tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

[man-in-moon]

i went to some of the local shops yesterday to check out amps. at first there was not much that caught my attention. then i looked over in the corner and saw the marshall haze combo and mini stack sitting there. i was able to demo them side by side. i plugged into the combo first. first thing i noticed was the cleans were a little hollow for lack of a better word. no matter what i did with the EQ i could not get it to sound any fuller. the gain channel sounded pretty good but when i added the boost it turned to mud. the only way i could get rid of it was to turn the treble to 8 and the bass to 4. the built in effects did not sound bad i have heard worse pedals. so after spending about 30 minutes with it i was disappointed.
then i moved on to the 15 watt head and 2 1x12 cabs i was really impressed with it. the cleans were real nice and full. it just sounded a lot better than the combo. the gain channel sounded just as good as the combo. the effects were the same quality. i figured the better sound was from the 2x12's but i looked and only one cab was hooked up. as it has been said before they are not high gain metal amps but they are good for blues and classic rock stuff. with a boost pedal they would do heavy though.
i was ready to buy the head then i say a orange tiny terror sitting behind the counter. i plugged it in a tried it out. all i can say is wow i have never tried one before i was completely surprised. it has plenty of gain on tap for what i play if i need any more i will boost it. the cleans are not as good as the 15 watt haze but they will do. i plan on getting a 2x12 cabs doing it in stereo and using the TT for gain and getting another small head for cleans.
they were all tested with an epiphone les paul standard and a gibson les paul traditional. sorry the review is not better.

 

[J Moose]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

hehe Told ya.

Drop some good preamp tubes into the TT and it'll clean up a whole lot better. Even a 12at7 in V1 provides (IMO) more then enough gain when maxed. I tried putting an at7 in both slots, but in V2 it got rather muddy. Not in a 'bad' way, but just lots of sag. AT7 in V1 and ax7 in V2 is a good combo. Tubes do make a fairly large difference with the TT... probably even more so then my old 800.

 

[wixedmords]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

Good review MIM.

You are getting quite the resume of gear built up.

Glad you love the TT.

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

The circuit, tube complement, tone stack, everything is completely different on the Head and the Combo Haze. It's remarkable that they have the same name.

Haze 40 = 2 x EL84
Haze 15 = 2 x 6V6

I have the hots for the Tiny Terror, too --- I have never played one because everyone I know who has played one brought one home. They must be truly excellent.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

Great info! Ive been wondering about how the Haze was gonna fare.. Ive been thinking about TT, Nighttrain and Rev JR pro and BlackstarH5, but I cant test any of them.. Ive played the Egnater and tho I like it, it isnt much different than my PV CLassic 30. (except I can get gain at a little lower level) But overall sound is quite similar..

JMOOSE,
You have a TT?? Sounds like you like it..???? You know what I got, so what would that one add for me?? Thanks !

 

[d1dsj]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

Cool stuff! I have a TT that really kills through a 4 x 12... classic AC/DC for me and that's what I wanted from a small valve amp. Great that you reviewed the Marshall as a comparison, thanks for that.

The only other amp I've heard that really kicks ass is the HT5 but it is very "HEAVY" sound orientated... but fantastic non the less.

Enjoy the T.T... congrats.

 

[J Moose]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

Ive played the Egnater and tho I like it, it isnt much different than my PV CLassic 30. (except I can get gain at a little lower level) But overall sound is quite similar..

JMOOSE,
You have a TT?? Sounds like you like it..???? You know what I got, so what would that one add for me?? Thanks !

Yup... I have TT.

If you didn't think the Egnater was much different then your PV classic, then you'll likely find the TT to be even more similar. So like... work on chops. Not on gear.

Peace.

 

[Hoss]

Re: tested the marshall haze amps left with a tiny terror.

The circuit, tube complement, tone stack, everything is completely different on the Head and the Combo Haze. It's remarkable that they have the same name.

Haze 40 = 2 x EL84
Haze 15 = 2 x 6V6

I have the hots for the Tiny Terror, too --- I have never played one because everyone I know who has played one brought one home. They must be truly excellent.

They are great...i played one once and it was awesome!!! Wanted to take it home for sure!