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I just recently picked up my electric guitar and this Valvestate VS100 again, which have been sleeping in the basement for about 20 years (I know, it's a shame). Stay tuned, another great sleeper amp is up next!
Marshall avt 50h amplifier upgrade#
Another fantastic speaker upgrade would be the British Lead, which would add in a little more urgent midrange, plus even MORE solid bottom end. And yes, the Invader would be my #1 suggestion. The speaker is so easy to upgrade that yes, I'd probably suggest to folks that they do the swap. Yes, the Invader is rated at 50-watts, but the Valvestate's 100 mosfet solid state watts are equal to about 50 old-fashioned tube driven watts RMS.
Marshall avt 50h amplifier install#
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I wish the short spring reverb tank was a long-spring Fender type.So, what DIDN'T I like about the VS-100? Really only three things: I still found I liked the cleans, crunch, and saturated tones of the VS just as well as the stupidly cool and well respected Super-Sonic. and here, while there was more of a pronounced difference between the two amps. So next I A/B'd it to my favorite dual-channel combo, a Fender Super-Sonic 22. I set up an A/B switch to switch between the tow amps, and found the VS better at every tone over the DSL. The VS "Power Dimension" switch really re-voices the amp, again making it excellent for lower volume levels.The VS also could deliver way better totally saturated tones at bedroom volume.The VS sported a UK made Celestion speaker.The VS was actually made in ENGLAND, the way a Marshall should be!!!.
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The VS had separate verb controls for clean and dirty channels, yes! Why don't all amps have this? Brilliant.
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The Valvestate was much more versatile, delivering better Fender type cleans, as well as better scooped metal tones.The Valvestate had way more authoritative and solid bottom-end.The Valvestate had a MUCH better looking circuit board, more robust, better lay-out, and easier to work on.Rather than get too wordy, I'll use bullet-points, and I will NOT get into techno-babble (your welcome). In a nutshell, the (much more expensive) DSL really disappointed me, while the VS was way cooler than expected.
Marshall avt 50h amplifier full#
A couple weeks back two Marshall amps arrived in my shop for repair, one was a DSL 40 full tube amp and the other was a early 90's VS100. Okay, before I jump into why I truly believe the early Marshall Valvestate VS100 is indeed a terribly overlooked "sleeper amp", I need to tell you how I discovered these amps. The Early Marshall ValveState VS-100 Sleeper Amps - With a Speaker Upgrade