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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2013, 12:06:14 PM »
Oh yeah, that looks well cute :D
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2013, 07:27:54 PM »
I actually think I played a Marshall class 5 some years ago. It sounded good, but I remember thinking: I'll be deaf before it reaches distortion  :lol: Pretty loud for a small 5 watter and with only a master volume...
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2013, 09:32:57 PM »
Is there no gain control on the Class 5 ?
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2013, 10:55:55 PM »
Volume = gain.  It's a mini Plexi  ;)
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2013, 08:24:55 AM »
A mini plexi ? I didn't know. Sh*t - now I want one.
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2013, 09:51:36 AM »
Quote from: Twinfan on March 14, 2013, 11:03:52 AM
Quote from: blue on March 14, 2013, 10:04:37 AM
It's a pity Marshall have discontinued them

They're not discontinued as far as I'm aware - it seems to be an internet myth!


unfortunately, it is seemingly true.  i've got that from a Marshall dealer, via a rep, and from the Marshall roadhouse site where Steve Dawson, designer of the Vintage Modern and Class 5, is an active member.  they are doing a designer series with attractive ladies on the grille cloth, and then that is it.  replaced by the Slash SL-5
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2013, 10:11:43 AM »
Quote from: richard on March 14, 2013, 09:32:57 PM
Is there no gain control on the Class 5 ?

sadly not, and you have to crank it really loud in the 5w setting to get any crunch. i've played class 5s a few times and they sound decent i think, plus the price is right! its a shame they don't have a gain control, because i think they'd have sold alot more and maybe they wouldn't be discontinuing them. there are various mods out there, but when i did some research on them i couldn't find any hard facts about them so decided not to go with a class 5 in the end.
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2013, 10:24:59 AM »
I have one - an all white one from the second run, but I couldn't get a good sound out of  with it with single coils (which is what I largely use) - that and I still prefer my Fender Blues Junior.  But with a Les Paul at volume they do rawk. 
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2013, 10:50:27 AM »
Quote from: Twinfan on March 14, 2013, 12:01:48 PM
This newer one has a more substantial cabinet and a thicker chassis to prevent rattle.  Used MkIs sell for over £200 on eBay, so to get a fully (3 year) warranted MkII for £269 was a steal I couldn't pass up.

ah right, so i didn't make that up then. :lol: And yeah that sounds like a pretty sweet deal :D
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Re: NAD: A little cutie...
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2013, 01:33:58 PM »
Thanks for the info Blue - might explain the price I got mine for then  ;)
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