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Post by jbgtr on May 10, 2012 10:14:20 GMT -7
Just curious if anyone out there could offer some description of the tonal character of the 2nd channel with the MV Mod. I know it is described as being very unique high gain, but just wanted some more comparisons. Or if you could compare it to certain player's sounds or certain songs in particular? Is it tonally similar to the Monza? SRZ? Rx?
I know the 1st channel is tweed inspired, more just focused on the 2nd channel.
Thank you!
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on May 10, 2012 18:16:51 GMT -7
Listen to T-rock's posts - he has a MV modded Galaxie and is quite often on channel 2
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Post by Joey Beverages on May 11, 2012 5:10:28 GMT -7
Listen to T-rock's posts - he has a MV modded Galaxie and is quite often on channel 2 agreed .... T-rock's clips are a most excellent source of the sonic capabilities of Galaxie MV channel 2 'tis a sweeetly wild ride when switchin' from channel 1 to channel 2 ..... try it, you gonna like ;D cheers always, Joel
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on May 11, 2012 14:34:55 GMT -7
I had the MV mod done to my Galaxiie and It hasnt been the same since. I have to say the Galaxie Gain side givea my SRZ and Remedy a run for the money. It definitely only needs just a nudge and its in Modern Rock Territory Quick. The Galaxie flat Kicks !!! butt:)) . I am mixed about running the amp w the MV or an Air Brake. Cant wait to try mine with the new 4 x10
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Post by cheycaster on May 12, 2012 15:06:17 GMT -7
I had the MV mod done to my Galaxiie and It hasnt been the same since. I have to say the Galaxie Gain side givea my SRZ and Remedy a run for the money. It definitely only needs just a nudge and its in Modern Rock Territory Quick. The Galaxie flat Kicks !!! butt:)) . I am mixed about running the amp w the MV or an Air Brake. Cant wait to try mine with the new 4 x10 Say Cuz, tell me who is your Fav band, guitar player etc. I'm trying to figure out your tonal expectations n stuff like that. Know what I mean Verne?
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Post by wubberdubber on May 20, 2013 11:35:54 GMT -7
My 2X10 Galaxie is one I picked up used a while back. The channel one side sounds great, but the MV side sounds kind of raspy...anyone know which tube I need to be paying attention to, to possibly cure that?
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Post by headshrinker (Marc) on May 20, 2013 20:09:13 GMT -7
You probably need to look at all of them. The Galaxie isn't a true two channel amp according to Don at the mother-ship. The difference between the two channels is the path the signal takes not the tubes involved. At least that's how I understood it from him.
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Post by Rich (fbb90) on May 21, 2013 17:29:01 GMT -7
My 2X10 Galaxie is one I picked up used a while back. The channel one side sounds great, but the MV side sounds kind of raspy...anyone know which tube I need to be paying attention to, to possibly cure that? Have you tried just setting up the MV side of the amp? The reason I'm asking is that I wasn't a big fan of the MV side for quite a while. I found it to be nasal and raspy. It took quite a bit of knob twiddling for me to get both channels to work together. When I had a great sound on channel 1 (which is easier to set-up than 2), just hopping on the footswitch didn't give me what I wanted to hear. The common EQ section is incredibly interactive w/ itself and the volume levels (in both good and bad ways...). It took me some time to get my channel 2 (MV side) to where I wanted it working in conjunction w/ channel 1. For a little while, I flat gave up on channel 2. Lots of knob twiddling rewarded me w/ a great 2 channel amp. Not say'n it isn't a bad tube, but I do know getting the channels to work together can take some time... I'd say try just messing w/ channel 2 for a while w/ no channel switching at all to see if you can get what your ears want to hear out of the MV side. Then, if you can get the sound you want, work towards having both channels work interactively w/ each other. Like I said, I quit carrying the footswitch to gigs cuz I hated the way my channel 2 sounded. Spending a bunch of time w/ channel 2 worked out the kinks for me. Good luck.
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Post by wubberdubber on May 23, 2013 9:34:40 GMT -7
^^^..this sounds exactly like what I've been experiencing with the Galaxie. Killer channel one tone, channel two nasal and raspy. I use pedals all the time anyway, so not a big deal, but it would be nice to be able to use the Gal as a plug-in-and-play amp on certain gigs once in a while. I've messed with it some as you say, but since the tone controls affect both, I haven't found a balance between the two that pleases me, so I've just used channel one with an overdrive for leads. I'm curious as to how you set your tone controls as a balance between the channels...?
