Marshall Studio Vintage 20 Head Review (A SMALL PLEXI) 

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I love the way the picking sound comes through with such definition and the fat mids. That’s the characteristic of a real plexi circuit; it doesn’t distort the sound but just amplifies it. All the clarity comes through. Real plexi sound. Probably better to buy an 87xl when you’re spending money at this level but it’s still a cool amp.

Wow. Great playing. Sounds amazing. Glad to see this video as I've been curious about this since I heard about it.

As you clearly demonstrated here great tone does inspire one to rock out and have fun !!

I was really curious about Marshall SV20C, now - after your review - I'll grab it for sure!! Tnx Elmo!

It's great when Elmo loves the product, he pushes it to the edge and we enjoy the results! Dang. Catching up on this one before the new SV20C, aka combo video.

Out if all your amp demos I've seen this one sounds the best. Really close to a vintage Plexi within reason. Sounds fantastic

Oh man I really dig that little marshall head! It sounds great and priced right too!

What a fantastic review, am convinced to buy this amp as this is how I would want to use it in the same way you use your drive pedal. A brilliant sound and fantastic playing.

AMAZING playing, man. And that tone is killer!

I’m so stoked you got one of these things. I was pretty much already sold, but your seal of approval has tipped me over the edge for sure. Thanks for the review, and quality content, Elmo. That playing at the end!! 🙌🏻

Love it man. Love every bit of gear and playing. Well done sir!

I've been thinking about one of these and I remembered you liked this, but I wanted to revisit this. Very cool. It does sound good. 🤘♥️🤘♥️

Great review, killer sounds. I like your approach man, you rock!

Sounds really fun to shred on. Cool video Elmo.

Love the amp, great demo & playing....Pretty authentic small Plexi....

Awesome playing Elmo! What a nice plexi sound! Cheers! Heikki from Germany

Excellent demo..killer sounds and excellent Play! 👍🎸🎶👌

Watching your video i've understand why the sound it's in the hands and not in the guitar + amp. You're great!

Awesome sound, awesome playing bro! Threw in some of my late friend Dick Dale's chops too!

Love when a good company makes a good new product , awesome !!

your channel has been my go to channel to see if things do yngwie malmsteen.

Hey Elmo I paused your video twice and both times you had one eye open and the other eye shut. I laughed like crazy.

Great demo. That thing sounds great!

The playing at the end said it all for me

This is an amp that makes me wish I didn't waste so much on multiple versions of cheaper crap ! Great playing , Elmo.Well done !

I was waiting for a good vid of this amp and like usual, you nailed it brother. But I just pulled the trigger on a 1962 Bluesbreaker for $1300 last weekend haha.

A Stratocaster can be a real MEANIE when you push it hard! This dude makes good use of that characteristic

Sweet-ass scalloped fret Strat. The Marshall head sounds great!! And your chops are better than excellent!!

Omg!!! Killer tones. Wow

Hi Elmo was wondering if there are a lot of differences in sound between this amp and the origin 20 you reviewed.. Am I right in thinking they both do a good plexi sound..? There's big price difference.. is this justified..?

Hi Elmo, what speaker cab would you recommend to achieve the Yngwie tone in combination with the SV20H?

I am desperate for a new amp and I’ve been looking at some Marshalls, this one in particular. I don’t need to peel any paint off the walls but not opposed to using an attenuator either. I returned my DSL 40 a while back and I’d rather not get another one of those but they are pretty good for the coin. Anyway, you said jumping the channels isn’t how you’d use it and I was wondering why? I managed to play the combo and didn’t jump the channels at first and it wasn’t a sound I cared for… am I missing something? I’ve been looking for a vintage modern combo, any thoughts on the vintage modern series? I’ll look through your videos and see if you’ve done a review. Thanks man! 🤘🏻😷🤘🏻

I wonder if this amp will brown sound ?

Exellent demo, would love to see you do this with a Les Paul !

Marshall is going to sell a truckload of these.

Brillant sound!

This video was made (or shown on youtube) on my birthday!

How quiet can you go with the volume pot box in the fx loop and it still sound good?

Elmo, you are getting some DELICIOUS tones there! I especially like the way this amp sounds with a Stratocaster (my favorite guitar). And with the Fender "Yngwie Malmsteen" signature overdrive pedal... (drool, drool, drool) This blend of components is tasty AF. I like how both Marshall amplifiers and Fender Stratocaster guitars retain clarity and definition even when driven really hard. BTW: thank you for that very inexpensive "additional volume control in the effects loop" tip. I shall have to try that on my newly acquired DSL40CR, perhaps!

