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iamqman « Not a fan of this series »
Published on 07/28/11 at 15:21Marshall is one of those companies that has gone down hill real quick. They are a business so I understand to make profits but there has to be some mistake with amps like these. If my name was Jim Marshall i would be embarrassed to put out garbage like this. This amp though having a vale tube section in both the preamp and the power amp still sound terrible. It has a squeal obnoxious sound that is just flat out irritating.
UTILIZATION
Features
100W of all-tube Marshall tone
2 channels
3 ECC83 preamp tubes
4 EL34 power tubes
Independent volume and 3-band EQ controls per channel
Gain, Crunch, and Balance controls on OD channel
Master Presence, Resonance, Reverb controls
Spring reverb
Serial effects loop
Footswitch included
Specifications:
Overdrive Channel Boost: Yes
Footswitch (supplied) 'Channel Select' / 'Boost': Yes
Speaker output options: 8 and 16 Ohms
Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Shipping Weight: 51 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 17 x 15 x 34 in
SOUNDS
This amp have two independent channels for for a clean and crunch and then one for the high gain side. Both channels to me sound sterile and out of touch. It sounds as if something slapped tubes in it but they aren't connected to anything they just light up and glow but not within the circuit. This amp just gives no feel and no soul to your guitar's tone what so ever.
I would try this amp out with a good Gibson Les Paul guitar. Something that connects with a Gibson Les Paul and a Marshall amp no matter what series amp it it. Something just seems to fit perfectly between the two brands. The gain channel is ok at best. There isn't really a sound that makes you wanna jump out of your seat in cheer. It is a below average tone that really doesn't get going to well. The clean channel is just more of the same. You don't felling get the sense that there has been too much work put into designing a classic tone of any kind. It just feels out of place.
OVERALL OPINION
You can find these amps for right at around $ 799. That price may be a convincing price only if you have never heard this amp. This amp is really bad and i do not suggest picking it up. For this price you can get a Marshall JCm2000 DSL 100 for less than this price and that is much better amp. You get way more girth and tone and versatility. I would not recommend this amp to anyone, there is no convincing aspect that makes me want this amp at all.
UTILIZATION
Features
100W of all-tube Marshall tone
2 channels
3 ECC83 preamp tubes
4 EL34 power tubes
Independent volume and 3-band EQ controls per channel
Gain, Crunch, and Balance controls on OD channel
Master Presence, Resonance, Reverb controls
Spring reverb
Serial effects loop
Footswitch included
Specifications:
Overdrive Channel Boost: Yes
Footswitch (supplied) 'Channel Select' / 'Boost': Yes
Speaker output options: 8 and 16 Ohms
Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Shipping Weight: 51 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 17 x 15 x 34 in
SOUNDS
This amp have two independent channels for for a clean and crunch and then one for the high gain side. Both channels to me sound sterile and out of touch. It sounds as if something slapped tubes in it but they aren't connected to anything they just light up and glow but not within the circuit. This amp just gives no feel and no soul to your guitar's tone what so ever.
I would try this amp out with a good Gibson Les Paul guitar. Something that connects with a Gibson Les Paul and a Marshall amp no matter what series amp it it. Something just seems to fit perfectly between the two brands. The gain channel is ok at best. There isn't really a sound that makes you wanna jump out of your seat in cheer. It is a below average tone that really doesn't get going to well. The clean channel is just more of the same. You don't felling get the sense that there has been too much work put into designing a classic tone of any kind. It just feels out of place.
OVERALL OPINION
You can find these amps for right at around $ 799. That price may be a convincing price only if you have never heard this amp. This amp is really bad and i do not suggest picking it up. For this price you can get a Marshall JCm2000 DSL 100 for less than this price and that is much better amp. You get way more girth and tone and versatility. I would not recommend this amp to anyone, there is no convincing aspect that makes me want this amp at all.