The Guv'nor

[gregb]

Finally pulled the trigger on an old Marshall Guv'nor, made in England. Sounds incredible! Can I get an "amen"?

 

[Meriphew]

Love mine!

 

[scott1568]

Congrats

I'm really thinking of building one.

Can it do Plexi style gain and / or low gain OK? Or is it all JCM800 type sound?

Decent touch sensitivity? I ask because I love my Bluesbreaker clone as well.

It's hard to tell going by Youtube demos.

thanks in advance.

 

[Wilson Effects]

I concur

 

[vesper]

Amen!

 

[RicOkc]

I've had mine for over fifteen years. Works great with my Strat's.

 

[slopeshoulder]

I played one many many years ago in a store for 5 minutes, expecting junk. I never forgot how good it sounded. Congrats.

 

[LouRossi]

Amen! Amen! I like the Drivemaster too

 

[scolfax]

Has anyone AB'd the original with the GV-2?

 

[blackba]

I wish I still had my Guv'nor. Cool pedal. I had a drivemaster too and liked the Guv'nor better.

 

[Purplexi]

Had two UK models, one vanished at an early 90's gig, the other traded...foolishly.

 

[Paul Conway]

Got mine (my first pedal!) when they first came out. In Britain, it was an affordable alternative to Tubescreamers and the like. I like it best on low-gain/high level....and the effect loop is handy...

 

[gregb]

Congrats

I'm really thinking of building one.

Can it do Plexi style gain and / or low gain OK? Or is it all JCM800 type sound?

Decent touch sensitivity? I ask because I love my Bluesbreaker clone as well.

It's hard to tell going by Youtube demos.

thanks in advance.

Scott, the best way I can describe mine is a mix between John Sykes (Thin Lizzy) and Angus Young (ACDC). It doesn't sound or feel anything like the original Bluesbreaker, which is fortunate because I use one of those as well.

 

[scott1568]

Ok thanks

 

[ZebadeeRust]

Has anyone AB'd the original with the GV-2?

Yep, I've had mine since 1989 and it's still going strong and still on my pedal board.

I had the opportunity to try it up against a GV-2 for a week or so. IMO the GV-2 was horrible compared to the original. It sounded harsh, scratchy and fizzy, like a very poor facsimilie of the original. Even though the GV-2 had 4 eq knobs compared to the original's 3, I couldn't get it to sound anywhere near as good.

The effects loop on the original is a very useful feature in certain circumstances. It's brilliant with a non switching 2 channel amp e.g. Twin Reverb. You can plug the pedal's normal output into the reverb/trem channel and the loop output into the "normal" channel of the amp and you end up with a channel switch + overdrive with one stomp. very useful.

 

[RocksOff]

Guv'nor is way cool. Vibratrem is a POS.

 

[butrus]

Even though the GV-2 had 4 eq knobs compared to the original's 3,

 

[ZebadeeRust]

Maybe I'm wrong but I seem to remember it having 2 concentric knobs for low, low mid, high mid and treble.

 

[ZebadeeRust]

nope I'm right

v's

 

[David Vee]

Amen! Amen! I like the Drivemaster too

I totally agree. Awesome pedals... similar, but different. Marshall made a HUGE mistake revamping that line. The originals rocked.