RIP Marshall Vintage Modern

[yngzaklynch]

It has come to my attention that the Marshall Vintage Modern is no longer in production. I know some didn't like this model very much but I love it!!!! I haven't plugged mine in for a long time becuase I have been using my FJA 5150. Well I plugged into the Marshall today and was immediately reminded of why Marshall amps are so great... the super crunchy midrange. I decided to make a non weedly weeeee video of my Vintage Modern. Just a few of my favorite riffs.

 

[JerEvil]

Yeah I think they sound good. Not sure why all the hate.

 

[Aristocat]

I love them.

Played a 2246 couple of months back and kept kicking myself for not grabbing it. In fact, I've been kicking myself for years for not grabbing one.

 

[sjk]

I'd love to get my hands on a Fortin modded Vintage Modern! Somebody around these parts has one...

I had that amp last summer, sold it to someone from NJ, think his name was Walnuts?
It was a sweet amp.

Nice clip, would like to play a stock one.

 

[squank]

I'd love to get my hands on a Fortin modded Vintage Modern! Somebody around these parts has one...

LOL I had two of them


Sold them both to fellow Rig-Talkers.

 

[Enjolras56]

My 2466 and 425a cab are with me for life!

 

[yngzaklynch]

My 2466 and 425a cab are with me for life!

 

[borninwinter]

Played one a couple times and thought they were pretty good amps.

 

[GuitarGod87]

are they point to point like the old 800's?

 

[ConcreteVampire]

Dude?! The VM's been out of production for years...lol

KEEP it! I miss mine terribly! but I got my HR50+ by selling the VM... NO REGRETS! I just spent a fabulous weekend jamming on the Soldano! keeper for sure... but someday... I will have a VM again...

I'm seriously considering putting KT's in the Soldano to get some of that VM Hoodoo back....

 

[Enjolras56]

are they point to point like the old 800's?

No... More like a hot rodded JTM45
Here's the way Steve Dawson. The amp's designer puts it


Quote:
"The Vintage Modern is basically a JTM45 with some hot rodding. For a JTM 45 tone select the low dynamic range, master volume on full, mid boost out, Detail at 2 -4 o'clock. Body at 1 - 3 o'clock and then dime the tones. This should be very close.

The vintage Modern is essentially a Plexi with some bells and whistles. Its foundation is the 'JTM 45 Super 100's' as championed by Hendrix, Clapton in Cream and several others." -SteveD

 

[lespaul6]

Is this all amp gain or are you using an overdrive pedal? nice to hear Ratt

 

[skoora]

are they point to point like the old 800's?

No marshall except for maybe they're first prototypes were point to point. They've been using circuit boards since 1973 and before that it was turret board based which isn't considered point to point, even though they were hand wired.

I thought the VM was pretty good. Didn't knock my socks off.

 

[skoora]

Is this all amp gain or are you using an overdrive pedal? nice to hear Ratt

 

[ericsabbath]

are they point to point like the old 800's?

No... More like a hot rodded JTM45
Here's the way Steve Dawson. The amp's designer puts it


Quote:
"The Vintage Modern is basically a JTM45 with some hot rodding. For a JTM 45 tone select the low dynamic range, master volume on full, mid boost out, Detail at 2 -4 o'clock. Body at 1 - 3 o'clock and then dime the tones. This should be very close.

The vintage Modern is essentially a Plexi with some bells and whistles. Its foundation is the 'JTM 45 Super 100's' as championed by Hendrix, Clapton in Cream and several others." -SteveD

no marketing bullshit in his words
those were my exact thoughts when I first saw the schematic

basically a jtm45 with switchable extra gain states and a post phase inverter master volume
I bet it would have sold a lot more if it had the classic headshell
people are resistant to relate things if they look different

 

[killertone]

WE ROCK!!!!

 

[joepete77]

I remember playing some that rocked and sounded nice even at quiet volume levels, then I played a few others that lacked gain and tone. I guess it's hit or miss. I see these cheap used and I always wanna give one a try. It's a shame to see Marshall cross another uk made model off their list , soon there will be hardly many uk made models left.

 

[glpg80]

2:03 YES!!!!!!! The exact tone i was thinking of

You have always sounded great behind the vintage modern. That amp just fits you like a glove!

I remember playing some that rocked and sounded nice even at quiet volume levels, then I played a few others that lacked gain and tone. I guess it's hit or miss. I see these cheap used and I always wanna give one a try. It's a shame to see Marshall cross another uk made model off their list , soon there will be hardly many uk made models left.

+1

I wanted to push it off to the tubes used on the floor models. Even with volume behind the vintage modern that i had access to i could not get it to really stand out like some of the videos you see without a boost. I have limited time on them though so i cant/wont make first impressions as a judgement to all of them but i do like the tone that some seem to be capable of.

 

[university81]

It has come to my attention that the Marshall Vintage Modern is no longer in production. I know some didn't like this model very much but I love it!!!! I haven't plugged mine in for a long time becuase I have been using my FJA 5150. Well I plugged into the Marshall today and was immediately reminded of why Marshall amps are so great... the super crunchy midrange. I decided to make a non weedly weeeee video of my Vintage Modern. Just a few of my favorite riffs.

cool amps indeed, sold the one i had, (an 83 JCM800 was more my cup of tea as it were) , out of the various videos i've seen the one you have seems to sound the most appealing to me

i'd love to try it again through my greenback cab, was rocking a v30 4x12 back then, a bit too spiky for my liking

 

[Norton666]

I hated that amp with a passion. Marshall made me stock them for the first two years they were out and I would have to listen to those things day in and day out. I damn near threw a party when I sold my last one lol.