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  • New Marshall amps due out soon!

    You guys remember the Mitch Kolby incident with Vox and someone knocking the Valvetronix? Well on another forum Mitch dropped a bomb. Here's the news:

    "Good morning!

    This is the beginning of a hand wired series of Marshall replica products. Each one has been carefully copied including tone, cosmetics, construction, and components (including carefully redesigned and selected transformers, caps & resistors). Cabinets are birch ply including backs, metal handles, S&P grill cloth and hand soldered speakers.

    1959HW – hand wired replica of a circa 1967 Super Lead. Check out the schematic in “the History of Marshall” of the Super Lead from 1967, add a 100pf cap across the Volume control of Channel 1 and you are there. Large transformers.

    20 watt Lead and Bass – hand wired replica. Also available is a 2x12 cabinet that looks like the old 4x10. Looks very cool with S&P grill and sounds great with the G12H30s.

    18 watt combo – 1x12 version with a newly redesigned aged 20 watt Greenback. New grill cloth that more closely replicates (relative to the stuff we use on the current reissues) the look of the old “rubbery” grill. Sounds “the business”. 1x12 extension cab with the 20 watt Greenback.

    Pricing will be competitive with “boutique” copy amps.

    Marshall 1960 A and B cabs will also come with G12H30s"

    Here is a link to the thread over at PP: http://vintageamps.com/PlexiPalaceUB...c;f=1;t=008425


    So what do you guys think?


    J
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  • #2
    Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

    Sounds good, if the construction is what it should be.

    In other words, I'll reserve judgement 'til I actually hear/see them.
    F#@{ Clapton- Wenger is God!

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    • #3
      Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

      The pricing I think will be a little absurd for marshall to be able to this. Also I think they are doing too little too late. Their are plenty of people who make marshall clones at very affordable prices. They may not have the Marshall emblem but they will sure do the job.

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      • #4
        Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

        Stop it now guys, it's April 2nd
        Originally posted by kevlar3000
        I learned a long time ago that the only thing that mattered regarding tone was what my ears thought.
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        • #5
          Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

          I'm 95% sure they'll use some cheezy xformers...I'd be VERY VERY surprised if Marshall ever come with a FAITHFUL replica of their original designs.

          They tried to fool some with their 1959SLP and 1987 reissues, but damn! they changed the original circuit, used weak xformers...


          .... from Marshall ?? Nahh. Fogged'dabawditt!
          Edwards Jimmy Page, Fender AmDlx Strat, PRS CE24, Edwards E-FV, AGILE Valkyrie Double-neck, Ibanez EP9. Metroamp 50w, Fender SFSR, Blackstar HT40 VP

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          • #6
            Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

            Originally posted by proxy
            The pricing I think will be a little absurd for marshall to be able to this. Also I think they are doing too little too late. Their are plenty of people who make marshall clones at very affordable prices. They may not have the Marshall emblem but they will sure do the job.
            Marshall should be able to do it cheaper than any of the smaller companies by a good margin. They also have the name Marshall which no other company can name claim to, so I believe it will be wildly successful at whatever price point they put it at. If you can get a true 67 Plexi RI that says Marshall instead of Blockhead, Roccaforte, Mohave, ect you are a huge step ahead of the competition. If I had I had a choice to make assuming a plexi sound is what I wanted I would go for the Marshall ( provided they are comparable in construction )just in terms of looks and legacy. I would rather have a Harley than and Excelsior Henderson and a Chevelle instead of a Nissan ect...

            I actually hope that this lowers the price of the current RI as I would snatch up another on ebay and tweak em for a couple hundy just like I did with my 1987x. If I can find a 1959 for 500-600 I would do it in a heartbeat.

            I think it is cool that they are listening to the wants of their customers.
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            • #7
              Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

              Thank you Marshall! I'm glad to hear about this thing. They are a little late jumping on the boutique market, but cool, nonetheless. They BETTER have a 50W Plexi!
              If they don't, they F'ed up BAD. Hundred P to P watts is like Chernobyl.
              Glad to see they have some lower wattage one's too. I'm guessing $3000 a head,
              street price.
              Originally posted by Boogie Bill
              I've got 60 guitars...but 49 trumpets is just...INSANITY! WTF!

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              • #8
                Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                Better snap up any old Marshall you want NOW. As soon as these things are released
                Ebay will be crawling with guys looking for P to P Marshalls.
                I like 50 watt plexis/metalfronts, but a 100W Superbass is tone to the bone.
                It's like a Superlead with a wider tone and less shrill highs.
                Originally posted by Boogie Bill
                I've got 60 guitars...but 49 trumpets is just...INSANITY! WTF!

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                • #9
                  Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                  uh, mitch later admited it was an April 1 joke.


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                  • #10
                    Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                    An April Fools Joke, eh?

                    First, the JCM 900's, then the Mode4, now this.

                    They can't afford anymore jokes.
                    Originally posted by Boogie Bill
                    I've got 60 guitars...but 49 trumpets is just...INSANITY! WTF!

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                    • #11
                      Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                      Originally posted by Scott_F
                      uh, mitch later admited it was an April 1 joke.
                      This is Mitch's Quote....


                      "April fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                      Actually, this is no joke.

                      50 watter - someday, hopefully no in the too distant future. Unfortunately, we can only make a relativey small amount of totally hand wired amps and we are expecting that the demand will be higher than the supply for a while.

                      JTM100 - not a bad idea.

                      The Superlead is the eary 1967 style with the larger trannies. "



                      This is his quote. It seems it is on.
                      Last edited by kevlar3000; 04-02-2004, 05:02 PM.
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                      • #12
                        Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                        no way! That sh*t is just wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!


                        Low wattage rocks!
                        Bumbox Lead 1
                        Orange Tiny Terror
                        Vox 120VTH
                        ----------------------
                        Gibson LP Standard - SG Supreme
                        Agile LP-2500 - Jackson JSX-94

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                        • #13
                          Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                          Whats the big deal about a hand wired amp?

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                          • #14
                            Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                            Now its not cool if you amps not hand wired. Damn I better go throw my Mesa and XXX away.

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                            • #15
                              Re: New Marshall amps due out soon!

                              Well find some pics of an old Hiwatt online....there is the deal with handwired, it lasts a very long time when done right.

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