Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
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Mr. B
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I was interested in these too until I saw the price point. If they are fantastic, it would fall into that category of "too good to be true" which isn't very likely. The reviews I have watched on videos have sounded pretty harsh and brash, which isn't my cup of tea. Might be some good vintage Marshall tones in there, but I haven't heard them in any of the demos.
I was interested in these too until I saw the price point. If they are fantastic, it would fall into that category of "too good to be true" which isn't very likely. The reviews I have watched on videos have sounded pretty harsh and brash, which isn't my cup of tea. Might be some good vintage Marshall tones in there, but I haven't heard them in any of the demos.
Empty Pockets
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Re: Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
Ew. Gross. Use a real amp.
Ew. Gross. Use a real amp.
JeffB
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Re: Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
I was excited to try one, but went in a different direction.
Seems to be a Marshall flavored Mustang from what Im reading from owners at other forums. Good tones once you dig into the controls, nothing revolutionary/extraordinary. A solid modeller.
I was excited to try one, but went in a different direction.
Seems to be a Marshall flavored Mustang from what Im reading from owners at other forums. Good tones once you dig into the controls, nothing revolutionary/extraordinary. A solid modeller.
Lake Placid Blues
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Re: Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
We will need to wait until more are out there and more people have direct experience creating their own models to form opinions. The basic amp models were done by a Swedish company called Soft Tube. They also did the models for the older JMD. The JMD sounds fine. Maybe the JMD sounds good because it uses a tube power amp, but the Soft Tube pre-amp models of the Code should be as good or better than the older JMD Soft Tube technology. Modelling amps are computers, and computer technology is always moving forward, rendering the older versions obsolete. The newer versions will usually be better and less expensive than the previous versions.
There would be no point in Marshall coming out with a modeler that costs two or three times what the Fender Mustangs cost. It appears that each time Marshall comes out with a modelling amp they put emphasis on their current tube amp production with the featured models. It's rather clever to provide on the entry level; amp models of available real things, because the guitarist using the low cost amp will eventually want to upgrade to the real tube amp of his favorite models after awhile.
We will need to wait until more are out there and more people have direct experience creating their own models to form opinions. The basic amp models were done by a Swedish company called Soft Tube. They also did the models for the older JMD. The JMD sounds fine. Maybe the JMD sounds good because it uses a tube power amp, but the Soft Tube pre-amp models of the Code should be as good or better than the older JMD Soft Tube technology. Modelling amps are computers, and computer technology is always moving forward, rendering the older versions obsolete. The newer versions will usually be better and less expensive than the previous versions.
There would be no point in Marshall coming out with a modeler that costs two or three times what the Fender Mustangs cost. It appears that each time Marshall comes out with a modelling amp they put emphasis on their current tube amp production with the featured models. It's rather clever to provide on the entry level; amp models of available real things, because the guitarist using the low cost amp will eventually want to upgrade to the real tube amp of his favorite models after awhile.
JeffB
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Re: Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
the problem with the jmd was the ridiculous choice in amps to model. mode 4, 1974x with a 1959 tone stack, bluesbreaker pedal into a jmp1 clean, Haze, and.other nonsense. There was not a classic marshall model to be found.
It seems the folks on the Marshall forum who have a JMD love the sound of softube, and now are excitied to upgrade to/run the code as a preamp into the JMD power section.
the problem with the jmd was the ridiculous choice in amps to model. mode 4, 1974x with a 1959 tone stack, bluesbreaker pedal into a jmp1 clean, Haze, and.other nonsense. There was not a classic marshall model to be found.
It seems the folks on the Marshall forum who have a JMD love the sound of softube, and now are excitied to upgrade to/run the code as a preamp into the JMD power section.
Lake Placid Blues
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Re: Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
Exactly. These are the JMD models:
1 JVM clean channel
2 DSL clean channel with tone shift in
3 JMP1 clean channel
4 Straight through with flat eq (maybe for acoustic?)
5 18 watt with plexi tone stack
6 JCM800 2203
7 Haze 40 crunch channel
8 18 watt cranked
9 JMP1 mid gain
10 JVM crunch channel
11 JCM800 pushed by a pedal
12 Mode 4 (sounds solid state awfull. They even modeled in the hiss)
13 Haze 40 pushed by a pedal (this one sounds really good actually)
14 Guv'ner pedal by itself
15 DSL green channel pushed by a pedal
16 JVM high gain channel (you better have potted pickups)
Got to wonder what they were thinking with that selection?
As understand it, the Code will feature preamps like the JTM45 and the split cathode plexi and the Jube and the 2203 and the JVM and so forth. You will be able to mix and match 16 preamps with different power amps : 4 xEL34, 4 x6L6, 4 x EL84, 2 x5881... you will be able to pick and choose overdrive and distortion pedal FX your self ect.... You can choose G12M25 loaded cab sims, G12H30 cabs, G12T75 cabs, V30 cabs, open backed.... 2x12, 4x12.....
Exactly. These are the JMD models:
1 JVM clean channel
2 DSL clean channel with tone shift in
3 JMP1 clean channel
4 Straight through with flat eq (maybe for acoustic?)
5 18 watt with plexi tone stack
6 JCM800 2203
7 Haze 40 crunch channel
8 18 watt cranked
9 JMP1 mid gain
10 JVM crunch channel
11 JCM800 pushed by a pedal
12 Mode 4 (sounds solid state awfull. They even modeled in the hiss)
13 Haze 40 pushed by a pedal (this one sounds really good actually)
14 Guv'ner pedal by itself
15 DSL green channel pushed by a pedal
16 JVM high gain channel (you better have potted pickups)
Got to wonder what they were thinking with that selection?
As understand it, the Code will feature preamps like the JTM45 and the split cathode plexi and the Jube and the 2203 and the JVM and so forth. You will be able to mix and match 16 preamps with different power amps : 4 xEL34, 4 x6L6, 4 x EL84, 2 x5881... you will be able to pick and choose overdrive and distortion pedal FX your self ect.... You can choose G12M25 loaded cab sims, G12H30 cabs, G12T75 cabs, V30 cabs, open backed.... 2x12, 4x12.....
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Drunken Bowling
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Re: Anyone tried the Marshall CODE25? Opinions?
Cleans with a Strat and a little reverb added sounded nice, but I haven't watched many demos of it to the point where I can draw any definitive conclusions as to overdriven sounds.
If I was playing strictly clean with a Strat I'd buy one.
Cleans with a Strat and a little reverb added sounded nice, but I haven't watched many demos of it to the point where I can draw any definitive conclusions as to overdriven sounds.
If I was playing strictly clean with a Strat I'd buy one.
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