Would the Dead have been a better band with Marshall amps?

[Peen Simmons]

Only if the amps toppled forwards, crushing the band members beneath them

What if they also played everything through Rat pedals into the Marshalls at full volume and no one died but the audience went deaf and didn’t hear them any more?

 

[Monson]

What if they also played everything through Rat pedals into the Marshalls at full volume and no one died but the audience went deaf and didn’t hear them any more?

Let's just say it's a good thing they didn't. It's common knowledge that stacking Rat pedals can ignite the atmosphere, and then it's game over for real.

 

[Peen Simmons]

Let's just say it's a good thing they didn't. It's common knowledge that stacking Rat pedals can ignite the atmosphere, and then it's game over for real.

Really? We need to send hat man to go talk to zany Einstein to verify that. Let’s just hope no one insults elderly Iron Man or there’s three hours of our lives we’re never getting back.

 

[DdBob]

The Dead have a unique sound. I would think Marshall amps wouldn't have given them the sound they wanted.

Put a Big Muff in front of Jerry

 

[Honkridge]

I think here and there during a epic jam climax Jerry's guitar could have benefited from a bit more "girth".

 

[Honkridge]

What if they also played everything through Rat pedals into the Marshalls at full volume and no one died but the audience went deaf and didn’t hear them any more?

They weren't listening anyway. They were busy telling everybody how stoned they were at last weeks Dead show. Man.

And BTW where is Beato when you need him?

 

[DdBob]

I think here and there during a epic jam climax Jerry's guitar could have benefited from a bit more "girth".

would a Big Muff fit his hypothetical girth though ?

 

[DdBob]

They weren't listening anyway. They were busy telling everybody how stoned they were at last weeks Dead show. Man.

And BTW where is Beato when you need him?

not quite Beato but...


as for Rickster....this is as close as it gets right now

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

I'm not at all very TGD savvy but I'd think Hiwatt amps would've been a better alternative for them than Marshalls.

Defiantly.
But why go for obscure UK amps instead of readily available California ones?

 

[Peen Simmons]

would a Big Muff fit his hypothetical girth though ?

Quit trying to make Jerry Garcia as J Mascis happen, Deebo. We ignored you the first time.

 

[DdBob]

Quit trying to make Jerry Garcia as J Mascis happen, Deebo. We ignored you the first time.

I don’t know what you are talking about, just asking whether a Big muff would accommodate Jerry’s girthiness

 

[Machinegunner]

Put a Big Muff in front of Jerry

No muffs for Jerry, but he did use a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal for awhile.

 

[Monson]

Really? We need to send hat man to go talk to zany Einstein to verify that. Let’s just hope no one insults elderly Iron Man or there’s three hours of our lives we’re never getting back.

Better safe than sorry.

Defiantly.
But why go for obscure UK amps instead of readily available California ones?

Sure. Not to mention the trouble with transformers, maintenance, and whatnot. I guess hypothetically Hiwatts might have worked in a TGD context if they were after something very specific and maybe a bit exotic.

I have very little experience with Twins and only owned one for like a month ages ago when used ones were still affordable. I probably had no idea what I was doing, but the amp simply refused to break up, or maybe it had been modded in some way, I dunno. I'd think it was just as loud as a half stack, if not louder because it was so clean. Just a massive sound and a ridiculously heavy amp.