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NAD!! - Marshall DBS content! (Who knew?!)
- Thread starter RobTheRiot
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I gigged with that amp on about 50 blues/jazz gigs, 20+ LA clubs in LA, Hollywood and the beach cities. When I rolled that in, did it ever get looks. In fact, Marshall’s bass ad at the time was: And now…a Marshall guitar players can hate. (See photo) The 4x12 birch cab with the black grill, classic. When one amp in the head ran out of headroom, the other one kicked in! Massive power going in the 165 lb cabinet which stayed solid.
The only defect were the jack connections which cut out on me on the first gig. Took it to Robert Dixon of the Amphole in the Valley. Bob worked on Keith Richards amps, and name artists. He explained to me about cheap solder on to PC boards, corrosive alloy jack parts pulled out his vintage stuff and point to point wired amps for comparison. He upgraded the connections and it never cut out again. It came by truck from Sam Ash in NY to LA so perhaps it got knocked hard in transit. Although, Mitch Mitchell said Hendrix’s Marshalls were thrown into planes without cases and they always held up at the gig and they were smashed around pretty badly. I left mine in a Van Nuys pawnshop and it broke my heart as I was making an international move. I played a Cream power trio tribute at The Roxy in Hollywood with a ‘72 long scale EB-3. That disappeared out of the same pawnshop a day before I could redeem it.
If you come across the Marshall Dynamic Bass System Amp, grab it and cherish it. I’m sure Will Lee still has his!
The only defect were the jack connections which cut out on me on the first gig. Took it to Robert Dixon of the Amphole in the Valley. Bob worked on Keith Richards amps, and name artists. He explained to me about cheap solder on to PC boards, corrosive alloy jack parts pulled out his vintage stuff and point to point wired amps for comparison. He upgraded the connections and it never cut out again. It came by truck from Sam Ash in NY to LA so perhaps it got knocked hard in transit. Although, Mitch Mitchell said Hendrix’s Marshalls were thrown into planes without cases and they always held up at the gig and they were smashed around pretty badly. I left mine in a Van Nuys pawnshop and it broke my heart as I was making an international move. I played a Cream power trio tribute at The Roxy in Hollywood with a ‘72 long scale EB-3. That disappeared out of the same pawnshop a day before I could redeem it.
If you come across the Marshall Dynamic Bass System Amp, grab it and cherish it. I’m sure Will Lee still has his!
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I still have and always love mine. But couldn't do the weight of the cabs anymore. Got a greenboy dually to make up for the dbs 2x15 I'm missing!
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I’ve been using my 7400s for over a decade now.
Massive 3 dimensional tone and takes pedals phenomenally well ( especially wah pedals)
It’s not the only rig I own, but certainly the one that gets used the most.
Massive 3 dimensional tone and takes pedals phenomenally well ( especially wah pedals)
It’s not the only rig I own, but certainly the one that gets used the most.
I know this thread is old, but there is a Marshall DBS rig for sale on CL that is (relatively) local... It appears to be the 7200 head though. Does anyone know if the 7200 sounds as good as the 7400?
If it's not super cheap or priced around what the 7400s go for. I wouldn't bother. Spend a little more time or money on the bigger one. It's still a great amp with alot of peak power just a little less to it and a couple less eq bands.
