ok, try this..............

has ANYONE ever had this happen on one of their plexi marshall type amps, either the real ones or any of the zillion clones"

NIK?      

ok. whats with the lines through the last part of my post.

why is it there and WHO did it?

i dont get it. never seen something like this on a message board.

are you running your ohm's at 16 or 8?

changing to LOWER impedance [ohms] can give you some extra oomf. i like the sound of the 16 ohms, its warm. but, that puts the most load on. try going with an 8 ohm cab [remember to put your selector switch on 8] and try that.

4 ohms is even hotter. ohms are like logs in a river [river being amps current] and ohms being the logs].

so, if you want to slow down the current of a raging river, you would want to put MORE logs on than FEWER logs. so, 16 0hms [logs] holds back more water [current/sound/signal] than 8 would. 4 even less. you want maximum water flowing? us LESS logs. MORE sound? less ohms.

so, one thing to remember. if your amp is running at 16 ohms, an 8ohm or 4 ohm cab will be ok. you would NOT want to run a 16 ohm cab with an amp set to or rated at 4 or 8 ohms. if you have a raging river and you put WAY, WAY to many logs to damn it up/slow it down you are going to have damage and bad things happen behind those logs. water [current] is going to start doing massive damage, flowing over its banks, destroying bridges, wiping out trailer parks, drowning animals and kids, etc... because the force is so great when theres to much blocking it. think of your amp [the river] and the logs [ohms] the same way. 4 ohms is LESS than 16 ohms. 4 ohms is lees than 8 ohms. your amp is running wide open on 4ohms and it runs into a speaker cab set on 8 or worse, 16 ohms, you burn the town down ending all life as we know it. transformers, wring, tubes, all toast!!

i am ALWAYS big believer in matching impedance/ohms [impedance= to impede something, slowing it or stopping it] with guitar rigs. running 16 ohms with your amp, then run a 16 ohm cab. 8 ohm amp selected, use 8 ohm cab. BUT, if you cant do that, ALWAYS make sure the ohms are LESS on the speaker cab than what the amp is set at. if you put a 16 ohm cab with an amp set on 4 or 8 ohms, you get that example of the river i gave, bad things happen like smoke and lightning and fire and bad vibes and empty wallett, missed gigs, etc... .

just thought i would throw that in because i ALWAYS see folks asking about impedance [ohms] and this is the best example, the current [water] the ohms [logs, bricks, rocks, etc...].  the more logs you put across a flowing river, the MORE it slows it down. water/current going OUT is the same. think of a water pipe: you have 3 sizes of pipe to use to get the water OUT, size 16, size 8 and size 4 with 16 being the smallest opening and 4 being the largest. 4 ohms will pass more current than 16 ohms will.

this rule [ohms rule] is the same for ALL audio applications, guitar/bass amps and live sound rig. never ever put more ohms in front of your current/signal from your amp. make them the same or make sure your speaker cabinet has LESS ohms than what the amp is set on.

then your golden with no empty wallet, lots of gigs, and best of all, plenty of chicks!!  

FIRST OFF, being  marshall amp fan for a zillion years [geezer here  ] i am VERY familiar with all of there tones and variations and i must say that my CERIATONE version is one of the finest sounding, most well built amps i have ever owned and it is my main #1 amp as we speak.

HOWEVER......, when i have the volume of the amp ALL the way down, is till get a CONSIDERABLE amount of sound coming out. i have a  a "bit" of that from other marshalls and clones and such over the years but very, very little sound, just a hint most of the time.

i can turn the volume all the way down and its still to loud for me to practice songs from cd's i need to learn for gigs. much louder than i would prefer.

anyhow, seems a bit excessive. THOUGHTS? ADVICE?

is this an actual "problem"? it does seem like it has gotten much more prevalent lately.

POST was a while back  [2010] but, many want something like this so i will throw in one of my fav's.......................

GEORGE LYNCH TRIPLER

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Morley-George-Lynch-Tripler-Electric-Guitar-Amp-Switcher-Pedal-Switch-/331297170165?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4d22d9a2f5

ALSO:  i cant say enough good about RADIAL eng. products. they also have spliters of varying types and configs.

go online to one of the upper mentioned tube stores or just good 'ol ebay.

buy your self a set of ELECTRO HARMONIX [EH] 6CE7 tubes and EH 12AX7'S and dont look back.

i have used them all, love many, wouldnt use some for paper weights [jj's come to mind, especially their pre amp tubes] but i can say without batting an eye that when i put my first set of the EH 6CE7/12ax7 in my ceriatone 1987, COMPLETE difference! all those little under tones that i heard from my heroes marshall amps just wasnt there before, no matter what i tried.

then, i put in that set and WHAMO!! there it was. about two weeeks later i find out edward vanhalen had the same issue. he heard that pete townsend used them exclusively in his amps and that is where ed's brown sound made its final touch, the 6CE7's that he didnt reveal until not long ago.

i had winged C EL34's and tung sol 12ax7 in it. GREAT combo also. but the EH combo of 6CE7 and 12ax7 just put the amp over the top and i get EVERY marshall tone from my heroes [the british ones anyways] now.

just do it. then i will send you my info so you can add me to your will.