I met Jim Marshall........

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no really-- today --- and ODDLY ENOUGH we traded ORANGE AMPS!!!

So -- click bait 100% -- you caught me -- but I did meet a nice local bloke who wnated an Ornage Micro Terror-- and I wanted an orange SOLID STATE crush amp --and thaks to the craigslist GODZ -- we both got what we wanted, in rather short order.

ANy way

back to playing the CRUSH 12. Neat little thing -- perfect cleans and -- Ill get around to running a line out to my peavey CAb....... then it will be FULL and rich and lovely --

the Micro Terror was (honestly) just to loud -- when I got a good tone-- for my hearing issues. -- much happier w/ the crush -- thanks MR Marshall for an excellent, er ORANGE !
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for clarity the Gents name WAS (is) Jim Marshall -- whom I traded ORANGES with today -- .......in case I didnt clarify -- for clarity -- in clarification of the situation of meeting of said MR Marshall to whit and what for he is named .... by.... and all ..... so, yeah .... is it FRIDAY yet ?!?!?
 
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well if ya ride the knobs on this little thing right-- (with a volume -- a gain AND an overdrive) plus 3 band EQ ...... sprinkle in some reverb pedal and -- even through the 6.5 inch speaker it doesnt do BAD -- through the PEavey 12..... it really sounds like a BIG amp -- again at liveable volume for me and the dogs -- crank a MArshall in the office would certainly hurt K-9 hearing --- so I need to get good tones at low volumes
 
eSGEe said:
no really-- today --- and ODDLY ENOUGH we traded ORANGE AMPS!!!

So -- click bait 100% -- you caught me -- but I did meet a nice local bloke who wnated an Ornage Micro Terror-- and I wanted an orange SOLID STATE crush amp --and thaks to the craigslist GODZ -- we both got what we wanted, in rather short order.

ANy way

back to playing the CRUSH 12. Neat little thing -- perfect cleans and -- Ill get around to running a line out to my peavey CAb....... then it will be FULL and rich and lovely --

the Micro Terror was (honestly) just to loud -- when I got a good tone-- for my hearing issues. -- much happier w/ the crush -- thanks MR Marshall for an excellent, er ORANGE !
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I'm not reading your posts no more. :bash:
 
I also find a nice benefit of the SS amps is you get (yes tube devotees ... before you get upset....its NOT REAL BREAK UP) but you get a facsimlie of break up (like on a modeling or SIMULATION amp-- ) at again useable volumes and -- you dont have to FRET if you want to play for only 3 minutes--- or 300 if your going to wear out your tubes...
IF I want to noodle for 10 minutes before leaving the house--- SS amp--
if I get home and want to noodle for 15 minutes before farm chores-- SS amp
if I am noodling while on hold-- or during a skype business meeting (phone on mute of course) .....SS amp.
EARLY Sunday morning improve jazz sessions while the Misses sleeps.....................SS amp

when I have an hour or 2 to really just SIT and PLAY uninterrupted and dig the tones .............TUBE amp

they can live in harmony --- they really can-- I have more SS amps than tube amps but I really dont find one better -- they are just different for different uses/reasons etc.
 
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I also find a nice benefit of the SS amps is you get (yes tube devotees ... before you get upset....its NOT REAL BREAK UP) but you get a facsimlie of break up (like on a modeling or SIMULATION amp-- ) at again useable volumes and -- you dont have to FRET if you want to play for only 3 minutes--- or 300 if your going to wear out your tubes...
IF I want to noodle for 10 minutes before leaving the house--- SS amp--
if I get home and want to noodle for 15 minutes before farm chores-- SS amp
if I am noodling while on hold-- or during a skype business meeting (phone on mute of course) .....SS amp.
EARLY Sunday morning improve jazz sessions while the Misses sleeps.....................SS amp

when I have an hour or 2 to really just SIT and PLAY uninterrupted and dig the tones .............TUBE amp

they can live in harmony --- they really can-- I have more SS amps than tube amps but I really dont find one better -- they are just different for different uses/reasons etc.
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Wow, what a thoughtful, insightful, and intelligent post.

Now WHO ARE you, and WHAT did you do with ADRIAN? :pound-hand:
 
eSGEe said:
I also find a nice benefit of the SS amps is you get (yes tube devotees ... before you get upset....its NOT REAL BREAK UP) but you get a facsimlie of break up (like on a modeling or SIMULATION amp-- ) at again useable volumes and -- you dont have to FRET if you want to play for only 3 minutes--- or 300 if your going to wear out your tubes...
IF I want to noodle for 10 minutes before leaving the house--- SS amp--
if I get home and want to noodle for 15 minutes before farm chores-- SS amp
if I am noodling while on hold-- or during a skype business meeting (phone on mute of course) .....SS amp.
EARLY Sunday morning improve jazz sessions while the Misses sleeps.....................SS amp

when I have an hour or 2 to really just SIT and PLAY uninterrupted and dig the tones .............TUBE amp

they can live in harmony --- they really can-- I have more SS amps than tube amps but I really dont find one better -- they are just different for different uses/reasons etc.
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I got myself a little DSL-1 combo for spur-of-the-minute and short-duration noodling. It kills any SS or modeling amp for tone and feel, and no worries whatsoever about only running it for a few minutes. Its also tiny/portable and cheap as chips (for a real Marshall tube amp). Hell, it even has a shockingly good-sounding cab simulated headphone out for staying quiet. I tried, I really did, to find a SS state amp that was worth plugging into but just had to accept that it wasn't happening and I had to move on/back to a tube amp for practice and noodles.
 
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I got myself a little DSL-1 combo for spur-of-the-minute and short-duration noodling. It kills any SS or modeling amp for tone and feel, and no worries whatsoever about only running it for a few minutes. Its also tiny/portable and cheap as chips (for a real Marshall tube amp). Hell, it even has a shockingly good-sounding cab simulated headphone out for staying quiet. I tried, I really did, to find a SS state amp that was worth plugging into but just had to accept that it wasn't happening and I had to move on/back to a tube amp for practice and noodles.
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You gotta love that thing. I got the head version and it sounds awesome. Gets about as loud as a good stereo cranked. And they are ridiculously light and easy to move around.
 
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I got myself a little DSL-1 combo for spur-of-the-minute and short-duration noodling. It kills any SS or modeling amp for tone and feel, and no worries whatsoever about only running it for a few minutes. Its also tiny/portable and cheap as chips (for a real Marshall tube amp). Hell, it even has a shockingly good-sounding cab simulated headphone out for staying quiet. I tried, I really did, to find a SS state amp that was worth plugging into but just had to accept that it wasn't happening and I had to move on/back to a tube amp for practice and noodles.
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Have you tried the 90's era Marshall SS Valvestate 8020 combo?

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I have a 20 watter-- made in jolly old England - -and damn fine for the 45.00 I paid for it on CL. ;) buwahahahaha -- yeah --
also the Master LEad 12
also solid state----
MASSIVELY doesnt suck
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eSGEe said:
Have you tried the 90's era Marshall SS Valvestate 8020 combo?

Marshall — 60 years of loud | Marshall.com

Discover premium amplifiers, wireless headphones, earbuds, home and portable speakers at Marshall. Secure payments, shipping worldwide.
marshall.com marshall.com

I have a 20 watter-- made in jolly old England - -and damn fine for the 45.00 I paid for it on CL. ;) buwahahahaha -- yeah --
also the Master LEad 12
also solid state----
MASSIVELY doesnt suck
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Yeah, I've tried them. I had one of the MOSFET ones for a while in, like, the 1980s. Great tone for what they were, but nothing beats tubes for me.
 
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