Metroamp 50W 71 specs

Mark A clip again, this time through a Metroamp 50 watt built to '71 specs. Controls are set to: Vol I 10, treble 6, mids 9, bass 6, presence 5.

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• plexi
• Metroamp
• 50
• watt
• yngwie
• EVH

[roaringwaterbay]

so the metro is a kit? also, the metro is basically a clone of the marshall?

[metroampcom]

Yes & yes.

[drino5150]

Amazing sound..how much does it cost? Could you build it?

Adriano,

Italy

[metroampcom]

I do build this amp, but it's not listed on my plexi replica website. The cost starts at $2,350 USD. Thanks!

george

[albert51516]

is ti hard to wire this amp for somebody with effects making experience?

[metroampcom]

Given that experience, you could probably finish your amp in about 10-12 hours. We recommend breaking that up into blocks of 2 to 3 hours, but even so, I'm sure you could build your amp in a lot less time than you may think.

[metroampcom]

@iperman68

Sure it does......

[GoogleEqualsEvil]

@methanandamide Well I doubt self combustion would result, but the windows in your house might break. You can't really dime a non-master, 50w tube amp through a 4x12 cab without using attenuation unless you have some kind of insulated space like a studio / isolation booth / basement, etc. Or if you live at least a mile away from civilization. But cranking a non-master all the way up is where you get the great distorted tone from a Plexi style amp. That was the point I was making.

[Casteanguitar]

Magic sound!!!

[adam10603]

George, why don't you list these amps on your website? You build almost every classic vintage marshall replicas, like 50 watters, master volumes etc. not just those that are listed on your site.

I guess you would probably have a bit more customers if you mentioned on your site, that you can also built MVs etc.

I'm pretty sure that there are some people who go on metroamp dot com, and say:

"woow nice amps. but I want a 2204, and metroamp doesnt seem to make them. Ok, let's check at ceriatone..."

[bond00777777]

tube sound - magic sound

[jag826]

@henriv00 Unchained.

[GoogleEqualsEvil]

@methanandamide An active EQ does the opposite, it acts independently by boosting (adding) signal at specific frequencies. On the Marshall, if you change one of the frequency controls, it has an affect on the other frequencies as well (the controls are interactive). If you crank up the Treble and don't touch the other controls, the Bass and Middle frequencies will diminish because they are all tied together. If you download a Tone Stack Calculator for guitar amps, you can see this in graph form.

[GoogleEqualsEvil]

@methanandamide The EQ question would take me at least a page of comments to answer in detail. I don't have time for that unfortunately. Short answer...The Marshall EQ is passive, i.e. - subtractive. It doesn't add any signal, it subtracts it. The three controls (Bass, Mids, Treble) are part of the Tone Circuit, which is made up of resistors, capacitors, potentiometers and signal impedance. They all interact with each other to subtract signal by blending, instead of acting independently.

[methanandamide]

@GoogleEqualsEvil I am envious of anyone who has the freedom to dime their 50w heads...I get excited when I dime my 15w combo amp, so I think I would self-combust if I could do that with a marshall! As for diming the eq, why would the amp's mids scoop in comparison to the bass and treble if they are all set to 10?

[kevenharbour]

@metroampcom But does it comes fully installed or we need to install the electronics in it... I'll probably buy one this summer but not as a kit that I need to build if it's possible to do so ;; XD