no mistake i as a metal player have darker tone but i prefer brighter tones it makes me tighter because my mistakes are shown so i go as bright as i can go with a good sound for the application.

Sometimes that's not bright at all,lol.

sccloser · 02-03-2012, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxime1122

Hey guys!

Got a poll for ya!

Do you prefer bright kind of amps like Plexi (bright input) or JCM 800, etc.
OR
Do you prefer dark amps like Jubilee, 2210/2205, etc.

Whats your opinion on that?

2210/2205 is a JCM 800...

I tend to like brighter I suppose because it seems easier to tone it down.

Marshall & Moonshine · 02-03-2012, 11:21 PM

I definitely like my 800 bright, but not screeching or ear piercing. But I do run a treble booster.

I go back and forth on the EQ, though. Sometimes I turn all the EQ knobs off except the bass, then hit that with the Beano and it has a cool deep, dark sound with a little bluesy growl to it.
But the last time I lit in, it was kinda bright-ish, and I like it.

avivoni · 02-04-2012, 12:15 AM

bright is the true color of guitar tone

Dave666 · 02-04-2012, 04:46 AM

My 2210 was modded for a dark sound, and I loved it.
Recently I'm more into brighter amps for a reason I can't recall....

poeman33 · 02-04-2012, 06:04 AM

Bright. I want the amp to relay all the subtleties of what my fingers are doing on my Strat. But I also want it to sound big and full. Hence...years of playing Marshalls.

musicman · 02-04-2012, 07:18 AM

Bright for me... I've got naturally muddy fingers !

Murmel · 02-04-2012, 07:48 AM

In general I prefer the bright side of amps, but that doesn't mean I am not using darker tones. It's just another kind of dynamics, that you can add to your music.
Just listen to Mark Tremonti on the Alter Bridge records. Bright and dark tone each on it's own, or blended. "the ghost of days gone by" on AB3 is a perfect example, starting with federesque brightness diving deep into the darkness of the recto.

TwinACStacks · 02-04-2012, 08:11 AM

I own VOX.

Dumbass question.

TWIN

NeilVox · 02-04-2012, 12:07 PM

Dark for rythym, bright for lead. X

jonzguitar · 02-04-2012, 12:17 PM

Well, I own a JMP 2204, so brighter. But there are several variables that signify tone of any particular amp, such as which tubes one chooses for the pre-amp and power amp section, settings of the amp, and then seperate from the amp, like which particular speakers are being used, which pickups are loaded in your guitar, etc.

Snakeface · 02-04-2012, 01:32 PM

dark....I never move the treble past 4.5 or lower the mids under 7

Lespaulnmarshall · 02-04-2012, 02:41 PM

I like both especially when using a bright and a dark amp at the same time.

trobdcso · 02-04-2012, 03:15 PM

Dark guitar, bright amp for me.

jonzguitar · 02-04-2012, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trobdcso

Dark guitar, bright amp for me.

I like... I like

jonzguitar · 02-04-2012, 03:17 PM

My Les Paul is Black, but my Pearly Gates is bright... does my guitar still qualify as dark ?

mickeydg5 · 02-04-2012, 04:56 PM

An amp/rig that does both and then some.

Ydna · 02-04-2012, 06:17 PM

Bright. It's a lot easier to remove treble with a tone knob then to walk to your amp and turn the treble down in the middle of a song.

It also makes for a sound that cuts, and let's all my shitty playing be heard.

avivoni · 02-05-2012, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakeface

dark....I never move the treble past 4.5 or lower the mids under 7

depends on what amp you play...a jcm 800 with that setting gets nice chimey bright tone...that's the setting i use.

blues_n_cues · 02-05-2012, 07:10 AM

i'd say bright but w/ my cab i still get big clean bottom end so i'll say MIDS.

alvinratsim · 02-05-2012, 09:14 AM

Bright is right

Injun Rick · 02-08-2012, 08:32 AM

A bright amp - Because you can alway darken your sound with the tone knob.

GIBSON67 · 02-08-2012, 09:38 AM

Whichever I am in the mood for...If using my wah, I go dark so there is a huge contrast when I kick the pedal on. When I am playing clean with my Strat, I go for kinda bright, but deep bass.

