Customer Comments


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                                                               This is the best sounding amp I have ever owned! No fizzy distortion here. Just pure                                      tone and power! I have tried many amps in the last 20 years and there is always something I want to
 improve on. Not with this amp. David Bray is the man!

Van McLain , guitarist and vocalist for Shooting Star


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hey david!

thanks so much for doing such a great job.  the amp sounds fantastic
and i have to say that it feels so good to play through it.  I
actually haven't stopped playing since i received it!!!   I'm
actually recording next week and can't wait....thanks again!!

Jag Tanna, music producer, and guitarist for I Mother Earth


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Dave, you nailed that sound i've been hearing in
my head for so long. I love my Plexi. I'm gonna marry it.
RJ Ronquillo, guitarist for Ricky Martin


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David Bray, your rework and Mod 1 allows me full control over my Plexi
at any level. Great work man!
Vic Johnson-Guitarist with Sammy Hagar and the Wabo's
[ Sammy Hagar ]

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david, thanx the 1959 hw marshall sounds so killer all the tone rippin,
great gain -- great job bro. jimmy allen -- [ puddle of mudd ]
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Hi Dave!
I accepted my ampli yesterday and it is in very good condition...
And his sound is AMAZING!!!! i love it!!! really great job!!!!
Thanks for all!
 
Yoann B.
Le Locle, Switzerland

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Hi David,
Just thinking about you and decided to drop you a line and say Hi!
I am still loving my JTM45 with those KT66s you did for me, amazing amp!
Anyway, it is marvellous and just today I put up the clips again on The Gear Page in the Gear Demo Clip section so I was naturally thinking of you and how lucky I am to have this amp--and decided to take a moment and write you a big Hello!
Thanks again,
Rocco I.
Santa Monica, CA
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Great Work !!!
Dave,
Just letting you know that I recieved the amp back today. IT ROCKS ! I quickly found
where the different tones were comming from and really found some nice ones in
there. Rolling off of the guitar volume cleans up great, no need for a clean channel anymore.
I am very very happy with it... and you were right, I couldnt put the guitar downand all of a sudden 2 hours went by. lol
Thanks once again, and I would be more than happy to put out good reviews for youand the excellent service you provide.
Keep rockin.
John V. Valley Cottage, NY

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Hi Dave. Got a chance to play w/the mod today. Really cool. Has that vh
sound that you can't get from a pedal or stock marshall. I use to use my
tonebone hotbritish before the mod and it sounded pretty good but you had to
get some serious volume behind it to have some fun. I can't imagine how
anyone could say that the modI doesn't have enough distortion. And I'm a
distortion freak. To get that type of sound at bedroom volume is what every
bedroom player shoots for. It's awesome dude. Thanks
Andy R. Plano, Texas


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Dave,

If someone would have told me years ago that it was not necessary to 
purchase an expensive boutique amp in order to get the Van Halen 1 tone, I 
probably wouldn't have believed them.  Now, after having you mod 4 of my 
Marshalls from all different years with stellar results,  I am preparing to 
send you yet another Marshall to receive the highly coveted Van Halen 1 tone 
mod.   I just cannot get enough of that "Holy Grail" of tone!   Gee,  I am 
sure you never would have guessed that!  You truly have a gift of "Golden 
Ears" and your mods on my amps back it up.  I love seeing the expressions on 
jaded guitarist's faces  when I fire up one of my Marshalls and they almost 
faint from disbelief when they hear the first few chords of "Jamies Crying" 
or anything from Van Halen 1 and realise that it IS POSSIBLE to get that 
elusive sound instead of settling for the current "Chainsaw" and "Hornet's 
Nest in a Jar" tone.  They then require plastic surgery to have the 
permanent smile removed from their face.  Not to mention it completely nails 
old AC/DC  Led Zeppelin and old Aerosmith from the "Toys" and "Rocks" 
period.  As long as you are around,  there is no reason for people to have 
mediocre tone.

LIFES TOO SHORT TO SETTLE FOR CRAPPY GUITAR TONE!

Thanks again for all of your help and expertise,

S. Freeman
Midland, Texas
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David, I received my JTM45 this week. All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is the BEST SOUND AMP EVER. PERIOD!!! I don't know what you do but this blows away every amp I've even owned including a '71 Marshall Super Lead, a '75 Marshall non master JMP, a '79 Marshall JMP 50,  and an early 80's JCM800.

