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I love the tone of them, can't afford one, but I love the tone anyway! I've looked a bit, and there are a LOT of Marshall Amps... What lines are good? I've heard those MGs aren't very good because they're SS? Is that correct? My dream rig includes a Marshall tone, but I don't know what amp yet . Anyone who has experience on this help me out?
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Old JCM800s and JCM900s are the "real Marshall sound", but the modern incarnation of them is the JCM2000 line. The cheapest tube Marshall will generally be the DSL401, a 40 watt combo.
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Originally Posted by Rainer. Old JCM800s and JCM900s are the "real Marshall sound", but the modern incarnation of them is the JCM2000 line. The cheapest tube Marshall will generally be the DSL401, a 40 watt combo. Eh...I think "real Marshall sound" is defintiely debateable, and many people will disagree with the JCM series even being a place to start.
That being said, there's been alot of "classic" Marshall amps over the years. among them have been the JCM800 and to a lesser extent the JCM900 (not quite old enough or as well received). Others include the Bluesbreaker and JTM series amps, as well as Marshall Plexi amps.
I should add that the MG series isn't bad because its SS. It's bad because it's cheap SS.
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I have a friend who picked up an original 1970-something marshal for about 300$ on Ebay. It sounds 1000x better than the JCM 2000's to my ears. So keep your eyes open for used gear, and you never know what you might find.
The 800 & 900 are really two different sounds. The 2000's come closer to sounding like the 900's but still have yet another slight variation in tone.
Don't buy a solid state Marshal. A POD into PA will get you closer to the classic Marshal sound.
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I'm confident that the true "Marshall Sound" lies in a Plexi '66 JTM45.
Though my add goes for the JCM8's. The '83-'84, 2203 with Drake Transformers are near perfection.
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Originally Posted by thesteve Eh...I think "real Marshall sound" is defintiely debateable, and many people will disagree with the JCM series even being a place to start.
Well, that's what comes up in my mind. I suppose there are a myriad of amps, but to me, the Marshall JCM series is like the Twin Reverb is to Fender (in reputation).
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Originally Posted by Rainer. Well, that's what comes up in my mind. I suppose there are a myriad of amps, but to me, the Marshall JCM series is like the Twin Reverb is to Fender (in reputation). Perhaps the JCM800, but to a much lesser extent the the 900 and 2000.
but yeah...totally pointless aside going on here
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Mmmmm.... Plexi goodness. That's what I think about when I hear "Marshall".
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What is the Plexi? I can't find anything of the sort on Musiciansfriend.com
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That's because they aren't made anymore. Look on eBay. The DSL's and TSL's are nothing compared to them.
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Originally Posted by DaGeek What is the Plexi? I can't find anything of the sort on Musiciansfriend.com
You can find the reissues page on Marshallamps.com.
Look under either Vintage, or Handwired on the products menu. When there look at something called the 1959slp. That is the reissue of the 100w Plexi head. Also, there is a 50w head in the same series but I cant remember what it was called, but its on the vintage page also.
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Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing That's because they aren't made anymore. Look on eBay. The DSL's and TSL's are nothing compared to them.
One of the Dizmas guitarists uses one. It sounded really really good.
Though I do have to say, the Dsl50 is my favorite amp out of the whole DSL/TSL series of amps.
It totaly pwns its big brother the dsl100, and the tsl100 is muddy garbage compared to both of the former.
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I know its a hybrid, and this line doesnt get much attention, but my backup amp is a Marshall AVT20, and it sounds very good. Its probably the most balanced sounding amp ive ever played through. My small little vox has hi's all over it, and my peavey deuce sounds darker than poop at midnight.
BUT
The Marshall sounds very solid, and holds its own very well.
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A hybrid? Is that just part SS, part tube or something? From what I hear, I'd like to go for the full tube sound if possible, but I'm not sure yet
The soundclips of the JCM sounded awesome, but I will check out those Plexi reissues if possible one day
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Hybrid:
Usually has a preamp tube to create the warmth of a tube amp, while the rest of the amp is solid state. The Vox VT series and Marshall AVT series are like this.