[strumminsix]

Heard it last night live for the first time as I caught DSO in Dekalb, IL!

I believe Jeff had this old poweramp (4Buster?) and a pair of JBLs on top.

What makes this rig even cooler to hear the SMS is that it was an early 70s show and he had on the floor: tuner, wah, green box.

Basically, all you heard all night long was him directly into the SMS sans effects and holy good God was it an awesome tone!

[SarnoMusicSolutions]

Sweet.

Thanks so much for the kind posting. That's pretty cool to hear the minimal rig like that. Jeff is using a Bryston 4B power amp. That's a wonderful, very high end studio power amp and with gobs of power. We'll get him a Mac one of these days, but that 4B seems to be delivering the goods for him. I wish I could have been there. Jeff rocks.

B

[strumminsix]

You are welcome & thanks for the poweramp scoop.

Ya know, I knew your preamp would do well but needed to hear it for myself to be blown away like I was.

I've got to say that the SMS sounded like the sweetest Twin you could think of but better. Similar to Fargens approach to my ears:
Lows: perfectly present, but not dominant
Low-Mids: powerful
Mids: sweetly strong!
Presence: perfectly transitions between the upper mids and treble
Treble: TASTY! But not sharp! Awesome
Air: none, which is perfect!

I'm changing up some things on my rigs so get ready to build me one next year! It'll be my birthday present to myself!

[bcresci]

We'll get him a Mac one of these days,....

B

I was under the impression that he already had an MC2300. Is that not right?

[strumminsix]

We'll get him a Mac one of these days,....

B

I was under the impression that he already had an MC2300. Is that not right?

He may own one but he was not using it last night. His looks like this:



Sounded OUTSTANDING!!!

[tigerstrat]

I caught DSO in Dekalb, IL!

Otto's ?

[strumminsix]

I caught DSO in Dekalb, IL!

Otto's ?

Indeed. Good times! 4/11/72 I do believe with a 19 song first set. We were spent after that and took off plus work the next day.

[SarnoMusicSolutions]

He may own one but he was not using it last night. His looks like this:



Sounded OUTSTANDING!!!

Not sure what you saw. Dino just confirmed that he IS still using that Bryston 4B, just the left channel only. The graphic on front of theirs is a bit different from this photo however. I think it belongs to their monitor guy.

Brad

[strumminsix]

He may own one but he was not using it last night. His looks like this:



Sounded OUTSTANDING!!!

Not sure what you saw. Dino just confirmed that he IS still using that Bryston 4B, just the left channel only. The graphic on front of theirs is a bit different from this photo however. I think it belongs to their monitor guy.

Brad

Brad, I'm positive that it was very similar to the one posted. Isn't that a Byrston 4B???

Maybe not exact but very similar! The thing was huge maybe 3 or 4 U?!

It was in a rack with just your SMS and the rack case had JK3 on the bottom.

[strumminsix]

Dude, it's the same one you posted in this thread:
forum/viewtopic.php?f=309&t=7976

[SarnoMusicSolutions]

Oh yeah,

it is the same. Doh!

Dino said that's the only power amp Mattson has used in these past two tours. Maybe I'm confused. I thought you said he wasn't using it in DeKalb, IL the other night.


B

[strumminsix]

At Otto's he was:
Guitar > OBEL Green Box > Tuner > Wah > SMS > 4B > 2x12 HT with JBLs

And the tone was OUTSTANDING!!!!