Try turning the presence off and see if it still does it.I did a Metro build a few years back and had a very similar noise .The presence wiring might not be wired under the board correctly ..

do you put the vol pot before or after the pedals you use in the loop?

marshall should pay you for this review!! i'm buying one... tomorrow.

I thought id buy this but i heard it way too loud for home use without an attenuator. Does attenuators or fx loop tone knobs ruin the tone. I found a 70 euro harley benton attenuator on thomann but i dont know if i want the jhs little black box. Also i thought id use the mxr distorsion plus with this. Btw you should check out deraps yngwie malmsteen videos.

Awesome, thanks! I'm looking to get one of these and combine it with a heavy creamback in a 1x12 cab with a clean boost in front. If you're up to it, a video where you compare the Astoria Custom to one of your Plexis through your 4x12 with a clean boost in front would be real informative to see - challenge :-). From what I've seen on youtube reviews, that's basically what the Astoria Custom is, albeit at 3 times the price. :-) Cheers!

Elmo what model Marshall 4x12 cabinet would be good for the SV20 Head 1960A??

What kind of volume control did you use in the effects loop and where can I buy one?

Great review Elmo! Did you test out the d eye out and see how it compares to a real speaker if there emulator mimic the Marshall cabinet? By the way aside from the technical genius in which you play you have really captured the fire and spirit of Yngwie malmsteen heart ! Thanks so much

Hi Elmo, I've enjoyed your review as usually very much. I was already an owner of a Silver Jubilee, now I bought the one that you reviewed. What I didn't see is the fact that the presence knob is noisy. This knob is making noise when changing position, not during playing. If I look at the internet, I see a lot of people having the same problem. Is this a malfunction, or is this in the electrical design and on all of them? THX

Great sounding Marshall and nice playing! May I ask which cabinet and speakers you are using? Thanks

Great video. I know you have a great cabinet to run it through. Sounds so nice. I wondering about getting the combo or the silver jubilee combo. Have you tried those combos, and if so I would love to hear your opinion on them.

In last videos you play more on an old Malmsteen, so Im happy for that :)

Hey older video I know, but he mentions putting a volume knob in the effects loop for home volumes, but my understanding is that will take all the juice from the front of the power amp and starve that wonderful distortion. Wouldn’t it be better for a plex I to put an attenuator after the amp and before the speaker? Serious question as I’m still learning about this stuff

What are your thoughts on the Friedman pt-20 head and the Carl Martin plexitone pedal do you have any experience with them

Are you going into the same cab as you use with the 1987X? It sounds really good

Omg. Sounds glorious.

Great review. I was expecting your inner Blackmore to jump out with that scalloped strat but you did YM. But great review nonetheless!

Nice nice nice, great review.

17:07. FINALLY somebody plays Hendrix to demo this amp. What I want to buy it for. Also just how loud could this thing get? Thanks!

Hey Elmo, do you ever tried a jtm45? thoughts?

Hey Elmo. How does it compare with the origin?

Yep I want this amp!

thx for this great review! which speakers are you using?

Goddamn your fast. Well done.

NEED HELP!!!! I cant decide weather I should get the studio JCM800 or the Plexi?? I love the slash style jcm800 (gain on 6.5) alot but want the lower gain sounds of the plexi. I havnt tried a superlead yet but jtm45s do not have enough gain. I want it to play slash stuff, but then turn it down and play zepplin and blues, i also want the ability to change it to clean (dont care about footswitchable) for pedals

Have you ever tried the bugera Plexi, 1960 model?

So is it easier to get a great lower volume tone than a 50 watt Plexi? Trying to decide between the SV and a 50 watt Plexi. I had the 20 watt jcm and it was crazy loud and VERY bright

is the Clean tone volume of this amplifier sufficient to play with acoustic drums ?

Hi Elmo! My studio vintage is arrived today! I find difficult to balance the clean sound with overdrive ( fender yjm od all full). When I turn off the od .. I am close to no sound! In your video looks that the difference between two sounds is not soo big Any suggestion? Thank you !

