Next on the list of tones to test was the revered Marshall sound.
This sound, like most others, is the result of the amplifier and the
speaker cabinet working together to arrive at the crunch we’ve
known and loved since the ‘60s. Whether it is a plexi stack or a
JCM 800, part of the tone recipe has long been a closed back
4x12 speaker cabinet, often with Celestion brand speakers. Since
this type of sound is so widely used, there were tons of great presets right out of the box in both applications. I must say that the
plethora of presets were well named and gave great indication of
the sound of each. Sometimes they hint at the type of amp such
as Plex, JCM 800, JCM 900 and sometimes the name reflects the
type of effect featured, such as chorus or rotary speaker. I finally
found a fat, muscular setting in each program that sounded awesome to my ears – the presets are called “MarshaLaw G2” and
“MarshaLaw A2” (figs 7-8). One thing to consider is that when
auditioning presets, you will often find something that sounds
about right, but when you put it in the context of a song you are
recording, it might need some adjustment. It’s very common to
have a big guitar rhythm sound that is “too big” when heard in the
track with everything else. Both programs give you many ways to
sculpt your sound with EQ, compression and effects.
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