duesentrieb
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OK, here's mine . . .
Firstly I think that Santiago and the guys at Marshall did a very very good job. The logo definitely fits the amp - a kind of Über-Marshall, many many Marshalls in one box. A damn cool thing for gigging musicians with a passion for the company and their sounds.
I got that combo for some days to see if I would "need" one. Very kind of my dealer - and he would make me a better price for the head - if I'd wanted one . . . hooked it to a Marshall 412 and a Diezel 212 cab.
The clean/green is pretty cool, I wouldn't call that Fenderish, but still the best from a Marshall (btw - I'm not unexperienced with Marshalls and had them ALL except Jubilees incl. the 610x series which had the best clean of all Ms so far. This is equally as good, maybe even better). Orange with some breaking ups, crying for a pedal (btw I think this amp loves Alnico-pickups). Very nice too. Also red/clean. Those are the channel-modes young players at their beginning will struggle the most me thinks . . .
Crunch - "my territory". Very very cool. The "history of Marshall" channel I would call it. Breaking ups to hotrod. Very very well done, Santiago. Don't want to go too much into detail (You've heard already excellent clips from forumites) - I just love what I've heard from the first two channels. Those are worth the amp alone.
Went to OD1 and OD2, both are cool. It reminded me here and there of Aldridge's sound (which was IMO too bright) on the Live In The Heart Of The City DVD (certain songs). Thats definitely a pretty cool reference, but for me (at least today) not exactly my cup of tea, although I'm sure a lot of guys will dig that. For me it wasn't fat enough. I admit, that I didn't try too hard - I liked ch1 and ch2 too much to stay in OD1/2 longer, but I will give it a try tomorrow again . . . There is this certain "stiffness" in this amp I'm not used from my (modded and unmodded) Vintage Marshalls (I'm sure millions will love it though) and I've missed some creamyness of my EL34s driven SLO. (hey, I don't say it should sound like a SLO).
If it were mine, I'd mod the filter-section of the power supply. Yup, I'm crazy
I even changed that in my Herbert - hahaha
What else? The reverb is a pretty cool feature,the switching itself should get a patent, 2nd master today a must (still a nice to have) - the resonance/deep is more of the "old fashioned" style. Nice to have, helpful in many cases, but nothing spectacular. It won't turn this into a DM machine (although I'm not an expert ).
The pots: well, Chris has said it all already . . . even at this price the engineers should keep in mind that not everybody is a bedroom player
All in all I like it, not to death (with a Herbert and a SLO in the rehearsal bunker sitting next to an amp - it isn't easy for any amp me thinks), but a really cool Über-Marshall. I was missing some more fat, more saggy nuances, which don't come from gain, but transformers and circuitry (and thats why this amp will never be a "boutique killer" IMO).
I will play it again tomorrow . . .
Olaf
Firstly I think that Santiago and the guys at Marshall did a very very good job. The logo definitely fits the amp - a kind of Über-Marshall, many many Marshalls in one box. A damn cool thing for gigging musicians with a passion for the company and their sounds.
I got that combo for some days to see if I would "need" one. Very kind of my dealer - and he would make me a better price for the head - if I'd wanted one . . . hooked it to a Marshall 412 and a Diezel 212 cab.
The clean/green is pretty cool, I wouldn't call that Fenderish, but still the best from a Marshall (btw - I'm not unexperienced with Marshalls and had them ALL except Jubilees incl. the 610x series which had the best clean of all Ms so far. This is equally as good, maybe even better). Orange with some breaking ups, crying for a pedal (btw I think this amp loves Alnico-pickups). Very nice too. Also red/clean. Those are the channel-modes young players at their beginning will struggle the most me thinks . . .
Crunch - "my territory". Very very cool. The "history of Marshall" channel I would call it. Breaking ups to hotrod. Very very well done, Santiago. Don't want to go too much into detail (You've heard already excellent clips from forumites) - I just love what I've heard from the first two channels. Those are worth the amp alone.
Went to OD1 and OD2, both are cool. It reminded me here and there of Aldridge's sound (which was IMO too bright) on the Live In The Heart Of The City DVD (certain songs). Thats definitely a pretty cool reference, but for me (at least today) not exactly my cup of tea, although I'm sure a lot of guys will dig that. For me it wasn't fat enough. I admit, that I didn't try too hard - I liked ch1 and ch2 too much to stay in OD1/2 longer, but I will give it a try tomorrow again . . . There is this certain "stiffness" in this amp I'm not used from my (modded and unmodded) Vintage Marshalls (I'm sure millions will love it though) and I've missed some creamyness of my EL34s driven SLO. (hey, I don't say it should sound like a SLO).
If it were mine, I'd mod the filter-section of the power supply. Yup, I'm crazy
I even changed that in my Herbert - hahahaWhat else? The reverb is a pretty cool feature,the switching itself should get a patent, 2nd master today a must (still a nice to have) - the resonance/deep is more of the "old fashioned" style. Nice to have, helpful in many cases, but nothing spectacular. It won't turn this into a DM machine (although I'm not an expert
).The pots: well, Chris has said it all already . . . even at this price the engineers should keep in mind that not everybody is a bedroom player
All in all I like it, not to death (with a Herbert and a SLO in the rehearsal bunker sitting next to an amp - it isn't easy for any amp me thinks), but a really cool Über-Marshall. I was missing some more fat, more saggy nuances, which don't come from gain, but transformers and circuitry (and thats why this amp will never be a "boutique killer" IMO).
I will play it again tomorrow . . .
Olaf