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on May 23, 2013 10:33:34 GMT -7
^^^..this sounds exactly like what I've been experiencing with the Galaxie. Killer channel one tone, channel two nasal and raspy. I use pedals all the time anyway, so not a big deal, but it would be nice to be able to use the Gal as a plug-in-and-play amp on certain gigs once in a while. I've messed with it some as you say, but since the tone controls affect both, I haven't found a balance between the two that pleases me, so I've just used channel one with an overdrive for leads. I'm curious as to how you set your tone controls as a balance between the channels...? Think of channel 2 as a master volume Marshall. Where the channel Vol is like the pre-amp vol on the old skool amps (gain). That is, find your tone on channel 1(more Treble, less Bass works for me....keeps things "articulate"), & crank channel 2 vol waaay down, say 9:00~9:30, & turn the channel 2 master up somewhere between 10:00 & noon. I spent about 4 hours w/mine last night, cabinet swapping, looking for the sound I need on a new tune. I was pllugged strate in, w/a Scheter PT Custom (carved top, maple capped mahogany, 24.75 scale, double humbuckers w/coil split....Basically a Tele bodied LP), and Mister, the channel 2 sound I got, was exACTly like the channel 1 sound w/a Zendrive(set for "Dumble-esque" lead tone) engaged. I A~B'd it for hours. Plug & play? All I need for the outdoor/"bigger" gigs. Try it. This amp is an instrument, you have to "learn" to play it, & THAT, takes time + actually "wanting" too. I KNOW it works. TRUST me..... I am an "Ambassador".
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Post by wraparound (Steve) on May 23, 2013 20:24:04 GMT -7
+1 on the above response. I actually sold a great overdrive pedal after a similar A/B session and have not looked back once I dialed it in. Mine is a stock version with presence control too so I know the comments apply to the original version as well. You can set this amp up to sing clean and articulate as T said, and then use your fingers and attack to scream.
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Post by wubberdubber on May 24, 2013 12:14:28 GMT -7
So, what you're saying is..I may need to work on this for more than 10 minutes?..lol. I hate having a feature on the amp that is never used, so I will take your advice(s) and spend some serious time trying to dial this in, as I have a few summer outdoor gigs coming up that would be WAY more convenient if I didn't have to drag a pedalboard around too.
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Post by Rich (fbb90) on May 25, 2013 9:24:23 GMT -7
^^^..this sounds exactly like what I've been experiencing with the Galaxie. Killer channel one tone, channel two nasal and raspy. I use pedals all the time anyway, so not a big deal, but it would be nice to be able to use the Gal as a plug-in-and-play amp on certain gigs once in a while. I've messed with it some as you say, but since the tone controls affect both, I haven't found a balance between the two that pleases me, so I've just used channel one with an overdrive for leads. I'm curious as to how you set your tone controls as a balance between the channels...? Think of channel 2 as a master volume Marshall. Where the channel Vol is like the pre-amp vol on the old skool amps (gain). That is, find your tone on channel 1(more Treble, less Bass works for me....keeps things "articulate"), & crank channel 2 vol waaay down, say 9:00~9:30, & turn the channel 2 master up somewhere between 10:00 & noon. I spent about 4 hours w/mine last night, cabinet swapping, looking for the sound I need on a new tune. I was pllugged strate in, w/a Scheter PT Custom (carved top, maple capped mahogany, 24.75 scale, double humbuckers w/coil split....Basically a Tele bodied LP), and Mister, the channel 2 sound I got, was exACTly like the channel 1 sound w/a Zendrive(set for "Dumble-esque" lead tone) engaged. I A~B'd it for hours. Plug & play? All I need for the outdoor/"bigger" gigs. Try it. This amp is an instrument, you have to "learn" to play it, & THAT, takes time + actually "wanting" too. I KNOW it works. TRUST me..... I am an "Ambassador". Not to hijack, but I'd love to see a pic of that PT... those are some great guitars. Back to the original subject: It's well worth it to spend the time to get the sound out of channel 2 and get it balanced w/ channel 1.
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Post by tdap on May 25, 2013 17:14:44 GMT -7
The Galaxie is a killer amp but I did not like the MV mod enough to keep it hanging around, it was totally unecessary. DO NOT GET THE MOD! The 2nd channel OD is blah! Keep it original and use a pedal to get your metal. Lol! Just let it be, man.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jul 15, 2013 14:53:27 GMT -7
Tdap , I agree , I put mine back stock before selling it to Braksys , I have a Blackface Fender Super which gives me all the Fender I want , I know the Tweed tones are what the Galaxie goes for but the Air Brake Worked better for me, Rock ON!!!
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Post by wubberdubber on Jul 25, 2013 11:00:36 GMT -7
What I REALLY wish would have happened with the Galaxie is for the Doc..if possible.. to leave the presence control, and just add the MV mod knob on the back. Mine had the mod already when I bought it, but I've found the presence control to be quite useful on other amps that have it.
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