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Marshall 8240 ValveState S80 Stereo Chorus

Hybrid Combo Guitar Amp from Marshall belonging to the ValveState I series

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Published on 02/03/09 at 11:17
Feature: cf. existing records
For power, this amp works well for small concerts, and amateur players.

UTILIZATION

I bought the amp used there for quite some time. I had no manual, but it's still a good amp easy to use. It is easily the sound you want (especially in his clear, but the issue, we'll see below).

SOUNDS

Well there a lot to say. Everything depends of course on the desired starting ... So my opinion is not shared by everyone.

I use this amp with a Start Plus and Micro Lace Sensor Gold. I play more 70s rock (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd), or funk, and a lot of stuff done (but I rarely use heavy distorted sounds).

In the light or light / crunch is a real treat! Using the neck pickup, you get a get a super hot, with a good seed ... short of happiness.

Its distortion, it depends on the settings, but by not gain too much (or too much reverb), we come to have a fairly dynamic, with a nice grain. By pushing the gain, the sound tends rapidly to the Marshall distortion ... (On these amps, it is horrible! Why buying a Marshall you tell me ... because it was cheap!) ...

Mode distortion, regardless of the gain is not really top (or not at all), and as I said earlier, in the style of song that I play (I think for an American rock, it must be pretty ...?).

OVERALL OPINION

In short, I hesitated a lot of time to sell the amp. I did not because I think the clean sound is really good, and I will have to willingly separate myself from the disto.
So here's a nice compromise: I bought a blower tube (Jacques, nickel for the 70s rock sound). I used the chorus during the solo to spin more potato ... and it works pretty well ...

The positives are (for me):
- The clear sound
- The chorus that can potentially be used to "boost" (ouch ouch ouch ... sorry for the purists)
- The stereo effects loop does not work too badly
- Power

negative:
- The distortion
- The amp is heavy!! (Be careful if you must wear it at arm's length of 3km .. lool)
- Amp a bit outdated, but the principal is there.

The quality / price ratio for an occasion (200 euros now, see below), is very reasonable. But according to the style of zic you do, expect side effects (mostly distortion).