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Marshall headunder $500?

Started by jonathanbud, Dec 21 2009 04:53 AM

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Posted 21 December 2009 - 04:53 AM

I own a fender roc pro 1000 tube amp head and I wanna replace it with a Marshall because the tube drive channel dosnt respond well to my gain pedals, it makes them very quiet and muddy for some reason but I tried my friends Marshall and its drive channel with my ds-1 and muff and its just awesome

So my question is does anyone know any good Marshall heads (used or new) that are under $500?
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Posted 21 December 2009 - 07:46 AM

What model is your friend's Marshall?
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Posted 21 December 2009 - 10:17 PM

View Postirondethpepper, on Dec 21 2009, 07:46 AM, said:

What model is your friend's Marshall?
a Marshall lead 12 mini stack
I would get one because there relatively cheap but I'm looking for a 100 watt 4x12

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Posted 21 December 2009 - 11:15 PM

Well...obviously not all Marshall amps are the same...and you gotta ask yourself 'Do I really need 100 watts? I'm not sure you'll be able to find any decent (subjective) heads for under $500...
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Posted 21 December 2009 - 11:26 PM

marshall lead 12s arent even tube are they?

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 12:58 AM

View Postfenderfunk14, on Dec 22 2009, 12:26 AM, said:

marshall lead 12s arent even tube are they?
no its solid state, and yes I do need 100 watts

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 01:00 AM

View Postirondethpepper, on Dec 22 2009, 12:15 AM, said:

Well...obviously not all Marshall amps are the same...and you gotta ask yourself 'Do I really need 100 watts? I'm not sure you'll be able to find any decent (subjective) heads for under $500...
I figured under 500 is a stretch

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 02:38 AM

his old fender was 100 watts so i guess he knows what hes getting into

i do have a question though. have you ever had your fender head volume past 6 or 7? that could be some of the reason for the crappy distortion tones you're getting. you really need to heat up those tubes to get good tones, and most people can't get a 100 watt amp up to those setting inside of their house. with that said, it makes sense that you would get better tones out of a 12 watt amp.

sorry if i insulted your skill/intelligence...just asking some questions

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 02:49 AM

^ Me too :/

I thought SS amps don't sound that great when turned up?

Anyways for $500 I reckon you could find a used head on eBay or Craigslist if you keep looking
Like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-JCM-900-JCM90...#ht_2341wt_1148
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Posted 22 December 2009 - 02:51 AM

View Postfenderfunk14, on Dec 22 2009, 03:38 AM, said:

his old fender was 100 watts so i guess he knows what hes getting into

i do have a question though. have you ever had your fender head volume past 6 or 7? that could be some of the reason for the crappy distortion tones you're getting. you really need to heat up those tubes to get good tones, and most people can't get a 100 watt amp up to those setting inside of their house. with that said, it makes sense that you would get better tones out of a 12 watt amp.

sorry if i insulted your skill/intelligence...just asking some questions
i actually thought that could be the problem before but when its louder its almost worse

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 02:59 AM

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 03:05 AM

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 09:45 PM

You should find one if you look around. I have a 100 watt JCM 900 head off ebay for £500
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Posted 20 January 2010 - 04:11 AM

Check Craigslist, you won't find anything new for a price like that.
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