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MGR/Andy « Marshall AVT150 »
Published on 07/19/04 at 15:00Got this off Music123.com for $588 (B Stock, which is supposed to have minor scratches and dents). Unit came without a single scratch on it. Puchased in middle July of '04.
The unit put outs tremondous volume. I have this hooked up with a standard 1960a cabinet (from what I hear, the AVT cabinets werent that good...) and the sound is incredible. Most noticable are the clean channels; a beautiful acoustic simulator, and a standard clean channel to die for. Then we have the distortion channels. Overdrive 1 is your standard classic rock distortion, and Overdrive 2 is great for your modern heavy metal and what not. Both are excellent, although the Overdrive 2 lacks just a little punch that I like to have in my sound. However, thats nothing a distortion pedal wouldnt fix. Lets put it this way, if you turn the gain all the way up to 10, you'll probably be completely satisified with the amount of distortion it puts out. However, for my purpouses in a band (www.makersmark.freewebsitehosting.com) , i needed something a little more throaty (if you read me ^_^ ). Theres 2 equalizers for the clean and distortion channels, and a easy to use foot switch for real time channel switching.
I honestly cant think of anything wrong with this unit. I've only had it a few weeks, but its heavy duty. Its not going to break, and I plan on taking extra good care of it. Obviously tubes will need replacement sooner or later, but that is the biggest thing I have to deal with. And if thats my biggest issue with the amp, then I think im going to enjoy many long years with this thing. ^_^
Cosmeticly, this thing is heavy duty. The grill and toltex is tough. Seems like it'd be pretty hard to damage (not that I'd try >_< ). Internally, everything is ship shape. I havent actually looked inside, but the way this works (and so well too), theres no need for my curious hands to mingle in there just yet.
Excellent unit. If you like Jazz, Rock, or Metal, this is a absolute MUST. Just make sure you get a better cabinet than the AVT cabinet, otherwise you'll be robbing your AVT150H of its true cababilities.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The unit put outs tremondous volume. I have this hooked up with a standard 1960a cabinet (from what I hear, the AVT cabinets werent that good...) and the sound is incredible. Most noticable are the clean channels; a beautiful acoustic simulator, and a standard clean channel to die for. Then we have the distortion channels. Overdrive 1 is your standard classic rock distortion, and Overdrive 2 is great for your modern heavy metal and what not. Both are excellent, although the Overdrive 2 lacks just a little punch that I like to have in my sound. However, thats nothing a distortion pedal wouldnt fix. Lets put it this way, if you turn the gain all the way up to 10, you'll probably be completely satisified with the amount of distortion it puts out. However, for my purpouses in a band (www.makersmark.freewebsitehosting.com) , i needed something a little more throaty (if you read me ^_^ ). Theres 2 equalizers for the clean and distortion channels, and a easy to use foot switch for real time channel switching.
I honestly cant think of anything wrong with this unit. I've only had it a few weeks, but its heavy duty. Its not going to break, and I plan on taking extra good care of it. Obviously tubes will need replacement sooner or later, but that is the biggest thing I have to deal with. And if thats my biggest issue with the amp, then I think im going to enjoy many long years with this thing. ^_^
Cosmeticly, this thing is heavy duty. The grill and toltex is tough. Seems like it'd be pretty hard to damage (not that I'd try >_< ). Internally, everything is ship shape. I havent actually looked inside, but the way this works (and so well too), theres no need for my curious hands to mingle in there just yet.
Excellent unit. If you like Jazz, Rock, or Metal, this is a absolute MUST. Just make sure you get a better cabinet than the AVT cabinet, otherwise you'll be robbing your AVT150H of its true cababilities.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com