My review of this review. First off this is a great review demoing how he uses his plexi amps to get his tones which are true to the Malmstein lovers out there.Now for the rest, he did not push it so we could hear the over driven classic Marshall plexi crunch, the demo without his overdrive pedal sounded like your typical low watt clean combo tones of most any tube amp maxed gain setting, and yea single coiled so it stayed bright and not too flabby. I need to hear it in 5 watt mode without a volume master in the effects loop with some classic PAF humbuckers to hear if it delivers the goods. I'm guessing it has micro phonic issues played like that and he avoided that setup all together. So yea the Fender Malmstien overdrive pedal sounds pretty good, more modern tone than the older DOD Malmstien overdrive.This guy has plexis but can't play them loud enough to get the goods! What Marshall should have done is add a PPI master volume like the vintage modern head has in the back which was the big mod to get the amp loudness crunch at lower volumes without using a power brake, , even at 5 watts probably on the loud side for bedroom volumes? But for people dreaming about Plexi Marshall tones , nothing delivers better than a mini Marshall Plexi amp . Seeing is believing! Get it ? going to,check out some other reviews for the real cranked plexi test. Even Malmstein uses his overdrive to build upon the amps cranked dirty tones, but his pedal has lotsa gain so you don't need to crank the amp for the gain ,just the tone and feel , Also there shouldn't be any hiss using the amp straight in bypassing your overdrive even when it is cranked on full. or was that with the overdrive engaged ?

It sounds killer!

My 15 year old Marshall DSL 50, is on its last lags, and i am about to sell it. The new Marshall SV20 head would be perfect right now to replace. Elmo, what speakers in the cab where you using for this review? Great demo and thank you for sharing.

I get that scream" that you pointed out sometimes with my Egnater troubadour and it's awful. It's intermittent and I can't find a rhyme or reason to it. That SV 20 is just the real go and if i can afford it I just might get one. It sounds great and I know that this is stupid but just looking at that amp makes me want it. It just looks the business to me and I'm notoriously shallow and crass and if it looks like a Plexi I want it. Great tones, Elmo. Great episode !!

Love it!

So I guess if you didn’t run a volume pedal in the loop you’d get more gain out of the amp as the power tubes would saturate more? Really great amp, I’m wondering whether to swap my Friedman Runt for one...

Yup, Marshall rules them all. 1 question though, what kind of a cabinet would you want to use with this? It’s only 20 Watts, so if you use 2 10”s, there wouldn’t be need for each speaker to be more than 10W RMS right?

Good job Elmo, Best sounding review of this amp, I want to like these amps, but they just sound like a stomp box to me.

Great vid, what sort of db is it at on 5 watts with good crunch? Don’t want to annoy my neighbours

Can you get Yngwie Malmsteen tone with this amp? (The old tone with Dimarzio)

Cue the "New marshall in town"-jokes. Sounds decent actually. Especially interesting for me before you used the pedals as I am currently not using my own pedals and the cleanliness made me think about a pedalfree living 👀. But I must say, for 20w that sounds like a beast! I was ready to knock Marshall once more.... I approve this review Elmo Helluntai-Plexi Karjalainen. 👍

Did you use the delay in front or in the fx loop?

Elmo. Have you tried the Orange Crush series combos? Sound very much like a tube amp. Same components in then except tubes, but all solid state, and killer tone for Black Sabbath, etc.

What kind of speaker are you using?

Sorry late response .. Got to buy one this week .. will be for bedroom use...

Hello, Thanks for your reviews !! I can’t find the one about the volume pot in the loop that you talked about in the intro ? 🙏

Hey Elmo, didn't you noticed a poweramp compression difference between your 50 and that 20 w? i guess the little one should sound way way "better" (at equal loudness ) cause of the pushed final tubes. i had the Origin but i gave off that too and i'm really considering this little gem, i think it could really be a classic in 10yrs.

Is the 5 watt sound quiet enough to play in a block of flats with neighbors ?

Don't run tube amps without a cab or at least a load box, you can and probably will blow the amp

The difference between the studio 20 and the 100 watts is like driving four cylinder car in heavy traffic in rush hour vs a 1969 Chevrolet 427 cu inch 500 hp.😊

As always, you start to play slowly and after a while, rocket fingers get crazy suddently 😂

I have already ordered one but not sure when they get them in stock, sounds great !

The pedal sounds kick ass with the amp, just got the combo!

How loud is it for home use?? Using it in low power mode..

Why do you think about YM lack of rythum player, it's a strange anomaly. ...

sounds like a microphonic preamp tube at 9:00 just tap (with a pencil) on each tube very gently at high volumes the one that makes a noise is the one to replace

So awesome. Can't wait to get one now.

SOLD! 👍

Good playing bud !!!!👉🤘👈

This one vs. JCM 800 version?

Mr Elmo could you do a video on early Robin Trower's style of guitar playing , for example his Winterland concert 1975 . What effects is he using , amps , guitar , riffs etc .... Thank You . 🔬🏄‍♂️🎸☮️