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Post by colchar on Sept 1, 2010 23:50:42 GMT -5
When picking up my guitar from the shop yesterday after having it in for a set-up I pulled the trigger on a used Marshall Class 5 - my first tube amp! It wasn’t the greatest financial decision ever (I made a deal with myself that, if I bought the amp, I would have to quit smoking to offset the cost) but aurally it was a brilliant decision. I’ve been busy all day having furniture delivered, etc. so haven’t had a ton of time to play around with it yet but, from the little playing time it has had, I love the thing. These amps have tone for miles and, since I am using a Strat, the single coils give it a lot more headroom than I had originally expected. Overall, I think it is a sensational little amp and that my decision to purchase it was definitely a good one! Since we all know the 'pictures or it didn't happen' rule, here are links to a couple of photos of it: i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad13/colchar/Marshall%20Class%205/004.jpgi917.photobucket.com/albums/ad13/colchar/Marshall%20Class%205/012.jpgi917.photobucket.com/albums/ad13/colchar/Marshall%20Class%205/008.jpg
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Post by kevina on Sept 2, 2010 1:28:51 GMT -5
looks nice mate, where did you get it from and do you mind if I ask how much?
Do you have any vids/soundclips that you can post?
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Post by pwfirst on Sept 2, 2010 7:00:16 GMT -5
They look soooo good together, bet they sound just as good. Oh I remember my Marshall days when I was young and wild. Good Choice in toys.
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Post by jay on Sept 2, 2010 10:19:36 GMT -5
I'm going to check this amp out at Guitar Center. I've been wanting a small tube amp for around the house and with a headphone jack this might be the one.
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Post by gasman on Sept 2, 2010 13:04:48 GMT -5
Nice amp! Man, GAS got you hard, didn't it? HA! HA!
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Post by 469roadking on Sept 3, 2010 12:30:25 GMT -5
Oh man, I hurtin way down in my GAS area now.
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:46:10 GMT -5
looks nice mate, where did you get it from and do you mind if I ask how much? I got it from a large Canadian music gear chain. It was used so it was one for $350. I traded in a SS and paid the rest in cash. Normally, paying a couple of hundred bucks wouldn't bother me but there are some other pressing financial issues that made me think long and hard about getting it (they are why I said it wasn't the best financial decision ever). But I figure that, if money ever becomes a pressing issue, I can just sell it and then buy another when finances improve. No, I don't have the ability to record but there are some good demos out there. Here are link to a couple of them (the second one is from a store near me): www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzZpPc92GKk&feature=player_embeddedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=rwi88DyRQEcwww.youtube.com/watch?v=lh1gckzcZSg
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:46:48 GMT -5
Nice amp! Man, GAS got you hard, didn't it? HA! HA! In the worst way brother!
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:47:20 GMT -5
I'm going to check this amp out at Guitar Center. I've been wanting a small tube amp for around the house and with a headphone jack this might be the one. I cannot recommend it highly enough - these things are freakin' great!
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:47:48 GMT -5
Oh man, I hurtin way down in my GAS area now. Then head off to your local music gear outlet for some antacid!
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:52:10 GMT -5
They look soooo good together Strangely enough, I had thought I was buying a green one. You see, I am 80%-90% colour blind so I thought mine was a really dark green. I only realized it was black when someone else mentioned that to me. Seriously, my colour vision is that bad. As it turns out, I am glad I got the black one because A) they are far less common around here than the green ones and B) because it matches the burst on my guitar so well. That shouldn't be, and isn't, a consideration when playing but when they are sitting in your house it doesn't hurt that they look good together. They sound awesome together. The single coils on the Strat really give the Class 5 a lot more headroom than I was expecting. So much so that I might consider getting a pedal just so that I can get it nice and dirty at lower volume levels (have to crank it up higher to get it dirty with single coils). Then again, I might just buy a Dr. Z attenuator for the same purpose and so that any dirtiness/distortion comes from the amp itself and not a pedal.
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