I know this may stir things up a bit, but it is what it is.
Last week, we played the Sweden Rock Festival. I stepped onto the stage to set my stuff up, and lo and behold, what do I see staring at me? A Marshall VBA 400 topping off 2 VBC 412 cabs.
This is the first time that I have had a Marshall VBA rig supplied per our tech rider (the Marshall rig is the main one I request, with an SVT-CL/8x10 rig as alternative), and it's also the first time I've had the chance to play one on a large open air stage. Usually, I'm supplied an SVT rig, and last time, I ran an SVT-CL into 2 8x10 cabs, when we played Metal Open Air in Brazil in April. (the stage was very comparable to the stage we played in Sweden). So, I can safely say that I've had a fair amount of experience playing modern SVT rigs (including NMV versions). On the other hand, I haven't played through any vintage SVT rigs, so my experience with those is about non-existent.
The Marshall rig just KILLED the SVT rigs I've played through. TONS of useable volume, amazing tone (I AM biased toward Marshall tone though ,heheh...
). I could hear myself no matter where I went on the stage, whereas I often lose the sound, if I stray away too far, when running through SVT rigs. And I REALLY love the sound of those VBC cabs. I can't really describe it, but the Marshall rig just grunts so much more, and has a sound that's sweeter, and fuller, to my ears than the SVTs.
Now, that said, I really dig the SVT sound, but I LOVE the Marshall VBA/VBC sound much more.
Cheers!
Last week, we played the Sweden Rock Festival. I stepped onto the stage to set my stuff up, and lo and behold, what do I see staring at me? A Marshall VBA 400 topping off 2 VBC 412 cabs.
This is the first time that I have had a Marshall VBA rig supplied per our tech rider (the Marshall rig is the main one I request, with an SVT-CL/8x10 rig as alternative), and it's also the first time I've had the chance to play one on a large open air stage. Usually, I'm supplied an SVT rig, and last time, I ran an SVT-CL into 2 8x10 cabs, when we played Metal Open Air in Brazil in April. (the stage was very comparable to the stage we played in Sweden). So, I can safely say that I've had a fair amount of experience playing modern SVT rigs (including NMV versions). On the other hand, I haven't played through any vintage SVT rigs, so my experience with those is about non-existent.The Marshall rig just KILLED the SVT rigs I've played through. TONS of useable volume, amazing tone (I AM biased toward Marshall tone though ,heheh...
). I could hear myself no matter where I went on the stage, whereas I often lose the sound, if I stray away too far, when running through SVT rigs. And I REALLY love the sound of those VBC cabs. I can't really describe it, but the Marshall rig just grunts so much more, and has a sound that's sweeter, and fuller, to my ears than the SVTs. Now, that said, I really dig the SVT sound, but I LOVE the Marshall VBA/VBC sound much more.
Cheers!
