Marshall envy

[backinit]

Growing up where I did, you either owned a Fender amp or a Marshall amp. Don't ask me why. That is just how it was. My first real amp was a Fender and I still own one today. The one I own today is SS, but it still produces some nice sparkly clean tones.

I feel a little deprived never owning a Marshal amp. So much so I catch myself looking at some of the hybrid and SS heads that are available.

So tell me the good, the bad and the ugly about Marshall heads.

Go ahead, I can take it.

[geoff_hartwell]

... the exploding tranny syndrome (sounds like the title to the worst porno ever). i also had a ...

BWAAH! ROTFLMAO! You also had a what? good lord...*wipes away a tear*

[Crwth145]

I'm currently gigging with a '92 6101 30th Anniversary 1x12 combo amp. It has 3 channels which covers my clean/crunch/lead duties in my cover bands. The clean tone is quite good, but not quite Fender while the crunch & lead channels are very high gain. No need for overdrive boxes on this bad boy!! The fact that it can also go from pentode/triode and 100/50/25 watts makes it a versatile little guy at rehearsals & gigs. I like running it set on pentode/low power setting (50 watts) for club gigs and triode/low power (25 watts) for rehearsals. The direct out on the amp is handy for interfacing to the P.A. system as well...

Great little amp, me like-y...

[backinit]

I recently tried a Peavey Windsor head. That might be an affordable alternative. It sounded good at music store volume, anyway. I was not overly impressed with the limitation of the eq especially the low range.

[Hamer95USA]

I'm currently gigging with a '92 6101 30th Anniversary 1x12 combo amp. It has 3 channels which covers my clean/crunch/lead duties in my cover bands. The clean tone is quite good, but not quite Fender while the crunch & lead channels are very high gain. No need for overdrive boxes on this bad boy!! The fact that it can also go from pentode/triode and 100/50/25 watts makes it a versatile little guy at rehearsals & gigs. I like running it set on pentode/low power setting (50 watts) for club gigs and triode/low power (25 watts) for rehearsals. The direct out on the amp is handy for interfacing to the P.A. system as well...

Great little amp, me like-y...

Hey Crowth145,

Do you have a 6101 combo amp as well? If you do, would you care to share some amp settings you like?

Guitar George

[Crwth145]

I'm currently gigging with a '92 6101 30th Anniversary 1x12 combo amp. It has 3 channels which covers my clean/crunch/lead duties in my cover bands. The clean tone is quite good, but not quite Fender while the crunch & lead channels are very high gain. No need for overdrive boxes on this bad boy!! The fact that it can also go from pentode/triode and 100/50/25 watts makes it a versatile little guy at rehearsals & gigs. I like running it set on pentode/low power setting (50 watts) for club gigs and triode/low power (25 watts) for rehearsals. The direct out on the amp is handy for interfacing to the P.A. system as well...

Great little amp, me like-y...

Hey Crowth145,

Do you have a 6101 combo amp as well? If you do, would you care to share some amp settings you like?

Guitar George

I wish! I've played around with them a couple of times, 'hope to pick one up someday.

Man, for that classic plexi sound in a combo, channel two is the shiznit. Almost unbelievable, really.

Channel three might even be a little too much gain... that's right, I said too much-y...