02-03-2012, 09:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
maxime1122 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 496	Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Hey guys! Got a poll for ya! Do you prefer bright kind of amps like Plexi (bright input) or 2203/2204, etc. OR Do you prefer dark amps like Jubilee, 2210/2205, etc. Whats your opinion on that? __________________ "The only way you're going to get the 'dimed Marshall Plexi' sound is with a dimed Marshall Plexi." Last edited by maxime1122; 02-03-2012 at 11:24 PM.

02-03-2012, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
diesect20022000 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16,628	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? bright. dark can work too though. __________________ http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/p...ies_040213.pdf

02-03-2012, 10:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
NewReligion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wringing That Neck Posts: 6,930	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? I like the sound dark. Gotta role off the rediculous highs!!!!!!!!!!! NR kebek and indeedido like this. __________________ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidchopkins http://soundcloud.com/davidchopkins/01-never-more-master Marshalls ♫

02-03-2012, 10:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
newbies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,180	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Dark, jubilee babyyyyy!!! However I do love my 2203, but if I had to choose jubilee anyday! __________________ '83 JCM 800 2203 JCM 800 2203ZW JCM1H '87 Silver Jubilee 2553 1965b Lead Cab 76' Gibson Les Paul Custom 96' Gibson Les Paul Custom Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde BFG

02-03-2012, 10:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
maxime1122 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 496	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? I changed my mind on that... Before, I was rolling off highs, etc. But now, I'm starting to prefer brighter amps/tones. + That way, you can always remove some brightness with the guitar tone knob. medicjg, diesect20022000, avivoni and 1 others like this. __________________ "The only way you're going to get the 'dimed Marshall Plexi' sound is with a dimed Marshall Plexi."

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02-03-2012, 10:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
DPTONE5 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,003	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? I tend to like things a little darker. My Plexi Reissue and 6100 are both darker than my JMP 2204 and JCM 800 2203X. The 2203X is by far the brightest of the four, but very articulate. Mixing heads with the same guitar or two different guitars with the same head and being creative can generate massive rhythm tracks. Bright and dark can really work well together. longfxukxnhair likes this. __________________ Marshall Amps - 1987XL, JMP 2204, JCM 800 2203X, 2555 Jubilee, JCM 800 2210, 6100 Cabinets - 1960BX, 1960B JCM 900 Guitars - PRS CU 24, 91' Gibson LP Classic, Fender Clapton Strat, Jackson SL-1, Taylor 410-CE, Fender Highway One P Bass Pedal Board - Boss Tuner, Fulltone Fulldrive II Mosfet, ReIssue Ibanez TS-808, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal to amp in. Loop - Boss Chorus, MXR Carbon Copy, Lee Jackson Mr. Springgy, Boss GE-7 EQ (Monte Allums Mod)

02-03-2012, 10:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
longfxukxnhair Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 24,224	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? I like a brighter amp.

02-03-2012, 10:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
diesect20022000 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16,628	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? make no mistake i as a metal player have darker tone but i prefer brighter tones it makes me tighter because my mistakes are shown so i go as bright as i can go with a good sound for the application. Sometimes that's not bright at all,lol. medicjg likes this. __________________ http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/p...ies_040213.pdf

02-03-2012, 11:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marshall & Moonshine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: sitting on a surfin' board, when given a choice Posts: 900	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? I definitely like my 800 bright, but not screeching or ear piercing. But I do run a treble booster. I go back and forth on the EQ, though. Sometimes I turn all the EQ knobs off except the bass, then hit that with the Beano and it has a cool deep, dark sound with a little bluesy growl to it. But the last time I lit in, it was kinda bright-ish, and I like it. __________________ Tuesday's gone.

02-04-2012, 12:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
avivoni Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,344	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? bright is the true color of guitar tone

02-04-2012, 04:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dave666 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,256	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? My 2210 was modded for a dark sound, and I loved it. Recently I'm more into brighter amps for a reason I can't recall....

02-04-2012, 06:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
poeman33 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,625	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Bright. I want the amp to relay all the subtleties of what my fingers are doing on my Strat. But I also want it to sound big and full. Hence...years of playing Marshalls. __________________ --------------- CSA (Certified Strat Addict)

02-04-2012, 07:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
musicman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of South Yorkshire UK Posts: 758	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Bright for me... I've got naturally muddy fingers ! Tim Semeryuk likes this.

