Granger M50 Plexi demo Van Halen bits

Demo of the Granger M50 Plexi amplifier, with various Van Halen riffs. www.GrangerAmp.com for more specs, pricing, etc. The video is about the TONE of the amp, not my playing ability (this was one take, and rushed at that), and not about the accuracy of the VH riffs. I'm lucky to remember them, much less perform them fluidly. No comments about tempo, I tried to squeeze as many riffs into 5 minutes as I could. It's also NOT TO DEBATE WHAT EDDIE PLAYED THROUGH, WHETHER HE USED A DISTORTION PEDAL, WHETHER HE HAD ANY MODS, OR ANY OF THAT CRAP. THOSE TYPE COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED.

This amp is hand-wired and based on the early 70's era Marshall JMP50 circuitry, but with Plexiglas face plates, and a PPIV (Lar-Mar) master volume, and specific component value changes made to my personal preferences. It utilizes Solen and Sozo signal caps, JJ, Sprague, and F&T filter caps, JJ E34L and ECC83S tubes. PT is Weber, OT and choke are Heyboer, made to Mojotone specs. I've since started using transformers built to my spec by Magnetic Components, Inc. located in Chicago IL. These are the best transformers I've tried in this amp, and I've tried just about all of them, including Heyboer, Weber, Mercury Mags, and Hammond.

The recording is a 2000 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus plugged straight into the amp. The cabinet is a standard 4x12 made of 3/4" baltic birch loaded with 8 ohm Mojotone BV-30Hs, wired in series/parallel for 8 ohms. The mic is a Shure SM57, into a dbx386 mic pre, and recorded on a Roland VS-1680. Reverb and tape echo effects added at mixdown.

For more info, current pricing, and ordering, please visit www.GrangerAmp.com

And many thanks to Mr. EVH for years of inspiration.

Peace, love, and rock n roll!
Curt