It bought a JMC 900 back in 1992, 100 watt, I sold it and regretted it, November 7/23, 10:00 am, I will be picking up my new Marshall SV20H Vintage, may Gods help I play like Dave in the afternoon.😊
The looks of the 20 watt Marshalls are even more appealing to me. They're like condensed nuggets of tone. I have the humble Origin and like its versatility as a clean pedal platform at home or a more sensibly volume old-school cranked rock amp for gigs.
Your affinity and enthusiasm for gear and the connection you clearly have with it is so inspiring. So much so, that it went a long way in convincing me I needed the Silver Jubilee, JCM 800 and the Plexi combo’s. Did I really need them? Of course not, I’m actually a pretty pathetic player. Do I have them and admire them anyhow? You bet!
*Listens to Dave play* Wow, that thing sounds like pure magic! *tries one myself* Damn, this one must be broken - it sounds like "lazy ass who rarely practises".
I am an all blackface Fender guy these days... But I WISH I never sold my smallbox 50... Hard to really fall in love with anything Marshall now, just ---- they fall short of my old amp. Dave - love hearing you mention Rory. I worked for Gerry McAvoy for a good few years - you would love the Rory stories that he occasionally spills at 3am over a single-malt. Love your channel man. Bought a baby Crush12 on the back of your review. I have heart disease. If the worst happens, am gonna make sure you get my original issue Guv'Nor, my secret sauce, modded decades ago by the wizzos at Milton Keynes. Love you man - stay anchored to the inner-peace that comes with being an accomplished musician, bless you man.
Love to hear Big Dave play. Especially when he kicks in them Killer sounding leads. Inspiring as all get out awesomeness. My favorite lead playing ive seen so far ❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸
To be in that Zone, and to let loose and its all so pure. Just once. MASSIVE Expression of the inner soul. You rock us again Sir Dave llike a Uragano - E G A7 Here I am, C D E G A C D Rock you like a hurricane E G A7 Here I am, C D E G A C D C Rock you like a hurricane Take no prisoners, leave just ya footprints. . . . 🎸 I
Rory did use a JTM45, I helped load out at Birmingham Bingley Hall, that a 2x12 and a Vox AC30 passed through my fair hands that night. Then we went to the pub!
Oh please do start singing the praises of another amp just yet! lol Only found your channel a week ago and already bought 2 amps of the back of your reviews! Got the Orange cr120 for my lad to take out gigging and the Katana 50 for myself for home use :) Both fantastic amps!
Friend, I am so glad you give love to the soon-to-be-vintage CR120H (Pre-Pro model). I say we start the myth building right away, drive up those Reverb prices!
I play modelers, solid state amps, and computer amp sims. I have to adjust my settings on everything, everyday. Not sure if it is the guitar or my ears, but nothing sounds the same from day to day. I want either the Marshall Studio Plexi or Marshall Origin. I have a Mesa/Boogie Blue Angel that does both the American/Clean (Fender 6V6) and the British/Crunch (Marshall/Vox EL-84) sound, but it needs to be repaired as it is out of service. One reason I like Solid State and Modelers/Amp Sims vs Tubes. The sound difference isn't that much of one, but the reliability difference is HUGE! and I just play at home, I am no desire to play in public or for anyone, I am more Science and Engineering / Computer minded than Artist/Creative minded, and I can't stand the fact that Tube/Valve amps need to be fixed all the time. What I want is a AMP 1 or AMP X from Blug Gutiar/ Thomas Blug. He cracked that problem finally that should have been done 40 years ago. Just sayin'.
You can buy a power conditioner to set the exact voltage going into your tube amps. It’ll make it more consistent. The only thing that will make it sound or feel different is if the tubes aren’t warmed up
Power conditioner won't unless it has a built in Voltage regulator. Furman Voltage regulators are +/- 5V at 120V or +/- 10V at 230/240V. Not good enough really as even a 2 V difference is noticeable.
@@hugotyson308 thanks. I didn’t know all the details of what they do. I was also thinking that it doesn’t make a huge difference in modern tube amps unless your house has bad electricity I know older tube amps are more sensitive to voltage. But I’m sure Dave will do a some research and buy exactly what he needs.
I had a Chinese Marshall DSL15 head that burned out, but I still use the 2x12 cab for my other amps. The only Marshalls I have now are my Lead 12 combo and I have 2 bluetooth speakers that look like scaled-down amp heads.
