Derek's Marshall Head
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 06:56
Derek's Marshall Head
Anyone know what Model of Marshall Head Derek is referring to in the Gibson.com interview?
"I used a lot. I have a bunch of old Gibson and Epiphone amps, and my Super Reverbs. I have an old Airline guitar with the amp built in its case. For every tune I imagined the guitar sound I wanted to hear and then dug up some funny old guitar and amp combination to get it. I used a vintage Marshall head and a Paul Reed Smith amp on some tracks..."
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"Practice Wisdom, Listen, Ask Questions, Work Hard, Lift Up Those Around You, and Never, Ever, Underestimate the Power of Kindness!" Brother Bill
Derek Has Both 100 watt and 50 Watt versions of mid seventies Superleads.
Bobby Tis
The Derek Trucks Band
well it could have been a vintage JMP 50 Marshall Bass head like Duane used to play through, he owns a '61 LP/SG like Duane used for slide...I don't think that being in the studio has ever limited him from "gagging" his Supers or the 40-50 watt PRS/Sewell's that he has also referred to using on the new album...I also know that he used a Marshall head with the ABB for a while trying to find the right tone to fit into the mix before he settled on the PRS/Sewells...could be that Marshall that he was referring to.. maybe Bobby T will chime in and help us out?
"Practice Wisdom, Listen, Ask Questions, Work Hard, Lift Up Those Around You, and Never, Ever, Underestimate the Power of Kindness!" Brother Bill
I just noticed that Derek said amp head so it may be one of the older 20 watt (2061x) amp heads!?
I assume he would use load watt valve amps for recording in order to push the output valves
I built my own 18watt combo with original specs other than the cosmetics (tolex, piping, grill, etc.). Whithout a poto, who knows but that is my best guess.
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http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/The-Derek-Trucks-Interview/
But, there's no pic of the amp. I have a Marshall 1974x 18 watt Handwired amp myself so i was just wondering if Derek used something similar.
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Do you have a link so we can see which one? My guess is that it is most likely an old 18 Watt. Those things are magical and really dial in the Duane/Derek sound well. Especially since you can push them and really break up the speaker eaily.
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