I wish that the photo prciser prsentenest not that of the Valvestate 80V but probably that of the S80. Lavis I give is for Valvestate 8080 (80V).

Combo Hybrid Transistor 80 W lamp with an ECC83 (12AX7) in LTAG pre-amp. HP 12-inch Celestion (GT75), Spring Reverb
And in connection rglage faade, two channels for use with footswich.

In the order in:
- A guitar input
- Normal section (Channel 1): 1 win, 3 Equ. Bass / Middle / Treeble, a switch Clean / Crunch
- A switch Channel 1 / Channel 2
- Boost section (Channel 2): ​​1 win, 1 switch OD1/OD2, 3 Equ. Bass / Middle / Treble, Contour 1, Volume 1
- Section Master: 1 deffet loop (send / return) switch and 0dB/-20dB rglage deffet for the loop, a reverb, 1 volume (volume general), 1 output and a Line Out between footswitch

I put 7 as compared with other hybrid amps of the time and not the amps modlisation. To give you an ide I put 5 an H & K Edition Blue and 10 a Vox Valvetronix (hybrid transistor modlisation + Lamp)

UTILIZATION

Trs OF USE simple, you plug the guitar you made some rglage and roll itself. The rglages channel 1 are simple and sufficient for channel cest gain such knowledge that is used to control the lamp (in both modes OD) and the contour can size the distortion. The volume of channel 2 dquilibrer this one on channel 1. The footswitch pedals can zap channel and also to control the reverb.

I takes only 8 because, although simple and easy, it is unfortunate quil OF USE is not possible combination of 4 channel from the footswitch.

SOUNDS

So what has the corse, though a Marshall when achte EST for a Marshall and not a split-Mesa-Boogie-Shall-ox. And more adpend the guitar, for my part I play with a Epi Les Paul Std +
Channel 1: the clean sound on the neck pickup is fairly round, the bridge pickup and it is slamming prcis. It goes into Crunch and cest not bad but a bit messy at high volume, cest lavantage that by reducing the volume of the guitar is naturally going clear sound without touching Lampl.
Channel 2 OD 1: The distortion is rather like the bluesy, garage rock, with a good rglage gain (of the lamp so) we obtain easily a 70/80 rock sound.
Channel 2 OD 2: disto lorigine is intended for metal style, but frankly it does not make the weight, the gain almost to fill and stroke was good old Hard Rock a little draft. For that kind of stuff at Marshall must pay the price!

Power: 80 W EST RPET and good for the lil local bar. For outdoor or rooms is very sound and well cest cest is not worth the small is the trane.
I put 7 quil nest because not versatile enough, but dun style musical point of view I could put 9 because it has the basic Necessary for my style of music.

OVERALL OPINION

There are plenty ngatifs davis, probably rightly, I bought lai in 1992, jen am always satisfied, I never had a problem nai. Jai just replace the lamp with a Electro Harmonix original post for a more round and warm. The 8080 is part of the first gnration Valvestate, Marshall with the grain so that t CHARACTERISTICS lost on the following versions.
This amp is made for a particular style of music (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zep, etc.) and must be accompanied by the guitar that goes kind of Les Paul, SG, or more guitars Blues / Jazzy type ES135, etc.
Jai tried other amps hybrid of the moment, and the Marshall leans in terms of flexibility of course, given as the number of effects and simulations now offers the Valvetronix or another. I intended to sell it but I keep it because just for the RPTES, it is enough. I put 8 because despite his age, he did not took a ride ...