Off Days with Valve amps! I mainly put this down to the AC voltage at the wall socket. Too high AC , they will sound harsh, brighter ,louder, tighter/stiffer and cleaner. Basically harder to play. Marshalls in my opinion sound best at 240V or less. My 100W hand-wired Barwatt Super PA clone (With mods: Super lead, Super Bass and Super PA channels) sounds at its best around 235 VAC. Anything over 242V and its starting to sound nasty, and not in a good way! My AC voltage can vary quite a bit in the space of a few minutes. Even a change of 2 V is noticeable. Lowest reading on my Voltage meter was 225V and the highest was 251V.Anything over 245V and I don't bother turning the amp on as I know its not going to sound ideal! A Rig Rundown with Angus Young's tech about Angus's gear states that Marshalls are designed to sound best at 234V .Angus Runs his at 236 for a slightly tighter feel/sound. To do this he uses a super expensive voltage regulator. A 4000W Kikusui. Accurate voltage regulation to +/- 1.2 Volts . They make smaller units. I'm thinking of saving for a 1000W unit which would cover my needs. That would run two 100W Vale amps. With these units you can dial in any AC voltage, anywhere in the world. Much better than a Furman, but at least twice as expensive! Bonamassa uses them also.
maybe its the light but You look very well today Sir. i cant wait to get my tube amp fixed up and back in working order. hopefully it'll improve my aura as well :).
Hey Dave, just a head's up, leaving an amp in standby for too long i.e. a few hours, can cause cathode poisoning due to interference resistance, when the cathode is fully heated but no current is flowing, it would cause a noise increase and shorter tube life with less gain. I'm building my own Plexi after I finish the 2204 I'm building now, I love Marshalls ;)
Hey everyone who’s anybody knows that the smell of the gear is very important in every artist’s tone... my Les Pauls give me a nice hazelnut tone that fills the air like fresh morning coffee...
I got exactly the same one a couple of months ago it's a 20SV or studio vintage btw, took almost 4 months to get it. And I'm so in love with it!!! Will never leave me, ridiculous instrument (more than a amp).
Outro Jam got leg kicks, hair flips, guitar faces and a Jump!! 🎸💣 Glad to see Dave feeling better and ripping the crap out of a nice jam!! Dave you are showing off that Chapman axe very well, it suits you man. That amp sounds great too👍
I love the "just breaking" valve amp sound. The practicalities however make this more than a tad difficult. I have a 15 watt Epiphone valve junior which is I think a good sounding amp but the volume you need to get that break up is utterly deafening. You are a lucky man (or woman) if your neighbours are prepared to accept that level of abuse.
@@martinc9750 Can I send you the bill for it? They are stupidly expensive, and overly complicated. You don't see them used much either - maybe due to that.
sure would like to see you do shootout, this amp and jet city 20vh. you really seemed to be breaking new ground in your playing between 23:30 and 32:00 I dunno what it was, just something fresh about all the elements and phrasing. each moment was wonderful and led to another moment of wonderful, something extra came out of the bag and it all tied together so nice... it had the compositional brilliance I love Randy Rhoads for.
My one and only Solid State amp is a Marshall MOSFET Lead 100, and there is something about it 😏👌🏻 (…and I am the happy owner of 13 valve amps!) Your channel has nearly pushed me over the edge on a CR120 as well though. Maybe next year. Looking good sans-beard, btw.
One of those special connection amps for me is my Fender Bassbreaker 45. I remember when it was sitting in the shop and I plugged into it with a 90's Gibson SG Special with P94's. I was super into Black Sabbath at the time. I remember putting it at its lowest wattage, cranked it up, and played War Pigs. I reveled in the glorious rock overdrive that it was producing. First big amp I ever bought, and it's still probably my favorite amp in my entire collection. The stuff I'm playing now supersedes the abilities of it mainly because I play lots of metal (Megadeth, Metallica, Thrash in general) so it doesn't have enough gain unless you have it on 10 with a boost (I use a Boogie Mark IV mainly). But when it comes to stuff that I do with my band, the only thing that can replace my Fender is my Marshall DSL 50.
Top feeling, once again. I would lke to play like you to express how I feel since I lost my brother. Sweet, sad, wild feelings. You're playing is magic.
Dave, Did you know T Rex had the first ever live stereo system? Slade and other bands used to hire it for live shows. Paul McCartney was another that had a amazing live system built that artists and bands rented for years. My favourite rental live system including round screen video Is Pink Floyds. Not cheap but absolutely amazing 🍺👍😎
Same as me, I was half sold then full sold. I relate to what he says about never selling it and the amp sometimes being inconsistent but it's just special. Heard alot of people change the tubes for mullard v1s?
Well, skipping all your rant how awesome this plexi thing is and what have you - the fact it belonged to Nicole is what makes it a keeper for life. The one and only. Not fooling anyone here, young master Dave.
Great amp that SV20 Dave. Tony over on the Addicted to Gear channel did his best to resist but as they say resistance is futile. Cranked up through a barefaced 1x12 cab they are hard to beat.