I've compared this amp to friends RI Marshalls modded with PTP boards, new transformers, etc. ...and this amp smokes it! Highly dynamic, responds well to picking and guitar volume...and more gain than I will ever need. I'm selling all of my OD pedals and my  Blackface Fender Bassman!!

With my '57 historic LP it is the best classic rock sound i have ever heard! With my Strat...Stevie or Jimi with a flip of the pickup selector and a turn of the volume knob!! I'm not changing a thing...not tubes, not transformers...you are a Tone God!!

I fond the perfect settings for me are: Ch. 1 volume 6-7, channel 2 volume 4-5, bass 3, mids 10, treble 10, presence 10. With my guitar volume rolled down to 3-4..I get the perfect Jimmy page tone..I can also get a great Allman Brothers vibe going...turn up the guitar volume to 6-7..I'm in Heartbreaker Solo Tone from How the West Was Won..volume all the way up...I'm in a tone heaven I've never had in 4 years!!!

Thank you so much for the perfect sounding amp!! I have been singing your praise on every Forum I belong to!!
 Ken C. , Dallas, Tx.

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Dave, I just wanted to thank you again for the mod. My friend and I checked the bias on my reissue this past week and I wanted to let you know what a great and neat job you did with the mod. Oddly enough we noticed that the amp has already had the caps at 17 & 18 removed from the circuit - someone must have done it before I got ahold of it. I've been using my Weber attenuator/"hotplate" with the amp (running one master wide open, and the other at around 3 o'clock). It really screams -- I can barely tell a difference between the tone quality between the two settings; one just boosts the signal. This set-up is awesome as now I can use the attenuator for overall volume of the rig. I used the head at a show this past week this past week and had a number of compliments on how my leads were cutting through the mix. A couple of guys from the other band loved the dual master mod and had never heard of it before. I'll definately recommend your work to anyone I come across that's interested. Thanx! Brad B. Janesville, WI

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Hi Dave. Got my amp yesterday!
I have about 3 1/2 hrs. playing time on the amp so far. I LOVE THE TONE!!!!
I get harmonics that are so sweet and the master volume let's me dial in
exactly the sound I want. You nailed it on the head with suggesting the right
mod for me. I installed the tubes in numerical sequence as numbered and
fired 'er up and have yet to find a bad sound. Thanx Dave and I would like to
do business in the future...maybe a new JTM45 modded by you at this time
next year hopefully. One of my buddies says he might dump his POD and start
saving his pennies for one of you amps. Anyways...peace and thanx Dave.
Larry F.   Kelowna, B.C. Canada
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   Hiya David,
   I just wanted to thank you once again for the amazing job you did on my 1987x
   Marshall. To this day I am still finding new tonal variations that are truly
   unbelievable sounding! I just bought a Fender Tele and I think I like that best
   through the amp. They seem to work so well together even though my Strat
   and Les Paul sound awesome also. Everyone in the band loves my new tones.
   As I wrote you before, as soon as I have some extra money I will soon be sending
   you my 1959 SLP. This time I want a Mod I. I tell ya man! You should be making
   own amps and selling them. I know they would be the best sellong and sounding
   amps that money could buy. I know I would buy one.
                                                   
        Thank you ever so much!
        Sincerely,
        Mark D.    Pasco, Wa.
                                             

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hey Dave, It was a pleasure getting together backstage with you at the Van Halen show in South Dakota, which my band "Jonas" was the opener. It was there that I first saw the "Fiery" Plexi 100 RI that you modded. I was impressed by the many gain options that this "Stock" looking amp had to offer. I knew I had to add it to my collection. From Chicken-Pickin' to Crunch, there's a ton of fun to be had everytime I plug into it! And you're a super-nice, helpful dude to boot! Let me get back to playing, the windows have stopped rattling...thanks Dave, Corey Diabo, guitarist for Jonas
opening act for Van Halen on the final leg of the 2004 tour

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Hey Dave,  Just a quick note to say hello and let ya' know that the amp came in today.
Great packing job and thanks for pulling the tubes. I cranked it up as soon as I got home and the amp sounds freakin' awesome!! I can't stop playin' it!!! Nice clean tones and the drive is insane for a plexi!!  Nice job my brother, very nice...I've left positive feedback for ya' on Ebay and I appreciate yours. Once again, thanks for everything. I just picked up an early '75 JMP 100 watt MV, that I may be sendin' out to ya'. Hope all is well and we'll talk soon, Dino
D. M., Miami, Fl.
soundtech for the Eagles on their '94-'95 tour,
as well as many others

