Comments on: Marshall’s Class5 Combo Drawing Rave Reviews… Due In Stores Soon

By: ToneHound

ToneHound — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:46:16 +0000

Just bought a Marshall Class 5 earlier today from Sam Ash in Clearwater, FL. The first one that I brought home in the box had a rattle when certain notes were played (at low volume, I know…). Took it back and exchanged it for the actual amp that I demoed in the store.

Tone nirvana and LOUD with no more rattle! Not only does the amp look like a mini Bluesbreaker, it can rattle and tone some windows as well!

Here is the scoop…

5 Class A Watts
3 Tone Controls (Bass, Mid, Treble)
1 Volume Control
1 10″ Celestion speaker
Headphone Output / 16 ohm External Speaker Out
2- ECC83 preamp tubes (12AX7)
1- EL84 power tube
1- Solid State Rectifier

At any rate, I am on a break from breaking in the speaker and I just felt that I had to share this with someone. Oh yeah, I am finding that a good way to manage the amp is through your guitar volume knob. Turn up the amp and tweak the guitar volume to your taste of crunch or overdrive.

Clean is there but not your Fender clean. Clean with bristles of hair around the edges… (Oh, and no reverb)

BTW, the amp is made in England at the Marshall Amplification plant.

So far, the honeymoon is real, real good!

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:08:40 +0000

I saw some of the Taylor 2009 Fall Limited last week at Buffalo Brothers. Beautiful looking and amazing sounding instruments. I’m no longer bringing my wallet into those places!

By: Cary

Cary — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:30 +0000

Acoustic? Watch out brother… I’m right in the middle of penning a review of my Martin 000-18 Golden Era ‘37 Sunburst.

Keep your wallet in your pocket — it’s gonna’ get dangerous! ;)

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:24:52 +0000

I already have a VOX AC4TV and a Fender Champion 600! This would be the trifecta! A 3 way stack! I played the Handwired Series a few months ago, and with a humbucking pickup, it was the “brown” sound from the early Van Halen albums. I’m hoping this sounds similar but not as loud.

I need to stop buying amps and start playing more gigs. Oddly enough, acoustic gigs are aplenty in Southern California….I don’t need a new Marshall for those!

By: Cary

Cary — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:55:19 +0000

Hah! I know… I’m going to be seriously tempted when these finally show up around here… Maybe build a little stack with my Spacetone :)

By: Mark Kardwell

Mark Kardwell — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:42 +0000

Yeah, I reckon it’d look good in my living room in a little stack with my Fender Champion 600.