Amazing tones and playing today! Dave have you got a brown box voltage regulator? if you do not know what is it, it's a voltage regulator and that can keep what ever voltage you set it to going into your Amp, so if your amp is biased for 120 volts, you can set the brown box to 120 volts and that will forever be the voltage going into your amp wherever you are, and that might help with the inconsistency of valve amps and the brown box is also designed to work on solid state amps :)
I came close to returning this amp cause I thought it was just too much of a battle to dial in a good tone, but at the last minute just couldn't bring myself to return it. Dave just made me feel better about my decision! I played a small gig with it this month, the headroom concern is true, once your annoying drummer starts playing too loud if you're already at break up volume and you want to go to 11, where can you go? Nowhere, exactly.
I have a weird fetish for tweed amps, and yet I still have never owned one. The Fender 5a3 looks gorgeous but, obviously, rare as owt. I'll see if I can get a nice, quiet, tweed transistor amp for my one-bedroom council flat, in leu of me winning the lottery and building a soundproofed studio in the basement of my rural mansion. Or, even more unlikely, I join a band. We shall see.
i have a Marshall Plexi 50 watt head and is the best amp i've ever owned or played through. I love it up against any 100 watt amp coz cranked a 50 will bite the legs off 100's at a gig. Have you tried the top boost setting? plug into top left jack and patch bottom left jack into top right jack -it's time for the cops to come round when that happens :)
I want to see you crush an Egnater Armageddon at full power =) Superb playing Dave, the jam here is the equivalent of Michael Shrieve's drum solo in Soul Sacrifice from the Tanglewood performance. Killer I'm guessing you're using the Zoom here for the looper instead of the HX effects because it has drum patterns?
Good evening a night late Dave what happened there,were you warming up the valves on the amp,because you certainly came to life at 23.33...brilliant,the build was great then you Kicked in WOW
Didnt you think about something like torpedo captor X for taming loudness of such valve amp? Do you have any experience with that? Btw I love that sv20h. This is my goal, to get one someday in the future.
Torpedo Captors are awesome, I got the older 8 for Tweed Jr and works like a charm. Only downside is that it's fixed for -20db on attenuated out - I also own a simple Carl's Custom Guitars Speaker Soak where you can control the level, and in some cases it's more useful - if you want to play clean, you can dial attentuation back, if you want to crank the amp, you bring more in. IMO, it doesnt affect sound at all, lots of voodoo talk about that on the web
Hi Dave. Great video. I have a question. How loud is SV20 head in cleanish settings, when you use pedalboard with JH-1 pedal to replicate John's sound. Is enough for small gigs ? I have a Silver Jubilee mini (20 Watt) and CE-1 pedal. And if I buy an SV20 head is enough cleanish headroom to use in stereo with Jubilee at full cleanish volume (like John uses.Jubilee at Output Master at 8-9 , pre Gain 8) ? Because the Jubilee is very loud in this setting and can they work together in rig?Well, I'd love to watch a video like this :). Thanks Dave for all videos, and for your channel. You are also a great musician ! ( Sorry form my English :) )
Try a Music Man HD-130....mega headroom, takes pedals like there is no tomorrow, is stable as an arrow and moves air like a jet turbine with a 412.....one of the gear worlds most underrated amps. Solid state preamp and power tubes.
I received my first tube amp in the form of the Marshall DSL20HR, and although it sounds godlike (Better than all my Solid States) at high volumes, it won’t replace my Katana Artist at whisper volumes hehe.
@@santrixhimself3679 or the Roland Cube, I forgot this one and even cheaper and maybe for some even better than the THR10's, this and the Thr10 v1 series are killer for sure
Hey Dave, Question about gigin with an amp: I have also seen your review of the Marshall Origin 20 Head (and others amps), I have seen your video's about your Frusciante inspired Pedalboard and the Zoom G5N (which you love and hate) and how simular it sounded to your pedal board. And you said you always use the breakup of your pedal (or Zoom G5N) If I understood this right. So what would you advise to use for an RHCP cover band for giging? A Boss katana or other modelling amp, or only a Zoom G5N without an Amp? Or A Zoom G5N with an Amp? And if an Amp, what Amp would you reconmand? At the moment I have a Fender Mustang III V2 100 watt modeling amp, and it gets me pretty close to the Frusciante tones and it's problably looud enough to gig with. BUT, Would for example an Marshall Origin 20 Head with a CAB be a worth to upgrade to? It looks nicer. But what would you advice be to a RHCP coverband getting ready for Giging? We really would appriciate your advice here as an Experienced Fruciante and Giging player. Thans you so much already.
I'm very tempted to get one of these, is it possible to play at lower volumes? Living in a semi detatched house and I don't want my neighbours calling the police