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Dave; Just wanted to drop you a line to say "Thanks". I have finally have had a few "minutes" to spare, post the birth of my daughter 3 weeks ago. I have to say, had I found out about you 10 years earlier, I would probably be $10,000 richer. That's the honest truth!. Many guitarists are out here wasting money on the next "best thing" to get us that special tone we all are looking for. I admit it, "I am a gear slut!" It's truly wasteful spending because once you play through a finely tuned Marshall head, everything else becomes "Not Exactly". I just love the tone coming out of this JCM 800! The only way I can describe it is: "It's like eating Lays potato chips and sucking on a orange at the same time... greasy and snappy, with a sweet citrus top end". Bizarre, but I think that sums it up. It's really opened my eyes to an amps sensitivity to pickup selection. Prior to your mod, with my Marshall I would want a "hot" pickup to punish the input. Now I find the best pickup for the Marshall is one that is not sooo "hot" and lets the notes ring through. The amp does all the work. What a difference! A very happy customer!!! My Studio's website  Soul Grind Studios

Regards,
 David Tsien    Morristown, NJ 
 
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 Dave!!
I spent the better part of this weekend with a good buddy of mine playing thru my amp and all I have got to say is WOW!! Dave, words can't describe how good my amps sounds now since you have worked on it. I have stayed away from Marshalls for many years because to be honest with you, I could never get them to sound good at a reasonable volume!! Well that's now a thing of the past. The work that you have done on my amp is second to none! The pick dynamics and responsiveness on the amp are NOW amazing! This amp breathes and allows the player's dynamics to come out. I'm also thrilled about how good the master mod sounds!! I can now get a cranked amp tone at any volume and that's priceless since I live in a condo!!  I let my friend play thru the amp and when he hit the first chord, the look on his face was worth it's weight in gold! Dave, I can't thank you enough!! As always, I wish you the VERY best and may you have continued success with your amp mods!!
 Regards, R.C. aka "Gainfreak" Farmingdale, N.Y.
   

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"Dave I got the amp!  I can't even describe how happy I am with this amp.  Before

this Marshall, my main amp was an... After 2 minutes with the amp I had a huge smile across my

face.  I love the way leads just scream and swell into feedback perfectly.  This

amp is EXACTLY what I wanted.  So thanks so much for modding this thing for me

Dave.  I'll recommend you to anyone that wants to get that rodded Marshall

sound!  Who knows...maybe I'll send you a Plexi sometime too :)  Take care and

talk to you later Dave."

J.R. Norfolk, Va

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"Hi Dave: The Marshall sounds killer. I am VERY pleased. Nice amount of gain without being overbearing. I ran some NOS preamp tubes and it really likes a dang Japanese 7025 in V1, and RFT ECC83 in V2 AND V3. Really thickend and tightened the lows. I can blow some nice atriculate chicken pickin' riffs out, then jack the volume knob and WOW! Still, it begs to be loud, so I crank it. My neighbors seem to like the tone too. No police yet!..."

S.W.  Charlottesville, Va

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"Hi Dave, I have been play through my amp and it sounds great. I'm able to play stright up rock all the way to metal, Great job!!! thanks. I have yet to crank this beast up but that is coming up next. Curios When you did your sound clips, What settings did you use and effects if any? I will say this amp is a lot more versatile then before. This has become my Number 1 amp head, I have been playing through A JMP master volume and lately A major 200 watt, but I really like the 1959 ri the best. My friend I told you about has the 50 watt ri will probably be sending his amp your way after he gets back from vacation for the mod. Again I would like to thank you for A great job. Have A great day"

J.G. Lawrence, KS

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"Hey Dave, as you know I was quite relunctant to have my amp worked on. But after I heard your rig, I just had to have mine beefed up. Even though I am a JCM 800 guy, I wanted some more gain in the mids and overall. WOW!!! Not only does it have gain that just doesn't end, but with a few knob turns it sounds just like it's old self again, or anything in between. It is such a sweet amp now, and again thanks!!!"

R. Coleman Los Angeles, CA

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