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They've been hinting at a lot of things for the last couple months. I think they are going to put out a line of small, portable digital amps to compete in that space too. The Code amps are a bit long in the tooth and they need to update some things.

That being said, I have a Code 50, and for Marshall tones it absolutely kicks butt. I don't get these sense these amps are real popular, but having owned a Katana in the past I would choose the Marshall every time.
 
gball said:
They've been hinting at a lot of things for the last couple months. I think they are going to put out a line of small, portable digital amps to compete in that space too. The Code amps are a bit long in the tooth and they need to update some things.

That being said, I have a Code 50, and for Marshall tones it absolutely kicks butt. I don't get these sense these amps are real popular, but having owned a Katana in the past I would choose the Marshall every time.
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I've had multiple Code amps (25, 50 & 100H), a Katana 100H mk.II, and still have a Spark40.
The digital interface and footswitch controllers for each of the aforementioned set-ups is an integral part of opening up their functionality.
IMO, the Code / Gateway interface format was my least favorite.
I liked everything about the Katana except the sterile tone.

I've recently added a Boss ME90 as the front end of a Marshall MOSFET stereo rig and I really like the Boss Tone Studio interface.
It's like having the Katana functionality coming out of a classic Marshall JCM800 sounding amp.

I agree that Marshall needs to get their ass in gear to keep up with the changing digital amplifier world or they're pissing away an opportunity to keep the Marshall name relevant - along with an opportunity to retain some market share of the consumer guitar business.

As far as a Studio 20w JCM900?
Regardless of what some Marshall 1959 / 2203 purists might think, I'm intrigued in a channel switcher alternative to the DSL20.
 
fitz said:
I've had multiple Code amps (25, 50 & 100H), a Katana 100H mk.II, and still have a Spark40.
The digital interface and footswitch controllers for each of the aforementioned set-ups is an integral part of opening up their functionality.
IMO, the Code / Gateway interface format was my least favorite.
I liked everything about the Katana except the sterile tone.

I've recently added a Boss ME90 as the front end of a Marshall MOSFET stereo rig and I really like the Boss Tone Studio interface.
It's like having the Katana functionality coming out of a classic Marshall JCM800 sounding amp.

I agree that Marshall needs to get their ass in gear to keep up with the changing digital amplifier world or they're pissing away an opportunity to keep the Marshall name relevant - along with an opportunity to retain some market share of the consumer guitar business.

As far as a Studio 20w JCM900?
Regardless of what some Marshall 1959 / 2203 purists might think, I'm intrigued in a channel switcher alternative to the DSL20.
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Right. The interface on the Code is awful, and the software sort of sucks. But some of the Marshall presets are fantastic-sounding, and with a little tweaking are just killer.
 
gball said:
Right. The interface on the Code is awful, and the software sort of sucks. But some of the Marshall presets are fantastic-sounding, and with a little tweaking are just killer.
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The best interface I found for programming Code patches is a 3rd party editor.
It lets you see and adjust everything for a preset on one pc screen.
marshallcode.tools

Marshall CODE Patches, presets and tools

Download, create and share tone patches for all Marshall CODE amplifiers in just a few seconds. Load presets from the site directly to your amp via USB.
marshallcode.tools
I never got the software to save the patch directly, but once you get what you want, hit save on the amp.
It's been a while - not sure if it still does what I remember.
 
They were blowing out those code amps just to get rid of them, at ridiculously low prices.
They must have been selling them for cost.
 
fitz said:
Looks like a new JCM900 Studio version and some pedals in some Instagram teaser posts.

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Here's a Guitar World article with vid links.

www.guitarworld.com

“A new take on a classic”: Marshall teases the release of a modded JCM, as a new era for the legendary amp brand beckons

The British gear firm is preparing for its first NAMM in five years – and it looks like a new range of effects pedals is on the cards, too
www.guitarworld.com www.guitarworld.com
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The 900 is not a bad amp when tweaked. It could go up against anything out there.
It's still a valve state, 1/2 solid state preamp and 1/2 tube power amp.
But boogie would call that an "all tube" guitar amp. :rolf:There are several boogie amps that are largely solid state.
 
gball said:
They've been hinting at a lot of things for the last couple months. I think they are going to put out a line of small, portable digital amps to compete in that space too. The Code amps are a bit long in the tooth and they need to update some things.

That being said, I have a Code 50, and for Marshall tones it absolutely kicks butt. I don't get these sense these amps are real popular, but having owned a Katana in the past I would choose the Marshall every time.
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I ditched my Code 50 even with a speaker change for a Katana!
Mostly cause I HATE dealing with qll pres3ts and LCC displays. Also I like the Katana tonally better and the Code was terribly built.

As a replacement for maybe both I have a ueed Marshall JMD1 50 wwtt 1x12 combo coming! They sound amazing
 
Jethro Rocker said:
I ditched my Code 50 even with a speaker change for a Katana!
Mostly cause I HATE dealing with qll pres3ts and LCC displays. Also I like the Katana tonally better and the Code was terribly built.

As a replacement for maybe both I have a ueed Marshall JMD1 50 wwtt 1x12 combo coming! They sound amazing
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Its just a living room practice amp. Wouldn't consider taking it out of the house.
But, I do like the tones better than the Katana, at least the Marshall-specific ones.
 
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I'm gonna go for the Studio 900. I've never played a 900, but from the demos I've watched I think it might be a better fit than the Studio Classic was for me. I just found out that Sweetwater already has them available, but I'm going to wait until GC has them in stock so I can easily return it if it doesn't do it for me.

 
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