02-04-2012, 07:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
Murmel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 286	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? In general I prefer the bright side of amps, but that doesn't mean I am not using darker tones. It's just another kind of dynamics, that you can add to your music. Just listen to Mark Tremonti on the Alter Bridge records. Bright and dark tone each on it's own, or blended. "the ghost of days gone by" on AB3 is a perfect example, starting with federesque brightness diving deep into the darkness of the recto.

02-04-2012, 12:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
jonzguitar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Long Island, N.Y Posts: 400	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Well, I own a JMP 2204, so brighter. But there are several variables that signify tone of any particular amp, such as which tubes one chooses for the pre-amp and power amp section, settings of the amp, and then seperate from the amp, like which particular speakers are being used, which pickups are loaded in your guitar, etc.

02-04-2012, 01:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
Snakeface Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 698	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? dark....I never move the treble past 4.5 or lower the mids under 7 __________________ 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard Tabacco Burst 2005 Gibson Les Paul Classic Tabacco Plaintop 2009 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Honeyburst 2009 Gibson SG Standard Limited Edition White Marshall Jubilee 2550 Black Marshall JVM 205H Marshall AFD 100 Marshall 1960AV

02-04-2012, 02:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
Lespaulnmarshall Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Burning hell Posts: 5,576	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? I like both especially when using a bright and a dark amp at the same time. __________________ 1987x .Every guitarist should have experienced it at least once

02-04-2012, 03:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
trobdcso Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,413	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Dark guitar, bright amp for me. __________________ Numerous Marshall's...with a desire for more.

02-04-2012, 03:17 PM	#23 (permalink)
jonzguitar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Long Island, N.Y Posts: 400	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? My Les Paul is Black, but my Pearly Gates is bright... does my guitar still qualify as dark ?

02-04-2012, 04:56 PM	#24 (permalink)
mickeydg5 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: US of A Posts: 3,840	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? An amp/rig that does both and then some.

02-04-2012, 06:17 PM	#25 (permalink)
Ydna Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 1,514	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Bright. It's a lot easier to remove treble with a tone knob then to walk to your amp and turn the treble down in the middle of a song. It also makes for a sound that cuts, and let's all my shitty playing be heard. __________________ Current Amps 1. 1963 Sano Supersonic 2. Fender Dual Showman 1990s 3. Jtm45/100 build finished. Future Amps 1. Lots of plexis. Vintage ones, home built, or Metropoulos. I don't care. 2. A few preCBS fenders.

02-05-2012, 07:10 AM	#27 (permalink)
blues_n_cues Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: north of nashville Posts: 8,967	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? i'd say bright but w/ my cab i still get big clean bottom end so i'll say MIDS. jonzguitar likes this. __________________ LIFE,LIBERTY,& the pursuit of TONE. 2007 Epi LP custom ltd. in ivory 2010 Austin gold top w/ P90s modded Squier strat >Zoom G1(tuner)vox 847 wah >boss sd-1 > vintage mxr dist+ > alesis midiverbs 2(delay)& 3(verb & or chorus) > jcm800 2204 > 4x12 w/ altec lansing 417-8H spkrs my music- https://soundcloud.com/rlc-ltd

02-05-2012, 09:14 AM	#28 (permalink)
alvinratsim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 310	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Bright is right __________________ 1991 JCM 900 4100 (EL34) 1994 6100LM 2011 AFD 100 2009 DSL 100 2011 CLASS 5-01 MKII 1988 JUBILEE 2553 2011 JCM 800 2203x 1960 a/b 1966 a/b

02-08-2012, 08:32 AM	#29 (permalink)
Injun Rick Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? A bright amp - Because you can alway darken your sound with the tone knob.

02-08-2012, 09:38 AM	#30 (permalink)
GIBSON67 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 3,399	Re: Do you prefer bright or dark amp? Whichever I am in the mood for...If using my wah, I go dark so there is a huge contrast when I kick the pedal on. When I am playing clean with my Strat, I go for kinda bright, but deep bass.

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