gig: marshall takes a nose dive and never misses a beat!

halouis · December 22nd, 2003, 01:34 AM

played a gig this weekend. 2nd to last song, and i backed onto the instrument cable going to my old Marshall JMP 2204 head. It tilted forward and took a nose dive off the 4x12 cab landing face down.

I felt the thud. Well the amp didn;t miss a beat. no cables unplugged. kept on cranking as usual. when there was a lull in the the song, I took the opp. to pick her up and set her back on the perch..

needless to say I was very happy.

Gotta love solid trusty old amps. Takes a lickin'; and keeps on KICKIN'! (knockin; on wood)

Lesson for me is to be a bit more careful and reroute my cable so this wont happen again.

That's Rock n Roll for ya!! it wa sa rockin; show. We played better than ever besides that mishap.

BadTele · December 22nd, 2003, 01:39 AM

Your drummer wasn't crushed. Is the head as heavy as it sounds, oh, and full or half stack?

halouis · December 22nd, 2003, 11:24 AM

ehh. John could handle it. He's a tough bloak.

nah he was spared. 1/2 stack. so it only fell 1 story -- so-to-speak.

FWIW, this was my 3rd gig with this band. and before that I hadn't gigged in 8yrs. so i am still getting my gigging sea-legs back. I now remember i need to route my intrument cable in a way that it will be out of the way. in order to avoid stuff like this happening. I was lucky this time, but maybe not the next.

anyhow, I also think my drummer jinxed me earlier in the week.

Mike Fleming · December 22nd, 2003, 01:14 PM

I had one of those too. They're absolute tanks. Thanks for the story.

December 22nd, 2003, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
halouis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,404 7 Photos	gig: marshall takes a nose dive and never misses a beat! played a gig this weekend. 2nd to last song, and i backed onto the instrument cable going to my old Marshall JMP 2204 head. It tilted forward and took a nose dive off the 4x12 cab landing face down. I felt the thud. Well the amp didn;t miss a beat. no cables unplugged. kept on cranking as usual. when there was a lull in the the song, I took the opp. to pick her up and set her back on the perch.. needless to say I was very happy. Gotta love solid trusty old amps. Takes a lickin'; and keeps on KICKIN'! (knockin; on wood) Lesson for me is to be a bit more careful and reroute my cable so this wont happen again. That's Rock n Roll for ya!! it wa sa rockin; show. We played better than ever besides that mishap.

December 22nd, 2003, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
BadTele Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 133	Good thing Your drummer wasn't crushed. Is the head as heavy as it sounds, oh, and full or half stack? __________________ I could drink every day I got home from work, but then my wife wouldn't compliment me on how much my drinking has improved.

December 22nd, 2003, 11:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
halouis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,404 7 Photos	ehh. John could handle it. He's a tough bloak. nah he was spared. 1/2 stack. so it only fell 1 story -- so-to-speak. FWIW, this was my 3rd gig with this band. and before that I hadn't gigged in 8yrs. so i am still getting my gigging sea-legs back. I now remember i need to route my intrument cable in a way that it will be out of the way. in order to avoid stuff like this happening. I was lucky this time, but maybe not the next. anyhow, I also think my drummer jinxed me earlier in the week.

December 22nd, 2003, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mike Fleming Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 378	I had one of those too. They're absolute tanks. Thanks for the story.